Autumn is in the air but I had to pick a last bunch of flowers before the garden is finally over. Things started later this year so it stands to reason they lasted longer, except for the blackberries. I ate 6 pretty sour berries today & the rest are green & almost all the rest have gone mushy round where I live, such a waste of lovely growth.
I love the vase of flowers above but I quite like the 'framed' look of the still life, too.
I'm following along with Design Matters TV daily sketchbook work - it reminds me of the square a day I did 5 years ago, except I've whited out only a few pages in the gardening book I've purloined ready for sketching & sticking & only started the 'front' pages & one entry on the 18th of this month so far. Maybe with the end of the season nigh I'll be able to do some work just for myself, playing, disappearing into the pages with color or fine lines for a bit of peace.
The shoulder diagrams? Yes, I finally got my lovely GP to get me a scan of my shoulders - I think he did it for my peace of mind. Well, I have a near full thickness tear in the rotator cuff, calcium deposits, erosion at the top of the arm bone - humerous? they call it spinosis, like a hedgehog, well you can imagine the prickly pain, can't you ? & all that causes the Impingement Syndrome which makes me just a little butter fingered & I can't alwys feel or grip a needle..... I'm off to the shoulder surgeon so this book might be quite cathartic ;)
What do you imagine these knitted pieces will be? Bet you can't guess! I've been using 'Norwegian knitting' showed to me by a Norwegian who could never understand why we laboriously (well, it is when I do it!) wrap the needle with our right hand when we can just pick up the thread from our left index finger.....look up European knitting - I ain't no knitter but I'm enjoying these bits & pieces.
Went for a lovely walk a few weeks ago to celebrate 28 years married (!)
The Storr - you can just see the 'Old Man of Storr' 1/3 of the way in, beautifully highlighted by the sun.There were about 100 cars parked along the roadside - we saw 5 other people where we walked down on the shore below.
Quite stunning really.
The reason for a good walk? Lunch in Skye Pie, the most mouth watering pie I've ever had, but I probably drooled more in the beautiful gallery next to the cafe area. The work is by various talented people but the big piece I know is by Jan Kilpatric, near Ullapool.
I really must get my India Flint book out for another look see!
I love the vase of flowers above but I quite like the 'framed' look of the still life, too.
The shoulder diagrams? Yes, I finally got my lovely GP to get me a scan of my shoulders - I think he did it for my peace of mind. Well, I have a near full thickness tear in the rotator cuff, calcium deposits, erosion at the top of the arm bone - humerous? they call it spinosis, like a hedgehog, well you can imagine the prickly pain, can't you ? & all that causes the Impingement Syndrome which makes me just a little butter fingered & I can't alwys feel or grip a needle..... I'm off to the shoulder surgeon so this book might be quite cathartic ;)
What do you imagine these knitted pieces will be? Bet you can't guess! I've been using 'Norwegian knitting' showed to me by a Norwegian who could never understand why we laboriously (well, it is when I do it!) wrap the needle with our right hand when we can just pick up the thread from our left index finger.....look up European knitting - I ain't no knitter but I'm enjoying these bits & pieces.
Went for a lovely walk a few weeks ago to celebrate 28 years married (!)
The reason for a good walk? Lunch in Skye Pie, the most mouth watering pie I've ever had, but I probably drooled more in the beautiful gallery next to the cafe area. The work is by various talented people but the big piece I know is by Jan Kilpatric, near Ullapool.
I really must get my India Flint book out for another look see!
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9 comments:
Inspiring as always! Lovely bit of coast and café/gallery I can't wait to visit, and in the meantime a knit trick to try. Hope you get your shoulder fixed soon.
I hope that you get to see the shoulder man soon and that they can really help you. Beautiful coast and flower photographs.
So sorry about the shoulder stuff. That stinks. I've my own shoulder issues, but nothing that bad. Lovely touring about. Yes, India Flint, fabulous stuff. I have enjoyed dipping my toe in and now that we have sun everywhere, I will be planting a dyers garden next Spring. Feel better, hope that if you do get surgery it will heal quickly. Miss seeing your posts all the time. xox
Hope everything goes well with the shoulder and that something can be done to ease it. That looks like a lovely walk by the Storr - I've been UP the hill many times (though not recently) but never down to the sea. I really need to come back to Skye sometime soon.
Lovely pics.... been reading about the Design Matters project. Hope the shoulder gets fixed, nothing worse than pain, and the body stopping life as you want it to be.
Yikes, I hope the shoulder gets sorted - it all sounds excruciating!
Beautiful flowers and scenery :)
I'm glad you got the scan on your shoulder but it sounds like you're in for a bumpy ride. Hope they sort it out quickly. That gallery is a bit special. xx
Ouch, that shoulder sounds really painful, I hope you are on the way to getting it fixed by now. Lovely scenery on your walk, Skye is such a beautiful place. Cheers.
What a beafutiful walk.... I love the name SKYE. And to end uip at a delicieous lunch and a gallery look--how wonderful for you.
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