Best of all, of course, was the flying visit from the next generation and welcoming our little grandson to Lorne Hill Farm
Here he is ready for bed and in the outfit Lynn gave him. A very sweet little baby and I could fill this post with pictures of him - but, don't worry, I won't.
As everyone knows, the weekend before last was Remembrance Day and our little village put on a show to be proud of. In the church there was an amazing exhibition of memorabilia from the First World War. Villagers were asked to display anything they had from the war, and there was so much to see. There were a number of diaries written by grandparents who were in the war and made fascinating reading.
Local Cabinetmaker John Hing had made wooden life size silhouettes of soldiers, one to represent every man from the village who had died in the war, and they were displayed in the churchyard. It was really very moving.
There were 15 in all, and although we stand at the memorial every year, seeing this life size representation of those poor men really made you think.
So that was a busy weekend.
And things have been very busy in the workshop too - yesterday I walked around and took pictures of everything people were working on in the Tuesday morning drop in.
Ros, of course, was knitting (when she wasn't helping Louise and me with ours!)
Sally was doing some lovely applique with tweed fabric (It's an owl picture)
Janet was working on hexagons
Louise had her Attic 24 blanket and Jane was working on her Yoko Saito quilt
Anthea was putting the finishing touches on this wash bag she's made and Barbara was working on her scrappy quilt.
and Glenys finished one sock and started on it's pair!
So that means in one little workshop there was knitting, crocheting, sewing, applique, old English piecing, quilting and I was working on my tapestry cushion. Crafting is clearly very much alive and well in East Garston!
I tried to do my knitting but can't concentrate with so much going on, so didn't. But the scarf I started at Ros's workshop really is coming along very nicely!
Glenys started coming after Mother's Day this year when her daughters gave her four mornings at Lorne Hill Farm Pitch and Stitch as a gift. She wasn't sure what to work on so bought a tapestry cushion to make. She was just finishing that, and wondering aloud what to do next, when Eileen came through the door saying, "my friend is moving and has given me this tapestry kit if anyone wants it", quick as a flash Glenys said, "I'll have that".
And now it's finished
I have now combined my daily walks with the dogs with fungus hunting - now that I am actually slowing down and looking properly, I see mushrooms and toad stools everywhere! We had our first snow this morning and Pippa said once the snow comes the fungi will disappear, but I managed to spot some today - this was a whole pathway of them
And this isn't a very good picture but I was pleased to find this little thing in a hollow tree.
It's actually really a relief to get out of the house because Jonathan has gone bonkers and keeps buying new furniture......he seems to be replacing every dresser and cupboard in the house, which means constantly emptying things and tables being piled high with 25 years worth of STUFF. Clearing out a cupboard the other day I got quite ruthless with throwing stuff away. That night I remembered a little Jaguar key tag and mentioned it to Jonathan. He said that must have been from his father's Jaguar and started reminiscing about how they all loved that car. There was only one thing for it - the next day we went through all the rubbish bags with a fine tooth comb to find that little badge but of course we couldn't. Then I had a thought and pulled out the drawer in the new dresser - there it was.....so I wasn't so ruthless after all.
However, that might change......please, someone, make him STOP!!
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