I had a blissfully quiet weekend, allowing myself to sleep in past 8 both days and catch up on reading and lounging (and Dr. Who, Netflix has the very first doctor episodes on - wheee!!). I thought I'd catch up a little by sharing a photo of a visitor who came in August, my Master's advisor Dr. Dick Mack.
I'm looking very flushed in that photo because we had a jug of Pimm's at the Botanist, a pub just off of Kew green, then we had a bottle of wine at Wine and Moussaka, a restaurant across from Kew Green run by a guy from Cyprus. Small world. It was interesting to talk to him and hear all the gossip from Washington State. When you leave a place it stays frozen in your mind and it's good to be reminded that things do change and go on.
I also found time this weekend to make a new wallet for myself, you may recall in this blog post that I replaced my old worn but much loved leather wallet with a new one sewn from one of my favorite batik fabrics, which was in its first life a faux wrap skirt, and worked its way into multiple quilts (including this one in our living room)
This time I used some of the last fabric that I got as a fat quarter when I left Hancock Fabrics after graduating in High School (12 years ago!!) It's little boys playing blind man's bluff (featured in my needle case too, waste not want not). The inner part is a striped fabric, courtesy of an old pair of Patrick's boxers (washed) and a pink plaid, also from Pat's boxers, but I think the colors and textures really work together. So cute, I just need an excuse to go on a shopping spree and use it!
So that's about it then, I'm off to have some plum crumble and watch more Dr. Who and spin some sparkly green yarn. It's getting to feel like fall around here, but in a nice way. Hope everyone else had a good weekend too!
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