when summer returns !

The last hot day, last week we gave the beach a rest a headed off
to Lewis, and Pells open air swimming pool, a real gem, this pool was built
in Victorian times and is wonderful quite haven on a hot day .

Just in time .......

Visiting this inspiring exhibition featuring the work of

Robin and Lucienne Day: Design and the Modern Interior

 had been on my "to do" list for ages, so on the last day
 of the exhibition at Pallent House I finally got to see it
 WOW, it was amazing........ I  just love the textiles

 and furniture from that period, I had to restrain myself from ripping them off the
walls and popping the fabric into my bag. A few of the fabric's have been re printed

digitally,  (with the help of textile students from Glasgow Uni )
selling in the Art gallery shop for £75.00 per meter.... not cheap

this one is possibly my favourite....................

the great out doors

If you are planning a holiday check out this app
which I found on a little-bird blog.

Love Letter Lost

I was lucky enough to get this fantastic 

              book from a lovely friend for my birthday.

             The author Babbette Hines shares her trove 

       of love letters and vintage photographs 

       devotedly collected at flea markets and

auctions over the past tens years.

 Images of love struck couples laughing, dancing and picnicking richly
illustrate this period, the love letters really show how "courting" and love
 has changed over the years. It's a wonderful book transporting one back
to another era.

super busy weekend

 My friend's house sit this farm when the owners go on holiday, so we popped
over to say Hello, and the girls had a wonderful time feeding the sheep and cats
checking on the cows and playing with the amazing sheep dog, Domino.

I made this dress for a special day on sunday

I was lucky enough to find the vintage pattern

in Oxfam, but it was for age 6 years I needed

 it to fit an 8 year old so I mixed it with this

 newer pattern from Burda. The daisy lace and dress

fabric is from Ditto and the trims from Fabric Land.

Sunday was rounded off with a yummy cream tea

at Havanna Spoon in Hove. We feasted on tiny rolls

with smoked salmon and cream cheese, scones 

jam and cream and lots of little cakes, cherry cake

carrot cake and cheese cake. Like Havanna in

Brighton, Havanna Spoon has a lovely vintage feel

 which makes me think of the 1920s .

in-side-out

Wandering around the Lanes in Brighton, I popped in the In side out cafe for a cuppa, all the mosaics reminded me of Parc Guell, in Barcellona.

happy hens

A very happy but busy day on saturday
11, lovely "hens" celebrated Zoe's July
wedding with a Sew Retro Hen Party, they
made silk knickers or a clutch bag, and nibbled
a vintage champagne cream tea, sandwiches
lemon drizzle cake and freshly baked scone
with cream and jam.,washed down with
sparkling wine and pots of tea, I did not have
time to take any photos except before and
after .

Sunday a quite day, a small trip, to worthing pier to admire the fading beauty
of the 1930's pier, such a shame no cafe, only a small kiosk selling tea/coffee
and a few men fishing, on sunday in JUNE not the sunniest day we have had
recently but sadly the pier was deserted !