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We've just heard that Tim passed both his auditions at Birmingham and the Royal Welsh College. (See previous post).<br />
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So in September next year he will be heading off to <a href="http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/" style="color: #38761d;">RWCMD</a><span style="color: #38761d;">.</span><br />
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<br />Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-40361045414931013562012-11-07T12:11:00.000+00:002012-11-07T12:14:34.123+00:00A special moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In those rare moments, when everything comes together in a wonderful and quite unexpected way, life feels so good. I felt very proud of my son yesterday after his audition at Birmingham Conservatoire.<br />
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I already had some oddments of old pink and white china with roses which came from a table-top sale last year.</div>
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A warm welcome to the readers who visited my blog during the past last week. I do hope you enjoyed my photos from the Festival of Quilts and that you may be inspired by the beautiful work. If you are in the UK next year during August you may wish to visit the show. You can find all the details <a href="http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=38" style="color: #3d85c6;">here</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span><br />
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During the week I had another day out as the weather was good, and the sun was almost shining! Just an hour's drive away towards the Surrey Hills, we found <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesden-lacey/" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">this hidden gem</a> run by the National Trust. A stunning Edwardian country house with acres of formal gardens and more acres still of country estate. <br />
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Although we are coming to the end of our English summer there were still plenty of blooms in the borders and the kitchen garden was bursting with produce for the table. My own garden has been a disappointment this year because of the heavy rainfull and lack of sun so I have great admiration for the gardeners at Polesden who have created this year's harvest.<br />
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Amongst the photos you may have noticed a single bloom - a beautiful pink/dark pink two colour rose. A rose from the 12th century named after Henry II's mistress, Rosamundi. The same one I use for my avatar. So I just had to include it!<br />
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What a wonderful day I had on Saturday, with a visit to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham and a chance to catch up with some of my quilting friends later in the day.<br />
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One day is not long enough to view the vast array of talent, so here is a selection of the quilts I did manage to view in those few hours. Photos had to be taken swiftly to avoid assorted body parts being included, so I apologise for the occasional blurry image. The photos (below) may take a moment or so to load up and I hope you enjoy the show. You can double-click on the box to get a bigger image or to view at your own pace.<br />
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I do love 'vintage' items, they remind me of people and times past, when life was a different pace and stress was a word you never heard! Blue Willow patterned plates and strawberry jam sandwiches for Sunday tea at Granny's house and the smell of woodsmoke from the Aga can instantly transport me back to the 1960s. I spotted these two plates in the village charity shop and they were just asking to come home with me. With a bit of help from hubby and a power drill, we managed to make this little plate stand within half an hour.</div>
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It would have ended there, but for one of the ladies at my church, who kindly 'volunteered' me to make a few more for a vintage tea party she was organising. I should have guessed that this was no ordinary party as this is no ordinary year (think Jubilee and the Olympics). For weeks my friends all sourced plates from charity shops, dusty attics and car boot sales. The final tally was 17 cake stands, and just as well because the tea party (not one, but two parties) attracted over 250 seniors. </div>
