Feast of St James
A Special Baking Project
Patience, Mary Ann and Hattie baked a special cake for the Peregrina in the family!
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Agathe meets Agatha
Unenthusiastic reception
Agathe was invited to visit the home of a friend who keeps hens…the Orpingtons are busy looking after chicks but the Rhode Island Reds are enthusiastic layers. My friend thought Agathe and Agatha the hen might like to meet each other, and while Agathe was enthusiastic about it, the hen was not….
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Pebble Beach Evening
An evening glow
At the request of both Min and Agathe, who wanted matching “sister outfits” the Quimper Hitty human has collected the last remaining dinosaur bone fabric scraps, and made a skirt and hat for Min.
The human was also easily persuaded to revisit Pebble Beach for a postprandial stroll and photo shoot…
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Min and Agathe go to Pebble Beach
Rocky Gully
The Quimper Hittys are lucky to live only a few minute’s walk from a lovely pebbley beach with bedrock outcroppings. Min was excited to take her new sister for a little explore…
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A Summer Hat
Pattern
A few Hitty friends wanted to know how I made Agathe’s new summer hat so here is an explanation: I made a pattern from a rainhat that I received from a Hitty friend, who has given me permission to share the pattern and the process.
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Agathe meets the gang
The new family
Hitty Agathe was a little daunted by the horde of Hittys who live in the Hitty cupboard, but did her best to remember everyone’s names…
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Agathe
A Happy Girl
This is Hitty Agathe, who I carved from a turned blank at a carving Retreat in Oregon hosted by tc Vollum. She was all but finished on July 13th, 2014. The name Agathe is derived from the scientific name of her wood, Swamp Kauri, Agathis australensis. On her very first full day of existence I took her to the beach at Hug Point, and then drove and sailed for 11 hours to get home to the Hitty cupboard where the rest of the Quimper Hittys gave her a rousing welcome! While most Hittys wear coral necklaces in honour of their ancestor Hitty, Agathe is holding out for agate beads.
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Carving in Oregon
Three New Girls
Constance and her human, and two other carvers and their Hittys went to Oregon last week. We attended a carving retreat hosted by TC Vollum. The result of four days, many woodchips and a few blisters, was a new Hitty carved by each of us, except for the participant who carved bodies and limbs for two resin shoulderheads. The shoulderhead dolls unfortunately had to leave for home before these three girls were ready for the “end of retreat” portrait.
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