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March 21 MOTHERS DAY, MORECAMBE BEACHWENT OUT WITH FAMILY FOR MOTHERS DAY BUT WE WENT SATURDAY NIGHT AS MARIAH WAS WORKING SUNDAY AND I WANTED TO GO AND SEE MUM ANYWAY ON SUNDAY, WE HAD A NICE MEAL AT NANO'S IN SOUTHPORT, CLARE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF WINE AND DAVE BOUGHT THE MEAL, IT WAS NICE, THEY DO A VERY GOOD SPICY CHICKEN. SARA AND SIMON DIDN'T COME AS SHE IS STRUGGLING EATING OUT AT THE MOMENT, SHE BROKE BOTH WRISTS THE WEEK BEFORE SO SHE STRUGGLES EATING.
I WENT TO SEE MUM ON SUNDAY VIA BLACKPOOL, FLEETWOOD, LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE LOOKING FOR CARBOOTS BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING, GOT A LOVELY VEIW OF THE SEA WITH SPRAY COMING OVER THE ROAD. WE TOOK MUM TO THE TATHAM ARMS FOR LUNCH THEN AFTER I TOOK HER TO THE FARM SHOP AT INGLETON [HARVEST FOODS], SHE WANTED TO GET SOME FUDGE! I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH MY NEW E-BAY ACCOUNT AND FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS MY INTERNET WASN'T WORKING.
I BOUGHT A FEW NICE DOLLS AND SOLD SOME. I DID BUY A HARD PLASTIC DOLL WHICH TURNED OUT TO HAVE DOLL DISEASE BUT IT WAS CHEAP AND HAD THE BOX AND CLOTHES SO NOW I'M BIDDING ON THE SAME DOLL WITHOUT IT'S CLOTHES.
I THINK I NEED MORE HOURS IN THE DAY AS I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO EVERYTHING, ROLL ON RETIREMENT!!! March 11 LOOKING FOR MORE DOLLS, CAR BOOTNOT DONE A LOT TOY RELATED THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY I TOOK BOOTS TO CHIPPING, MUM USED TO LIVE THERE WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE, THE HOUSE WAS TURNED INTO A RESTARAUNT, BRICK HOUSE, BUT IS NOW HOUSES. IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT! WE WALKED DOWN TO THE CHAIR FACTORY, THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING CHAIRS THERE SINCE 1840 AND I HAVE TWO CHILDS LADDERBACKS MADE IN THE 1930'S. IT IS A PITY THAT THEY ARE STRUGGLING A BIT NOW WITH PEOPLE BUYING CHEAP IMPORTS WHICH WASTE RECOURSES INSTEAD OF BUYING QUALITY WHICH USE LESS RESOURSES TO TRANSPORT AND LAST LONGER SO CAN BE PASSED ON. I THINK THINGS SHOULD BE MADE TO LAST, NOT DISPOSABLE, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THOUGHT BAD TO BUY SECOND HAND AS WHEN YOU DO YOU ARE HELPING RECYCLE AND OFTEN GETTING BETTER QUALITY THAN MUCH NEW STUFF.
WE WENT TO A COUPLE OF FARM SHOPS AND BOUGHT SOME NICE FOOD AND A COUPLE OF GIFTS TO PUT AWAY FOR PRESENTS.
HAD TO BE UP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS WE WERE DOING A CARBOOT AT LANCASTER, IT WASN'T VERY GOOD BUT WE GOT RID OF SOME STUFF AND PAID FOR WHAT WE SPENT. IT IS MUCH NICER DOING A CAR BOOT ON A WARM SUMMER DAY, I'M STILL COLD!!!! ONLY BOUGHT 2 DOLLS, BOTH QUITE NEW, ONE WAS A GALOOB BABY FACE, SHE IS NICE. GOT TO ADD THE FARM SHOPS TO THE MARYPAULINESNOTEBOOK WEB SITE AFTER. I'M TRYING TO GET MORE FROM LANCASHIRE ON THERE. March 05 BARTON DOLL FAIR AND BLACKPOOL MODEL FAIRGROUND SHOWWE HAD A GOOD TIME AT BARTON, STILL NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR BUT WE ALL BOUGHT FROM EACH OTHER AND MOST CUSTOMERS WENT AWAY WITH QUITE A FEW BAGS SO THEY SEEMED HAPPY. WE WERE DOWN A FEW STALLS AS RIVINGTON WAS THE SAME DAY THIS YEAR BUT WE ALL ENJOYED CATCHING UP, MANY OF US ONLY SEE EACH OTHER 4 TIMES A YEAR SO LOTS HAS HAPPENED, THE CHILDREN ARE GROWING FAST, HUDSON IS NOW WALKING AND NONE STOP SMILING AND BABY SCOT IS SIX MONTHS, HE WAS ONLY A FEW WEEKS LAST TIME.
THERE WERE A FEW LESS TEDDYS THIS TIME BUT THERE WERE SOME OLD ONES AND NEWER STEIFF AND OTHERS. THE RANGE OF OLD DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE WAS GOOD AND THERE WERE TWO DOLL HOUSES AND A VERY NICE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE WHICH CAME HOME WITH ME AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT MOST OF THE DAY. AS USUAL THERE WERE LOTS OF OLD DOLLS AND SOME NICE ARTIST DOLLS. I WILL ADD MORE PHOTOS TO THE FAIR ALBUM AFTER.
ON SUNDAY I TOOK MY SON-IN-LAW AND GRANDSON TO BLACKPOOL TO SEE THE MODEL FAIRGROUND SHOW AT THE PLEASURE BEACH,WE ALL ENJOYED IT AND THERE WERE SOME VERY NICE MODELS OF FAIRGROUND RIDES AND SHOWS. SARA DECIDED TO HAVE A PEACEFUL MORNING AT HOME, THE MECHANIC WAS COMING TO FIX THE CAR AND THEY'D BEEN TO SEE THE WHISKEY CATS ON FRIDAY AND HAD A VERY GOOD NIGHT, THE WHISKEY CATS ARE PRODUCING A LIMITED EDITION ALBUM WITH SIGNED ARTWORK AND THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE LIMITED EDITION IN THE DETAILS OF THE ALBUM. March 02 READY FOR TOMORROW AT BARTONHI, NEARLY READY FOR TOMORROW, A FEW STALLS SHORT BUT STILL GOT 30 STALLS, SHORTAGE IS DUE TO ILLNESS, HOLIDAYS AND A COUPLE OF STALLS WILL BE AT RIVINGTON, PLENTY OF DOLLS, SOME TEDDIES AND MINIATURES, GOOD FOOD AND A FUDGE STALL FOR A TREAT. MAYBE A POSSIBLE MOTHERS DAY PRESENT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T COLLECT DOLLS, I KNOW MY MUM LOVES FUDGE! GOT TO TAKE THE DOG TO BE LOOKED AFTER AND TO PICK A HELPER UP,NOT SURE IF DANIEL, EARL OR LINDY WILL BE HELPING. WONT FIND OUT TILL AFTER TEA WHEN I GET THERE.
I HOPE TO SEE LOTS OF FRIENDS THERE, IT SEEMS A LONG TIME SINCE THE DECEMBER FAIR. VERY EARLY START TOMORROW, UP AT FIVE-THIRTY TO LOAD THE CAR AND PUT THE SIGNS UP ON THE WAY. WE'VE TO PUT THE STALLS UP BEFORE I SET MY OWN OUT, IT'S A LONG DAY AS WE HAVE TO CLEAR UP AFTER THE FAIR AS WELL. |
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