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May 29 Ramsbottom wartime weekend, carboots back onI SPENT THE BANK HOLIDAY AT MUMS, CARNFORTH. WE CAME BACK DOWN SATURDAY AS I HAD A PARCEL TO PICK UP SO WE HAD A TRIP TO RAMSBOTTOM, I'D HEARD OF AN OLD FASHIONED SWEET SHOP SELLING DOLLS AS WELL, HEAVEN!!!!!!, THE SHOP IS THE RAMSBOTTOM SWEET SHOP, 2A SMITHY STREET RAMSBOTTOM, LOTS OF LOVELY SWEETS, I GOT A SUGAR MOUSE, IT WAS VERY NICE, NOT AS SICKLY AS SOME ARE. SHE HAS A FEW DOLLS FOR SALE AS WELL. I DIDN'T FIND ANY I WANTED BUT WE HAD A GOOD DOLLY CHAT, SHE CAME TO BARTON IN MAY AND REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THERE WAS A WARTIME THEME WEEKEND WITH PEOPLE DRESSED UP AND STEAM TRAINS, MODEL T FORDS ETC. MUM SAID THERE WERE A LOT MORE OFFICERS THAN SHE SAW DURING THE WAR AND NOT MANY PRIVATES. MUM WAS IN THE RAF AS A TELEPHONIST AND DAD WAS A DISPATCH RIDER THEN A MECHANIC DRIVING ONE OF THOSE GIAGANTIC TRUCKS. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM MUM THAT DAD STARTED WORK AT 14 AS AN ERRAND BOY, HE PASSED THE EXAM FOR STAND GRAMMER SCHOOL BUT COULDNT AFFORD TO GO.
ON THE SUNDAY WE WENT TO PENRITH CAR BOOT BUT IT WAS A BIT DISAPOINTED, MAYBE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THERE IF THE WEATHER HAD BEEN BETTER. WE CAME BACK OVER KIRKSTONE, BIG MISTAKE AS I WAS IN MY DAUGHTERS OLD K REG NISSAN MICRA WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT ROUND CHORLEY BY HER GREAT AUNT SINCE NEW. IT WASN'T HAPPY AND DECIDED TO GIVE UP NEAR THE TOP. STRONG SMELLS OF BURNING RUBBER!!!!!!! WE WAVED DOWN A LANDROVER? DIDN'T REALLY CHECK, TOO WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR, AND GOT A TOW FROM 3 REALLY NICE MEN, THE ONE WHO STEERED THE CAR WAS NORWEIGAN AND MY SIS THOUGHT HE WAS VERY NICE, I WAS JUST RELIEVED THAT THE CAR WAS AT THE TOP AND WE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT.
THANK YOU AGAIN, IN CASE YOU SEE THIS, NEVER GOT NAMES BUT HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD CLIMBING HOLIDAY.
ON THE SUNDAY WE WENT TO MORE CARBOOTS AND I GOT SOME OIL PAINTS, NEED TO FIND TIME TO USE THEM THOUGH, AND SOME LORD OF THE RINGS FIGURES, NOTHING TO SELL AND NOTHING OLD.
WE HAD A GOOD WEEKEND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COLD, FINISHED OFF WITH A MEAL AT THE CANAL TURN AT CARNFORTH AGAIN AND I HAD THE BELGIAN WAFFLE WITH ICECREAM AND STICKY TOFFEE SAUCE. MMMMMMM! May 14 NORA AND TILLY AND BARTON DOLL FAIRFIRST, A MESSAGE TO ANN, NORA AND TILLY DOLLS, I CANT REPLY, YOUR MESSAGE SYSTEM NOT SET UP TO RECEIVE MY MESSAGES, I WILL SEND YOU THE PICTURES WHEN I CAN, I HAVN'T TAKEN THEM YET BUT WILL AS SOON AS YOUR MESSAGE LETS ME REPLY. I THINK YOU MAY HAVE TO ADD ME TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST.
IT WAS BARTON DOLL FAIR ON SATURDAY. WE HAD A GOOD DAY, LOTS OF STALLS SELLING DOLLS, TEDDYS AND MINIATURES, LOTS OF NEW STALLS, INCLUDING JANET FROM PUDSEY, MARGRET, MARIE AND FRIENDS, ANN, ROS, DIANNE AND GRAHAM, HE'S FROM APPLEPIE HOUSE AND MANY PEOPLE KNEW HIM ALL READY. I DIDN'T BUY AS MUCH THIS TIME, I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON BRITISH DOLLS AND HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT 3 PALITOY CELLULOID DOLLS ON E-BAY, THEY WERE VERY NICE.
I FORGOT TO TAKE MY CAMERA SO I HAD TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH MY MOBILE SO THEY ARE NOT AS GOOD.
THE NEXT FAIR I'M AT IS THE TOY AND TRAIN FAIR AT GEORGE CARNELL, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, I MISSED THE LAST ONES.
SARA IS VERY HAPPY TONIGHT, HER DAD WON THEM TICKETS TO THE BIG WEEKEND AND SHE JUST FOUND OUT, SHE'S BEEN TO KEITHLEY FOR THE DAY AS SHE WAS MISSING SIMON, HE'S BEEN TO AMSTERDAM WITH HIS BROTHER WHOSE 40TH THEY WERE CELEBRATING, DAVID WENT AS WELL AND SOME OF ANDYS FRIENDS. SIMON DOESNT KNOW ABOUT THE TICKETS YET, HE'S NOT BACK TILL LATE TONIGHT!!!! May 10 BARTON DOLL FAIRTHE FAIR IS ON SATURDAY, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. ALL THE STALLS ARE FULL AND THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF THINGS FOR EVERYONE. I AM HOPING TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION, IT'S ALREADY BIG, E-BAY'S FAULT!!!!! I KEEP SEEING THINGS I WANT. I AM GOING TO PUT SOME PICTURES ON OF THE THINGS I'VE BOUGHT, I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH MY BUYS. STILL GOT A COUPLE TO COME, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS WHEN THE PARCELS COME.
