Contrast..........

Yeserday I took the train to London with a very firm objective but as this month has disappeared  and  because I had time to spare I decided to squeeze in a visit to the Remembrance Poppies at the Tower of London.I love walking through the City, especially at the weekend, time to look around. At the old and the new, cheek by jowl.

 

as expected the vista of the poppies was amazing and very moving, especially where they fell from the ancient walls .

A variation on roses round the door

 

They are still adding poppies and there was large number of people assembling and "planting ".

Just a couple more shots, closer

and closer.

As I was leaving i caught site of these metal beast, I suppose representing the wild animals that were kept here at one time. I didn't have time to investigate fully but for some reason I found them very disturbing.
I searched and found they were made by Kendra Haste, wonderful but they are very ghostly.
And now, as they say, for something completely different.

 Onto the main event, the NFL Fan Rally in Regent Street.  What a good day.  I saw Raiders' fans

 

Dolphins' fans

We took photographs of the cheerleaders

and then the players took photographs of us.

No 71, Menelik Watson  comes from Manchester.

I met a really fun group of people who made the day very special,

 Thanks for the laughs. 

The appearance of legend Dan Marino made their day (and mine)

It was a great family day out with lots of activities for children, it was fun jersey spotting trying to see all 32 teams, oh you get the message it was fun. 

Can you spot me? 

From the NFL UK web site no copyright breach intended.

My biggest smile of the day though was the three ladies of indeterminate age who had obviously come, in their killer heels, to shop in Regent Street and looked a bit bemused. Unfortunately camera was off at the time.

Right now to watch the Ryder Cup.  It's all go but at least I can sew while I am watching.

Humungous catch up.......

Sitting in my very tidy(still) workroom I decided to catch up on the Documented life for the last couple of weeks.  When I started to scan them in I found I had not "documented" since Wk 26. So here are the rest.
Wk 27 - Add a crossword puzzle

Wk 28 - Add an Instagram or any other tiny photo to your page.

Wk 29 - Make a wish list, draw pictures or cutout images from a magazine. (old collage of me)

Wk 30 - Add recipes, business cards - a mash book page.  (I made cards that flip in alll directiosn)

 

Wk 31 - create a pocket - fill it with treasures from your week.(this flips too)

Wk 32 - Incorporate a fortune cookie fortune.(not available so looked some up)

Wk 33- Use you under paper in a creative way.(No under paper, used gelli..not very creatively)

Wk 34 - Fill page with numbers related to your week.(Hope it adds up!)

Wk 35 - Draw sketch or doodle a face or cut out and alter one from a magazine.

Wk 36 - Black and White

Wk 37 -  Use a white pen predominately on your page. (This was fortuitous because I have only just noticed that I completely missed out Wk 36.)

Wk 38 - Draw, paint, doodle a feather onto your page.

Sorry Susanne, won't be there Saturday- NFL Fan Day in London.  Shoulder pads and helmets call.  Hope the Raiders fans will be there in all their glory.

Absence note.......

Please Miss, I have been a bit busy. Turning this

into this

 
 The intention was to be able to show my desk as it usually is, with work in progress,  so that I could take part in Seth Apter's challenge.
The spur to have this humungous tidy was the super chest of drawers I had from DH for my birthday but
you will notice that the tidy version has nothing going on.  This is the story of my life, as soon as I have it tidy I sit wondering what to do.  Hopefully over the next weeks I will ruffle it up a bit and produce something.

Since I last posted I have visited the Weald of Kent Craft and Design Show at Penshurst Place which was a very good day out.
This gentleman works in London, moving on pigeons.  He doesn't kill them, just says "Move along please"

and he is just gorgeous.

I have also has a birthday which I celebrated with friend watching the Tall Ships leave London.
Some very tall

and some not so tall but great to see.

I have been doing quite a bit of gardening, bulb planting as we seem to have lost a lot.    Now, to try and get back on track with everything else......looking forward to a visit to Hampton Court  to visit The Handmade Fair on Saturday, hoping that this wonderful weather hangs on just a little longer.