A Good weekend!

What a lovely weekend we have had. After the sad post last time I am trying to ignore the fact two more trees have come down and neighbourhood rumour is three half gardens are being sold as a building plot right across the lane from us. Hey ho, as Hubby says we will object but he thinks they will win in the end. Never mind I will just play in my garden which goes up the hill so they will not be able to block our lovely view from up there!

Saturday we spent pottering in the garden. Earlier in the week we had this poppy popping-

They only needed a bit of sunshine and this happened-

Then the bees came and went dizzy on the nectar-

I did get some time to sit and do some more of my ripple pattern crochet- looks a bit like a rasher of bacon at the moment and my first chain row was a bit tight I think but not too bad for a first attempt! Our garden below.

Then today we went to 'Art and Garden' at Samlesbury Bottoms near Preston.

Art in the garden

A lovely garden with stalls of very talented art and crafts people and their work. It was a hot day and we had a lovely walk through the trees to cool off before having a sandwich, cake and cup of tea on the lawn. Shan was there with her collage prints and I bought some coconut buttons from her. I also met the lovely Jackie a fellow blogger! It's the first time I have met someone who's blog I read and we had a chat. Her work is beautiful and she is a talented lady, do pop over to her place for a nosey. She sells on Esty and she asked what I do, I had to admit to not actually making things to sell just as gifts and for my own personal pleasure. I wish I had the time to devote myself to craft and art but it's a tough world out there and I think I would crumble under the pressure!

This is Jackie on her stall-Busted! No longer anonymous!

This is Shan's stall-she refused to be photographed!!!

I also bought some little ceramic flowers (very remiss of me though as I forgot to note the name of the lady who made them!) Here they are back home in a ceramic pot I made at college years and years ago! with the buttons I bought from Shan. Not a lot of purchases Credit Crunch and all that but we had a lovely day, well worth a visit next year if you are in the area.