Seed packets and books

Sunday evening has rolled around again, and is it me or is there an autumnal feel in the air? Maybe it's the grey sky and intermittent rain that's making me think this way. After all, there's still plenty of summer left ... isn't there?

Over the last few days I've been deadheading and tidying the allotment and garden, and sewing a few more blocks for my second Chris English style scrappy quilt. I managed the odd trawl around a charity shop, and picked up a couple of books, including this handsome hardback of 'The City of Tears'. Only to later realise I already had the paperback version sat on my bookshelf. Never mind, I'm sure I can easily find another home for one of the two copies.

I used some of my gelli printed papers to make seed packets. All ready for the seeds I've been collecting while deadheading the astrantia, catananche and assorted flowers. I printed a few more pieces of mainly A5 sized paper today. They'll soon be folded and glued to make packets too.

I made patterns on the paper using yet more bubble wrap and poppy seed heads, and achieved some nice effects from masking off areas of the pages, which is particularly effective with the yellow and brown piece. I've several feathers I've picked up while out walking, so want to use those for pattern making too, though some feathers have beautiful markings and I'm reluctant to spoil them.

Anyway, that's all for now. I'm going to catch up on the cricket highlights and binge watch another 'Borgen' on the iplayer.

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