Archive for November, 2008

London Is Dressed Up for Christmas

Just thought that you might like to see some of the beautiful glimpses of London at Christmas.  The cold weather certainly adds to the atmosphere and there is a definite bustle of Christmas shopping.  I was amazed at the number of men Christmas shopping!  We visited ‘Harrods’ (madness) and ‘Fortnum & Masons’ and many of […]

Read More..>>

The V & A

But wait Fiona……there’s more!  We have a great little apartment in London with a bed that folds up onto the wall and a kitchen!  It is great value and fun.  Our first day, however, started with snow.  Just a brief snow flurry but cold and wet so we decided that a museum day was in […]

Read More..>>

Moth Balls

The Harrogate show is a wonderful showcase for new Embroidery Designers.    I find Britain very different in the fact that there is a career path for Embroidery Designers! One designer stood out for me.    Her name is Claire Moynihan and her project “moth balls” is wonderful.  It appealed to my delight of embroidered insects!!!!!  Thank-you […]

Read More..>>

Farewell to Barbara Hirst

Today I went to the ‘Knitting and Stitching Show’ in Harrogate.  It is similar to our ‘Stitches and Craft Show’ but bigger.  The highlight of the day was meeting Roy Hirst.  He and his wife Barbara are well known for their wonderful books on stumpwork and I was thrilled to be able to meet […]

Read More..>>

Tea In York

While I am writing this I can hear the bells of York Minster.  The view from our B&B (up 10 flights of stairs to the attic!) is spectacular, especially at night when the Minster is flood lit.  The Minster dominates the city and again I am having trouble with which images to share.  I am […]

Read More..>>

On the Road

It has been 28 years since we travelled around Britain.  It has been like visiting old friends.  I won’t bore you with too many photos but in summary we visited Stonehenge in cool misty weather that added to the atmosphere, then on to Bath.

One of the problems of travelling at this time of […]

Read More..>>

The Royal School

 I was in a huff for a few days thinking that nobody loved me - no comments on the blog! I kept checking and thinking that I wouldn’t tell about the RSN until I got some comments! Then I realised that I hadn’t ticked the box to allow them.  Since then I haven’t had Internet […]

Read More..>>

Hampton Court Palace

We are here and I am very excited because tomorrow is my class at the Royal School of Needlework!  Today we spent the whole day at the palace and didn’t even have time for the gardens.
We arrived late last night from Boston and were delighted to find the view of the local police station and […]

Read More..>>

Fall

I guess I can be impressed with minimal fuss by autumn leaves.  Unfortunately we missed the ‘peak’ of  leaf season in Vermont.  However, I was impressed!!!  I was fascinated that Vermont seems to have more seasons than most.  There is  Spring, then Summer, then Fall (Autumn or ‘leaf season’) then ‘Stick season’ (no leaves but […]

Read More..>>

Bonaventure

It seems like I have a lot of ground to cover as the weeks have been packed with new sights, new adventure, new ( and old) friends and lots of laughter.  Before I leave Savannah I wanted to share some of Doug’s photos of the Bonaventure cemetery.  I think that Spanish moss definitely adds to […]

Read More..>>

Next Page »