I had a great day out in London this week. After a lot faffing and moaning about how it all happens down south... we decided that we would just have a long day trip to London to see this exhibition at the Barbican which looked really interesting. Unraveling, mThe Power and Politics of Textile Art. it was really good - well worth the 6:00 a.m. start traipsing into Darlington to get the train and back again - and for once British Rail delivered! The trains were on time and just as they should be..... unfortunately the weather was not quite so helpful and it started to rain about midday. It just got heavier and heavier as the day progressed. Our plan to visit the exhibition at the Barbican worked out well. The art exhibits were excellent. There was a lot of very thought provoking work going on and a lot of different techniques - embroidery, mixed media, macrame, collage - you name it was there. The work the artists re...