The Blue Hour
With thanks to TTT
St Mary’s Church, Cratfield
This is an old piece of stained glass – could you date it? Join one of our church tours on 14 of 15 June to learn more! Tours are at 12.00pm and 3.00pm on Saturday 14 June, and 12.00pm, 2.30pm … Continued
Jack in the Pulpit at Cratfield
Arum Maculatum – Jack in the Pulpit, Lords & Ladies, and many other names for these plants which are starting to appear in the shady, damp ditches and roadsides around Cratfield.
Rosie Price HND Goldsmith at Cratfield Open Weekend
Rosie Price HND Goldsmith will be offering her beautiful, handcrafted jewellery at the Cratfield Open Weekend, 14 and 15 June. Rosie works with precious metals, gemstone beads, found objects, and more at her studio, Brightsmiths Workshops and welcomes commissions. Alongside … Continued
‘Forget-me-Not’ by Linda Taylor
Linda Taylor will be showing and selling her handmade gifts at Cratfield during the Open Weekend, 14 and 15 June. If you would like to order a special gift please contact Linda at ltaylor49@btinternet.com
Swan Green
Pargetting on old building at Swan Green
Spring can be Blue
Wikipedia tells me these plants are native to the Eastern Mediterranean, North-East Iran, and Turkmenistan. In Victorian times a blue hyacinth apparently indicated sincerity. (The RHS provides cultivation notes.)
The Five Greens
The map raises quite a few questions! Where are the greens? The size of the settlements and their positions? And why is the Roman Road not straight?