since my last blog post? It really has; our summer was just starting and now it is near its end.
It has been a strange summer in our part of the world - yes, we had the occasional warm spell (too hot sometimes to be able to enjoy it) and not even "stitching in the garden weather", very often too windy to be able to stitch outside.
We managed to squeeze in a birthday party outside somewhere at the end of July.
The flower beds at Barrington Court gardens are very much "end of summer" now.
The National Trust have a wonderful large second hand book shop here,
after a big "sort out" at home, we brought lots of books here.
I didn't disappear, there was too much other stuff going on - deciding should we "downsize" again,
trying to sell our house, getting a deal and it all fell through...... Not so unusual, unfortunately.
We are at the age when even our current house is proving too large and may be we just have enough time to settle into something smaller. Selling and buying property in this country can be painful, say the least.
There is nothing as sobering like having a sort out, what furniture we are likely to keep, what we can possibly take with us and many trips to the charity shops.
And keeping the house constantly ready for viewing.
But I am forever the optimist - "it will work out somehow".
Crafting is such a wonderful thing for keeping my sanity while all this is going on.
You could tell there was something new going on my sewing room:
At the beginning of summer I started making " Lewis Coverlet" by Susan Smith, from her book
"Quilts Somewhat in the Middle",
something I had my eye on for a while - lots of applique!
I am loving it!
This was the start - the centre:
and this is where it is now,
working on final borders:
The little flowers blocks are like small cakes 😊.
I hope you all are keeping well, I will try to visit you soon!