Tolkien

Yesterday my husband and I took a trip to Oxford.  It was a gloriously sunny day for a walk around the sights.

Oxford Castle.

Even the high street shops look beautiful.

One of the colleges.

Peeking into a college quad.

Radcliffe Camera.

Fascinating architecture everywhere you look!

University Church.

Bridge of Sighs.

Bodleian Library.

We only walked around the quad as we didn't have time for a full tour.

We plan a return trip in the near future.

Our destination was the Weston Library.

To see the Tolkein Exhibition, as number 30 in our Thirty in Thirty.

It is a fascinating display of his artwork, book drafts, notes and letters.

I even found an orc guarding the Gates of Moria! ;)

September

I started the month of September off with a visit to RHS Wisley for the Autumn Flower Show, which was opened by Dame Judi Dench.

The gardens were looking beautiful and there was a sculpture trail running through them.

I was wearing my Impressionist Shawl by Helen Stewart, so took the opportunity to take a finished object photo.  I've worn this shawl quite a few times recently as the days have started to get cooler.

I came home with an aeonium and some cushion-style alpines.

Another day whilst in Winchester, I photographed another recently completed project, the Hitchhiker by Martina Behm.

We were having a picnic beside the cathedral at the time.

Mid September I attended a print making workshop by Alex Collins.  The workshop was held in the Garden Shed of a pub in Ealing.

It was a fun filled afternoon in a lovely creative atmosphere.  We designed our own print blocks

to print a bag and some notecards.

At home I have been knitting on my Floozy Cardigan by Libby Jonson.

I haven't had much knitting time as I have been working on my Christmas shop update Eva Faith on Etsy.  It is now filled with lots of pretty stitch markers and progress keepers, so I should have more knitting time in October.