tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post1854681745038628989..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Quilts, Colour and Making Do. Jenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88179041168247051792023-05-09T23:28:49.390+01:002023-05-09T23:28:49.390+01:00I am sorry i didn't thank you before for teh i...I am sorry i didn't thank you before for teh information about indigofera Pendula. I wonder if I pruned it at the wrong time of year, reading what you said. It is on quite a warm and sunny wall, in a raised bed. The area used many years ago to be a glassed in bed but all the greenhouse structure is gone, leaving only the raised brick beds behind. I did wonder if its roots are a little cramped, too. It's looking a bit better now, though. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46506825092776934652023-05-09T23:26:18.428+01:002023-05-09T23:26:18.428+01:00SO glad you liked it!SO glad you liked it!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88347184709015556882023-05-09T23:26:03.601+01:002023-05-09T23:26:03.601+01:00Yes, I think the idea of recycling is catching on....Yes, I think the idea of recycling is catching on. I even saw the Financial Times's "how to Spend it" supplement was doing something a couple of months ago about very rich people recycling their posh clothes. A bit of a gimmick of course, but recycled is definitely cool in all quarters of society at the moment and this can only be good. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-41595982562550910972023-05-09T23:24:36.892+01:002023-05-09T23:24:36.892+01:00Thank you, Stardust. I have made a quilt with cro...Thank you, Stardust. I have made a quilt with crochet, but it was rather dull really, just lots of squares all the same design but different colours. I hope you enjoyed the Sakura this year. There's an avenue of sakura about 10 minutes walk from our home, and it was interesting in London to see the Japanese people gathered beneath it, just looking at it and enjoying it, standing there and talking with each other. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-23463229563301880792023-05-09T23:22:49.913+01:002023-05-09T23:22:49.913+01:00I've never heard of Fly boats, Val, but if the...I've never heard of Fly boats, Val, but if they are little boats that take people from place to place, then you are likely to be right. It can be dangerous to cycle in London if you go in heavy traffic, I think and I do try to keep to the cycle routes and quiet streets. If I really hate it I get off and walk for a bit! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12300729307219012752023-05-09T23:21:33.611+01:002023-05-09T23:21:33.611+01:00I had a nice Easter but it seems a long time ago n...I had a nice Easter but it seems a long time ago now.... what you said in a recent post about time flying is so true!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-66124728378344755632023-05-09T23:21:02.733+01:002023-05-09T23:21:02.733+01:00Well, if I had change for it I would be a happy bu...Well, if I had change for it I would be a happy bunny Kirk, LOL!!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-49540173465991034642023-05-09T23:20:31.825+01:002023-05-09T23:20:31.825+01:00I wish I had that kind of patience myself. I'...I wish I had that kind of patience myself. I'm not a natural craftswoman I'm afraid. :(Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-59834089620483739632023-05-09T23:20:01.826+01:002023-05-09T23:20:01.826+01:00Thank you Parsnip!Thank you Parsnip!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-11123399082906690002023-05-09T23:19:37.034+01:002023-05-09T23:19:37.034+01:00He's done a good book called Art of Tinkering ...He's done a good book called Art of Tinkering too. Very entertaining! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-60599881050587799402023-04-29T18:24:19.914+01:002023-04-29T18:24:19.914+01:00Wonderful post. The first quilt was beyond beautif...Wonderful post. The first quilt was beyond beautiful.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56065133772510107772023-04-28T01:04:27.262+01:002023-04-28T01:04:27.262+01:00That was a very interesting post. I enjoy visitin...That was a very interesting post. I enjoy visiting quilt shows and admire the artistry in them, and the patience it takes to create such pieces. Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-29060893822349173062023-04-24T06:43:38.534+01:002023-04-24T06:43:38.534+01:00The quilts in the first couple of pictures look ve...The quilts in the first couple of pictures look very 1960s psychedelic.<br /><br />I'd hate to have to make change for that billion dollar bill.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-71519528405109273032023-04-15T02:50:28.930+01:002023-04-15T02:50:28.930+01:00As always, you never let us down, Jenny! Another ...As always, you never let us down, Jenny! Another very interesting post. Thank you. :)<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend. I did mine...it was, by choice, spent quietly...just me and my furry mate. Take good care. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-29826916805837189292023-04-14T20:47:42.315+01:002023-04-14T20:47:42.315+01:00Oh my, what a wonderful post, Jenny. It is so rich...Oh my, what a wonderful post, Jenny. It is so rich and interesting. I was sad to hear about the shabbiness of the city, though. It feels as if the divide between the haves and have nots is simply increasing, but I so enjoyed seeing the quilts, Al's cafe, the automotive shop with the possible link to the Flys (I wonder if that's where the name Fly boats came from too?) and St Martin-in-the Fields' crypt. I always feel as if I've learnt something new about my home city from you, which is wonderful. I was just wondering, though. Isn't it dangerous to cycle through London?Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-42480578018171930052023-04-09T05:50:50.491+01:002023-04-09T05:50:50.491+01:00Fantastic quilts! They look like a universe of its...Fantastic quilts! They look like a universe of its own and each is really one of a kind. Quilting looks so interesting but the process seems daunting to me, so I haven’t tackled to make it. The Zebra is amazing, indeed! Thanks for showing the details. <br /><br />Contrary to London, my place has been unusually warm like early summer. Actually I went outside almost every day like competing with the speed of Sakura blooming and falling. Have nice and happy spring, Jenny.<br /><br />Yoko<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-30627023704188495382023-03-12T21:30:00.167+00:002023-03-12T21:30:00.167+00:00The quilts are wonderful - so intricate and so col...The quilts are wonderful - so intricate and so colourful. It's good to see traditional (affordable) cafes surviving alongside trendy over-priced coffee shops. I agree with you about the level of poverty and nothing working properly. I read a piece by an Ukrainian who was shocked at the state of the NHS and said Ukrainian health care was far superior, even in the middle of the Russian invasion. And good to see places that are repairing household appliances rather than dumping them and selling you a new one.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-2481520814715454982023-03-12T08:42:54.789+00:002023-03-12T08:42:54.789+00:00Wow! And Wow! again! A very interesting post, Je...Wow! And Wow! again! A very interesting post, Jenny...from beginning to end. Very interesting, indeed...thank you. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54256845062502974062023-03-10T16:52:13.757+00:002023-03-10T16:52:13.757+00:00I didn't know about the London Fashion and Tex...I didn't know about the London Fashion and Textile Museum, Jenny. I would like to see this during my visit to London. I also liked the cafe in the Crypt. I love this church and the crypt where I saw an exhibition of children's work.<br />Indigofera Pendula. Deciduous shrub that prefers well-lit areas. It has a long curved peduncle, up to 30 cm in length. The flowers are collected in a pink-purple cob. it requires shelter and pruning (to a height of up to 15-20 cm) in cold time. After pruning, it is better to mulch the plant. The plant is undemanding to soils. A prerequisite is good drainage. Indigofers feed on the larvae of some insects. Timely treatment with insecticides will protect the plant.<br />My buddleja, which is a relative of the indigofera, grows well after the spring pruning and blooms. Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-87724076301208746592023-03-10T16:40:40.161+00:002023-03-10T16:40:40.161+00:00Hello Jenny, Sorry for the delay in commenting, b...Hello Jenny, Sorry for the delay in commenting, but you sent me down a Tim Hunkin rabbit hole! I have been binge watching him, and even the ones on glue and mechanical parts are just my cup of tea. Thanks for the introduction! --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-33506088779252442002023-03-10T15:30:10.645+00:002023-03-10T15:30:10.645+00:00Thank you Pipistrello, and also for the link to Lo...Thank you Pipistrello, and also for the link to LowTechMagazine which T liked a lot! In fact he put it on the social media group for Fixing Factory because he thought others might like it too. I think you might like the ethical icecream van in Walberswick, Suffolk. Last time I was there it was sunny but blowing a gale straight from the North Sea (typical summer weather in Suffolk I'm afraid) I was too freezing to even think of buying an icecream. But it was doing a good trade without me I am glad to say. They're made of stern stuff up there. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-84120288602759450892023-03-10T15:27:09.286+00:002023-03-10T15:27:09.286+00:00I thought the zebra was astonishing too. There was...I thought the zebra was astonishing too. There was another one by the same artist in the show, of an elephant, which was also good, but somehow the zebra caught my eye. These days many if not most (and large churches) have cafes. As they are all different, you can't generalise but they're all well worth a visit. In Canterbury cathedral the food is limited but you get to sit in the wonderful cloisters of one of the major English cathedrals. In the huge church of Hereford All Saints we had fantastic food and ate amongst little known medieval treasures which astonished us. All Saints is a bit overshadowed by the famous cathederal in Hereford and doesn't get the same publicity I suppose.... Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-13611799007681132662023-03-10T15:14:28.901+00:002023-03-10T15:14:28.901+00:00Thanks, Beatrice, I'm glad if I have offered s...Thanks, Beatrice, I'm glad if I have offered some hints and suggestions for your trip. The crypt is wonderful in winter, or bad weather, and very central, right next to Trafalgar Square. In fact, you can sit on the steps of St Martins of a fine evening and it is a lovely sight with all the people, the fountains and the fine buildings around. Glad too that you like the Tim Hunkins videos and hope your husband also enjoys them. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-79769157634382647712023-03-10T15:12:31.295+00:002023-03-10T15:12:31.295+00:00This certainly feels like "art" although...This certainly feels like "art" although some of the quilts would have looked great on beds!! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-55672300675032652932023-03-10T15:12:03.133+00:002023-03-10T15:12:03.133+00:00Yes, the crypt is nice. It is warm and welcoming b...Yes, the crypt is nice. It is warm and welcoming but the floor is of memorial stones and there are other memorials in side rooms. It gives a positive feeling to include them in the light, you can read about them and remember that the dead were also once people who lived in this world like us. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com