🌞Wednesday dawned bright and sunny. It was a rare Wednesday-Without-Shed day, and Bob was eager to get out and enjoy the weather🌞 I'd had a bad night, and woken with a headache. After he'd brought me breakfast in bed, it seemed churlish to say "I need to stay home and do housework"
🌞We got in the car and drove up to Deepdale Market on the coast. We stopped briefly en route to investigate a sign saying "Bric-A-Brac - Everything £1" I bought a sign which amused me, and Bob bought a filthy pair of pincers. We drove on to Burnham Deepdale, the sky was so blue, and the countryside so green...
I do love the mural in the alley way to the pop up craft shops. Not much of interest, but two lovely ladies were selling handmade jewellery and knitted accessories in aid of Duchenne UK. They were sisters, and one was the gran of a boy who has DMD. I treated myself to a kilt pin brooch for £5 - decorated with sewing notions and a Manchester bee.
After a jacket potato lunch we drove home stopping in Fakenham, for milk in Lidl and a mooch round the Sue Ryder shop. I found a book
A simple cover, with fantastic contents. Years ago I got this from the library and knitted Steph the fingerless gloves for her birthday, then made half a dozen pairs as Christmas gifts. The book is divided into four sections with seasonal items to knit, sow, bake,craft and grow...
Here is a photo of Steph's gloves from 2009
I shall enjoy reading this book again, and maybe I'll have time to do more of the projects. Some are pictured below. The illustrations are clear, with good templates and photos. Worth £2 I think. Altogether I spent £8, plus my spud. A good day out. I'm deciding where to put my sign, Bob polished up his vintage pincers the moment we got home. They look splendid.
I am not sure why we should" beware children playing". I think "be aware of children playing" probably would sound a little kinder. But the sign made me smile, and I love that children come and play in my garden.
This week's sunshine has been lovely. I hope the weather is kind where you are.
Bob's pincers look lovely now he's cleaned them up, there something very satisfying about old tools isn't there. My Dad had some just the same. You could always add a little 'of' to your sign with paint or marker pen, I agree it would read nicer that way. 🙂
That sounds like a great day. I like the kilt pin. When I was a Portage visitor I used to visit a family to support there son who had Duchenne. Portage stops once the child reaches school age but I stayed in touch for some years. Sadly their son died aged 16, children with Duchenne do not have a long life expectancy, he was a lovely boy. Regards Sue H
The work of Portage Visitors is so important, but many people have not heard of it. The help you gave to families whose children had SEND issues will have been greatly appreciated I am sure. Thank you
You and Bob had a lovely day out, and you got some great bargains. I've done a food shop and then re-potted my strawberries into hanging over the fence pots and also gave my poor spider plant some tlc, very pot bound its in a new pot and trying to root some babies in a jug. Xx
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Love that brooch, proper jealous.
ReplyDeleteWish I'd bought a few more now, they would be good gifts
DeleteBob's pincers look lovely now he's cleaned them up, there something very satisfying about old tools isn't there. My Dad had some just the same. You could always add a little 'of' to your sign with paint or marker pen, I agree it would read nicer that way. 🙂
ReplyDeleteOld tools are always received gratefully by Tools With A Mission (twam.uk) and refurbished for use in overseas development projects.
DeleteThat sounds like a great day. I like the kilt pin. When I was a Portage visitor I used to visit a family to support there son who had Duchenne. Portage stops once the child reaches school age but I stayed in touch for some years. Sadly their son died aged 16, children with Duchenne do not have a long life expectancy, he was a lovely boy. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteThe work of Portage Visitors is so important, but many people have not heard of it. The help you gave to families whose children had SEND issues will have been greatly appreciated I am sure. Thank you
DeleteA very nice day. Hope your headache improved. I think a full stop after the word Beware, might have made it clearer......but who cares these days?
ReplyDelete"That ship has sailed..." as they say!
DeleteHaven't thought about that song for years. What a treat to be reminded. Thank you for the warm memories--sunshine on my face.
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DeleteIt sounds like a really nice day out. The book looks great.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
It has a lot of inspiring ideas
DeleteYou and Bob had a lovely day out, and you got some great bargains. I've done a food shop and then re-potted my strawberries into hanging over the fence pots and also gave my poor spider plant some tlc, very pot bound its in a new pot and trying to root some babies in a jug. Xx
ReplyDeleteThat sounds very productive. I'm nurturing two bromeliad babies, the mother plant died last month (as I was told it would)
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