Holiday Homework

On my last U3A Patchwork monthly meeting back in July (the group packed up for the summer holidays) we were all given a hand out which was to make a bag out of 5 inch squares of either denim or a similar strong fabric. The finished bag is to be presented at our next meeting in October.

For my bag I chosen some linen curtain material from a sample book . I used some white sheeting for the lining which was stitched in the same way as the bag.
A nice way to use those odd scraps of material up don't you think ?.

The camera doesn't lie.

On a resent holiday to Cromer Carnival week in late August i took some photos of an air display . Usually its the Red Arrows but this year it was an acrobatic team . 

I love taking photos of these daring displays and usually get some great shots. In fact when i down loaded these photo onto my computer i couldn't believe my eyes .

Take note of the two planes on the left hand corner . They look like they are touching each other. I must admit at the time of taking this i thought they were going to hit. I actually closed my eyes 

 Now see how close they were as they are pulling away from each other.

 Here are some of their other amazing stunts.

An unexpected gift

As i had an abundance of apples and pears  in my garden this year i thought it would be good to share some around to friends and family. 

My daughter took some of these to her boyfriends mum and nan who were very pleased with my generosity. In fact they were so pleased that Annette the mum gave me these lovely Christmas decorations which she had lovingly made herself.

Not bad for a few apples don't you think?

Can't wait now for Christmas to come so i can hang them on my tree

Feeling a bit Nautical

On a seaside trip to Mersea the other week i was inspired by the beach huts that sat along the waters edge of the Black-water estuary. Each one was painted in the most amazing soft pastel colours of the rainbow giving each one its individuality.

So with these images in mind i made these nautical hearts. 
I used calico for the heart shape and scrapes for the images.

 When i turned them up the other way i thought they looked like dumpy little dolls. 

holiday snaps from Happisburgh Norfolk

Last week my husband and i went to Happisburgh -on-sea in Norfolk with the Suffolk Centre  Caravan Club.

We spent 3 nights at the Manor caravan park in our motor home standing in the shadow of the candy striped light house with glorious views over the sea and coastline.

We were very lucky with the weather enabling us to explore this rural village with its thatched cottages and long sandy beaches 
Sadly with the storms of last year several houses in Happisburgh were pushed into the sea causing the residences to find other accommodation elsewhere . 

As the weather was so hot i found it difficult to do my painting and sewing so just enjoyed walks along the beach and cliff tops with our two little terrier dogs.

During our walks we were amazed by the friendliness of the local people who put themselves out to come and talk to us and the dogs.

This was the first time we had visited this beautiful remote area and would certainly recommend. 

Scenery just before Happisburgh.

View from our van

Entrance to our site

Hubby standing next to the village sign

St Marys church 15th century

Not quite sure about this statue , it was standing in a garden next to the church.

Beautiful views as we walks along the cliff top.

Me with the pups.

The 15th monastery owed by the Benedictine monks.

The candy stripe light house (1789) The oldest working light house in East Anglia.

Beautiful remote sandy beaches .

Hetty and Ruben in our motor home.

A remote summer house along the cliffs 

Map of the area

Hetty and Ruben running free along the beach

Happisburgh Light house

Walking towards Sea Paling