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Saturday, 8 March 2025

A busy week...

 ... but quiet on the sewing front.

We have been celebrating Philips 80th birthday this week with family and friends. Starting last Sunday with a family lunch out at Dunster which was delicious and fun.  Philips dessert plate was very tasteful I thought!


Rum and raisin ice cream and that little pot was full of rum!!! Good job I was driving.

It was a lovely sunny day too for a nice walk through the town and part of the castle grounds. You can see my suggestion of the castle in this weeks stitch journal.


I have been working on Wings again this week - down to the last 1/8th of the outer border and it will be finished this week! I need to get on with other things.


After a dry week and now that we have milder temperatures I need to get a few things done in the garden. Lovely to have spring here but winter is such a great time for sewing!

Have a good week everyone.

16 comments:

  1. Happy birthday, Philip! Love the stitchery in your journal. Enjoy! ;^)

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  2. Happy Birthday to your Philip, Lin. It sounds as if you all enjoyed a wonderful celebration. Another lovely segment in your stitching journal. Love that castle.

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  3. Happy Birthday to your dear husband Lin .. I think I might've rather enjoyed that dessert!!! Loving the pics of your stitch journal that you show over on Instagram. Pleased you are getting some nicer weather finally. xx

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  4. All the best wishes for Philip's 80th birthday.
    I would have liked the ice cream too and the chef really came up with a great decoration.
    We also have such great weather, sun, cloudless skies and 18 degrees... we have to make the most of it because it won't stay that warm... have fun in the garden and have fun with the sewing needle. A hug from Viola

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  5. Looks like you had a good celebration.
    I'm looking forward to see Wings in its entirety.

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  6. The castle looks good nestled in it's stitched grounds.

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  7. Happy birthday to Philip! That dessert looks and sounds delish. I love the castle added to your stitch journal. I really want to learn how to hand quilt. My Mom got me a hoop and stand for my birthday last year...so far, it has only "displayed" a quilt at Christmas.

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  8. Birthday blessings to Philip!! Hubby and I love rum'n'raisin ice cream too, though not with a side of rum. LOL! I'm sure he was a very happy man on his special day. :-)
    Lin, I am very excited to see your Wings quilt completed...it's been a bit like waiting with baited breath while you have been working away on it. What an heirloom it will become!
    Hugs
    Jennifer

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  9. I love rum & raison ice cream - it would be my favourite, though I have never had rum with it!
    Lovely to be able to incorporate what you have been doing in your stitching.

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  10. Belated birthday wishes to Philip!

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  11. Belated wishes for the special birthday boy. It is nice to see the finish line in sight for a long term project.

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  12. Happy Birthday to Philip, certainly a milestone to celebrate with special icecream - that looks good. Well done on coming to the end of Wings (I still have mine waiting for quilting!!!) the castle is perfect in the journal......
    Hugz

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  13. Great dessert plate deco for Phillip.
    Nice to include the castle in your stitchery.
    Nearly at the end of Wings.
    Lovely dyed threads in previous post and have fun with #2 challenge.

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  14. Wings is just to lovely!!!

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  15. Such lovely works in progress, Lin. I've been away from blogging for quite some time, but I remember your beautiful Wings project. Almost done....

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  16. Love your header photo. Happy birthday to Phillip. Well done with Wings. Your castle looks great

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