If You Seek His Monument, Look Around You

 

Design - "Bee Skep"

Chart - "June"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 May 2013

Completed - 20 May 2013

 

Ta-da!  I think I ended up stitching this little skep twice to complete it once.  The frogs followed me across the pond to England. 

 

Can you tell how we spent today?

 

Here's another hint.

 

 

You guessed it, we visited St. Paul's Cathedral.

 

The detail is extraordinary both inside and out.

Built in 1669 after the Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed the previous cathedral, it is considered Christopher Wren's finest work.

 

All these centuries later, it still dominates the skyline nearby.

I'm not able to share photos of the remarkable interior as photography is not permitted inside the church.

 

There were police on horseback working the area near St. Paul's.

 

After visiting St. Paul's, we walked across the Millennium Bridge to the Tate Modern.  The art museum is famous for the revolving large installation in the former turbine hall.  I was crushed to find that the room was closed - under construction.

I think this is the most clever street performer I have ever seen!

Certainly all the school children gathered around thought so.

 

As we heading back to the tube station, we stumbled upon a Paul bakery.  It was such an easy decision to buy a take-away lunch. Paul is in the US as well at Britain, here's a link.