The Village Show.

Brilliant day yesterday at our local Village Show in Talybont On Usk. 

A Village Show as they used to be when we were growing up. Lovely atmosphere. Children playing contentedly, games, races, pony rides, teas, cakes and this year us :-)

We spent most of the week glued to the weather forecast. In danger of becoming obsessed.... Luckily the the sun came out and all was well. 

This was our first foray into an outdoor pitch.... Great fun with  borrowed gazebo....

Pleased with how it all looked in the end. Also our first time of just having the blankets, cushions  and related items

Even the car - Luke the Juke played his part....

Thoroughly enjoyable day. Already looking forward to next year.

Summer road trip

Cow & Ghost are leaving today for our summer jaunt. Quite a road trip this time. Not in this lovely camper van, but we liked the photo. Plans to visit towns, stately homes, coast, countryside and more.

We usually take lots of photographs, as we find lots of interesting things along the way. This time we thought we'd chose the nicest photo from each day and add it to a blog post, so here we are.

It may be a building, an object, a view.... Who knows. We see so many lovely images on the internet, we look forward to adding some of our own

Day 1 - 8.8.16
We discovered this wonderful cupboard in the Gardener's Bothy at the National Trust's 'Attingham Park'. Lovely little building located in the smaller walled garden. Lots of vintage items on display to handle including old gardening books. Original 1950's armchairs to relax in too.

Day 2 - 9.8.16

One of many photographs taken in the lovely Orangery at Lyme Park. House used for filming of Pride & Prejudice, but no sign of Colin Firth in the lake.

Day 3 - 10.8.16

Beautiful summer house in the garden of Fountains Hall at Fountains Abbey. Love loom furniture too.

Day 4 - 11.8.16

No sign of Dracula today, but can easily imagine him in atmospheric Whitby Abbey.

Day 5 - 12.8.16

Robin Hood's Bay. A gem of a place. Something to see around every corner. Highly recommended for a holiday. Like stepping back in time.

Day 6 - 13.8.16

Mr Straw's house in Worksop. An Edwardian semi untouched since 1923. An amazing time capsule preserved by the National Trust. Brought back so many memories of how houses were when I was a child. One pot on a magnificent stack of six had been changed. Pleased to spot it being used in the garden, 

Day 7 - 14.8.16

Visited Belton House. Delighted to find the sundial used in the spooky 1980's BBC children's television series 'Moondial'.

Day 8 - 15.8.16

What a lovely city Lincoln is. We can highly recommend the shops and cafes in the Cathedral Quarter.

Day 9 - 16.8.16

Cliveden today. Lots of talking about Nancy Astor and for different reasons Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice Davies. Mainly chatting about Joyce Grenfell, and imagining what the place was like when she visited years ago.

Day 10 - 17.8.16

The last day of our trip, but what a great way to end. Some 1930's bathroom glamour at Packwood House. Highly recommend this National Trust property in Worcestershire. Gardens are beautiful, and we'd move into the house today.

Summer Fair

As usual a great day at the summer vintage fair in Crickhowell.

Great to see so many old friends.

The sun even shone :-)

Developing our selection of Welsh blanket related items. Lots of new cushions, and plan to make more by the end of the summer. Also introduced our newest range, Photograph greetings cards. Printed just last week. really pleased with how they've turned out.

Already looking forward to returning in November :-)