summer - part 2 (and little of Glastonbury)

That's how it feels; after weeks of changeable weather and lots of drizzle, this week we have seen loads of sunshine, and it has been pleasantly warm, perfect "stitching & reading in the garden" weather.

And what is even more exiting that it is set to continue for a while longer - all set for a wonderful weekend (with a holiday Monday here in England). The forecast is telling us that this could continue well into September - could we be in for "Indian Summer"? I hope so, I am not ready for autumn just yet!

So, on that note I have been getting on with "Surrounded by Flowers", sitting in the sunshine.

This quilt has 2 borders, I am now working on the first one,

and its corner blocks with pentagon applique flowers.

Last week we took ourselves off, in the company of our grandchildren, down the road to 

Glastonbury, for some alternative shopping.

Our 16 years old granddaughter, who is "into" crystals right now, was in her element, with several crystal shops in the town.

Also, as from next month she is starting 6th form education, which means that she "ditched" her school uniform, so she was very pleased to find shops with "little" different clothing than usually found on a high street.

For those of you not in "the know", Glastonbury is a town on the edge of Somerset Levels (in the West Country of England)

dominated by the Tor; it has a long history, and Legends you might find interesting.

 

For not only is Glastonbury the cradle of Christianity in England but is also reputed to be the burial place of King Arthur. Glastonbury is thought to have been a site for pre-Christian worship, perhaps because of its location by the Tor, the highest of the hills surrounding Glastonbury and a superb natural viewpoint.

You might find this (click here)  and here -  interesting.

When I came to live in Somerset, I was told by the locals, 

that Glastonbury is where hippies retired to, which also partly explains the Glastonbury Music Festival connection.

We come here now and then, just to window shop, it is so different from most other towns.

We also followed a very small part of Glastonbury Mural Trail , which now has over 50 murals around the town.

My favourite bit of the day - in the book shop window:

If you ever visit this part of the world,

Glastonbury is a must!

FNwF

Another month gone! 

Thank you Cheryll for getting us together again for virtual get together. You can pop over to her blog to find out what the others were up to.

I was playing with the central block of a new applique project (yes, another one!), 

a small quilt

which I found in one of the older issues of Quiltmania magazine. 

It is by Dutch designer Janine Alers and which she called "Surrounded by  Flowers".

The only other bit of sewing earlier during the week were some very small blocks for the Angel quilt.

I seem to be more in a reading mode right now. Our summer has now settled to more what we are used to in England - a mixture of sun and showers, but some completely dry days, when it is lovely to sit outside and sew or read, in pleasant 20C +.

We are re-discovering our small local library (re-opened last month), which was in a serious danger of closing before Covid, 

but which in fact was refurbished and re-stocked during the lockdown, 

with the help of a substantial financial contribution from Michael Eavis (of Worthy Farm = Glastonbury Music Festival).

The garden has slowly recovered after the hot dry spell.

There isn't much else going on, we are still being very careful 

and keeping away from busy places.

 Enjoy your weekend, whatever you are up to!

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