Have you seen this man? Spotted at Snape Maltings while on holiday camping in Suffolk last week. This was a very welcome break after the pressure cooker environment I've been enjoying no enduring for the last few weeks while Niobe has been taking her A levels. I will just say to all similar Mums - "and Breathe"!
These stripes are on the possibly most photographed beach hut in the country in Southwold. Niobe wanted a "last" camping holiday before she goes away to Uni.
My bones are starting to resent this form of self abuse and cried "enough" as I tried to raise myself from the air bed each morning resmebling the actions of a beached whale. Still the weather made up for it!
Southwold's beach huts are notorious - as much for the cost as for their colour with some going for £70000 (yes seventy thousand).
I have to say though I rather like the dark more brooding huts found just across the river at Walberswick and can imagine myself whiling away the hours in a Virginia Woolf "Room of my own" type way.
Especially one like this - equipped right down to the East coast essential item - a hot water bottle for the beach! Why had I never thought of that!
Having some time way gave me the chance to sit down quietly and finally work out how to crochet a ripple - I've been going to a crochet class for several week over the spring but realised that the only way to get it is to PRACTISE. So with the sun blazing out at 5.30 I got in with it and cracked it. The biggest decision I had to make in my jamas was - what colour next?
I managed to track down a great car boot in Kessingland not far away and had some great finds - fabrics, art deco Barribal playing cards, little Kodak Brownie camera and a big old Peak Freans biscuit tin.
Not to mention this fabulous wooden hat box? It still has some battered old labels on it and is a great size. Niobe was a bit taken aback as I referred to it as my bedside cabinet in the tent. It worked a treat for my specs and lamp at night!
I'll let you have a closer look at my fabric finds - loving this grey and pink floral barkcloth
and then I found this piece - as new. Wow. Can't beat it - that feeling you get after a successful car boot! Who needs abseiling, paragliding, for their adrenaline fix? Not me!
Hope you're all enjoying these summery days. Hopefully I'll find some time to get round some of your lovely blogs soon - but that will be after the OFSTED inspection. As chair of governors I'm up before the inspectors this morning. Best go and brace myself!
Glad you enjoyed your hols in my part of the world :) Great carboot finds - I rarely bother with Kessingland but perhaps I should!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a nice time, it's a lovely place. Good luck with OFsted - my daughter's a school govenor and they went through it last week but came out very well with much relief all round!
ReplyDeleteSouthwold is somewhere I want to go but never been. I remember hearing it for the first time in Upstairs, Downstairs. Lady Marjory's parents were Lord and Lady Southwold.
ReplyDeleteLovely fabrics. xx
gorgeous fabric, but then, I would say that, wouldn't I. yummy hat box too.
ReplyDeleteomg! Love the fabulous fabrics of course! And those beech huts are so very Enlish, I am a big fan of them! xx Great to see you at the weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteI meant English! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the beach huts, not so keen on the price of them though....
ReplyDeleteGreat finds, love the old biscuit tin and hat box.
See you Saturday
I like the darker huts too (from your photos). How on earth have you managed to master the art of a ripple blanket? It has just about driven me into the ground when I have tried it. Youtube will be my next aid I think............
ReplyDeleteWhat a great holiday - I love Southwold. xxxxx
ReplyDeletecrochet and sun do not a happy coupling make....but you've done a wonderful job despite the odds and the backache , good luck with your inspectors ....
ReplyDeleteWend,
ReplyDeleteAs tenacious as ever you have managed to hunt down a bargain at the car boot - even on your holiday! There's no holding you back girl is there? Good luck with Ofsted! Lesley x
So glad you had good weather and in such a lovely part of the world too. Those are fabulous finds, with every one after the same thing, you did so well, but you know that already! x
ReplyDeleteThe grey and pink floral is beautiful, and look, your stripey pyjamas are a perfect match for the very expensive beach hut!
ReplyDeleteI prefer those dark beach huts too, they look just my sort of thing. Super boot sale finds too, especially that lovely pink and grey barkcloth. Any ideas what you're going to make from it?
ReplyDeleteAaaah. Walberswick ... happy memories! Those dark huts always struck me as a bit odd, somehow.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if we walked past each other! Managed to miss that silhouette at the Maltings. Sadly much changed since our last visit about 30 years ago we left in rather a hurry as the weather took a turn for the worse. We saw some beach huts too, but in Devon later in the week going for £200,000. No - we couldn't believe it either.
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, lovely part of the world and there's my basket.. which i have just packed with knitting as we are off the Waxham for a few days so its going home ...
ReplyDeleteCarol x