We had twenty four hours in Brixham , Devon at the weekend and the weather was kind to us, we even had a meal on the outside balcony of a new restaurant in the town.
It was not as unhealthy as it looks ,vegetable pancakes,garlic bread and wonderful fluffy chips.Anyone who knows me will tell you this is a very rare thing for me to do as I really dislike eating out, but there was something about the mild evening,the lights around the harbour and the smell of wood smoke from the wood burner inside ,that made it a great experience.
I did manage to resist dessert
I do think Brixham is so pretty at night.
Saturday morning this ship the Tres Hombres came into the harbour,she is a commercial cargo ship and she bought goods from the Caribbean and will be leaving with ale for Brittany in France.She sails the world delivering goods and relies solely on the wind.
she will be quite at home in the port for a few days as Brixham has several heritage vessels already based there.
These are managed and maintained by willing volunteers
Add Freddy the ferry boat into the mix,and there is always something to see.
Wilson sometimes forgets he weighs 40+ kgs
On the craft front I received a wonderful little INCHIE box from Kalona in the swap she hosted over at milliande
http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.com/
And this is the Twinchie box I sent her which is much more rustic with a seaside theme.
It is made from a felted cashmere jumper,calico and printed muslin.
I can now also post pictures of a journal page I did back in June for a collaborative Journal for Milliande.
Marilyn over at http://lifeartcollide.blogspot.com/ hosted and assembled the Journal on our behalf and this was my page.
Glossy accents added brightness to the eyes
I created it by printing onto calico and stitching this onto card,The face is made using Fimo and before curing I made holes to thread her hair through.The two Tags were cut with my Sizzix and coloured with inks before adding text.These tags were placed in the pocket behind the face.
What an interesting post! Funny thing I am the same re: eating in restaurants. I love the fact that there are still people out there who do things the old fashioned way like on the Tres Hombres. I love the inchie boxes and your journal page is sensational! Congrats Mary!:-) xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt has been such a long time since I dropped by for a visit Mary and now I truly feel as if I've been on a little holiday thanks to your fabulous pictures. Being a land-locked prairie girl I can only imagine what being near the sea must be like. It was wonderful to see your journal page once again. Like seeing an old friend!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I could not have passed up on that dessert.
Oh yes Mary! I LOVE these beautiful sailing vessels. Surprised you did I?? :)
ReplyDeleteI have to let you into a guilty secret - my favorite answer to, "What are you making for supper?" is "Reservations!" I love to eat out and that restaurant looks like it's right up my ally :0)
Hugs,
Lois
Thank you all for the comments,and Lois if you and Mr L come to the UK you must visit Fat Pants and we will treat you to a meal.
ReplyDeletelove those inchie and twinchie boxes what a clever idea. YOu make me laugh when you ask HOW i fit it all in..the card today only took about half an hour..I suppose the secret is having supplies to hand. On bigger project such as the house I did recently I do little bits at a time..love looking at all your photos especially the boats
ReplyDeletewow what a wonderful posting...wonderful food, beautiful views and amazing artxxxxxlynda
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