It's Been a Crazy Busy Summer....

 But I did get down to London to see the 100 years of the RAF Flypast

Down the Mall

Prime position at the Victoria Monument

 It was a stunning and exciting display. I have never seen so many people!! but all were dispersed within a short time and we had a nice stroll back up the Mall and down to Horse-guards Parade

even the soldiers seem to be getting younger!

 Back to the station to catch the train home, but a quick pit stop at the British Library which was a lovely cool and quiet haven for a couple of hours.

will be back again soon

 A bit of childcare for these monkeys

 

Before heading of to Birmingham to the Festival of Quilts for my annual stint working on the Kids Quilts stand 

I exceeded last years  £1 total spend by splashing out on a reel of thread and some of these very pointy pins

I did not have time to take many photos but I think that this was my favorite quilt 

 Not my thing, but I can so much appreciate the work that has gone into this

 Loved this

 And this one

A day to recover and off we went to Windsor  with our friends from New Zealand 

 

An overnight stay near Windsor and then a day out in Oxford 

 Afternoon tea at Rushden lakes with a good friend and then a trip back to Birmingham before the Kiwi's boarded their flight home

 More childcare.....

 

And a lovely day celebrating the Baptism of Little Miss E.  We had made all sorts of contingency plans to shade the garden from all the glorious sun that we have had all summer.  

but...

IT RAINED

A LOT

All DAY 

but we still had a fabulous time  

A trip to the Miniature Railway at Audley End to handover to the parents

 And of course, we had to have a train ride through the woods

if you go down to the woods today .....

 And then a visit from the French family to finish me off   Finish of the holidays . 😅

I have had such a little time to do any sewing or knitting but a pair of socks are on the needles

 

And some novelty scraps to be made into an I Spy quilt (or three!!) 

We have a few days to catch up with ourselves and then we will be off for a little holiday.

I think that we have earned it 😉