After the Fair was over . . .

 Sing that to the tune of "After the Ball was Over . . ."  It took me all day to empty the car yesterday as I could only do it a little bit at a time, as I was so tired.  I didn't start till about 11 a.m. Tam of course, was draped in Rosie most of the day, but she was good moral support.  At least everything is under cover, but I have to put away all the boxes currently lingering in kitchen and Utility.  I will put the rest of the groceries away this morning too.  I just did the frozen/chilled things last night (as I didn't get back from shopping till gone 6.30). 

She helped me sort all the things out that needed doing - trying to get Freeview on the tv (whoopee, long enough for me to watch a good bit of the Burghley Horse Trails x-country); filling in the last bits of the Army am-I-due-a-pension forms; finally managing to pay back the Army Pension overpayment - on my mobile as we just could NOT do it on line - the payment details couldn't be verified; and then checking what I would be paying Octopus each month, now I was using a lot less electricity on my own.  All really helpful positives and a weight off my mind.  

Some fabulous old carvings from fellow dealer Paul's wonderful stand.

A Bitossi corner on another stall.

Most dealers carry a variety of stock.  It just depends what they find at the right price.  

Others specialize in mainly one thing (quilts in this case).  I think most of them were the ones which were made in India and sold widely 15 or 20 years ago.

Some nice things here, but I think the rubber ducks may be a buying error . . .

Some interesting ceramics on this stall.

Then back to mine . . .  I have to say, looking at the Laurel Keeley piece, centre, I'm not enamoured of it because the motif reminds me of half an onion . . .  I like bright colourful glazes too, but that's just me.

Sorry, not the best photo, but it was a lovely oil painting dated 1926, and a couple fell in love with it.  I'd have been happy to keep it as it was so well done.  You can see it clearer (but smaller) in the photo above it.

Today I'm going to bake a Chocolate Courgette cake as one of the chaps helping the new neighbour has his birthday this week.  I have a large courgette from said new neighbour's garden which needs using up.  I may bake the cake for their Open House event on Saturday too, just in case the 2nd Shingles jab does lay me up.  I think it will be either a Dorset Apple cake or else as big slab of Date Gingerbread (as I have a surplus of dried dates to hand).

First though, as I am tripping over boxes of stock, they need to be put away . . .