A busy Saturday...

First off we headed off to Newcastle Emlyn, just over the border into Carmarthenshire.  Little Man came too so Daddy had a few hours to himself to finish off a book he is reviewing.


Well the visit was not a disappointment .   Melanie you would have LOVED it...Cross Patch
has opened a shop and in my excitement I forgot to take a picture!!!!!!!!
But the website is www.cross~patch.co.uk

And it was AMAZING.......a double fronted shop, it has a huge room for work shops and 3 smaller rooms filled and I mean filled with my idea of sewing heaven.   Kits, charts, stitcheries, felt , notions , buttons, stuff I have only seen at quilt shows.  Loads of Australian designers like Birdhouse, Hatched and Patched, Cinderberry stitches and some I hadn,t heard of.

Well it goes without saying I has to partake in a bit of retail therapy ...my excuse being Christmas  is coming and I need to get making !!!!!   I bought some charts for stitcheries,  fabric for Christmas , a couple of presents , some Welsh buttons , and  a scrap bag.  I love scrap bags , again with a Christmas theme.

So this is what I bought

I just love this stitcheries book.

And also a set of Lizzie Kate seasonal basket charts, all 4 for £8 which I thought was super value.

We did a little bit more shopping for general bits and even saw Christmas selection boxes in the Co-Op,!!!!!!!! I was not happy 😒!!!!
Of course the kids saw them and of course I was the meanest mummy in the world when I refused to buy them!!!! I will not be blackmailed ....Christmas cards last week and now those , and tins of sweets, biscuits and even Christmas puddings...it makes me spit feathers.  Instead the kids had a ice cream.....but it won,t be long until all the decorations start going up I expect!!!


Afterwards we drove home but not before stopping at the next village as it was the yearly produce show.  Little Man was not impressed as it was obviously eating into his valuable IPad time!!!

They were just finishing off the dog show and we saw these Little chaps and lasses....

these two on the left are 14 weeks old

huge big brown eyes..so cute 

Mum is on the right

The owner is a breeder but I kid you not

She has about 12 of her own'!!!

She absolutely adores them to bits.

She was here last year 

And shows her dogs off at various shows 

Even Crufts I believe.

We haven,t taken Dexter yet.  He is 

As most Dally's are

Truely terrible on the lead 

We have tried everything 

And he just pulls 

And at 38 kilos 

that is quite a weight to be dragged along by!

Maybe next year.

Then we went inside to see 

the craft and produce section.

A couple of the  Craft group ladies nagged me again 

Asking why I hadn,t put something in....

The trouble is when I finish something I always see 

Something that I could of done better

Do you find that? 

but maybe next year I will be brave enough...

I have told Little Miss she should display 

Some of the things she makes too..

There were only about 7 entries

but a lady started chatting to me 

And I think we have a new recruit for 

Our tiny craft group and 

She told me about another brand new 

group about 6 miles away..

So I need to find out about that 

And I know a lady who lives in that village 

So will give her a ring.

This cushion was very pretty and finished really well.

I love black and white photos 

Massive onions and tomatoes

(The photo doesn,t show just how big they were )

And it wouldn,t be a Welsh produce show 

Without the national vegetable 

Leeks !!!

After 18 months I feel now 

that I am getting to know people 

And them us.

It is very much a Welsh speaking community here

but we are never ignored and 

they chat away happily with us in English.

We tried Welsh lessons 

last year , well that is a story for another time!! 

Last night I snapped these 

the  evenings are getting chilly

But we have.so far not put the heating on

But husband has got 

The gas and oil all topped up

Just in case. It won't be long.

I bumped  into our handyman gardener 

at the show...

raised beds discussed , 

he is going to price 

some up and  get back to me .

Even he was impressed with the great patio/pot 

clear up !!! Praise indeed!

when  he popped around yesterday

evening to trim one of the banks.

It has been a great, busy , creative week.

Halloween swap ready for posting 

tomorrow.

Goodies from Newcstle Emlyn

smuggled in 

without hubby seeing!!!

.....

Sweet words from my Little Man

I love weeks like this...

See you soon

Xxxx