A Quick Trip to Town

I have come up to town for a quick trip to visit family.  I do not come up as much as I should because it is a six hour drive.  I did managed to snap a few photos on my phone as we drove through London.

The London Eye.  On my last trip to town I was able to do some tourist things.  I went on the London Eye.  On this trip there will be no tourist visits as I am here to visit family only.

 Big Ben.

 Tower of London.

The view from the free Woolwich ferry towards the Thames Barrier and the city.

I had really forgotten how much I enjoy being back in the city.  It was wonderful to spend time with my family too.  Thanks guys for a great visit.

Loughwood Meeting House

Loughwood Meeting House is four miles west of Axminster, off the Axminster - Honiton road (A35).

It is a 17th century thatched Baptist meeting house.  This church is one of the first baptist church in England.

The baptismal pool is situated beneath the pulpit with its bible.

This is the view from the pulpit.

 

The view from the galley towards the pulpit..

 

The King James Bible.

The graveyard.

 

Loughwood is located in Devon but when the church was built its was in Dorset. The change of county is due to boundary changes between the two counties many years ago.  

St Catherine's by the Sea

We arrived in the beautiful county of Dorset for a week's break yesterday.

Many years ago we lived in this wonderful county.

If you park in the National Trust car park above Ringstead,  there are a number of enjoyable walks along the coastal path.  We walked to the far end of the car park, through the gate and down the hill.

Follow the signs to Ringstead.  At the bottom of the hill you will find a charming church called St Catherine's by the Sea.  It has refreshments in the hallway for the wary walker and most important toilets!

Take time to sit in the garden/graveyard to enjoy the views.  It is so peaceful. It was a clear day today and I managed to get a photo of the Isle of Portland. 

The above photo is the pebble path as you leave the church and re-join the coastal path.  I thought it would make an interesting quilt pattern.








Hampton Court Palace

It was another hot summer day today.  My mother and I had a lovely walk around the Hampton Court Palace gardens.

The walled kitchen gardens.

 The main entrance to the palace.

I love the chimneys.

The formal gardens at the back of the palace.

The sign for the palace's shop. 

I took my mother to the quilt show to see my quilt.  She knows that I sew and a quilter but the quilts at the show just 'blow her away'.

Pentille Headland

After a lazy day yesterday, Mr D and I decided that we would walk along the Pentille Headland.  On the way we notice the large signs advertising the Newquay car boot.  So we had a short pit stop for refreshments (we always have our own refreshments in the cool box) and a stroll around the car boot.  Mr D and I purchased two books each for our holiday in France later in the year.  We paid two pounds for four books.  I also purchased two packets of buttons for a pound.        

We had a wonderful walk along the Pentille Headland after lunch.  There is a wonderful view of Crantock bay on side and Fistral bay on the other. 

It is a lovey walk with lots of benches to sit and enjoy the views.

There are also lots of different species of birds that nest along the cliffs. 

 

Lazy Day

The weather today was fantastic, clear bule sky and warm sunshine. Mr D and I spent the whole day on Crantock beach enjoying the peaceful view and catching up on our reading.

Whilst at Trago Mills on Monday, Mr D purchased a new book to read called Bottoms Up in Belgium by Alec Le Sueur.   I started reading Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose whilst on holiday in France last year.  Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day.  It is a account given by the men of British 6th Airborne Division lead by Major John Howard and the german soldiers station at the bridge. I really feel strongly that we should not forget the men and women of this country that gave their lives for our freedom.
Mr D and I have often paid our respects to our fallen in Normandy and at other Commonwealth War Graves Cemeteries across the world.  One of the most moving cemeteries to visit is Le Cambe German Cemetery in Normandy.  The German fallen are buried in graves that hold up to five/six soldiers in one plot.  After the war the french refused for the germans to buried their dead on french soil.  La Cambe was an american cemetery until they relocate all the fallen  to Omaha cemetery.  As La Cambe was officially american soil they gave it to Germany to bury their fallen.  Every year german school children visit the site to maintain the cemetery.
As you can tell I know alot about the events that happen during the world wars.  I can recommend reading the Pegasus Bridge book.     

The photo above show the fabric that I purchased at Trago Mills on Monday.  I am going to make bags with the blue, orange and pink fabrics.  I could not resist the fabric with postage marks on as I thought it would make lovely fabric postcards.

Anyway back to my book.   

Good Morning

I had this morning to myself.  so after breakfast I set up my sewing machine to prepare a few samples for a workshop that I am teaching next week.

After I finsished the preparation for the workshop, I started sewing some more gift bags. 

Now I am off for a short walk along the coast path. 

Crantock

I had hopped over the border again to stay in Crantock, Cornwall for a few days.  The weather has been lovely today.  I did my normal stop off at Trago Mills in Liskeard.  And yes, I did by a few metres of fabric!  I will photograph it tomorrow to show you.
Here are a few photos of our evening walk along Crantock beach.

This is the view we have from our accommodation.

  

Burrator Reservoir

Burrator Reservoir

Sheeps Tor Church

The church and Sheeps Tor in the background.

The Blue Woods.

A lovely tree just past Yeo Farm.

A beautiful cross on the back road to Meavy.

The bridge that also is on the back road to Meavy. 

The view from the Meavy bridge.

A few pictures from our two hour short bank holiday Monday walk!!