Thursday 10 May 2007

Sandringham craft fair pictures

As the lovely Graphic made by Donna ,suggests it is still showery here today ,I suppose the gardens are enjoying it ,after the heavy showers yesterday ,I tried to plant some 'Thrift 'dont know what the botanical name is ,We had it in the garden at home ,and my Dad never tired of telling us it was the flower on the threepenny bit ,Kizzie wanted to help ,if I dig a hole she gets in it ,she barks at my trowel,runs off with the plants, Grr what a pest lol Maurice and his 'wants a pet '! couldnt he have settled for a cuckoo clock lol just joking Hee Hee ....Well AOL deigned to let me put my pictures on today, wont let me get back to correct the spelling re-enactment ,but Iam not going to try any more, in case I lose the lot ,as you will see from the pictures there were alot of crafts to admire ,many being demonstatedlots of things to buy ,as you know Maurice bought me the Candlewicking kit ,on one stall there were some lovely ornamental carved walking sticks ,and carved whistles,I bought Maurice a whistle ,he didnt want a walking stick ,he can train Kizzie to herd sheep ? Ha Ha....dont cha just love a man with Whistle?,,on the stall where the Lord Nelson sign is they made some lovely things ie clocks and barometers set in Oak,I  recognised the young lady as some one who had been brought up in the same village as me ,amazing after over fifty years ,we saw lots of lovely things made out of one single peice of wood, chains ,for example and love spoons ,my brother John makes these very clever items so I was particularly interested ,we saw a man making the frame of a Corracle ,these boats were used on the fens by the fen men catching eels and cutting reads ....A gypsy Vargo ,whips and tops,a funfair ,lots of knitting and sewing crafts ,I was pleased with the picture of the artist doing the caricature of the man with the amazing nose ,I had to shove through the crowd to get both the sitter ,the artist,and the picture at an angle to be able to see it all ,and I think I did it....so that is where I will leave you today ,With another great graphic made for me by my friend Debbie ..debsDabs

                                                            

49 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jan, I did enjoy all your pictures, especially of the gypsy caravan and of Kizzie of course!!  What a little dear.  It can't decide if it is going to rain here today or not...It just keeps drizzling.  We do need the rain though so I wish it would!
Marie
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Anonymous said...

Yes Jan I sure did enjoy your todays entry ,just got in from school and there you were !What a lot of interesting things to see at the craft fair .I bet it seemded a big adventure to Kizzie .Got my washing dry before the rain came ,now got a big pile of ironing ,horrible yuk!Who was the young lady you recognised I wonder?
Debbie is so clever to make your lovely signture........Love Jeanxx

Anonymous said...

that fair looks like a lot of fun and something for everyone...loved the pics and the graphic..wish i could get into making them i am always envious!!
Lyn

Anonymous said...

Just been pegging out the washing and I don't care if it is 'spitting' with rain, will hopefully do the towels some good :-)
Your pics are lovely Jan, will get to Sandringham one of these days.  I just adore the one of Kizzie - her sweet little face!
I find it difficult to upload pics all the time, I just keep on clicking on 'add photos' until it takes me to my photo file, sometimes it can take a dozen attempts but eventually lets me in :-/
I just love the candlewicking kit Jan, and look forward to seeing your completed one. Don't you just love those cartoon drawings?  How clever is he to do it in just 10mins?  I had a drawing done in Spain whilst on honeymoon, but he cleverly adjusted your features to make you look pretty or handsome. no matter how unattractive you were really lol!  John laughed out loud when he saw mine - he said it looked more like Hayley Mills than me ha ha.  Unfortunately it got lost over the years :-(
ttfn
Freda
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Anonymous said...

Love the pics, TY for sharing. Looks like such fun!
Hugs,
Sugar

Anonymous said...

I loved your pictures! I really loved the gypsy cart! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. ;o)
Lisa

Anonymous said...

