The castle square was filled with people sampling and buying all kinds of sausage and the smell of cooking was wonderful...can you see our medieval tourist board building with the timbered front?
The spires of Lincoln Cathedral |
People seemed really happy, full of sausages, with the odd pint of local beer from Bateman's brewery .....
Some of the animals on the Protect Our Wildlife stall seemed very tame, soft and fluffy and very friendly....
Saints and Sinners sold their excellent jams and chutneys all dressed in pretty frilly hats...
Amid the fun, sunshine and good spirits, we remembered the families of all service people who were missed and thought of so very much during November, the gate to the memorial garden is right next to the castle entrance...
Door to the Airborne Memorial Garden |
Plaque for the rememberance of RAF staff of the Parachute regiment |
Back in the sewing room, this is what I have been making this week. Lots of farmyard animals with a simple border of autumn colours and a name on the bottom. I love the colours of this quilt and am really pleased with the way they all go together...
Farmyard cot quilt by Green Star Quilts |
Scrap fabric binding |
I love the animals shown in the Luttrell Psalter commissioned by Goeffery Luttrell around 1320-1340. There is a depiction in the museum in Lincoln which inspired the design of this quilt.
Part of the Luttrell Psalter |
Some of you are in the USA and I bet your autumn colours are even better. Do you live in a farming area too? I was raised in a rural village in Hertfordshire with a dairy in the middle of the High Street. Cows were walked along twice a day and you could taste the difference in the milk when the herd was turned out to grass in the spring. Although I have been urban for many years, these days I find living in the countryside so good for my soul. It is great to go to London for exhibitions and grown up sophisticated things, but coming home on the train and seeing the fields stretching out lifts my heart. Our countryside seems so precious and I want my grandchildren to know where their food comes from. Am I being unrealistic and do you feel the same?
Are you inspired by autumn colours too? Hope you have a sunny week,
Kind regards,