As you can see, it's filling up in the fields above the showground. There is a massive Young People's village further up the road, and we could hear their music till gone 3 a.m. this morning. Sadly, there has been a tragedy as a young man of 25 collapsed and died. In the next sentence, Police mentioned arresting 3 young men in drugs-related incidents. His poor family.
It's only 20 deg at the moment. I can cope with that if I don't have to do too much outside. I went out for a walk at 11 ish, when it was a bit cooler. Just 40 mins or so, but good to stretch my legs after all the driving yesterday (though I walked 10K steps round the Fair too).
A trio of little pieces came home with me and the pretty green enamel pot.
A pretty little minature painted dresser.
A vintage Blue Mountain pitcher. (Canadian ceramics company, I believe).
I want to try and crack on and finish the last big 16 piece block of the quilt today, and sew the last seams (it's partly assembled). Photo later I hope . . .
Hearing about that poor 25-year-old collapsing is absolutely devastating, and it puts a massive damper on the festive mood of the showground. On a brighter note, you found some gorgeous treasures, that little painted dresser is incredibly charming and finding those vintage kid gloves inside the embroidery is such a lovely surprise. Best of luck power-sewing those final seams on your big quilt block.
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ReplyDeleteIt will have been dreadful for the friends he went with too. So young - with his life ahead of him.
I think the little dresser will soon find a new home. The kid gloves aren't worth a great deal but helped my cause :) Quilt top is finished now . . . P.H.E.W.
Such a pointless tragedy, that poor young man...a whole life left unlived. I can't even imagine what his family must be going through.
ReplyDeleteI can confirm the Blue Mountain pottery as Canadian...Collingwood, Ontario, to be precise. I remember visiting their studio/shop when I was in my teens. It used to be fairly ubiquitous but I haven't seen any 'in the wild' in ages.
Oh, and I'm glad you hear you're enjoying The Rest is History podcast...I've learned so much since I started listening...it's great for sparking additional rabbit-holes of research! ~Melanie
What would thst little dresser be used for? Dolls. I remember when women wore gloves when they went out, even to get groceries. Little hats and nylons with black seams. I thought my mother was so glamorous!
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