Getting ready...

...for our two weeks in glorious Derbyshire! There will be a lot of painting, doodling, sewing, (we will be using Pat's 196os sewing machine), and obviously I shall be taking loads of photos!

By the front door

Entering a friend's garden

The secluded garden III

Cupid and crowns

My dear friend Lara sent me some yummy chocolate from Venice, sumptuous! I quickly grabbed the camera to take a shot, I knew they would not last very long!

While I was de-cluttering...

...I found this adorable cat, I will certainly keep it!

The two red gingham hearts

The yellow ghost in the garden

Petals and pistils III

Behind the farm III

Petals' silhouette

Into the garden VI

From the kitchen window

Pat's sheep

The white garden

In the garden VI

In the garden V

The first to get across

Stems against the sky III

And then the moon came out...

Blurred sky III

Towards the field IV

Near the paddock III

Near the paddock

Intricate III

In the garden IV

Towards the field III

The angel's wing

After the snow has fallen..

We escaped to the country...

...for a week and thank goodness we will be back in a few weeks time! We arrived on a Saturday and woke up the following day to this pure and spellbinding view.