BETTER GET GOING, STILL GOT THINGS TO DO. May 04 WRAY SCARECROW FESTIVAL AND BARTON DOLL FAIRHI AGAIN, THE DOLL FAIR IS NEXT SATURDAY, I'VE JUST ORGANISED THE ADVERTS IN THE LANCASHIRE EVENING POST AND EVERYTHING IS READY. IT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE. HOPEFULLY I'LL FIND SOMETHING NICE FOR MY COLLECTION AND SELL ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT!!! DONT FORGET TO LOOK AT THE PHOTOS OF THE LAST FAIR SO YOU KNOW WHAT SORT OF DOLLS, TEDDIES AND MINIATURES WE HAVE. THE FAIR IS ON THE A6 AT BARTON ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH FROM JUNCTION 32 OF THE M6 SO IT IS VERY EASY TO FIND. THERE IS GOOD FOOD AVAILABLE ANDIT IS ONLY £1.00 ADDMISSION. AS YOU KNOW MOST FAIRS ARE A LOT MORE.
WE WENT TO WRAY TO THE SCARECROW FESTIVAL TODAY, TOOK LOTS OF PHOTO'S SO WILL PUT THEM IN THEIR OWN ALBUM. THE FESTIVAL IS ALWAYS THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL AND FINISHES ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY WITH LOTS OF EVENTS, IT GETS VERY BUSY THEN SO IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO GO EARLY, IT IS WORTH A VISIT.ONE SUPRISE WERE SOME OLD TRAINS ON A STALL, THE STALL HOLDER WAS WORKING ON REPAIRING SOME BING CARRIAGES WHILE HE WAS SAT THERE. DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE ANTHING THAT NICE,NO DOLLS THOUGH!!!WE CAME BACK OVER THE FELLS, THROUGH LOWGILL AND SLAIDBURN TO WADDINGTON AND CLITHEROE THEN HOME, IT WAS NICE THAT WAY AND WE DIN'T SEE MUCH TRAFFIC. THERE WERE MASSES OF BLUEBELLS IN THE WOODS, DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT MANY SINCE I WAS A CHILD OR IN THOSE PAINTINGS OF IDEAL WOODLAND SCENES.
I'M WAITNG FOR A PHONE CALL FROM LEGAL ADVISORS NOW AS I'M HAVING PROBLEMS OVER ACCESS THAT MY NEIBOUR CLAIMS DOESN'T EXIST AND KEEPS PARKING ON. I PAID EXTRA FOR LEGAL INSURANCE BUT IT'S HARD GETTING THROUGH TO THEM, ANY WAY IT'S TIME TO PUT THE PHOTOS ON AND GO ON TO E-BAY AND ANCESTRY. May 01 LOTS OF TOYS!!GOT LOTS OF NEW ADDITIONS, SOLD A FEW DOLLS, NEED TO MAKE SPACE AND MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM. IT WAS REEBOK LAST SUNDAY AND I GOT A FEW DOLLS INCLUDING A MINERVA CELLULOID HEAD BOY DOLL, HE LOOKS LIKE A KATHE KRUSE AND IS VERY NICE. I ALSO GOT A CLOTH DOLL WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS A GREPOIR? ITS VERY WELL MADE AND HAS A LENCI LOOK.
MANCHESTER DOLL CLUB WAS LAST WEEK AND MAREL, SHELLEY AND I DID A TALK ON DOLL VALUES, IT'S VERY HARD TO SAY WHAT DOLLS ARE WORTH, IT VERY MUCH DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH PEOPLE WANT THEM AND SOME VERY OLD ONE'S DONT SELL AS MUCH AS SOME VERY MODERN ONES. DOLLS COLLECTING HAS FADS AND SOME DOLLS MAY NOT BE IN FASHION AT THE TIME.
I'VE GOT SOME NICE DOLLS ON E-BAY, THERE ARE SOME BOXED SO THEY WILL HELP WITH MY BOOK, I HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE INFO ON CHERRYCRAFT DOLLS AND AIRFIX,SEMCO AND ALSO ON COMBEX. WILL HAVE TO ADD IT TO THE BOOK AFTER.
HOLIDAY THIS WEEK, BEEN DOING THE GARDEN, SHOULD BE DOING HOUSEWORK BUT IT'S TOO NICE.
IT'S BARTON DOLL FAIR IN TWO WEEKS, ON THE 12 MAY, WE ARE FULLY BOOKED FOR STALLS AND THERE IS A NICE MIX OF DOLLS, TOYS AND SOME MINIATURES, MAINLY PRE- 1970 TO 1900'S, HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU COLLECTORS WILL GET THERE, IT'S A NICE BASE FOR A HOLIDAY ANYWAY. ABOUT 1 HOUR FROM THE LAKES, 1/2 HOUR FROM BLACKPOOL AND THE TROUGH OF BOWLAND, AND AN HOUR FROM THE DALES AND PEAK DISTRICT. THERE ARE LINKS TO LANCASHIRE WEB-SITE WHICH HAS PLACES TO STAY ETC.
GOT TO MAKE TEA NOW, BYE.
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