Keith and I had a day out in Hay today, which was very enjoyable - and we chose Market Day especially. We stopped for fuel in Sennybridge, and I couldn't resist taking a photo of this practical solution to taking your car with you on a delivery (or perhaps they had sold it). I presume it was put up there by the same fork-lift-truck that put the straw bales up there . . . You can't say country folk aren't practical!
We caught up with friends and had some real belly-laughs, then we had a wander round the Market. This is always a very tempting stall for me, but I was good and only bought some Rosemary, some Ground Mace and more Pumpkin Seeds.
The fruit and veg stalls always remind me of the roadside ones the Market Gardeners around Southampton had on the side of the roads. Mind you, these are a bit more upmarket with an interesting array of vegetables (in my childhood, such things were more basic staples and lots of Strawberries).
A bevy of modern Welsh blankets to choose from.
More tempting vegetables. As I am largely vegetarian - nay, Vegan at the moment as I can't have any Dairy produce, I was looking at this spread and planning what I could make.
Gorgeous rugs and baskets (I have 3 of the latter, one for shopping and two which have craft stuff in them, wool etc.)
The flower stall . . . I may just have been tempted here. I blew £5 on a gorgeous deep violet purple Salvia nachtvlinder - never seen one before and hope it survives the winter here. I'll add a photo tomorrow (when I've taken one).
Just one view taken near Kington, to tempt you to check out tomorrow's post:
