Malvern - and Bank Holiday Hailstones!

 Up at 5 a.m. to go to Malvern.  My friend Pam offered to drive me, so I was happy to accept.  It was already raining when we set off and the forecast for rain at Malvern was spot on.  I got quite damp walking round (Pam and I split up as we walk at different rates, browsing).  The outside stalls were down by half, if not two-thirds and nothing really amazing.  I bought a few things, then a well grown Spirea japonica for Tam - 3 times the size and cheaper than the one she was looking at in the garden centre recently, and found a gorgeous little vintage painted wooden rabbit for Rosie, and treated myself to a lovely transfer print Olde Foley Ware bowl.  Two pieces of china have gone from the dresser shelf to justify one coming in.  Not quite the Swedish Death Clean yet, but I have to have sort through my china.  Fortunately the hailstones (which I forgot to mention yesterday) didn't arrive until I was back indoors, but then chucked it down.  Not what you want in April.  

I loved this painting of a tree in blossom - which looked better in real life.  At £285 though, it stayed put!!

Not even remotely tempted!  Now, if you are going to paint a horse, at least paint one worth the effort, and not this ewe-necked, straight-shouldered, croup-high, bucket-headed animal!  No Way could I live with that on my wall!!

A nice old hand-quilted probably Welsh quilt.

An unfinished use-up-your-scraps quilt top.  I think it was £35.

Twister pattern cushion.  I did this design for a table throw. Only prettier fabrics. 

Corner of a studio pots and glassware stall who is there with nice things each time.

A selection of stuffed corvids for your delectation.

Possibly the worst item of taxidermy I have ever seen - perhaps it was a manky fox to start with!

I was intrigued by the headless, armless Madonna? and the copper "baby-case"? at the back!

I should have zoomed in on the little items with moss and tiny eggs.  They were pretty.

The square box front left contained a lovely old vintage wooden cube jigsaw which had I think 6 different jigsaws, depending on which way you turned the cube.

Tam's Spiraea japonica.

My Olde Foley Ware bowl with deliberately blurred panels in between the design.

Rosie's rabbit.  I couldn't resist.

Now I am home so will catch up on the washing up and do very little for the rest of the day.  L. Whale into the vet for 9 a.m. so no hanging around tomorrow morning either.  I hope they can remove the claw under sedation, as they hoped, rather than knocking him out completely.