Sunday 29 July 2012

Summer catch up

Hi, I have to apologise for not writing on the blog for so long.  It has been a very sad time as a very dear friend of mine has died.  She was the most lovely person, funny, selfless, kind and warm and I miss her dreadfully.
The last time I posted on here we had been to France and since then I have been with family to Norfolk.  We had a lovely week in a house in West Runton which was owned by Amanda at Decorative Country Livings' mother.  It was delightful and can highly recommend it for a lovely break.  As you could expect furnished beautifully but also very relaxed.  We had Evan with us, 2 years old, funniest little chap, so we did things such as the steam train into Holt, sand castles on Holkham, things I had'nt done since the children were small.  The weather also kept fine for us.
Whilst we there we visited Felbrigg Hall, which was fabulous, with some excellent plant stalls as well, came back with the boot full.  There is so much to do in Norfolk, great places to have coffee and interesting shops.
We had a brilliant Summer Opening here in June and the weather although cold did stay fine.  It worked brilliantly, and all the other girls were really pleased with their sales and we had such a great mixture of things.  Coffee and cake was enjoyed in the house and we raised £320 for Cancer Research so a big thankyou to all of you that supported us.  We have plans for a similar event in November as it worked so well.  Tina has lots of ideas for Christmas decorations and demonstrations, Nicola with her willow and Kate is already sourcing jewellery.

Just a few pictures from the day.  The garden has suffered this summer as everyones.  I have alot of roses, David Austen, old fashioned roses and they have sadly been rotting on the stems.  Just bizarre weather?? Have had some successful days at auction for the shop, lovely french cheese pots and some good glass ware.  Now getting ready for Burhnam Market fair on Saturday, 18th August, a really great event in the centre of the village.  Lots of interesting stall.  I have just put the workshop dates for the autumn on the website as well so do book early if you are looking to come on the follow on course as it gets so full so quickly.