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<br />Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-20753213180028344212012-02-26T06:00:00.005+00:002012-02-26T15:48:24.821+00:00Reflecting . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYfOerEfpMeix8RGdMvSApYIjCbMAqafzjqs6DC20q1s7An-ya53wVU7EC6cPXyOA0gcbh_Fld_O6CuVit3fh_bRRbsjwJp0EILSiBX5bQj6KUNU4Ucj1UYFoyV-u71UUT6ANTUrDxlr/s1600/snowdrops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYfOerEfpMeix8RGdMvSApYIjCbMAqafzjqs6DC20q1s7An-ya53wVU7EC6cPXyOA0gcbh_Fld_O6CuVit3fh_bRRbsjwJp0EILSiBX5bQj6KUNU4Ucj1UYFoyV-u71UUT6ANTUrDxlr/s400/snowdrops.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week we began our Lenten journey and I have been drawn to the thought of reading the Rule of St Benedict. Actually, I got no further than the first word! It was this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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My partner Angie sent me this beautiful stitched little cottage<br />
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What a beautiful package I received, with such lovingly chosen gifts. Thank you Pj!<br />
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A lovely soft and fragrant knitted heart filled with home-grown lavender and pretty crocheted broach.<br />
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And my gifts to Pj.<br />
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Starting today, I am joining my friend Tessa on the E100 bible reading course which she is doing with her parish. Its a journey through the essential 100 passages in the bible which we will read, pray about and hopefully apply to our lives during the next few months. Tessa is doing this daily, but I'm probably only going to manage 4 or 5 times a week. If you'd like to know more about this course, please follow the link and <a href="http://www.e100challenge.org.uk/">click here</a>.<br />
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Today starts with<br />
<i>Father God, please open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law. (Psalm 119:18) </i><br />
and we begin by reading Genesis in a new and prayerful way. <br />
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My lovely friend Jan sent me this beautiful postcard just before Christmas. Thank you Jan for being such a great friend and putting a smile on my face just when I needed it!!<br />
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A Happy New Year to all my blogging friends.<br />
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God bless you,<br />
Ros xRosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-40848775699820343232011-12-25T18:19:00.001+00:002011-12-25T18:19:49.097+00:00Happy Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i9HpU9O_b6L8Fc3tmhANA-mHrD7tGYWZpZ7qoOSps-i-9oz79Z7rqh78wuUZLXJ0hcvk7J-1a7mEKYNbdTVV09503-jm2ILsioTZyYhfNQHShzheHfqx2iEM-oPDiSXG4V5GA2HnoHXs/s1600/IMGP2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i9HpU9O_b6L8Fc3tmhANA-mHrD7tGYWZpZ7qoOSps-i-9oz79Z7rqh78wuUZLXJ0hcvk7J-1a7mEKYNbdTVV09503-jm2ILsioTZyYhfNQHShzheHfqx2iEM-oPDiSXG4V5GA2HnoHXs/s400/IMGP2004.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm number 2,925,247,365.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">What number are you? <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515">Click here if you would like to find out</a>!!</span>Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-26896132818738317502011-10-27T23:14:00.003+01:002011-10-28T08:49:53.638+01:00The Glory of Autumn!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGOSw4zdww-fX2Ku0nBRAsd_Hcavah2VFVRK1DvecnwlNmgFNZZZrHlX5Js7Pl58ovTaxpcilBOH8KVAQcDOMp_2236dRFHSGwbsJlDswHJfAWgIEFNxXFH3k8w4uP8ZY0_hVA0n_TTC2/s1600/stourhead_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGOSw4zdww-fX2Ku0nBRAsd_Hcavah2VFVRK1DvecnwlNmgFNZZZrHlX5Js7Pl58ovTaxpcilBOH8KVAQcDOMp_2236dRFHSGwbsJlDswHJfAWgIEFNxXFH3k8w4uP8ZY0_hVA0n_TTC2/s400/stourhead_02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
