{"id":407,"date":"2011-08-16T21:24:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T03:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/reposting-newsletter-from-august-10th"},"modified":"2021-04-04T00:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:13:37","slug":"reposting-newsletter-from-august-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/reposting-newsletter-from-august-10th\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am writing to you tonight from London<\/a>, as I watch the ongoing news reports about the riots here over the last few days. It is extremely surreal. Today I had a lovely day in Hyde Park, Kensington Palace<\/a>, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and Harrod's. Tomorrow I'll be traveling to Birmingham for the Quilt Festival there. (and giving an award on Thursday at 4 pm) <\/p>\n

I tried to go see Kate Middleton's wedding dress<\/a> which is on display at Buckingham Palace<\/a>, but the tickets were booked and the lines were just obscene. So I went to see the " Enchanted Castle<\/a>" exhibit at Kensington, and then spent time in the Ceramics floor of the V&A. <\/p>\n

Amidst the reports of chaos here, I found I was drawn to images of pastoral tranquility. This delightful "soft-paste" porcelain piece<\/a> (above) is titled "The Music Lesson<\/a>" – made in London about 1765. The description card said it has "a distinctive charm and character", and "the densely applied flower decoration<\/a> here is characteristic of English taste." Made at the Chelsea porcelain factory, painted in enamels and gilded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After seeing all the green hills dotted with sheep in the Scottish Highlands, and strolling through the Queen's rose garden today<\/a> in Hyde Park, this charming pair with the dog<\/a> and sheep<\/a> were just what I had in mind to share with you all.<\/p>\n

I've uploaded several PLAID photos from the Edinburgh Tattoo<\/a>, and more photos from London<\/a>, on my photo page<\/a> and my Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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