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!!
;-)