For a short slide show of the glorious autumn colours at <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-stourhead/">Stourhead</a> you may like to<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15476895"> click here</a>. Just love that west country accent!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Ros x</span>Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-85017220579242187612011-10-15T13:11:00.000+01:002011-10-15T13:11:44.807+01:00Thank you Jane!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_txEL_76tTBqlIA6DMjBLFN6X3XWG8rNzz7uui02j5y7CyzunlDsQ9u-HKIUnI8z2j8qJAfL5vbjHlHusrGu4st2T3X7AsfxGembDAo9qQuN2shgdQzXK0Wav0JLssZmuSPbYGjR4XRT/s1600/IMGP1773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_txEL_76tTBqlIA6DMjBLFN6X3XWG8rNzz7uui02j5y7CyzunlDsQ9u-HKIUnI8z2j8qJAfL5vbjHlHusrGu4st2T3X7AsfxGembDAo9qQuN2shgdQzXK0Wav0JLssZmuSPbYGjR4XRT/s400/IMGP1773.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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This lovely jelly roll arrived in the post from Jane at <a href="http://quiltjane.blogspot.com/">Want It, Need It, Quilt It!</a> after I won the September Giveaway. Thank you so much Jane for your kindness - you certainly made my day special!<br />
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You may know Jane from the <a href="http://www.inchyhexagonswap.blogspot.com/">Inchy Hexagon Swap</a>, the <a href="http://quiltjane.blogspot.com/p/desperate-housewifes-quilt.html">Desperate Housewives Quilt Block</a>, or from the <a href="http://wantitneeditquilt.com.au/">Want It Need It Quilt It! Store</a>. <br />
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I just happen to know that Jane has another <a href="http://quiltjane.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-giveaway.html">Giveaway</a> for the month of October. But you'll have to work for it:<br />
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</div>Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-12100298371021149632011-10-06T00:50:00.008+01:002011-10-14T09:54:58.633+01:00Autumn Colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpQddKrHF5xYVR0cETo-mf_ewuoyTENoVrMDZ80BcTv9NWUbnlCTim3eyM8Lcc5BsgemUyuXpDKWfEYqWDVIibtjLXrR5usetUeTEsH5YtrjRXK4zL8_ZCV1CdrWVKYnT_YawpEHF6BB7/s1600/IMGP1661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpQddKrHF5xYVR0cETo-mf_ewuoyTENoVrMDZ80BcTv9NWUbnlCTim3eyM8Lcc5BsgemUyuXpDKWfEYqWDVIibtjLXrR5usetUeTEsH5YtrjRXK4zL8_ZCV1CdrWVKYnT_YawpEHF6BB7/s400/IMGP1661.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
After a long spell of glorious weather, today it changed to a rather windy and overcast day so I took my camera around the National Trust gardens at Clivedon. Its only 20 minutes drive away, on top of the Chiltern Hills overlooking the River Thames near Marlow. The autumn colours were truly amazing. To view the pictures in a larger format just click in the box and choose full screen (slideshow) option.<br />
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<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FRosBurton1%2Falbumid%2F5660138719419614241%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="192" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="288"></embed>Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-8469135670704342272011-10-01T09:33:00.003+01:002011-10-01T10:24:17.645+01:00Building the 2012 Olympic Games in London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdahRPCBDGYYmTpPzpHdDw5ZJl0q1FfeNPEXZvF3IZjtofaNwrucG-Z2dCWyuBCUcN81Fx_zptHo44LLQlwL9Il_sx5WXlLSIjwPMzi1tAELjDyQnngpiYP8iGfhyphenhyphenw6w31oyjQRe7uBRf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-01+at+09.25.31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdahRPCBDGYYmTpPzpHdDw5ZJl0q1FfeNPEXZvF3IZjtofaNwrucG-Z2dCWyuBCUcN81Fx_zptHo44LLQlwL9Il_sx5WXlLSIjwPMzi1tAELjDyQnngpiYP8iGfhyphenhyphenw6w31oyjQRe7uBRf/s400/Screen+shot+2011-10-01+at+09.25.31.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
With less than a year to go before London hosts the next Olympic games I thought you might like to see a short slideshow of the progress.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15116027">Click here to view Slideshow</a><br />
