Saturday, 12 October 2024

Another Friday....

 ....another day out! And some more lovely hydrangeas.


This time at Dunster Castle which for one reason or another we have not visited since the spring. We started our visit in the Dream Garden, an enclosed garden on the perimiter of the property. It always looks lovely and yesterday was no exception with the Dahlia's and borders looking glorious.






There is a lovely view of the church from the gardens


and we realised that we have never been inside. So instead of returning to the castle we headed into town and spent a while looking round The Priory Church of St George 

Lots of lovely carved wood in this church which was originally shared by the monks from Dunster Priory and the people of the parish.











This next section of the church is behind the altar which you can just glimpse in the first photograph.


(If I had wanted those pictures like that I would never have worked out how!)


The tiles look Victorian to me - not easy to photograph without the light spoiling them. But they were lovely.

After stopping off at the gallery of Maurice Bishop a regular stop both in Dunster and Lymnouth when we visit, we headed off to the NT shop for some flour from the Dunster Water Mill and then back to the car. We could see the sea from the castle with this lovely clear view of Steep Holm.


So headed for Dunster Beach to eat our picnic. Very clear views across the channel to Wales.


Just a couple of pictures of what I have benn working on this week. First up I finished these socks.


I used the Winwick Mum basic sock pattern with West Yorkshire Spinners Amethyst sock wool and their Winwick Mum Wildflowers sock wool. One more pair to get cracking on now before Christmas.

I have of course been keeping up with my Stitch Journal and the leaves are filling out nicely.


Thanks for sticking with me if you have made it this far!

Have a great week

10 comments:

  1. I always stick with you to the end - a lovely mix of "touristy" stuff and crafty stuff. The old churches are so full in interesting bits & pieces.

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  2. Another day, another stroll through a beautiful garden and castle......and a grand old church. =) Such a lovely way to while away your day. Those socks are fabulous and your sweet leaves are looking lovely.

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  3. Lovely gardens. You are lucky to have so many great places to visit within a drive of home. Love your stitching. I may have to look into starting a journal of my own next year, to get me going.....

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  4. Wonderful places to go and visit Lin, the church is an amazing place - we don't have historic places like that here. The carved wood is stunning. The socks are lovely as are your leaves.

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  5. You take the most picturesque outings. Thank you for sharing. I loved all that woodwork in the church!

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  6. I feel like I have just watched an episode of "Escape to the Country" . Thanks for sharing with us. Love the solid purple on the heel, toe and top of the socks and your pretty autumnal leaves.

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  7. Its great to be able to visit the gardens in different seasons. I am always amazed at the woodwork done years ago - just beautiful and so intricate.... your leaves are coming along so prettily and of course I love your socks...
    Hugz

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  8. I love your adventure posts. It is like we are right there with you. Such a beautiful day out. Love the socks, too. Your leaves are looking very nice.

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  9. A wonderful Outing Lin - love the late summer garden & love an old church ... I especially love any churches to be honest but the old ones are just so special. Your socks look great!! xx

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  10. That looks like a delightful adventure, and a lovely day for it!

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