Miraculously Nigel has had his knee operation. He feeling very fortunate. We were up in the cold and dark to take him and I did have sympathy for all those workers out well before dawn at this time of year. I couldn’t venture too far from home for this afternoon’s walk in case I was called to collect him so I ended up at Ascension Burial Ground which includes the Alphabet Museum, workshop of master letter cutter Eric Marland and this sign at the door.
I can’t work out if it says something...
Weather: hovering just above zero
Covid: terrible numbers and yet men doing jobs that you can see from the street (cable layers, roadworks, tree surgeons etc) seem to have abandoned Face & Space from the government’s mantra and I suspect Hands don’t feature much either.
Highlights: new drugs and vaccine approved. Nigel’s amazing tolerance to anaesthetics...
Hope Nigel’s recovery is swift and uneventful and the mission was accomplished. I have been staring at this picture, at first it looked photoshopped, it really makes no sense at all!
Like the title and the alphabet carvings. Is the museum worth a visit? Glad Nigel got his op today. Peter had a replacement knee op on August 4th, so really lucky to get it done during the lull in covid infections.
That’s great news Judith, you always wonder if non covid cases are going to be postponed so really glad for you both. Hope he recovers very quickly, I’m sure he knows exactly what to do to heal fast.
I have been trying to decipher the letters but I have given up..they are beautiful shaped alphabet letters.
Love the aesthetics of the letters. Would love to know if they actually spell anything. Just when I think I'm close to something, I'm short a vowel.
Sending healing vibes Nigel's way. Pandemic lockdown makes for good recovery time.
Well that’s great news about Nigel, onwards and upwards now that’s behind you.
Reminds me of the book Masquerade where clues written much like this print led you to a gold jewellery hare. Think it was rigged actually in the end - not that I was even close to x marks the spot!
Love this...tried unscrambling the letters but only came up with "grand lives" in there....No K or Y....Best of luck to your husband for an easy recovery.
Glad to hear his surgery happened in this challenging environment. Hope it has all gone well and he recovers well.
What a gorgeous lot of shapes and colours in this image.
On the guys not spacing, it is fascinating, isn't it? Some people (like me) are so used to masking up and avoiding contact with anything that breathes that it has become an instinctive habit and requires less thought. Other people found it an effort and have just stopped doing it. Maybe it depends on how scared you are!
@busylady the graveyard is fascinating in itself and the museum is interesting when it’s open - I think when @peterdegraff visited Eric was working and had a chat with us but generally you need to look out for open days as very often he’s out and about teaching etc.
Nice shot. Interesting lettering.
I have been trying to decipher the letters but I have given up..they are beautiful shaped alphabet letters.
You recognise dresses - I recognise typefaces (or I think I do - looks like Trajan to me). :)
Sending healing vibes Nigel's way. Pandemic lockdown makes for good recovery time.
This sounds like a really interesting place, and a perfect shot for your red letter day.
Reminds me of the book Masquerade where clues written much like this print led you to a gold jewellery hare. Think it was rigged actually in the end - not that I was even close to x marks the spot!
What a gorgeous lot of shapes and colours in this image.
On the guys not spacing, it is fascinating, isn't it? Some people (like me) are so used to masking up and avoiding contact with anything that breathes that it has become an instinctive habit and requires less thought. Other people found it an effort and have just stopped doing it. Maybe it depends on how scared you are!