Looking around the house there was some beautifully designed furniture and textiles.
These pretty delft tiles were the background to a fireplace.
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| So many stories within each tile |
The shape and texture of this pottery bird is very attractive.
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| Look carefully at the detail |
I love the stylized flower design on this chair back.
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| Shapes with so much movement and flow |
This bird motif was featured in a book.
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| This bird looks as though it is about to fly |
A wooden print block used as a mould to form the pattern on a bedroom ceiling.
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| Flowers and leaves |
This barrel shaped chair has more style than comfort.
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| Situated in the White Room with stunning views overlooking the lake |
The simplicity of style of this white jug.
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| A style reminiscent of Charlies Rennie Macintosh |
A pretty plate for serving sandwiches for afternoon tea.
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| Cucumber sandwiches anyone? |
The embroidery on this pillow is quite superb.
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| A wonderful place to rest your head |
A patchwork bed quilt made from hexagons. I have made a cushion using this method. You create the hexagon shape over a cardboard or paper template. it is very time consuming and is hand sewn.
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| Hand stitched with love and care |
Standing in a corner of a room was a pair of gentlemen's riding boots.
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| Hunters boots |
Look at the boot former's inside the boots to hold their shape.
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| You need support in boots of this length |
This week I decided to make my own orange and lemon peel. There was a glorious fruity smell that permeated the kitchen as I boiled the peel.
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| Candied peel |
I used this peel in my Christmas puddings all 6 of them. It was a grey day and I had the fan and windows open to get rid of the steam. They are all now wrapped up ready for Christmas Day.
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| Raw pudding mixture. As you stir the pudding you make a wish |
Travelling around the countryside it pays to look. This interesting milestone I discovered in Alston.
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| How many miles in total? |
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