Spring, Swinderby and painting.

Started the week at Swinderby Antique Fair, very cold day but now go with clothes for every possible eventuality as you can have all 4 seasons in one day on that airfield.  Lots of dealers from all over the country but as always some brilliant and some no more than car boot but found some great buys.  A lovely bureau very pretty shape which will look great, probably paint in 'Old White' or ' Hardwick White' with a bluey grey inside.  Some more small antelope antlers on sheilds, look brilliant in 3's or 5's.  A grain sack to cut for a oak stool I bought at auction last week, will lime it.  I also bought a pretty small dresser from the auction.  So busy week coming up getting them painted for the shop. 
Next week I am helping a dear friend Ruth to do a sale of things she has from downsizing 2 houses.  We are holding it in Mary and John Richardson's lovely barn at The Grange, Morton on Friday, 10-5 and Sat.10-3, lots of lovely bargains and I will be taking a few things from the shop to sell.  Do come along.
Just about to paint a chest of drawer for a young lady in a fab. raspberry pink, great, nice to do something different.
Trying to make some changes in the garden as it got very neglected last year with building at the back.  Am aiming to do 1hour a day!!!  I am not very good at doing things in stages, I am much more a do it until you drop and then can;t move next day!!!  We have a parterre garden at the back and some of the shrubs are now taking over so have taken some of them out and will replace with more hebaceous and roses.  Love roses and because we started from scratch could have favourites, Mary Rose, Tuscany Superb, Geoff Hamilton, William Lobb.  
The follow on workshops filled up very quickly so have put 2 more dates on  and still have a few spaces, Tuesday, 24th April and Tuesday, 15th May.  

Initial workshops are filling, the Saturday is now full, but still have spaces on other dates.