Tuesday 25 August 2009

Lake district England

I was on a short holiday in England Cumbria ( the Lake District) With a friend , We are friends for more than 40 years.
We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast near Windermere.
It is a beautiful part of the UK

This is our b& b.

This is Henry the cat at our Bed and Breakfast.

Near Kendal is LEVENS HAll House and Gardens
the Elizabethan mansion is built aroud 13th century
the gardens are famous they are from ca 1694.
This is an example of the cutting

this is levenshall house

We saw the earliest english patchwork in the house
www.levenshall.co.uk


we went to the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in Kendal( Cumbria)
the picture of the Amsterdam part of the tapestry is on their leaflet.
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4 comments:

  1. Sew Create It - Jane26 August 2009 at 08:21

    The Lake District is one of my most favourite places to visit. I love the walks.

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  2. LeKaQuilt26 August 2009 at 10:12

    It's beutiful there! - Is'nt Henry the sweetest ? He look like an old english aristocrat ...LOL

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  3. YankeeQuilter26 August 2009 at 17:21

    What a beautiful area...love the gardens...

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  4. Louise28 August 2009 at 03:18

    I went there in 1975 with a high school group, and I remember how beautiful it was. Henry was certainly posing for you. What a gentleman! I love tuxedo cats..I have one too. Louise

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