Long time no post

After Aberdeen I was home for one day then off to Hemel Hempstead for my regular classes. From there I headed straight over to Norfolk. It was a mixed blessing. I would have liked to have spent some time at home, but the heat in London had been horrible so a cool van in Norfolk did make for a lot more sleep and relaxation. I did discover that my laptop battery last for just under a film. Annoying but it did mean I went to bed earlier so I suppose it was all to the good. I do see a bigger battery in my future :)

In Norfolk we were making the Autumn Leaves quilt. By the end fo rhte day most people had the background ready, binding prepared and some leaves. I think with another half hours work (the class finihsed at 3.30 rather than 4pm) most would have had a good stack of leaves. I look forward to seeing the finished quilts. Hopefully some will be ready to go on the wall for autumn this year.

After that I headed home again. Oh boy was that hot and horrible. as I got closer and closer I could feel the temperature rising (bear in mind it was gone 6pm). To add to the joy there was no where to park anywhere near the house. Thanks to Harrow Council reducing the number of parking spaces this is the new fun game. Drive round and around your house till someone leaves. It was too hot for that so I took advantage of having a camper van. I drove away until I found a space and parked up. I cool drink and some time to relax helps a lot. An hour later there was a space.

Since then I have mostly been too hot to do anything. I have done a little quilting, but being too hot to think tends to lead to accidents and I can't unpick on this one so I have to just stop. It's frustrating but what can I do. Well I can copy the head wear of our mechanic. Doug was sporting a wet towel yesterday and swears that it helps. I think I may give it a go. I also have plans for other cooling head gear, just as soon as I have time.

Finally and only a little late (well it went live while I was in Scotland) The Quilt Show, put up a little slide show of my winning quilts from Sandown and Malvern. It's here if you would like to have a look.