Sunday afternoon in the dell

At the back of our church is a wild patch of overgrown land that is the old cemetery.  I went there this afternoon to collect autumn leaves (three garbage bags full) for my garden beds... 

In the middle of the patch is a hedge cross made by double borders.  Perhaps there had been some sort of statue or feature in the centre of the cross?

I only found one grave (but I believe there are more) under a big tree...

I appears to belong to the Slater family.  Buried in it are Elizabeth Slater: died April 1872 - aged 18 years;  Edmund Slater: died Feb 1878 - aged 5 months;  Mina Slater: died Sept 1880 - aged 66 years;  C P Slater: died Dec 1880 - aged 66 years;  Amelia Slater: died July 1885 - aged 37 years;  and following the verse inscription;  Sarah Oxbrow - died 1906 - aged 68 years. 

 

The inscription on it reads:

 

Safely, safely gathered in

Free from sorrow, free from sin.

Passed beyond all grief and pain

Death for them is truest gain.

 

For our loss we must not weep

For our loved ones long to keep.

From the home of rest and peace

Where all sin and sorrow cease.

 

I love old cemeteries...so quiet and peaceful...especially on such a beautiful autumn afternoon...

 

 

 

 And here's one I took on my river walk this morning...just because I love autumn trees too :))

xx

Yarn Along

Joining Ginny for Yarn Along...


We had our monthly knitting group get together recently.  I am still knitting beanies for charity...

 

 

 And sewing up blankets.  I have a single and cot blanket together that I need to crochet an edge around...

 (single bed blanket in the sewing together process)

We finished a comfort/lap blanket which we have given to one of the ladies in our church who has ongoing health problems...

(Roma, Shirley and Betty with comfort blanket)

 

Reading At the Water's Edge.  Only a couple of chapters into it, but it's got me already...

Set in the Scottish Highlands...how could you not like it :))

 

 

More to say...but no time to say it, so will have to save it for another post...

 

xx 

 

 

Stitch Knit Read Sniff

Stitching.   Squares, knitted by the ladies in our charity knitting group, for cot blankets. Still need to crochet around the edges...

Knitting.   Rib beanies (also for charity).  Using 2 strands of 8 ply wool and 7mm needles.  I really enjoy making these as they knit up so quickly...

 

 

Here's the pattern...

 

Beanie

Using 2 strand of 8ply yarn together.

With 7mm needles, cast on 70 stitches.

Work in k2, p2 rib for 20 cms.

Shape Crown:

Row 1: K2, *P2tog, K2, repeat from * to end (53 sts)

Row 2: P2, *K1, P2, repeat from * to end

Row 3: K2, *P1, K2, repeat from * to end

Row 4: As Row 2

Row 5: K2tog, *P1, K2 tog. repeat from * to end (35 sts)

Row 6: P1, K1, to end

Row 7: K1, P1, to end

Row 8: As Row 6

Row 9: K1, *K2 tog, repeat from * to end (18 sts)

Row 10: P2tog, repeat to end (9 sts)

Cut off yarn leaving a long tail. Run tail through remaining sts, draw up tightly and secure. Sew up seam.

 

　 


Reading.  Two books from the library.  French Dirt (my bed time read) and Le Road Trip (my day time 'dip into')...

On the bookshelf...  some of my recent acquisitions...

Sniffing.  My herbs...which I love, and quite often bring into the house. This is a selection of mint, sage, lemon balm and catmint and oregano flowers...

love those little purple flowers :))

 

 

Linking this post to Ginny's blog for Yarn Along!

 

 

Note to self: " Stop over analysing, life is simple!"

(taken from The Holstee Manifesto)

 

xx

 

 

A Daughter'sTribute

 

I receive emails from The Plough, the publishing house of the Bruderhof, an international movement of Christian communities.

 

 

Today I received an email entitled 'Mom - a Tribute'.  Please read this beautiful article HERE.

 

How, and what, will our families remember about us??

 

xx

PFD - Ben's latest video :))

Yarn along

Joining Ginny for Yarn Along...



Crocheting an edge around a knitted lap blanket for the charity knitting group...

Reading THIS book that I picked up at the local book exchange.  Interesting so far...

Last weekend we had a big music festival in Deloraine...STRINGFEST. 

I attended 3 concerts and bought 2 cd's from THIS group.  They were brilliant!!

Winter has arrived...even though we are only into autumn!  Have the wood heater going already and had to don coat, hat, scarf and gloves for my early morning walk...6'C!

 

The wind has just picked up, so I don't think I will be moving far from the fire :)

 

Keep warm...or cool...(depending where you live)...

 

xx

UVWXY and Z

U is for...  Un gateau!

Un 'orange and blueberry tea cake' gateau !!!  This was the cake Brenda made for her birthday luncheon.  She sent me the recipe and I made it.  It's delicious...especially served with whipped cream :)))

 

 

 

Here's the recipe...

(click on photo to enlarge)

 

 

 

 

 

V is for...   Vicky Christina Barcelona...the Woody Allen written and directed DVD I watched last night.  Don't enjoy all of his movies, but this one was good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W is for...   Walden by Henry David Thoreau.  Have never read it, even though it is a classic, so picked up this edition of the book recently, and it is on my 'to read' list (which seems to be getting ever longer!!)

 

 

 

 

 

X is for...   Xavier Rudd  

Heard his music in a shop I was in and asked who it was!! So have reserved some of his CD's from the library... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y is for...   Yarn Along

 

Joining in with Ginny on her blog!  Haven't been part of Yarn Along for awhile what with it being summer here, but as the days are getting shorter and cooler, it feels like time to get the wool and knitting needles out.  Have been sewing blanket squares together for our charity knitting group next week (we have been in recess over summer). 

 

I also want to knit up a sample beanie to show the ladies (and encourage them to knit also) at our meeting...

 

 

 

 

AND

 

 

 

Z is for...  The ZoZo Sisters (Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy) ... great Cajun music!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Thus endeth the alphabet posts!!!

 

I'm so glad that's out of the way!

 

Normal transmission will resume with next post :)))

 

Adieu!

 

xx