Spinning wheels and horses

 Saturday saw two of us spinning in one of my favourite coffee houses, they even told us to stay as long as we wanted :-) you may recognise my fellow spinner if you have been following this blog for sometime.

Pete now dyes fibres and I took the opportunity to stock up with some for my next trip as I don't have time to prep much fibre and I spun most of my prepped stash for TDF

On Sunday we popped down to Clumber park where the East Midlands Ukulele Project have been putting on a season of concerts by local (ish) ukulele groups so I took my chair and my wheel and finished off the current bobbin.

On our way back to the car we spotted some familiar looking vehicles and had to investigate. Carters steam fair stopped touring in 2022 and many of their rides have new homes although Joby Carter continues to paint the traditional sign writing.

Alongside stood a wonderful showman's wagon, I do have a soft spot for these works of art.

                           Two rides and one stall were in use, the Dodgems with original signage.

and this carousel.

Dodgems and Switchbacks

Just over a week ago we were back in Cornwall for a camping weekend with friends. Now we have made this trip at least once a year for the last 12 years and each time we pass the usual landmarks, variable speed limits on the motorway near Birmingham, the willow man which is the largest willow sculpture in the UK, camels (Humphrey and Boo)by the side of the road on the M5 ( just keep your eyes open and you will see them stood in the corner watching the traffic with a big grin on their faces) and a large brown tourist sign for Dingles Steam Village near Launceston. This time we set out to track down the attraction and this is what we found.






We were the only visitors there and got to play on the slot machines and the pinball, clamber round the rides and enjoy the company of the volunteers working there. If you like fairgrounds and are ever in that part of the country then pay them a visit. They are preserving the fairground heritage for future generations and long may they continue to do so.

just checking in

I know I've been quiet this week but work has been a bit hectic and we also had a domestic disaster so I've only just got round to sorting out some photos from last weekend.
So....here is a quick piccie to make you smile and keep things going until I get more time.



who could resist the hall of mirrors?

todays title is....

meeting of opposites......my first thought were black meets white but then this became b/w meets colour, old meets new. So this weeks offering is an old black and white photo taken sometime in thr eighties with my trusty SLR and colour digital enhancement, sort of covers both ideas.

Chestnut Fair

We travelled over to Long Eaton last night to visit the annual Chestnut Fair. I had hoped to find some information about the origins of the fair on the Internet but no luck so far. These days it is mainly a fun fair around the streets with just one stall selling roasted chestnuts.