Stairs and Curtains

I'm revisiting the first weave I designed a few years ago. It made curtains for the kitchen but they were always a little bit too small and it's been annoying me ever since. So I'm weaving some more fo the fabric to widen each curtain. Four different coloured bobbins makes for a crowded workspace!

The finished fabric on the curtains

At the same time I'm also building/assembling/installing a very large four flight oak staircase on one of my projects. Oak is so unforgiving and almost every piece has to be slightly "eased" to make it fit exactly.

 

Girantes par le Pas de Roc

A break in the unsettled weather on Sunday so Sheri, Michiel, Susie and I headed up Girantes for a leisurely walk with great views. From Coumebiere we made the loop acesnding via the Pas de Roc then descending via Port de Saliex.

 A tiny patch of snow on the summit

This morning a super bright rainbow in front of the Col de la Core!

 

Autumn

Finally some of the leaves are turning and with a dusting of snow on the mountains it's starting to look autumnal. The hedge laying is long since finished and the mountains of chippings from the branches distributed to all the gardens.

A lot of weeding and mulching, new frames for the blackberry, loganberry and raspberries, which have been cut back and replanted as the beds were overrun with comfrey and nettles.

The chicks are now 3 weeks old and it looks like we have 2 cockerells as they are starting to chest bump each other - they may become our christmas dinner as Clinton rules the roost!