Spent another fabulous day at the Welsh Museum ...this time with another lovely friend ...who was determined to get in the frame every time I tried to get a decent shot .....so after we parked our mode of transport ...... we ventured off here ....
See what I mean ....!
Oh No !!! ....spot the hand !!!
A good shot ruined !!! ...did he have to ?
Went off to find another church ....is this it ?
No! ...it's a pig sty....my word, didn't these pigs live in style!...not quite what
I imagined.......
Oh here it is ....found it at last .....and not a friend in sight !
This church was taken apart, stone by stone , transported here and
meticulously rebuilt. These fabulous paintings was discovered as they were
taking it apart. It stood a few miles from where I live, hence my interest.
My friend behaved himself after this ...and we spent a happy day getting
soaked through to the skin....after all, it's only rain ......
...you have to take a break.....
...to blow away the cobwebs.....
I have acquired this fabulous wooden box .......
no problem filling it........
but I am not very partial to black .......
question is ....do I paint it with chalk paint and alter it ?
or shall I leave well alone ..........
what do you think....any suggestions would be welcome......
....everything seems so different...on a Sunday....
even the leaves roll down the street in a different kind of way ...................
on a Sunday ........
but not here .......
clutching my packet ....and inside was this!
A primitive needle case made by the unique and talented Colette!
The ingredients came from Wales, but these small fragments of Welsh flannel
made it to the other side of the pond by the skin of their teeth....as did
Colette!
With a slight detour they eventually found their way to Toronto, where they
were turned into a place to keep my favourite needles ... the ones I am
covertous about, the ones I can thread easily...you know!...the ones
with enormous eyes...but skinny bodies!
Some people are covertous with their chocolate ...me with my books and
needles!....
I love my needle case ....in fact I love everything she creates ....if I hadn't
stumbled across Colette...then I wouldn't be sat here writing this now!
You can catch glimpses of Colette's life and work at her blogspot
http://www.a-bird-in-the-hand.blogspot.com/
I think I shall sleep here tonight ......
Goodnight ........
Well Rome wasn't built in a day, so I don't suppose Wales was .....
I seem to be getting there slowly ....but I need to visit that place again .....
to make my day.....
As I go along I am sure I shall add to the melting pot ........
Our day at St Fagans Welsh History Museum has certainly left me inspired....
.....is she heading off now .......
........ well it's not here! .....
London ?????...I hope not !!!
..this was my last hope .....
I should have known ......
.....always use a monacle ...when posting pics on your brand new blogspot ....
Sleep ......... perchance to dream ........
by the bucket load .....
If I needed inspiration...then this was the place to come.....
I could quite happily live here ...making bread or wiling away the hours with
my needle and thread ...oh!...and my oil lamp .....
We spent a very happy day here...and if that didn't inspire me to use my
never ending piles of Welsh flannel ...then nothing will ......
Not sure how I feel about this though ...............newspaper is for wrapping
fish and chips .......
....end of story!!!
.....the first step......
or as we say in Wales......
Gorau cam....cam cyntaf ....
....of the lesser spotted Sandra.......you don't see many of these....
