Lifting Out day and Winter Lay up of our little yacht went very well. Skipper and I motored her up to Newport harbour and rather than mooring up overnight by the harbour wall and wait for the next tide, the crane was ready to lift us out there and then which was brilliant! She is all scrubbed down and emptied of fittings, sails rolled and stored and is now all tucked up for her winter snooze.
So now Skipper and I are on "shore leave" until Spring we like to get out and about and explore not just "our Island- the beautiful Isle of Wight but also the "North Shore" which is what the Islanders affectionately called England and Great Britian. We took the ferry across the Solent and stayed in Somerset for a few days. This gorgeous carpet of cyclemen and autumnal leaves makes a wonderful display on our woodland walk.
Inspiring me to have another go at hand painting some hand spun yarn. Here's a photo of it drying.
It is very nearly time for
"Christmas Crafts at Quarr Abbey"
we open Thursday 22nd Nov- Tues 27th Nov, 10.30-4.30 each day.
A group of local artists offer you a wonderful collection of
unique, quality handmade work which will be available to purchase from
textiles; hand knitted and handwoven to pottery and glass; handthrown and
handcrafted.
This will be my third year at the Abbey where I have been part of our "Christmas Crafts" and have held my "Open Studio" events. I love being there for the week, hope you can pop along too.
