Fun of the Fair

Yesterday was Newark Antiques Fair - my favourite place in the world to freeze to death! I was really very excited about some gorgeous dolls from a 1920's French factory and delved around here with my little basket for a good 45 mins.

And then there was the weird and wonderful world of Taxidermy....

What home is complete without a Begging Fox?

Or a Hunting Hare?

Oooh I know what I need! Two stuffed squirrels playing cards and smoking acorn pipes! Brilliant nut currency!

But always a favourite for me are the vintage mohair dogs - gorgeous xx

Fallen Angel

This is the year of the 40th birthday (not mine but some old people that I am friends with).  Had a great girls night out in London this weekend...

and then this morning....

wait for it... 

we got up at 9.30...walked from our hotel in the brilliant sunshine to a cafe and...ate breakfast!  Without tantrums or flying Shreddies. And nobody needed a poo just as the food arrived.  

Summer Bay 2013

Just back from a girls trip to the Isle of Wight to visit my big, fat, pregnant bezzie.  Left the boys at home to run rings around the long-suffering in-laws.  Beautiful weather, BIG ice-creams and sand everywhere.

Old friends and new friends in corresponding Mum/Daughter order (we lack hair on the right...)

Happy Days

Car Booting xx

Car booting on Sunday with the only entrepreneur in the family who could be arsed to get up at 6am to eat Mini Cheddars.  (This was a couple of minutes after dawn, as he finished his packed breakfast and started to get bored of counting 5p's.)

Selling a 3 year old's toys from under his nose is no mean feet I can tell you but I only had to wrestle a couple of baby toys from his little, clenched fists.  We were the Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones of Saddington Car Boot sale... £78! That's going to buy us lots of sweets xx

Gin and Tonic Club xxx

Gin and Tonics and Peonies.  Summer's here.

Boys ruin everything...

A Little Prince!

Well done Duchess! 

She couldn't just send a group text like everyone else...  From now on I will announcing everything by easel.

Dear Summer,

Thanks for popping in....x