THE WEEKEND

We had a great weekend at the Woodbridge Vintage and Modern Market.

This is how we set out the stall this time and in the picture you can see my daughter Emma who is a great help and supporter of my work.

I think we sold something from just about every design and had some really positive feedback.

An early view of the Market outside. There were also some excellent food stalls.

Before the customers arrived I managed to have a quick look round and see my friend with her Beach Bygones stall, I always managed to find some interesting bits and pieces to add to my collections.

Recently I was having a read of Beach Bygones blog and spotted this lovely blue shell in one of her pics. I've been collecting china shells for a couple of years now and already had one similar to this in brown and pink. So she agreed to let me have it and put it aside to collect at the Market.

And there it is, I'm really pleased with it. It's such a lovely shape from any angle. That's one of the nice things about blogging and Markets, you can meet like minded people and there is always a friendly face to talk to.

I couldn't resist these little photos. They reveal such a rich Social History and look at the fashion. I particularly like this one because my daughter was telling us how she would like to play the Accordion.

I was immediately attracted to this book and as I flicked through I realised it was quite special with these beautiful pencil drawings.

There is a stamp on the front 'St.Osyth's training College'. Beach Bygones and I both agreed that it needed a bit of research to find out what it was used for. The story is a real education with everything from how to wash a jumper, highlight your hair, bake and the politically incorrect reference to how the Mum is very fat. But this is balanced out by the fact that when everyone goes out she has a cup of tea and biscuit anyway with a huge grin on her face.

The Evans family are always willing to learn new skills and have a go themselves.

And here is what else was happening at the weekend. On Sunday Emma went with her Dad to the Bentwaters first Air Show. This is on the opposite side of the road to Rendlesham where we live. They had a fantastic time, there were some amazing planes and displays. Emma has more pics on her Sweetthings blog.

There are people actually strapped to these planes, all in the name of entertainment. I admire their bravery.

So I will say farewell for now as we watch the planes disappear into the distance.