Frost

It looks as if winter is truly upon us now. Today's frost was heavy. The velux windows in the loft had a thick coating of ice, and this is how the grass looked.

Caversham Artists Christmas Gala

Caversham Artists are having a Christmas Gala on 9th December at St Andrew's Hall. I always like to support local artists and will probably be buying some presents and cards.

The River Thames at Caversham

I took these photos at Caversham Bridge yesterday, in the gap when the rain had stopped for a short while. The River Thames is very high, and I hope you can see from the second photo how fast flowing it is. 

Wire Knitting

 I dusted down the cobwebs from my bookshelf and took out this book Knitting With Wire by Nancie  M. Wiseman, an old favourite of mine. Watch this space to see my wire knitting !

Book -Clare Youngs Christmas Crafting in No Time

I have bought another book by Clare Youngs-Christmas Crafting in No Time. I was so thrilled with the ideas and techniques in her Papercrafting In No TIme book, that I wanted more! There are another 50 projects in her Christmas book .There are cards and gift wrap, decorations, gifts and cooked treats . I was very interested in the variety of crafts in the book. The only problem is I want to make all these, as well as the 50 in the Papercrafting book! Big mistake buying both books so close together, as I keep looking at them and can't decide what to do first!If you like Clare Youngs' books, she has actually written several more, but I am not going to buy any more at the moment!

Tag Tuesday-Music

The theme for this week's Tag Tuesday is Music. I have made a collage using images of sheet music and a violin advert from The Graphics Fairy . The flowers and floral background represent the song which is about sending flowers to a loved one. I photographed my tag on the piano to keep in tune with the theme.

I am having a busy family time at the moment as all of my four sons are at home, so it can be a bit hectic, and I am a bit behind with my tags and haven't been posting as much as usual.

Photography Courses by Jo Andreae

I have just had an e-mail from  local photographer, Jo Andreae, about the photography courses she is running next year. For details here is her link :-  http://www.oneworldonecamera.co.uk/forthcoming_courses_planned.html.

This link takes you to her web-site where you can check out her beautiful photos. Jo lives in  Upper Buckleberry, which you have probably heard of as it is where Kate Middleton,  the Duchess of Cornwall comes from.