Sunday 27 February 2011

Lovely illustrations


I bought a three fold screen today, each of the panels is covered in this beautiful fabric.
I thought that you might like to see it.
T x

Saturday 26 February 2011

The Cotswolds


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When I drive to Witney, I go across the top of the Cotswolds, from The Vale of Evesham, past Broadway, through Stow on the Wold, through Burford and onto Witney, one day I will post pictures of these ancient Sheep trading towns.
Today as the sky was quite menacing I thought that I would show you one of my favourite views.
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Nothing out of the ordinary and no great sweeping vista, but a humble row of trees, the ones above are on the left hand side of the road, below, on the right hand side. You can only see this view when travelling from Stow to Broadway not in the other direction.
Through the winter the skeletons of these trees have been so beautiful and depending on the weather the picture can be so different.
Today the bright green against the clouds was really striking, I hope that you enjoy this view as much as I do.
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A little further on and we noticed a hunt, The North Cotswold I expect. Although I am a country girl through and through I have never been a hunt follower, however I do believe that we should be allowed to keep certain traditions and the people that generally argue against hunting do not understand how the countryside works and that it needs to be managed. Since Tom has been at Sparsholt college I have learnt a lot more about how animals suffer if numbers are allowed to go uncontrolled and with increasingly bad winters, how they can starve to death, enough of that though, please enjoy a picture of English tradition that these people are fighting to keep alive.
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Lastly, on the way back through the next village to where we live is this beautiful Cotswold stone house, it is now converted into apartments but back in the 70’s my Grampy owned it. I remember going in there before it was sold & any renovations, it was beautiful.
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I do hope that you enjoyed my journey home.
remember to click on the pics to enlarge.
T x

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Just a quick blog today, as I am cooking the dinner, making the lunchbox & packing the van, whilst M watches the rugby!
Don’t forget to double click for a closer look, the last four are the contents of my new glass cabinet, all very rosy!!
Maybe I will see you tomorrow at Shepton Mallet flea?!

Friday 25 February 2011

Shepton Flea Market


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These are some of the things that I will be taking to Shepton on Sunday 27th February, (the Orla bag is not for sale). As usual I will have a mix of vintage quilts, eiderdowns, fabrics, clothes, curtains, boxes, pretty bits ‘n’ bobs, small furniture……Michael and I will be very pleased to see you up on the balcony.
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Lizzie will be in the main hall with her fantastic mix of gorgeousness
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See you there?!