Shopping Spree....

Really looking forward to having a stall at 'Hay Does Vintage' in Hay On Wye on Sunday June 28th. Had a wander of a few favourite haunts today and have some lovely new stock to bring to Hay's beautiful butter market on Sunday. Love this sunny dessert set. Hope the day will be as bright. Please come along and see us.

This little drawer is just 21cm wide. There are so many things that could be stored in it.

This little oak table could also have a huge variety of uses. Simple and stylish, it could fit into almost any room and style.

Weekend Jaunt

Cow & Ghost have just returned from a weekend in Gloucester. We can't recommend the city enough. The city centre and Cathedral are well worth a visit. Beautiful buildings and lots of lovely shops. Wonderful Flea Market with a Vintage cafe where we passed a very enjoyable hour.

The Quays area is fantastic. Great atmosphere. Shops, restaurants and pavement cafes. Highlight for us was the three floor Antique Centre. Huge selection of units and another lovely cafe.

On the way home we discovered a real treat for Vintage lovers. Woodchester Mansion. Abandoned mid build in 1873 and preserved in that state. A truly beautiful building site. Acres of parkland owned and managed by the National Trust. A great day out near Stroud. Also yet another lovely cafe.....

Dates

 

We've compiled a list of the fairs we'll be at over the summer. Pens and paper at the ready.......

Sunday 28th June Viva La Vintage - Hay Does Vintage, Butter Market, Cheese Market & Market Square, Hay-on-Wye.

Saturday 4th July - Vintage & Retro Fair, St Peter's Civic Hall, Nott Square, Carmarthen.

Saturday 18th July - Vintage & Antiques Fair, Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

Saturday 1st August, Vintage & Retro Fair, Johnstown School, Carmarthen.

And of course our unit in Paraphernalia, Hay-on-Wye.
Best keep the stock up then!

Happy Ending.

We do like a Welsh wool blanket at Cow & Ghost. These are just three of the ones we took to Carmarthen on Saturday. We sold the middle and right hand ones to two lovely ladies who were both very pleased.

Delighted to get an email and photo today showing one of the blankets in its new home. It looks superb. Lovely to see where something ends up.

Carmarthen Fayre.

Brilliant day Saturday May 6th at the Vintage Fayre in St Peter's Hall, Carmarthen. Very busy. Met  a lot of lovely people and caught up with several old friends - 

3 quite out of the blue.

Huge success for Cow & Ghost, so we've booked the next one for 

July 4th.

Post Hay Festival

Busy and rewarding week at the Hay On Wye Literary Festival. The shop looked amazing and the tearoom was a roaring success to say the least. So lucky with the weather this year too. Sun shone almost every day. Sadly June hasn't started as well.

Can't win 'em all........

The courtyard 'Secret Garden' tea room was the perfect setting to relax with a cream tea.

Lots of lovely things sold from our unit. Busy stocking up, as we have several fairs coming up. Great excuse to go shopping.

To sum up. Cow & Ghost has a very enjoyable week, and are looking forward to the summer in Paraphernalia, 7 Market Street, Hay On Wye.

At the Hay Festival

We spent a lovely day wandering around the Hay On Wye Literary festival yesterday.

Our stall at Paraphernalia is stocked up with lots of lovely things. Really enjoyed meeting and chatting to customers.

The shop is on Market Street near the Antique Centre and Butter Market. Lots of nice things outside as well as in.

Wonderful atmosphere in town. Everywhere you look there is something to see, Stalls, crafts, music, vintage. It goes on and on.

And the sun is shining.

Don't forget. When you need a break to recharge, the tea room at Paraphernalia is open. Wonderful selection of home made cakes and snacks, and the calm of the private courtyard garden setting.