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" We are Sailing....."

Thursday crack of dawn will see us sailing out of Portsmouth on the Normandie heading for five days rooting and rummaging in our favourite haunts and one big Vide Grenier on behalf of Franglais.
We are staying with our good friends Nick and Ticky and their growing menagerie so it will be a fun trip. I have started on the ex pat shopping list which makes interesting reading from chocolates to horse medicine.
Any shopping requests please e mail and I will do my best, we are bound to come home with some new buys. I just can't wait to get to the port, however we have Homespun and Honiton to do first!

Perfect Pink

There is something about " Eiderdown pink " ! it 's the combination of colours all faded down to a lovely gentle, romantic look.
Having won the battle with all the feathers I will have some nice re cycled fabrics for Homespun at Portscatho next weekend August 8th.

Bridport Vintage Market down "les allees "

www.oldalbion.co.uk has hosted their 3rd Vintage Market on Sunday and it was a great day all round
The next one is Sunday August 29th.
Have a look at Mike and Sharon's web site if you want a bit more info. or to book a stall.
Great fun and very busy.
Just click on the link above

Franglais at Ardingly

Lizzie and I were " new girls " at Ardingly at the beginning of the week and decided to go for it with a hired { reliable ! } van a full blown shopping arcade and two nights at a Travel Lodge.
We found the food surprisingly good and the room nice , Tuesday dawn seemed to arrive rather quickly ! and we were off to the Showground in anticipation.
We had a great spot down to the advice of Sandra friend and furniture dealer who knows the ropes. We were able to park the van opposite which was perfect for the surplus linen and the odd R&R away from the heat.
The whole atmosphere was great and we shall definitely be going again, and yes we did well.

Going for the Jungle effect

I love my paved garden joining the house and the studio, my neighbour calls it gardening with a broom !! full time job watering it though.
It was very hard edged when first done ,but being an almost walled garden and sun trap it has become a haven in the centre of town ... and you should see my figs.
I just wanted to share it with you, of course you can join me for a coffee or afternoon cup of tea and listen to the water feature tinkling. I do a lot of work in this space on fine days.
I can do you some nice cuttings while you chose your fabric.

36th Big Barnes Fair

Big Barnes Fair on Barnes green is a great event, a long day as we need to be there 5am to secure our pitch and put up our gazebo as they pack us in as tight as a Bedouin camp, the people next door were late starters and had to do without cover as it just would not fit!!
we finally left the site at 7pm tired but happy. It is hugely busy and people just keep coming from first thing to the last moment...we love it , we have our regulars now and I took a big quantity of Franglais stock as I had done Bradford on Avon Talent For Textiles the day before with lovely Elizabeth Baer.. thank you Buff and Derek for your wonderful hospitality and great fun we had round your kitchen table.
I spent the rest of the weekend with my dear friend Sandra who I do Barnes with each year, we so enjoy the whole weekend. Do you like my lovely little French flags I bought from the stall next door, they are quite old ,very lucky find, no mistaking where most of my stock is sourced.
All the young things at Barnes loved the chemises and shirts









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