Hereford

Driving on to Hereford 

and a visit to the cathedral.

An arty photo taken by Gek. 

Llanthony Priory

Before a stroll around the Priory,  a lunch at the Half Moon Hotel.

The original church was built at the end of the 10th century, evolving into a priory

before being 'dissolved' in 1585.

It began to fall apart 300  years later. 

Autumn Dawn

 America bound trails scare the sky.

Australian Birds

 A galah, the first of 9 birds to do using the dyed veneers.  

Bumble Bee

First 'modern' blackwork.  Butterfly next?

Book Binding

Three extra copies of A Granddad Stories bound in canvas. Much neater this go, with even paged signatures.

MEGA CARROT

Well, what a surprise harvest. No special treatment give. Very strange. 

Preparing for the Winter Months

With the threatened hike in engery prices, thought it might be a good idea to improve the playroom insulation. And take the opportunity to rearrange the work space for new ventures into the E and the M

Much more comfortable to do E now.

As for M, gotten some dyed veneers.  Should be interesting.

Dare Valley Walk

 We found the top car park on this second visit.  

There are three lakes all with plenty of birds afloat on them

Welsh clouds make the scene again.

Tomatoes

 
Bit of a surprise these. Tomatoes waste taken to the compost bin sprouted from the composed used in the planter.  Very tough seeds they have.

Marquetry

 

Put together a sloping platform to use on the fret saw to do double bevel marquetry, angle 16 deg.

A couple of years ago I picked up these veneers at the Arnhem Dollhouse fair with only a vague idea about what to do with them.

First crack, a kangaroo. Amazing what the internet can teach you.

Embroidery Update

The last all colour blackword done with one strand of  DMC cotton embroidery floss.

The re-worked work station, now using 5 thread silk for the pieces.

First all silk, muti-coloured effort on 25 even weave.  Boy, am I getting technical!

Cwmcarn Forest Drive

P3 for a look back the way we just came.

P5 for a view of Pen y Fan, some 30+ miles to the north.

Bathed in sunshine.

As was this house in the forest.

On to P6 and a short walk,

passing the growing young pines,

to see the long view south over the Channel towards Devon. Clouds make the picture.

A short rest before the walk back to car. 

Well, What Do You Know

I must be a late developer.  Dad did these 100 years ago, aged 8/9 years.

Llandegfedd Reservoir Visit

There is a lowering of the water level due to maintenance work being done on dams overflow tower.

The water is also lower due to the current drought Wales is suffering.

But that did not stop us enjoying a lunch on the cafe terrace. 

Gek's Next Exhibition.

"The Arts for Health and Wellbeing Programme support a variety of creative projects across a range of artistic mediums for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board staff, patients and service users. We are proactive in using art to improve health and wellbeing and aim for our work to be inclusive and representative of our community."

One of the four spaces in the Llandough University Hospital dedicated to displays of 'art'. Gek has this plaza area booked for a display of her work in July 2023. 

Blackwork Piece 4

Making progress.

Efforts and Rewards

Our neighours who live in the hedge found the pea plants, and stopped by for lunch. It has taken them 6 years to notice them. Off to B&Q for an emergenct visit. That will teach them!!!

A further bit of maintenance.  Been rather dry of late.

On the bright side,

and the productive side.

Blackwork in colour

Second piece in black finished,

 first colour one started.

Six days later, finished. Apart for some sort of border, that is.