Threads through Creation

 Truro Cathedral is hosting a wonderful exhibition his month. Called Threads through Creation, it is the work of Jacqui Parkinson. It comprises twelve huge panels, each one showing parts of the Genesis story..........in embroidery.

Actually, it is hopeless to try to describe it in words. I had never seen anything quite like it. The first panel shows the 'Beginning' and gradually the story builds up. Let me show you one side of the Cathedral.

Each panel takes the story a little further and becomes more complex. This one is called 'Universe, sparkle with lights'. It's a mixture of fabric engineering, quilt techniques and embroidery, and it really does sparkle.

Another one which caught my eye is a panel called 'Earth, dance with creatures'

Jacqui Parkinson, who says that it is her Christian faith that inspires her work, took over three years to finish this amazing collection. If you would like to see more, her website is

https://www.jacqui-textile.com/

There you can see all the panels in better colour than my camera shows. I shall go back for a second look at the exhibition, as one visit isnt enough.

Apples and flowers.

 It has been too hot this week to do much in the garden, apart from sitting in the sun. Even that was too much at times.

Apple windfalls were descending, some usable, some not. I wondered how long it was since I made Apple jelly, and thought it would be something positive to do, even with damaged fruit.

It's a fiddly job, involving cutting up and  boiling the apples, draining them in a jelly bag, then using the pale green liquid to make the jelly, mixing jam sugar with it.

All of a sudden the pale green liquid has become this lovely rose colour, and set into five pleasing little jars. (The fifth was given to a friend)

Waiting till the cooler evening to boil fruit was a good idea.

Evenings are the best time to water my many garden pots, full of colour at the moment. The flowers below are from a pot of mixed Clarkia and  Godetia. I love their tissue papery petals. No scent, but beautiful. I thinkthey are quite old fashioned plants. I remember my Grandfather growing them.

Today it is cooler, and people are heaving sighs of relief. As soon as it rains we will all be wishing the sun to return!

Seven heads!

 For the first time, my Agapanthus has seven heads!

It's much bluer than this photo shows. I'm so pleased with it.

Dark glasses

 Trying hard to look like one of the most glamorous ladies, Jackie Onassis. It's not really working.

Yesterday I had an operation for removal of a Cataract. The world is blurred but I'm hoping that soon it will be crystal clear. It wasn't a very nice operation, most of taking place under gallons of iodine-y water sloshed over my entire head.

Now I am wearing very large dark glasses and wondering if the look is appealing. or just slightly dim.