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What do you think? Do you like it?Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-5457143239266027722011-09-10T17:15:00.001+01:002011-09-10T23:07:14.968+01:00Seeds galore!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8inlBQ6T1WFfn4nUny52zmOaQ9rxr_qY37PnLELvMQmFnzTrt7Om2HzhYvryNP1-e-wZFgesM7ObazBXlw9t-LDKrpJSe4I02dMM879_ilwXgGr9gYBrI_Bvp_4t-DGhPanu2Lh5MfN6/s1600/IMGP1483.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8inlBQ6T1WFfn4nUny52zmOaQ9rxr_qY37PnLELvMQmFnzTrt7Om2HzhYvryNP1-e-wZFgesM7ObazBXlw9t-LDKrpJSe4I02dMM879_ilwXgGr9gYBrI_Bvp_4t-DGhPanu2Lh5MfN6/s400/IMGP1483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650763689431019298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJRrAyfIOgDHWPul8Vej0FayS7s2byUjbwBEehCP8kK9R4FqAIZ06RFuCoHdc8PnF4spBeEccowsd9xM1e5vTh_OZfWQ_qV4OYaTRfWw1Tn5rrb3WsBMvKZ34VgnM_0iVD-tmr2PUyLf/s1600/IMGP1491.JPG"><br /></a>A quick trip to the <a href="http://www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk/?gclid=CP-osamJk6sCFZQMfAodfnA6xQ">local garden centre</a> this afternoon gave me something to smile about. I was looking for a pack of green manure seeds to overwinter in the raised vegetable beds. I had the last one, but guess what? All the 2011 seeds had been reduced to 50 pence a pack! I couldn't resist so just look what I got next!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJRrAyfIOgDHWPul8Vej0FayS7s2byUjbwBEehCP8kK9R4FqAIZ06RFuCoHdc8PnF4spBeEccowsd9xM1e5vTh_OZfWQ_qV4OYaTRfWw1Tn5rrb3WsBMvKZ34VgnM_0iVD-tmr2PUyLf/s1600/IMGP1491.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJRrAyfIOgDHWPul8Vej0FayS7s2byUjbwBEehCP8kK9R4FqAIZ06RFuCoHdc8PnF4spBeEccowsd9xM1e5vTh_OZfWQ_qV4OYaTRfWw1Tn5rrb3WsBMvKZ34VgnM_0iVD-tmr2PUyLf/s400/IMGP1491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650763053488682530" border="0" /></a><br />I think I need a plan for this lot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6EQJBX0yyC8Jrum1glr5O4ln0Dj13e8qjZJZ0nmO2eTGw5pAVlhPn8vefetXg58TM620H1981JMhs5Z5QGCFCMIcAwsg0IbCxqNofdoqRd9-UrudvXQOt9Z4Dn5Nj-8gnhzF-PL0LPvv/s1600/IMGP1462.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6EQJBX0yyC8Jrum1glr5O4ln0Dj13e8qjZJZ0nmO2eTGw5pAVlhPn8vefetXg58TM620H1981JMhs5Z5QGCFCMIcAwsg0IbCxqNofdoqRd9-UrudvXQOt9Z4Dn5Nj-8gnhzF-PL0LPvv/s400/IMGP1462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650855532984794978" border="0" /></a><br />This is how my garden is looking at the moment, plenty of vegetables but room for so much more.Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-59248518328316776712011-09-08T14:22:00.004+01:002011-09-08T14:34:43.071+01:00Pay It Forward<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfaLSQGsuS7cDV4JgNJWMm-sTkJwq_BRYQ2D7-YC5dFLmevqMoLCk4c01n2eNajD2l2FD1-Cw2FIp8eDQd5YS_OI2YNMNzJCC-IzqF6jAGi24fFLYe-IM3UJdyv3rqlfM5tJ7hCtOJvwn/s1600/IMGP1423.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfaLSQGsuS7cDV4JgNJWMm-sTkJwq_BRYQ2D7-YC5dFLmevqMoLCk4c01n2eNajD2l2FD1-Cw2FIp8eDQd5YS_OI2YNMNzJCC-IzqF6jAGi24fFLYe-IM3UJdyv3rqlfM5tJ7hCtOJvwn/s400/IMGP1423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649978976567484290" border="0" /></a>I received these lovely gifts from <a href="http://wilmanc.blogspot.com/">Wilma in North Carolina</a> from her Pay It Forward post a few weeks back. The bookmark is cut, folded and stitched and is a really interesting technique! The pincushion wheel will be great for taking to workshops or sewing on the move and I love the felt flower - which I'll hang by my sewing machine in my 'friends corner'.<br /><br />I would like to Pay It Forward to three friends, but I will be secretly choosing some of you who have kindly left me nice messages in the last few months. I will be in touch!<br /><br />Thank you again Wilma for your kindness!<br />Ros xRosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-49160920888352032352011-08-21T15:46:00.008+01:002011-10-01T10:25:03.395+01:00World Youth Day 2011 - Madrid<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NKvJmOKf_oA" width="560"></iframe> <br />
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We have seen the worst of humanity recently in Britain and Norway. <br />
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Now witness the peace and hope in the eyes of these beautiful young people earlier today in Madrid. <br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">(The Mass begins at 27 minutes and the sign of peace at 1 hour 51 minutes). <br />
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<br />Probably one of my favourites was the winner of the traditional quilts, beautifully worked by hand in stunning colours.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">and a closer look!
