Invisible Tilly in a Gallery.......

Went to The Shell House Gallery in Ledbury, near Hereford HERE this week to see an exhibition by Nicky Arscott NICKY , who went to college with our youngest daughter and had done a painting of her when she was pregnant with Tilly. So, of course, we had to see it.

The painting, with Tilly -

 

The painting, with Rosie -

 

I thought Nicky's work was excellent. This one was featured in Tatler recently -

 

No visit to Ledbury complete without calling in to Hus and Hem HERE - I love their candle displays -

 

 

Took advantage of the 20% off day sale at White Stuff this week and bought this top and cardigan -

 

 

Not to be outdone, here's Tilly wearing her Stella McCartney romper suit!!  (a present from friend who worked in her London shop) -

 

 

Have a good week!







Grey day....but hey, its OK.....

Dull, grey day here today - even a bit of drizzly rain this morning, but I'm thinking positive - Spring IS happening!

Noticed this sweet little violet struggling to survive in the steps by the kitchen door -

 

And plenty of bulbs coming up now -

 

 

Got a bargain tray of primroses from the market today -

 

 

Found two good chairs today too. This Ercol one -

 

 

And this Lloyd Loom type -

 

 

I'm not too keen on the current seat material?  Thought about swapping it for one of these? - or maybe just add a cushion? -

 

 

These card cupcake holders are cute, aren't they? And for a good cause - Cancer Research -

 

 

BUY ONLINE (or I got mine in the local Cancer Research charity shop)
 
And completely gratuitous picture of Tilly in the bath! -

Hope you're having a good day, even if it's grey!

Hello, March - glad to see you!

Hurrah - it's March. Farewell to February - shortest month, but seemed to go on forever!

Found a couple of nice items this week - a lovely old suitcase -

 

and some more beautiful cloths -

 

 

And I love this funky side table -

 

 

 

Lovely and sunny yesterday and so pottered in the garden. Brought a few hellebores in -

 

 

The little tete a tete daffodils are still doing well on the kitchen windowsill -

 

 

And I pinched these few blossomy twigs from an overgrown edge of the local park, walking home this week -

 

 

We had our two grand-daughters, Tilly and Ruby today - a lovely - if exhausting - day!  Well, Tilly found it exhausting! -

 

 

Didn't take a pic of Ruby today, but this is her - drumming away! - at their allotment last weekend -

 

 

Ah, that glass of wine and bowl of olives seems to be calling to me......

 

 

Have a great weekend!  (We're off to see Babette's Feast tomorrow morning and Beasts of The Southern Wild tomorrow night!  (see previous post) )





Borderlines Film Festival and PS

Should you happen to find yourself in Herefordshire, Shropshire or the Welsh borders in the next two weeks, there's an excellent Film Festival on - Borderlines - more info here - BORDERLINES

"The UK’s largest and most impressive rural film festival, Borderlines Film Festival (1 – 17 March), springs into a second decade with its distinctive brand of the very best of cinema from around the world and close to home.

This year the Festival comprises a record 90 separate films and events in over 200 screenings in 39 venues of all shapes and sizes over 2,000 square miles of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh borders.

Oscar and BAFTA-nominated films, including multiple award contenders Life of Pi and Silver Linings Playbook (nominated for Best Picture, Directing and all four of the acting categories) are well represented as are the controversial manhunt thriller Zero Dark Thirty and, at Flicks in the Sticks venues, the stunning debut feature Beasts of the Southern Wild."

There are old films, like Babette's Feast and The Lodger -

and new films, such as Beasts of the Southern Wild and Quartet -

 

Some films are shown at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts in Hereford -

 

(This is a hugely valuable resource in such a rural area, but is sadly losing a good deal of funding this coming year) 

 

But many films are shown in Village halls, community Centres, etc - 'Flicks in the Sticks'.

Well worth a visit!

 

POST SCRIPT GOOD NEWS! - Today's local paper reports that the local Council are going to matchfund the Art Council funding for The Courtyard after all - last week's paper said that they definitely weren't! 

'And if one green bottle.....'

Found a box of bottles today - just been sorting them / washing them, etc. I particularly like the blue ones -

 

Lucky to find lots of cloths too - such pretty embroidery -

 

 

Very cold here today, after yesterday's Spring-like weather. But some brave souls showing in the garden -

These Tete a tete daffodils are peeping through - they were planted after we'd used them as table decorations at youngest daughter's wedding a couple of years ago -

 

 

The wedding was yellow / green themed -

 

 

 

Hope you're having a good week!