Looking back! ;-)

January brought...

A sad goodbye to loyal friends as they were packed away!

Crafting began again , in earnest!

And a crisis on Telegraph Hill as one son, his friend

and a clapped out old banger...were stranded!!

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February brought...

Bath time! A real treat!

More crafting...

and a potter around the lovely little Dorset town of

Sherborne!

(Oh and another birthday!)

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March brought...

The month when I got on my high horse

about ' copying ' !!

But, I still found time to make some bunting,

find an old Alice and Jerry reading book...

and way hay... Bath again, due to cheap train tickets!

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April brought...

April took us all over the place!

Paignton was looking very cheery .

St Ives...where the tide was out and so I had the CK shop all to myself!

Totnes ( Yes,Totnes pokes its nose into every month!)

Exmouth, where the best bit in the town is the park!

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May brought...

On our way to the V&H Fair at Chipping Sodbury,we

stopped at Shaftesbury for lunch.

And of course, nearer to home, a visit to Hill House Nursery

was an absolute MUST at this time of year!

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June brought...

I decided to have an ' At home sale' of vintage,

handmade and other bits!

We visited Shaldon very early one morning and wandered around

choosing our favourite abode!

A Vintage sale in Chagford saw us return with some fab bits for the garden!

*****

July brought...

My mum and dad celebrated another anniversary..61 years.

We took them to Cockington..gee up!

I decided that living in Newton Abbot was not so bad after all

And..the Shabby Vintage bloke group was set up at

The V&H Textile Fair!

*****

August brought...

We found the sun in Clun, Shropshire!

We called in at Hay on Wye on the way

Ludlow was a must as we tracked down the new Zani Lady premises

And then we found ourselves Cornwall bound

for the Homespun Fair at Portscatho.

*****

September brought...

The Rougemont Gardens , Exeter,were at their best!

We took a few days break in Dorset!

On the way , I grabbed a vintage satchel in Honiton

and then there was The Girls own store, Bridport!

*****

October brought...

Now married to Mr S for 17 years, he took me on a jolly

to his hometown of Brixham!

We had a lovely stroll around Wells after the first Frome

Vintage Bazaar

And ..Totnes again..for the brilliant Nostalgic Mix Fair!

*****

November brought...

Sal's Vintage Fabrics got a mention in Sew Hip Magazine!

The V&H Christmas Fair was excellent..Mr Custard

thoroughly enjoyed it!

A good friend and I had a pressing engagement and spent the morning

looking at vintage irons!

Mr S and I caught the train to Barnstaple!

*****

December brought...

Salisbury was simply beautiful!

Old friends returned to make their presence felt in our house.

A spot of Christmas reading got me into the spirit!

And...yes..late night shopping at Totnes is something

that everyone should experience!! ;-)

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One wonders what 2011 will bring!!

;-)