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<br />The best in show was a bit angsty for me, but the beauty was again in the detail!
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<br />Gillian Cooper's <a href="http://gilliancooper.blogspot.com/2011/08/unsung-muses.html">Unsung Muses</a> was quite a moving experience to walk through.
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<br />She says, "Flat and empty figures, left with only traces of past human experience, washed out by the waves of time lapping and crashing over them.
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<br />People from the past lose definition and personality and merge together. With the world changing so fast it is difficult to understand someone from 50 years ago, let alone 4,000, particularly with the changing role of women. However these people are our past, they are part of us; their lives led the way for us coming into being in our full 21st century understanding."
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<br />The Tentmakers of Cairo had a huge display of their amazing applique quilts. This blue and green bird themed quilt was probably my favourite and I would have enjoyed taking it home with me as they were for sale, but the price tag was beyond my reach!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuNDlvTCYryWtSZbtkAH8yajHmRMybXI8RyREz_ZCdmDVHGoFkGWVd-IbMX3jmuLW7HtDK1KmF0mweFi98kMfJO-XdL334H_E0XVm7ijdW9aRJ5k1nhMI18olbgBrqrrn1PGB2y7t0392/s1600/IMGP1336.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuNDlvTCYryWtSZbtkAH8yajHmRMybXI8RyREz_ZCdmDVHGoFkGWVd-IbMX3jmuLW7HtDK1KmF0mweFi98kMfJO-XdL334H_E0XVm7ijdW9aRJ5k1nhMI18olbgBrqrrn1PGB2y7t0392/s400/IMGP1336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641025467091378530" border="0" /></a>One of the Egyptian craftsmen was working on a cushion cover - the technique he used was totally different to anything I expected. The backing fabric was thick and very loosely woven, the needle was pretty big and the scissors were huge! No thimbles either just the pattern roughly inked onto the fabric and speedily sewn.
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<br />A quilt celebrating the work of the Foundling Hospital was something which took my breath away. Using vintage items, and each square representing an abandoned child. The <a href="http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/">Foundling Museum in London</a> is now on my list of places to visit!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierzz2EYaoS-l0XksqTyOExNx4_s6LDc6regicvn1chCIXK5jKisTdGVjK_CND4BiQfkOlgL7VAPU1SFg39ksrFLzKzLdy72335awdyJt3-1BxKbmadFIDAMxrHNnX8mVcdS5Tt1sfIyft/s1600/IMGP1239.jpg">
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<br />This stunning quilt was made with . . .
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<br />hexagons!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Liberty print dresses.
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<br />(I'm not sure if they were vintage or just made to look so).
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<br />A group quilt from 178 ladies in the Czech Republic made its way into the Guiness Book of Records.
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<br />Clearly a quilter lives in this wonky house.
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<br /></a>I loved the international dimension to the show.
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<br />This stunning quilt was from Russia and close up you can see the applique
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<br />is raw edged with two layers, the bottom layer being gold lame.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a0UZqr6rgxC0BfpuK54leEhs2bxu6WGBW0o9Q8OJ8WNMoQKX2M-Kcpe6HGpKfH5yCtavOAWtxE0Slmg9iNvPF2yQOCKn7z4njW95IJhX9B_CEBi9FiIakvA7HNvyGOLPadWKtojv51rf/s1600/IMGP1356.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a0UZqr6rgxC0BfpuK54leEhs2bxu6WGBW0o9Q8OJ8WNMoQKX2M-Kcpe6HGpKfH5yCtavOAWtxE0Slmg9iNvPF2yQOCKn7z4njW95IJhX9B_CEBi9FiIakvA7HNvyGOLPadWKtojv51rf/s400/IMGP1356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641021064770690354" border="0" /></a>Some of the quilts in the minature section were very tiny indeed! This quilter has my admiration for those tiny triangles.
