London is one of those cities where there is an abundance of green. Not just the parks in the center, but just about everywhere, even in suburbia. West London is one of the prettiest area.
How can you not love, walking down the Thames Towpath?
Half a mile frm Richmond and you feel like you're in the country.
Sunny days are so treasured because, there really aren't that many of them.
Ham House
Just off the towpath, about a mile and a bit from Richmond is Ham House, a National Trust site. After lunch at Chez Lindsay's we marched walked to Ham House and enjoyed the lovely gardens.
Aren't lazy Sundays, just great?
Swoon. I miss that. And that cloudy sky. The sky is higher in England than anywhere else.
Posted by: valentina at July 4, 2005 03:41 PMThanks for taking me on your walk. I swear, someday I'm going to get to London. It's a huge gap in my travels. x0x0x0x0x
Posted by: Ann at May 31, 2005 01:15 PMhi polly!,
I loved the french market bag so much I decided to knit it. Thank you for the pattern.
I've used 4 colours and incorporated bobbles (not sure how they'll go in the felting process but I'm keen to find out!
Trouble is . . . I'm at the stage of knitting the bag handles and whether it's my brain at this stage of the process or not but I can't for the life of me work out some of your abbreviations.
For instance what would BO mean? And ssk? Thank you for the time taken to answer my questions.
Let me know if you'd like me to send a photo of the finished item.
Kind regards,
Geri Barr
Port Melbourne
Australia
Sigh...add me to the list of people who are missing London right now. Maybe I'll make it over sometime soon...
Posted by: Cassie at May 27, 2005 01:41 PMWhat beautiful pictures. I would love to sit and knit there.
Posted by: Jenn at May 27, 2005 10:51 AMGoodness me, is that leafy place really London? It's so lovely that you take the chance to go sightseeing together and enjoy what's around you. Do you get over to Kew to see the bluebells- I've always wanted to do that.
Posted by: Sam-I-am at May 27, 2005 08:37 AMPolly, today reading your blog made me so nostalgic. I miss London so much! sniffle. I can't wait to get back there...hopefully next year.
Posted by: jacqueline at May 26, 2005 09:49 AMWhat gorgeous photos. Not sure it sounds like a lazy sunday to me, too much walking, but it does sound perfect. I've never visited that area of London, I can't think why!
Posted by: kerrie at May 26, 2005 08:03 AMHow beautiful! I am super jealous! It is super chilly in Boston right now... Thanks for sharing all those pictures!
Posted by: Dani at May 25, 2005 07:27 PMwhat a beautiful place..i love seeing pics..
Posted by: lulu at May 25, 2005 06:13 PMI love the photos, now I'll be able to spend the rest of the morning pretending I'm someplace nicer than the concrete bit of suburbia I can see out of my office window!
Posted by: Anmiryam at May 25, 2005 03:10 PMGreenery!! Your pictures are so lovely, can't wait till I can see them myself, I'm so going to London someday.
Posted by: yuvi at May 25, 2005 03:00 PMLoved, loved, loved the pictures. In the US we have some historic places, and some beautiful places, but nothing like Europe. Thank you so much for sharing those pictures.
Posted by: Rebekah at May 25, 2005 02:55 PMLovely walk polly, we did the putney to barnes a couple of sundays ago (missed last w/e due to a cycling event).
It's a long time since we visited anywhere - bank holiday w/e coming up, we might have time (after the star trek film of course)
dawn
Posted by: dawn at May 25, 2005 01:15 PMmust take photos... must get web hosting and post said photos... first must finish last sleeve shaping from hell of Marthat many thanks for the green sightings though!
Posted by: stinkerbell at May 25, 2005 11:39 AMThanks for the lovely photos -- I miss London!
Posted by: Wendy at May 25, 2005 11:30 AMAnd what are you knitting from the depths of your bag, is it a sock?
Posted by: Tracy at May 25, 2005 10:27 AMdo you live in west london too? i do, and your pictures have reminded me i should really go and see some of the sights near here!! i heard they're reopening the old kitchen gardens at Chiswick Park, they're meant to be beautiful in an overgrown, delapidated way.
Posted by: anna at May 25, 2005 09:25 AMaaawwww wish I was in London again! I went to Richmond PArk once and Ham House... it was so beautiful there!
now I'll be dreaming of London for the rest of the day :)
Posted by: Elisabeth at May 25, 2005 08:18 AMHehe, I was just wondering why aren't you knitting in the first photo and then there you are in the second one.
Posted by: Siow Chin at May 25, 2005 03:29 AMSunshine, comfy temps, greenery.....SHOW OFF :-)!
We've got a below-freezing windchill in Boston this evening.
Sweet lass of Richmond Hill, Sweet lass of Richmond Hill - damn, now I'll sing that all day - and I only know the chorus!!!
Lovely photos, as usual Polly.
Posted by: Lesley at May 25, 2005 12:02 AM