The Archangel Gabriel by Philip Jackson (2009), South Harting Church, Hampshire.
WARNING: PICTURE-HEAVY POST!
Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that I have been absent for a week. Caring for Elderly relatives again, I’m afraid. It was a tough week, and I expected to come home utterly emptied out, but weirdly, because we managed to get out and about, and had a couple of days with friends in Sussex in the middle of it all, I somehow to managed to recharge my creative batteries. I’ve come home feeling more ready to write and make and decorate than I have in months. This is a HUGE relief.
I am here to tell you that despite everything, it is possible to feel and get creative.
So here are some pics and a little video of some of some highlights of a week spent between Hampshire, Sussex and Oxford.
Beautiful blossoms in the service station car park where we stoppped for lunch on our first journey.
Sunshine on the Hamble River.
Uppark House, National Trust, always a favourite visit for my mum, and such a beautiful building. Its hard to believe it was gutted in a fire a few years ago and has been fully restored.
A sofa carved from a whole tree trunk, found in an Arundel shop. looks comfy, doesn’t it?
Gorgeous Italian nougat at the Piazza Italia event in Horsham
Stunning sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel by Philip Jackson (2009) suspended before the North transept window of The Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, South Harting. Shades of Dr Who?
A quick peek at the kitchen garden of Hinton Ampner, also National Trust, where we stopped for a quick lunch on the way to Oxford.
I was going to upload some footage of the Parade of 100 Ferraris at Horsham’s Piazza Italia event, but the format is apparently unacceptable, so I’ll just have to tell you that the best part was the revving of those meaty engines!
Anyway, the point is that you have to get out to feed your muse. So this week, in the aftermath of a busy Easter, why not take half an hour to get out and walk around with your camera, and just look at what is around you.
Happy Creating,
EF
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