Here comes summer!

The garden is now bursting into life..... summer must be on its way....

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Wild crochet comes to Chatsworth

On Monday we had a day out. The weather was lovely, for a change. We set off mid morning and headed off to Bakewell. Monday is one of the market days, but when we went a few weeks ago it was very quiet. Today was a different kettle of fish, it was really busy. The market was packed with plenty of varied stalls. I think this is the best market I've been to for a few years. I bought some threads and ribbon from the haberdashery, plants and fruit. We also went into the farm shops to see what was on offer, and as ever we weren't disappointed. We then went for a lovely lunch at Byways. We'd never eaten there before and we weren't disappointed. The food was lovely. .... It was time to move on, and our next stop was Caudwell's Mill.This is a lovely place to visit if you've never been. There are local craftspeople making and selling their wonderful work, a gift shop,the mill itself where I get my flours. I always buy my flours and oats from here. We don't make a special trip, I buy my flour in large bags ( enough to last about eight to twelve weeks or so) and then we combine it with a day out. There is also a lovely place to eat here, The Country Parlour Cafe. It gets very busy here, and the food is delicious. If you've never been it's well worth a visit. After a while it was time we moved on to Chatsworth. I must say the house is so much brighter after the renovation work. Anyway, I thought you'd like to see these....

..... these are the big cats which Shauna Richardson has created.......

....the pictures aren't great I know, but taking them through glass on a bright day, I couldn't get a really clear shot. But it will give you an idea of the size of them....

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......if you want to see more about these big cats there's more information here ........I couldn't resist taking this shot.....

....so green and so beautiful! It was a lovely fruitful day, and it only rained once and that was a quick shower. Roll on summer!