The latest issue of American Quilter magazine features one of my articles on the Quilt Museum and Gallery in York, England on page 52. I visited the museum during my 2015 Food and Fiber Lovers’ Trip through Kathy Brassill of Handcrafted Holidays. Unfortunately, the museum closed not long thereafter as it couldn’t sustain financial viability. […]
UK humor and the Tour de France
You may be aware the Tour de France is going on presently with many spills and thrills for cycling enthusiasts. One of the top contenders has fallen, breaking his shoulder in numerous places, and is out. In an effort to expand beyond France’s borders, the Tour started in The Netherlands this year. Last year, the […]
UK Road Signs
I enjoyed so many aspects of the fiber art tour I did last September in the United Kingdom. But I never expected to find the road signs so enjoyable. Here are two of them that speak for themselves. Our driver Alan told us the slang term for speed bumps is sleeping policemen. What a great […]
Fiber Lovers’ Tour
Last September I traveled to the United Kingdom on a Food and Fiber Lovers’ Tour organized by Kathy Brassill of Handcrafted Holidays. Our group of seven spent 17 days in Scotland and England on perhaps the best trip I have ever been on. Even though it’s now been months since the experience, it continues to […]
