Sunday- photo heavy!

Good morning.  I was up really early and have finished icing the cakes.  They don't look stunning - I'm nt good at that sort of thing and it's only spreadable stuff but I hope they look OK enough.  The smell fab, that's for sure.

 Apple cinnamon cake - this is the one I want to taste as I love apple and cinnamon!

Coffee and walnut.  I think I shouldn't have put the chopped nuts in the middle but it's too late to do anything about it now, it'll just make a worse mess.  It'll taste good, that's the main thing!

I was supposed to make some strong espresso coffee but I couldn't be bothered; I just used the cafetiere and made it double strength and it's a good coffee favour.







Hyde Hall was brilliant.  We were so lucky; wall to wall sunshine all day and, despite being on the top of a hill (what passes for a hill in Essex, anyway) and windy, it was wasn't cold either.  We walked and talked and talked and walked, enjoyed our lunch and were lucky enough to visit on a day there was a textiles exhibition which we very much enjoyed.

 I loved this 3D work entitled Nepalese Shop.  Sadly it was not for sale or I'd have thought hard about it.

 I did think hard about this one.  It was absolutely stunning.  A view from Hyde Hall.  If I had a spare £200 or so, I might own it now but, as it is, someone else will get lucky.
It had some amazing stitchwork when looked at closely. 

'Just' a quilt but a very lovely one.
















And here's a few general views.  You can see what a lovely afternoon it was and the colours were glorious!

 I'm not a great fan of ornamental cabbage but, oh, those colours!

This is Hyde Hall but my cyclamen is also quite a picture in the middle bed.  Actually, my middle bed needs a good old tidy up as there's still quite a lot of colour but it's half covered by other stuff.












Today is the do at Lindsey's in aid of Kids' Inspire.  Beth has a 'table' there so she came over here yesterday evening and is fast asleep (I hope) upstairs as I type.  We'll take my car as it holds more and I certainly intend to do some spending both to support Beth (she has several things I want to buy) and to support Lindsey.  It should be a good morning.

As for the afternoon, I will probably be catching up on my sleep.  How lucky that I can.  Also, if the weather is nice, I may as well put in half an hour on the garden too and tidy up that middle bed.
I hope you have a good Sunday too.  xx