Wet Weather Plans

It rained throughout the night and all morning, so I needed a wet weather plan.
That took me to the QuakerTapestry Museum, in the Friends Meeting House in nearby Kendal, which I had never visited. It’s the result of a huge community project. 77 panels celebrating the history of the Quakers and notable events in their history, its creation involved more than 4000 men, women and children in 15 countries. It was really interesting.
Non conformism was really strong in the north of England from the 17th century onwards. Kendal sits at the heart of what the Quakers call “1652 Country”, it was in this part of England that George Fox first preached between 1652 and ‘53, and where Quakerism (as it later became known) first took off.
The blip image is a detail from the first embroidered panel, I have included the second panel as an extra.

In the afternoon I had been invited to tea by fellow blipper Knottman, and Mrs K. We had a very pleasant afternoon, finishing with a tour of their lovely garden. By that time it was not only dry, but the sun was threatening to shine, so I finished my trip to Arnside with fish, chips and mushy peas on the prom (or more accurately in the car on the prom, a too cold wind was blowing). Followed by a walk in the early evening light.