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<br />And I would love to visit this coastal landscape.
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<br />The winner of the minatures was this heavily quilted beauty.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">the detail!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another stunning hexagon quilt.
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<br />And lastly I loved this pretty blue and white quilt from Hungary.
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<br />Thank you Quilters Guild of the British Isles for organising such a wonderful show and an amazing day out!
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<br />Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-44589852722267951652011-08-10T14:52:00.002+01:002011-08-10T14:55:23.518+01:00Victoria Plums<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvX9h02JheExPqyIjG_uT9C9lL5Px9hecSiRzADY5EKeBU-ynDhGmgF655CPbyOG6X8NQ_ljGVCDzKUmv4JpSkiepx1AM9LMiOSuBjuutVl00VfaOD0j999NE4q14hzwE5sR2tX0Lrrfm/s1600/IMGP1183.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvX9h02JheExPqyIjG_uT9C9lL5Px9hecSiRzADY5EKeBU-ynDhGmgF655CPbyOG6X8NQ_ljGVCDzKUmv4JpSkiepx1AM9LMiOSuBjuutVl00VfaOD0j999NE4q14hzwE5sR2tX0Lrrfm/s400/IMGP1183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639215924872311554" border="0" /></a>
<br />This summer has been very good for Victoria plums. An abundance of sweet juicy fruits hanging like jewels from the tree. This little tree was planted three or four years ago, then moved last year (by the builders with their JCB!) to another spot with more sunlight.
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<br />The wasps are starting to buzz around the tree so I'm picking them even though they are a little sharp. They should ripen very quickly.
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<br />Pomona has this great receipe for spicy plum chutney which <a href="http://littlecottagecomforts.blogspot.com/2009/08/tragic-tale-of-chutney.html">you can find here</a>. I shall be trying this out for sure. There will be plenty more for freezing so we can enjoy them later in the year (plum crumbles, plum sponge pudding). We will be enjoying a feast!
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<br />We've had some charming little visitors this week, and they have been enjoying the good weather too. Cassie is quite a bold little bunny but her companion Bo is a little shy. They love the sun and the tasty fresh grass. (Tim renamed them Casserole & Bolognese!! We are a veggie household so they are quite safe!)
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<br />Rosa-Mundahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977324190264726670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391755011016128437.post-53951844415125913732011-08-08T14:25:00.005+01:002014-07-02T20:45:30.896+01:00Stunning Blooms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEutNwm0HDx-5OjN1TybcxEBv1fAKOp-a8HucTzKcim1uUg5QMQq3ztt11n5dXLxzFbgCt_dWDdj9vLwlKl4AybC8AtBY-dNHPX_EA8S1wiMGnwGmWb0_2-vePOfamf8qDbzpHi6fakHG/s1600/IMGP1129.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEutNwm0HDx-5OjN1TybcxEBv1fAKOp-a8HucTzKcim1uUg5QMQq3ztt11n5dXLxzFbgCt_dWDdj9vLwlKl4AybC8AtBY-dNHPX_EA8S1wiMGnwGmWb0_2-vePOfamf8qDbzpHi6fakHG/s400/IMGP1129.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638476928190274098" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 304px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>
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These glorious blooms appeared in my garden this week. Just an inexpensive bag of mixed lily bulbs from the local supermarket which were tossed untidily into an earthenware pot sometime last year.
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So I didn't have any high hopes for them. The foliage is untidy but if you can ignore that and just take a huge lungful of air you have the most wonderful heady scent.
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Perched beside the greenhouse for shelter and reflected sun they seem to be enjoying themselves and rewarding us with this beautiful show!
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We did have some unwelcome visitors, red lily beetles, which had to be despatched very promptly! Check here on how to deal with them <a href="http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/problem-solving/garden-pests-lily-beetle/"> www.gardenersworld.com</a>
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<span style="color: #ff6666;">Ros </span>
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