Pretty gypsy caravans have been travelling through our little valley all week.
They're on their way to the annual Appleby horse fair in Cumbria.


I do enjoy seeing them but they do slow the traffic up quite a bit as there are only 2 short stretches of road in the whole 17 miles beetween us and the next town, where it is possible to overtake safely. (It's a very bendy and winding road, bikers love it.) If we remember we try and use a back road to avoid them on our return journey.

And this is where we were returning from,

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Pretty eh?

Aaaah thats better, no sneaky dog or wonderful man blocking my shot.

I had to snap this one.

NO PARKING ON THE GREEN!

Stitchy stuff next time, I promise.

love Fi x

My week in pictures.

Well, the parts that were suitable to photograph.

A journey to Grandma and Grandpa's for the weekend. (Being in the car for nearly 3 hours is very boring when you are 15.)

and when your 5 and a half!

This is my Mum and Dads house over in East Yorkshire. You can just see the beautiful Wisteria under the bedroom window.

Sneaky dog enjoys Grandpa's pretty garden, there are lots of little paths and bushes to sniff around.

But before you know it it's time to...

head back home to North Yorkshire and rolling hills and brooding skies.

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Bank Holiday Monday brought glorious sunshine for the village fair.

Shiny red tractors to guess the weight of.

Traditional Maypole dancing by the village school children. (sorry I managed to miss it, must have been rummaging on the brick-a-brack stall!)

Sweet little babies taking an afternoon nap in the sunshine.

These were little Shetland ponies.

Plenty of folk taking in the village scenery.

No village fair in England would be complete without Morris Dancers.

Pretty cottages.

Stone Barnes.

A glorious day in all.

(if you've got very good eyesight you might just see a castle in the background to the right.)

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A couple of days later I received a parcel from the lovely Sandi all the way from Australia.

Look at this beautiful handmade card, just the right shade of vintage dusky pink.

And look what was inside!

The most gorgeous teacup fabrics and lengths of lace. Isn't it wonderful how one little person who you've never met before, thousands of miles away on the other side of the world can touch your life in such a lovely thoughtful way. Thank you sooooo much Sandi for making me feel very special.
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Yes ladies, I even managed a little 20 minutes out in the garden... how are you doing with yours?

Sneaky dog was much more interested in this...

Not taken from a very good angle I grant you but when Wonderful Man very kindly climbs over a wall and balances in the mud for you, you can't be picky can you.

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It's our new hen house!

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Yes, our little household is growing.

I'll introduce you to

Cluck,

Margery,

Geraldine

and

Lady Gaga

very soon.
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Bye for now

love Fi x

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P. S. The parts that weren't suitable to photograph were, me snoozing in the sunshine quite a lot, barbecuing in the rain, sitting outside the our local pub indecently late into the night ssssh! Having my my oldest and bestest friend from school come and stay, and a lovely evening spent in an Indian restaurant with dear friends.

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Aaaah bliss.

I'm off to check up on your week now.