By the way...where did you get the last tag....I love it! :o)
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the plug (wink) I think you did brilliantly with your artist pic as I told you when you first showed it to me. Kizzie pmsl she definitly has the devil in her and she looks so innocent.
Debbie
xxx

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed all your pictures. Looks like you had a great day.
Sandra

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures!  I wish I could've gone, it looked like a good time.
~~Kath~~

Anonymous said...

That looks like an interesting place to go. The Gypsy caravan is very pretty. Kizzy looks so cute. Helen

Anonymous said...

What a great day out..........Kizzie looks so tiny compared to her "admirer" heheheh   Eileenx

Anonymous said...

Kizzie still has the cutest face but are you sure that dog was admiring her and not trying to make her into a snack?

Linda x.

Anonymous said...

Great photographs AOL have allowed you to put in today. I too have been struggling so I will try again now. Glad you had such a great day out. Love Joan.

Anonymous said...

Thanks Jan for for that nice visit to the craft fair.  You seemed to have had a good day. That wee Kizzie is so lovely Icould run away with him...That was a good caricature wasn't it.  Still wet here today so not been for a wlak with Dee !! Love Sybil xx

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed looking through your photo album today Jan. Kizzie looks angelic on that last one.   Who could call that little angel a pesky pest?  lol!  Bless her she looked so tiny agains the big dog.  You have had a lovely day out by the looks of things.  Thanks for sharing.   Jeanie

Anonymous said...

I love places like this the caravan looks great and to think folk actually lived in this, and not forgetting wee Kizzie!
p.s my journal is still the same as before.(no changes)
luv bella

Anonymous said...

lovely pics Jan. kizzie is so sweet!
love Joanne

Anonymous said...

Great pics Jan, and even though I'm not really a 'dog' person, I gotta say that last one of Kizzie is a gem.
There's something about oak that just screams 'British' isn't there? Just love those carvings.
B. x

Anonymous said...

Lovely day out Jan and the pics are brilliant.I love the ones of kizzy lol!! Especially the last one awwwwww love her.I can also just see her running off with your trowel LOL!! It's what your saying and calling her, I want to hear when she does these things Haaaaaa.I reckon you might train her to just dig a hole for you and you can leave the trowel be LOL!! Armeria is the botanical name for thrift (sea pinks) Jan.I love thrift,Looks nice in containers.Thanx for the pics Lovely posting.Maurice will be able to whistle while he works now tell him Haaaa.Take Care God Bless.Kath
Astoriasand http://journals.aol.co.uk/astoriasand/MYSIMPLERHYMES

Anonymous said...

What a great day out Jan. Loved the pictures of Kizzy what a gem she is.  The pictures of the caravan and
craft are great.  The funfair looked great.  Its nice to think that the children of to-day get a chance to see what it was like years ago. bye for now Kathie.

Anonymous said...

loved the graphic at the end!!! Pics were excellent!! Hope all is well with you all. Love Joan

Anonymous said...

Lovely pictures and that little Kizzie so sweet at the end.  I bet you are having such a lovely time with that puppy.  Weather miserable here today too, at least it makes it bearable going to work.  Hugs, Terry x

Anonymous said...

Awwww I know I say it all the time but Kizzie is so cute :-)  Wow that's a lot of crafts must've been very interesting to see.  Thank you for sharing the pics with us.  LOL @ kizzie trying to help you plant the Thrift.

Jenny

Anonymous said...

What a really lovely day out, Jan.  So much to see and do.  Expect Kizzie was a very tired little pup.  Bunny xx

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing!  That would be just my cup of tea.  I love the gypsy caravan...it is beautiful and the caricatures I am very familiar as one of my son's does that for a spare time job at the fair and festival here. He is an artist to be sure.  We had another day of sunshine.  It had showered during the night as the streets were wet this morning, but the sun came through again.  This has been almost a whole week of sunshine for us.  Very unusual.  Hope you get some soon.
'On Ya' - ma

Anonymous said...

Very nice day out, Jan, enjoyed the entry indeed ;-)

Anonymous said...

have a good friday:)

Deb

Anonymous said...

