More cakes and 2 days out.

 I have been getting on with the cake illustrations. They want 5 textile pieces and this is the third.

 Chocolate cake.

 Polenta cake

 Apricot tea bread.

 Trying to prolong our holiday feeling and make the most of the Autumn sunshine between rainfall, we have had a couple of NT days out. This is Dryham Park, near Bath. It is being used in 'Sanditon' as the wealthy lady's house but with the Bath backdrop painted out and sea added behind, which makes us laugh!

 Look for the deer on the skyline.

 And back to our local house Newark Park because the cyclamen spreading under the horse chesnut trees are amazing. An American took over the house when it was falling to pieces and saved it. He was a keen gardener too and planted lots of trees and bulbs. Now the National Trust look after it and an army of volunteers care for the beautiful gardens.

Elemental at Cotswold Sculpture Park.

 Tp celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary and to complete a trio of sculpture gardens we went to the Cotswold Sculpture park in Somerford Keynes.This one is set in woodland and has a surprise around every corner.

 The Comma butterfly liked the warmth on the elbow of this bronze.

 A bit of an 'ah' moment by the labradors.

A huge mixture of exhibits from the quirky to the realistic. Again lovely cafe, coffee and cake. It doesn't take all day but allow a couple of hours if you want to take it all in.

veg plot framed and the Rococo Gardens at Painswick.

 The computer has had a massive overhaul and is all better! So normal service is resumed, if only humans could be mended as easily. Above is the veg plot in its splendid box frame ready for Grow Your Own at the Guild next month.Below are pictures of the Rococo Gardens at Painswick. Today is the last day over at Quenington and if you enjoyed that, you will love this garden complete with garden buildings, maze and pigeon house. It is a huge garden set in a valley with sculpture trail for this summer. If you can't get there here are some pictures to give you a flavour.