Highland Adventures!
I've had a long busy summer trying to entertain the kids and not getting much else done in the process - it's good to have a break from the normal routine though! We started off our Summer break on the Isle of Mull in Uncle Jim's Cottage which is converted from an old water mill. It was the perfect place to get away from the hectic routine of Urbanish life!
An old Mill Stone
Scottish Thistle
Beautiful deserted beach!
Let's not forget the lovely Tobermory (but let's keep quiet about the childrens' tv programme filmed here!)
I did take a little project with me! I couldn't go all that time without being creative so I decided to revisit Viking Weave. The process is to weave the wire onto a dowel as shown in the picture (left). Next you remove the wire from the dowel and pull it with all your might through a drawplate and you end up with something quite pretty and pleasing!
The one I did first was a single weave and the result is shown in the picture on the right. I eventually turned this into a bracelet with Silver end cones (below)
En route home from Scotland we made a pit stop at my parents' in Cheshire. We always make a point of visiting an ice cream farm (Cheshire is big on Dairy!). This time we went to Snugbury's where they have the added attraction of a Straw Sculpture - each year they have a different one. Check out pictures of previous years on their website! This year it was Big Ben - London's famous clock. The clock on the straw version really works too!
Today was a bank holiday in the UK. We took the kids for a ride on The London Eye where we had a great view of the real Big Ben!
My folks visited Tobermorey earlier this year and couldn't believe how uncommercial it was, with very little reference to the beebies programme.
ReplyDeleteLoving the Viking weave.
I got the impression the locals weren't that keen on the association. I think when you've had 100 people knock on your door asking to see PC Plum it probably gets a bit tiresome! :-)
ReplyDeleteI so want to be where you have been! It looks so beautiful! I am now curious though, what children's show do they film in Tobermorey? Love the btacelet, going to have to figure it out! Hope your holiday was great, but I am glad you're back!
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I love the Isle of Mull, i holidayed on the Scottish Islands for years. My ex in-laws are from the Isle of Lewis and we had some fabulous holidays in that part of the world, i'm so jealous. Did you venture across to Iona? Btw, I love the viking weave.
ReplyDeleteMichele - it's a show called Balamory which is aimed at pre-school children. It has really annoying characters!
ReplyDeleteTina- Yes we did go to Iona and it was a beautiful day when we went. What a beautiful place. love it up there - it truly is a great escape!
Glad you all like the Viking Weave! I'll have to keep practicing so I can sell some!
Scotland looked lovely, really like your Viking weaving, but I think will leave that to you crafty folks, I've got to get painting!
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