The fair looked like lots of fun.  LOL at Kizzie...aren't puppies like having a baby around.  Maybe Maurice will train her with the whistle.  sure hope he doesn't think you'll come running when he blows it.  We finally have heat here and lots of it.  Have a good Friday.  Love xx Chris

Anonymous said...

Jan
A great set of pictures, I'm so glad AOL allowed you to get them in this time.  Kizzie is so cute and just when you least expect it, there was a really got shot taken of you, too.  The fair looked like a fun afternoon.  It was amazing that after fifty years you could still spot someone from your village.  
Sam

Anonymous said...

Hi Jan ... great pictures (you should be a photo journalist for your local rag)!   We British are so good at holding these kinda events.
Luv Jaynee x

Anonymous said...

Jan Kizzie is a little dear ~ and so tiny ~ and I enjoyed the photographs isn't that gypsy caravan just lovely ~ looks like you had a lovely day out ~ Sandringham is a great place to visit ~ Ally x

Anonymous said...

I didn't know that about 'thrift' Jan.  It sounds a great place to visit, crafty people really have a gift for catching someones eye.  It's the kind of place you go round and round at in case you miss something.  Am glad you had a good day.Rache

Anonymous said...

What lovely pictures, thanks for sharing them:)

Anonymous said...

Great pictures Jan...
Ferret racing?
He he :o)
Liked the love spoons, I have one somewhere or other, they're lovely aren't they.  Lovely love spoons :o)
Kizzy is adoreable!
Sara   x

Anonymous said...

Kizzie is the cutest trying to help you in the garden. I love fairs like this! Thank you for sharing the pictures with us. We don't get things like this around where I live until Mid August and September. (Hugs) Indigo

Anonymous said...

This craft fair looks good fun. I love that sort of thing. Looks like a good day out a bit like my visit to Tavistock Goosey Fair earlier in the year! Love Conniex

Anonymous said...

 Was there some years ago and it was great Jan...thanks for the memory!  Eve

Anonymous said...

I love kizzies face looking for her treats, the cheeky little thing!Beckie.xx

Anonymous said...

Love the photos . . .the gypsy caravan is lovely! I always want to have a look in those.Kizzy is adorable too.

Anonymous said...

Hi Jan...

wonderful pics, looks like you had a great time even though the weather was bad...Best Wishes!

Astra!

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ASTRA1547@sky.com

Anonymous said...

No Alert for this Jan! I'll be back tonight to read and look at the pics, off to work now! Jeannette xx  

Anonymous said...

HI Jan - just thought I would pop in and see you - I still have my alerts switched off - but I had some time to visit my journal friends - it was nice to catch up with you  - loved the pics! That doggy was huge saying hello to Kizzie! I love craft fairs! Love Laine xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Jan,
Have you looked at your journal, they've changed your pics to a Rock You slideshow, they've done the same to mine too! Weird! I love your pics of the craft fair. So, you bought Maurice a whistle? Be careful he doesn't use it to beckon you instead of Kizzy. I've seen those chains made of a single piece of wood, they're fascinating! Glad you had a good time and saw an old friend! Jeannette xx  http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels/  

Anonymous said...

Awww what a pretty graphic. I always enjoy your entries. Seems you to the most interesting places. Paula

Anonymous said...

Man with a whistle? Do you know, I've never met one of those, do you recommend tham?? :0) I'm sure the rain is great for the plants, it's just a bit wet, isn't it??

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Anonymous said...

How do you do that? Sliding one pic into another stuff? It is like a movie camera. Fascinating stuff! Well done as I enjoyed the pics. The fair is like Widdecombe fair I went to last year in Devon. Love Conniex

Anonymous said...

I am ever so pleased that you shared your day out with me and I must say that I envy you for being able to see a corracle being made, when I was younger I too would have loved to make one of these light weight water craft boats.

John.

Anonymous said...

loved the pics Jan! I haven't been to a craft fair for ages and now I want to! lol cute Kizzy was smaller than that dogs head! Thanks for taking us! Linda xx