Neil
Fellow
Not been around in the last week, busy trying to earn a living and being defeated by both Bowler hated baffons and the weather.
Devon County Show. Was there last week, supposed to be a Thursday, Friday and Saturday show. Showground on a hillside, not clever, but you cant level a hill. Showground clay. Not a smart move as a display base for heavy equipment, be they agricultural or not. Poured down with rain and on the Friday morning, they are towing cars into the car parks and pull the show that evening after the amazing conclusion that 60,000 people arriving for the show will have to park their cars somewhere and the car parks are all closed because they are six to eight inches in mud.
Left Devon Friday night, a day early and had a night at home rather than the intended overnight transfer to Burghley house in Stamford for a show on Sunday and Monday. Lovely weather, lovely people and a good show, thank goodness.
And so, back from Burghley on Monday night and pack and dissapear for the Suffolk Agricultural and County Show for Wednesday and Thursday. Disaster. The weather was awful, the place was a swamp, but to the credit of the organisers they had commissioned drilling rigs and bowsers to drill temporary sink holes which they were pumping out and dumping in the Orwell. I have never seen so many people buy so little, every trader there had a dismal show.
So here we are, back from the Suffolk show last night and off to Cressing Temple Barns in a few hours to set up for a small scale craft fair over the weekend. At least I am meeting there a mate who supplies Tunisian Olive Wood which is the best I have ever seen and is beautifully burred. - Not seen yours yet Neil L so cant compare!!!
Devon County Show. Was there last week, supposed to be a Thursday, Friday and Saturday show. Showground on a hillside, not clever, but you cant level a hill. Showground clay. Not a smart move as a display base for heavy equipment, be they agricultural or not. Poured down with rain and on the Friday morning, they are towing cars into the car parks and pull the show that evening after the amazing conclusion that 60,000 people arriving for the show will have to park their cars somewhere and the car parks are all closed because they are six to eight inches in mud.
Left Devon Friday night, a day early and had a night at home rather than the intended overnight transfer to Burghley house in Stamford for a show on Sunday and Monday. Lovely weather, lovely people and a good show, thank goodness.
And so, back from Burghley on Monday night and pack and dissapear for the Suffolk Agricultural and County Show for Wednesday and Thursday. Disaster. The weather was awful, the place was a swamp, but to the credit of the organisers they had commissioned drilling rigs and bowsers to drill temporary sink holes which they were pumping out and dumping in the Orwell. I have never seen so many people buy so little, every trader there had a dismal show.
So here we are, back from the Suffolk show last night and off to Cressing Temple Barns in a few hours to set up for a small scale craft fair over the weekend. At least I am meeting there a mate who supplies Tunisian Olive Wood which is the best I have ever seen and is beautifully burred. - Not seen yours yet Neil L so cant compare!!!