It was a cool but mostly sunny day yesterday, and with nothing planned we took the chance to get out for a drive. We headed onto the Quantocks to visit my LQS Come to Quilt in a barn high up on the hills. Having purchased the fabric I need to finish off my table runner (and maybe some embroidery thread!) we drove a little way along the road to Fyne Court. After a browse in the second hand bookshop and a curried cauliflower pasty (delicious) in the cafe we had a little walk around. The gardens are not as developed as some of the National Trust gardens but it was nice to see that work has commenced on repairing the walls and gallery in the walled garden. Hopefully at some time in the future we shall see the beds cleared and planted.
These gardens near the cafe were looking gorgeous though.
And I do love the colours of fading hydrangea's.
This pond is overgrown but evidently has breeding Great Crested Newts which are not as common in the UK as they were in the past. I loved the carved balustrade around the edge of the pond.
From Fyne Court we headed towards the coast and found ourselves in the village of Fiddington and spotted this pretty little church
so of course we had to go in. St Martin of Tours
It was Harvest Festival last weekend and this window was decorated up for it.
These carved pew ends are rather splendid.
And the organ had pride of place.
This sturdy and ornate door handle caught my eye.
The churchyard was very tidy! and we had a nice wander round. We were surprised to find this gravestone of Tony Britton
and these lovely cyclamen
but completely missed the carving mention in the Wikipedia link!
So not a lot of sewing happened. I did my Stitch Journal leaf - yes, leaves this month very appropriately.
And perfect for my choice of brown for my RSC colour this month. I have some gorgeous, rich brown threads in my brown box which I am looking forward to using.
Other than that all I did was some knitting while we watched a film in the evening.
Well, I must go and check my washing - the wind has picked up and I can hear it blowing against the conservatory windows, so need to make sure it is firmly pegged!
Back soon with RSC news until then, happy stitching.
Thank you for showing me Fyne Court. The flowers looked very nice. I also want a curried cauliflower pasty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful day you had! I know your leaves will make a pretty embroidery page when it is done. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe church is beautiful, lovely! I really like the browns you are using for your embroidered leaves, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are wonderful Lin - I do love an old graveyard & old churches - how beautiful. Yes the faded hydrangea colours are one of my favorite things too - such a shame they don't seem to keep their colours. xx
ReplyDeleteFyne Court is majestic ...oh... those pews! Amazing! I too, love the fading colours of autumnal hydrangeas, but, I must say, I love the summery blue colours better. =)
ReplyDeleteYou had a great day out, the developing garden is wonderful as are the carved wooden edges of the pond. The church seats are amazing, the organ fits really well in the arch and the stain glass window is lovely. The cemetery is well looked after.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very sweet little organ - not one of the monsters you sometimes see!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely church - especially the pew ends! Sounds like a very pleasant day. I can imagine you will have a lot of fun with the leaves.
ReplyDeleteand I meant to also say how much I love your header!
ReplyDeleteYour adventure sounds wonderful. You took such lovely photos, it is like we are there with you. I look forward to seeing more about your brown RSC.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that lovely tour. The gardens looked beautiful and I loved seeing all that beautiful carving....such history! Those Hydrangeas are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing your brown page xx
There is always so much to see in an old church and it's yard. Lovely gardens too..... I guess it is starting to chill now. Looking forward to watching the leaves get stitched...
ReplyDeleteHugz
You had a nice tour, dear Lin.
ReplyDeleteWe saw beautiful gardens on our vacation.
We drove from Dover through Sussex to Dorset and Devon and on to Cornwell.
We were so excited that we want to come back next year. Maybe more towards Oxford and then also via Somerset.
And I absolutely have to visit a fabric store, I totally missed that.
Sending you love Viola... I'm still dreaming of England :-))