Sunday 21 March 2010

I had a great day yesterday at the Homemade and Vintage Fair in Northampton (once I'd found my way!)I thought I'd just show you a few pictures taken at the start. Hope I get everyone's name right! I didn't manage to get round all the stalls to pics but these will hopefully give you a flavour...

Debbie from Vintage Wants Not Needs (just a little bit of her stall)



Sharon - the Crafty Trundler



Tracey - of The Vintage Bothy



Lindsay - of Elsie Sparrow (with her decorated bicycle).



and Ann of Vintage at the Corner House.



Once again Ann and Debbie did a marvellous job of organising the whole event and now deserve a well earned rest. Thank you so much ladies! The hall looked great with its decorations and bunting outside. One guy said to me how fantastic it all was - he loved the ambience, the music, and was enjoying the memories jogged by so many things from his childhood. Now I might not be surprised to hear that from fellow bloggers and like minded girls but coming from a man that was great!



This item intrigued me - clearly promoting Bols, you could wind up the underside and shake it and the ballerina then performed in a snowstorm. No idea what its called but Debbie (who remembers these) - if you read this please add a note in the comment box!



These last couple of pictures were taken on the way home when I stopped off in Market Harborough.( I shouldn't have stopped - it took me 3 hours to do a one and a half hour journey - Lost in Leicester!) They are for all those people who admitted to being Marmite lovers in my last but one post! Marmite are seriously into self promotion at the moment!

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Hope you've been enjoying the lovely sunshine. Wend has been attacking the wisteria which has been seriously threatening to take over. Wend won. (She thinks!)

Love Wend

15 comments:

  1. Looks like you had a great time,
    Rachael XX

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  2. Great photos Wend, lovely to see you yesterday.
    Ann x

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  3. Hey Wendy!
    Was so lovely to see you again yesterday! The stall looked great but alas My camera did die before I could finish taking the rest of the stall pics!! I only got through half....You were right next to me too!!! DOH!
    Hope you did well and hope to see you at the next one!
    Annie x

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  4. Looks like a real treat day out.

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  5. OK so showing my age here. Bols was an alcoholic drink of some kind and I think that probably there was originally music as well but wind her up and round she goes. This was probably caused by imbibing too much alcohol, I have a tendancy to dance around when I am a little tipsy too...
    This was the kind of thing that one had on the top of their drinks cabinet or bar which stood in the corner of the room. I remember those too.
    Debbie

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  6. Oh fancy having all that gorgeousness in one place, Northampton was just a bit too far for me to travel, wish there was a fair like that in the north east. Lucey xx

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  7. Seriously good day out by the looks of it. You have a wisteria? Lucky you!!!! We put one in nine years ago and it sulked and died.... sigh

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  8. Oh, I wish I had been there! xxx

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  9. Thanks for showing us the delicious pics. One day I'll get there. xx

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  10. It was great to meet again, Wend, and I enjoyed the day very much!! Love the pics, and sorry to hear you got a bit lost on the way home. I got a bit lost on the way to the fair, & I know Northampton a bit more!!
    Sorry I didnt post a pic, but I had quite a few blurred ones I couldn't post!!
    Take care & have a good week : )

    Sharon xx

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  11. Hi Wend

    Glad to see that the Fair was another great success. Thanks for your good wishes, and I'm so glad you began to blog - nearly 100 already! How time flies!

    Have just become a follower of your blog. I hadn't realised I wasn't!

    Sue x

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  12. it looks like it was so much fun!! sent your parcel off this morning, hope it arrives safe to you soon xx

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  13. HI Wend
    Thanks for the mention! It was nice to meet you even though there wasn't much time to chat!
    Hopefully I may see you in August.
    Have a good weekend
    Tracey

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  14. looks wonderful! i loooove marmite!!

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