why I lurve the countryside

 

why I love the countryside. . .

 

just sat down at my desk and heard a noise

looked outside to see a shepherds hut trundling along the road!

(don't suppose the loooooong line of cars behind feel the same lurve!)

vintiquing heaven in the US!

We've been to stay with family in the US, down in the Deep South
in South Carolina.
Gorgeous times, hours of chat sitting in the rocking chairs on the front porch- mega catch-ups, lots of laughing, food, drink, music, a road-trip to Tennessee, stayed in Nashville and watched
The Grand Ol Opry radio show recorded live.

 

My cousins organised mega vintiquing trips- I was in feedsack-quilt heaven- and I bought so many sewing boxes and textiles we struggled to pack 4 suitcases within the weight limit!
(well actually I struggled while Ted looked on with that "why can't you ever buy small things. . ." expression. He had another expression completely when the hand luggage wouldn't fit in the overhead locker on a completely packed plane, buts that's another story. . .)

 

 

 

 

Home now, jetlagged, missing my family, sifting sorting and patting
all these wonderful buys, trying on clothes hats and handbags
and wondering if I'm EVER going to part with
the Dresden Plate depression quilt. . .

 

Here's where we stayed- straight out of Gone with the Wind

 

 

and this is the view from the front porch. . .

 

 

Roll on next year. . .love you, cuzzies!

 

cat lounging

Sun lounger £2.00 from the bootsale.

Cat, priceless. . .

new neighbours

new neighbours moved in this week. . .

they'll take a bit of getting used to after the sheep moved out. . .

I don't think I'll ask to borrow a cup of sugar!

uncovering the garden. . .

 

to say our garden "runs a bit wild"

would be stating the blimmin' obvious!

 

With the sunny days I've been out there tidying up

(I use this term loosely- VERY loosely!)

smiling at what I've uncovered from it's coat of winter debris

 

 

oh, I always knew THEY were there!

They did come out and "help" for a while but we have a fox living

on the other side of the hedge so I dare not take my

eyes off them for a moment; like innocents abroad they have

no idea of the danger of The Wild Side

 

Needle the Terrier. . .

Victorian tombstone from a pet's cemetery in a

now demolished Country House

 

 

I wondered where I'd left that watering can!

 

new fab fave!

 

so many people asked me about the coat I wore for
the Dairy House Textile Day fair so here's some proper pics-
I bought it in our local CS (BIG smiles at that find!)
and its lined with a silk scarf and a label "Made by Frou Frou".
Have to confess I'm totally in love with it,
altho Mark asked why I was wearing a curtain. . .

 

 

DEFINITELY a new favourite for me!

 

 

rescue x 2

 

tortie cat rescued from the farm 13 years ago this month

 

pink painted folding tea trolley rescued from the tip this morning

 

what's your best rescue?

Filling Bruce's Tummy!

 

 

Saturday morning food shopping for Bruce The Horse

needs something a bit bigger than a supermarket trolley

 

 

The phrase "eats like a horse" was made for him but

hopefully these two big bales should last a couple of months

until the late spring grass starts growing

 

 

He has hay rations morning and night but I'm sure

given half a chance he'd eat a whole bale!

Dairy House Day Success!!!

very many congratulations and thanks to Tracey & Debbie
the new owners of The Dairy House
for organising a fab day's selling today!

Karen & Woo on the next stall,
homemade tomato soup lunch, coffee cake. . .and customers!

What more could a stallholder want???

 

just a few pics of my stall- taken before the rush started and before

my camera battery d i e d

Dairy House Day 14th April

 

on Sunday 14th April I'll be at

The Dairy House Textile Day Fair,

which is always great fun with lots of vintage textiles, clothing 

furniture, furnishings and decorative antiques 

to buy from the resident in-house dealers, and invited guest traders.

 

I've been saving up a really nice assortment for my trademark

Ted and Bunny "you never know what you'll find" stall,

including small items of painted furniture, old gardening pieces,

household must-haves, vintage frocks and fashion accessories and a lot of

unused fabrics- yardage on the roll, remnants and dress lengths. . .

 

Hope you can come!

amazing picture- just had to share!

 

I found this picture -

can't remember where or when so sorry not to give any credits. . .

just had to share

xx

Easter Treat Giveaway winner is. . .

 

The scrummiest Easter pressie I received was this

UTTERLY GORGEOUS cake from Joanne

(my friend of many talents who makes the horsehair jewellery)

 

layers of sponge filled with fresh cream and lemon curd,

edged around with chocolate finger biscuits

and topped with a stunning bouquet of fondant flowers. . .

 

well what's a girl to do 'cept start eating!

 

 

when it was all finished (and yes, Ted did get a look in

albeit a very small one)

 

I popped some of the flowers in my chick dish,

where they sit on my desk as a lovely reminder of just

what a delicious treat the cake was, and how lovely

it was to be so spoiled! 

 

Soooooo. . .talking of treats, the winner of my little

Easter Treat Giveaway is Maria. . .

send me your email address Maria and I'll pop the book

in the post.

Thankyou everyone for entering

xx