Get a room you two

Oh get a room you two.

We had a lovely long weekend away for our wedding anniversary.

A night in our favourite hotel in Grange over Sands, then three nights

at the caravan.  

Thursday we had a drive out to Coniston where the annual Vintage pop up shop

was in full flow and I picked up this lovely basket to use as a travelling craft

case when we are away.

I did a bit of stitching and watched a workshop on the Korean stitching

technique Bojagi, pronounced po-ja-gi.

YOU TUBE VIDEO OF BOJAGI

I’ll be taking part in the workshop when I see the replay of it.

One of the techniques I'm going to have a go at is “pinch stitch”

I took a screenshot of it from the workshop.

Anyone who knows me, knows that there’s not a cat in hell chance of

me changing my 18 year old cyber green VW beetle anytime soon.

However, I would add this beauty to my collection given the chance.

I’ve spotted it several times when we’ve been around Grange over sands

and keep thinking of putting a note on the windscreen asking them to let

me know if they fancy selling it. 

I have my suspicions though that it’s owned by a lady who probably

loves it as much as I love mine.

Still not made it to my desk as the wandering welder celebrated his

72nd birthday yesterday (more snogging heehee).

We had a drive out to friend Emma’s gorgeous flower and coffee shop

to buy some flowers for Philip’s twin sister Elena.

Such a beautiful autumnal bouquet, I wanted to keep it for myself.

BAYTREE FLOWERS & COFFEESHOP


Every effort will be made to sit at my desk for longer than the blink

of an eye before next week when we set off again for another stint at

the caravan.  This time we are meeting up with my sister and Mum who

are staying in Grange Over Sands.


Here’s my nod to the cooler weather, it’s a flannel petticoat

under a summer frock.  I’ve not got the opaque tights out yet

I’m hanging on a bit longer to summer.

And here’s what I’m reading now after finishing Claire Fuller’s

Unsettled Ground.  I’m in need of a lighter read.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US

We are off to the Lake District today for a night away

to celebrate 32 years of marriage plus 10 years of thinking about it first.

How can I have been with you for 42 years Mr Wandering Welder,

I’m not that old.  You must have cradle snatched me. Maybe I

thought he was a sugar daddy heehehee.

Silliness aside through the best and the worst we’ve laughed

and cried and now all these years on we are still laughing.

So I’m not at my desk today ladies of 

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as we will be strolling along the prom at Grange Over Sands

recalling our wedding fortnight in Miami and Palm Beach.

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Sunshine, possums, parties and pensions

The sun has had his hat on this weekend and so have we.

There was a whole lot of “good day possums” going on as

we helped friend Anita celebrate her 60th birthday on the

farm where they live.

The Australian themed party also included a mock wedding

vow renewal. Anita and Mr T where married there 10 years ago.

Neither of them had any idea about the hysterically funny

ceremony put together by the neighbours.  

Also on Saturday our lovely friend and neighbour Jan

celebrated her birthday as well and we are carrying it on Tuesday

night with a full on chippy tea.

There’ll be bread and butter, mushy peas, followed by sticky toffee

pudding and gallons of tea.

Sunday morning I finished off Maggie O’Farrell’s

‘This Must Be The Place’.  Good storyline but far to much flipping

about in time and place for my brain to absorb.

Next up I’m reading Claire Fullers lastest novel ‘Unsettled Ground’.

I enjoyed her 2017 book ‘Swimming Lesson’.

You can read more about her here 

LINK TO CLAIRE FULLER

It’s so nice to be back at the library, browsing the same fitted wooden 

bookshelves I’ve visited from being a child.

One of the simple pleasures of life is to select a few books, sit

awhile at a table in the centre of the library and decide which ones to take home.

Then, selection made, to have a chat with the friendly librarians while getting

your books stamped.

(Sample picture of their afternoon tea)

On Sunday I took Mum out for a drive and lunch at our

favourite place, Park Farm Tearooms near Ramsbottom, Lancashire.

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On the way over and coming back we had to work our way around the

1,600 cyclists taking part in the amazing Tour De Manc charity cycle race.

You can read about it here 

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS COVERAGE OF RACE

It was a chance to wear the lovely brooch Instagram friend

Sarah Maguire sent me in a beautiful birthday box of goodies.

LINK TO SARAH’S INSTAGRAM PAGE

Blouse from Barnados Vintage shop at Cheadle.

Hand knitted tank top bought a few years ago from a vintage fair.

It’s been a sunny, celebratory weekend and my first pension payment

has arrived. We are now fully paid up members of the senior citizens brigade.

How lovely it feels to know we’ve done our whack and now it’s play time.

Take care always

Lynn

x

A LOVELY START TO SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 

We had a trip out to Barrowford just outside Burnley, Lancashire.

Our destination, Pendle Heritage Centre

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The gardens and park are beautiful and after a very nice lunch

in the tearoom, overlooking the 18th century walled garden

we set off for a stroll round.

In the museum you can find out all about the mysterious Pendle Witches,

the Bannister Family including Sir Roger Bannister the first athlete to run a mile

in less than 4 minutes. I hadn’t realised that the inspiration came from Pendle Hill

for the international Quaker movement.

Dress by Toast

M&S cardigan

Charity shop basket

I gave my me made brooch an outing. I made it a few years

ago after being inspired by London based textile maker Jessie Chorley

and being on a couple of her workshops in Wales and Nottingham.

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‘Don’t panic Mr Mannering’ as they would say on Dads Army.

After checking the government website it would appear that my

lovely 18 year old VW Beetle will run on the new E10 unleaded

petrol.  Phew ! that’s a relief.  Have you checked your car ?

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And lastly for our

ANNIE’S FRIDAY SMILES 

my nephew Jacob started at high school yesterday, while

his sister Olivia will be moving onto 6th form college.

Where does the time go.

Have a lovely weekend 

Lynn

x

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AUGUST ROUND UP

EEH! YOUVE BEEN A BUSY MONTH

A birthday

Lunch treat with my bestie

A pension 

A return to Oxford

A stay with my sister

A meet up with Instagram chums

Stopping off to see special friends

A return to bookshops and the library

Donating blood

And a special christening 

Now we move into September and all it will bring.

Starting off with a new prompt for the

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Take one patterned fabric and one base fabric 

Rework it in ten different ways.

Using what’s left of a charity shop find lined curtain I bought for

£3 a few years ago, here’s what I’ve come up with so far.

When I originally got the curtain it was made into a dress

by my clever friend Val.

WHAT I’M READING

Look at the hardcover on this library book I borrowed, isn’t 

it amazing.  It’s such a shame to hide it

Well that’s it folks from me for this week.

We are off on a road trip today to Barrowford and Pendle Heritage Centre.

PENDLE HERITAGE CENTRE

Sorry if I didn’t get round the desks last week and

thank you all for your lovely comments.

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