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July 29 NORTHWEST DOLL CLUB, LADYBARNI GOT A DOLL OF E-BAY RECENTLY, MADE BY MICK GRAHAM PLASTICS A FIRM I'VE NOT HEARD FROM BEFORE, SHE IS SIMILAR TO THE CHILTERN BABIES. I ASLO PICKED UP ONE OF THE PEDIGREE VICTORIAN SERIES AND AN ALPHA FARNELL NIGHTIE CASE.
WE DID A CARBOOT ON SUNDAY AT CHORLEY AND SARA AND SIMON TOOK THE GAZEBO, WE NEEDED IT AS IT WAS VERY HOT. JOE SOLD SOME TOYS TO GET SOME MONEY TOWARDS A TRAIN SET, HE DID VERY WELL.
THIS WEEKEND IT IS THE KENDAL CALLING FEST. THE WHISKYCATS ARE PLAYING ON SATURDAY. I'M HOPING TO GET THERE. July 25 LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE COUNTRY SIDE AND CARLISEHAVING LOVELY WEATHER FOR MY DAYS OFF. ON WEDNESDAY I WENT TO LYTHAM, I DON'T THINK IT HAS CHANGED MUCH SINCE MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER RAN A LODGING HOUSE ON THE FRONT. THERE ARE VERY FEW NEW PLACES AND MANY GEORGIAN HOUSES, I LOVED THE THE PLACE SHE RAN IN 1881,12 EAST BEACH ST. IT IS A LOVELY BUILDING BUT NEITHER IT NOR 18 WEST BEACH ARE IN USE AS HOTELS NOW. I KNOW SHE WAS AT WEST BEACH 1891- 1901 BUT I SEEM TO REMEMBER BEING TOLD SHE ALSO RAN THE CLIFTON, IF SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN AFTER 1901.
I TOOK BOOTS WITH ME AND HE ENJOYED THE WALK ON THE FRONT AND WAS VERY GOOD WAITING WHILE I EXPLORED THE WINDMILL, IT IS FUNNY TO THINK MY GRANS HALF BROTHERS MUST HAVE PLAYED THERE WHILE STAYING THERE AFTER GRANS DAD DIED, THEY STAYED WITH THEIR GRAN BEFORE THEY AND GRAN WENT TO CANADA WITH THEIR MOTHER, MARY PAULINE. THEIR SISTER STAYED WITH HER GRAN AND AUNT AND MUST HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS THERE BEFORE MARRYING OTTWELL, A WAR HERO TEST PILOT WHO WAS BADLY BURNED WHEN A PLANE HE WAS TESTING, AFTER THE WAR,CRASHED.
ON THE WAY BACK WE DROVE THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE ON THE B ROADS, IT IS BEAUTIFULL ROUND THERE, WARM RED BRICK HOUSES, GEORGIAN MANSIONS AND VERY GREEN COUNTRYSIDE. WE WENT TO CHURCHES IN LEA TOWN, COTTAM, WOODPLUMPTON AND ST MARYS NEWHOUSE IN BARTON, WERE I MADE MY FIRST COMMUNION AND WALKED IN MANY A MAY PROCESSION. WE WERE CHECKING THE FAMILY GRAVES, BOOTS IS QUITE USED TO WALKING ROUND GRAVEYARDS NOW.
YESTERDAY I TOOK MY GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND TO CARLISE, WE WENT TO ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE DOLL AND TOY MUSEUM NEARLY OPPOSITE TULLIE HOUSE. JOE LIKED THE TRAIN SET BEST. WE ALSO WENT TO THE GUILDHALL MUSEUM AND THEN TO TULLIE HOUSE, THEY ENJOYED THAT VERY MUCH AND DRESSED AS NORMANS, JOE DRESSED AS A MEDIEVAL BOY AS WELL. WE DIDN'T GET TIME TO GO TO THE CASTLE, REALLY COULD DO WITH MORE TIME THERE, I WOULD LIKED TO TAKE THEM TO HADRIANS WALL AS WELL. July 18 REEBOK TOY AND TRAIN FAIRITS REEBOK TOY AND TRAIN FAIR ON SUNDAY, ANOTHER EARLY START, UP AT SIX AND SETTING OFF AT 7.30, IT'S NOT FAR, JUST 20 MINS MAX, TAKES LONGER LOADING UP! I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER TO TAKE FOOD, I DONT LIKE THE FOOD THEY SELL THERE. I'M HOPING TO BUY SOME NICE THINGS AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SELL LOTS. I'VE GOT SOME DOLLS TO TAKE FOR SOMEBODY WHO BOUGHT ON E-BAY BUT THEY ARE ALL PACKED READY.
JUST WATCHING THE NEWS AND THE ROYAL LANCS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED AGAIN DUE TO THE WET WEATHER, IT WAS TO BE HELD NEAR BARTON WHERE WE HAVE THE DOLL FAIR, BUT THE FIELD WAS VERY WET. NO PROBLEMS LIKE THAT AT THE HALL THANK GOODNESS, PLENTY OF PARKING ON TARMAC THERE.
GOT WEEK OFF THIS WEEK, AM GOING TO TAKE MY GRANDSON OUT AT LEAST ONE DAY BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE LAND REGISTRY AND THE COUNCIL TO SORT A PROBLEM WITH MY NEIGBOUR NOT ALLOWING ME THE ACCESS AGREED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE HOUSE. AM HOPING TO GET TIME TO DO MORE ON MY BOOK AS WELL. July 15 GESGARTH HALLWE BOUGHT SOME FOOD AND ATE IT ON THE FELLS NEAR A BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER, I THINK THE ROBURN. AFTER THAT WE WENT TO GESGARTH HALL OPEN GARDEN AT CATON, IT'S ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AND THAT MEANS THERE IS ONE ON THE DAY AFTER BARTON DOLL FAIR, THE FAIR IS THE 13 SEPT AND THE GARDEN IS OPEN ON THE 14 SEPT, 11 AM -5 PM. ENTRANCE IS £7. THE LAST MONTH THE HALL IS OPEN IS 12TH OCTOBER THIS YEAR, I THINK IT REOPENS IN APRIL FOR THE SPRING FLOWERS. July 09 COLLECT IT MAGAZINENOT BEEN TO MANY CARBOOTS RECENTLY, THIS SUMMER IS A BIT OF A WASHOUT SO FAR! I'M TAKING MUM BACK TO GESGARTH HALL ON SUNDAY, THE ROSES WILL BE OUT NOW AND WE WANT TO SEE THE CLIMBERS, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE RIGHT AT THE TOPS OF THE TREES!
SARA AND SIMON GOT THEIR NEW CAR AND TRAILOR AND HAVE BEEN CAMPING THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS, THEY WENT TO HAWES LAST WEEKEND.
THERE IS A SITE ON THE INTERNET WHICH LISTS TOP BANDS AND OTHER LISTS INCLUDING THE BEST NEW THING TO HAPPEN IN MUSIC, THE WHISKEY CATS WERE UP FOR VOTES AND WHEN I LOGGED IN THEY WERE ALREADY TOP. THE SITE IS www.ditto.net
I HAVE BEEN SELLING SOME OF MY FOREIGN MADE DOLLS, I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON BRITISH MADE TOYS, OF COURSE I WILL ALWAYS KEEP SOME FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS AND SOME BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THEM. |
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