Hello folks!
Thanks to all the people who came to the fair and especially for the signing in the visitors book!
Here is the last post of the day! Signed by Robert.
All the best Andy.
Furniture
The Bell Tolls?
Morning Folks!
Bibury Antiques Fair has just opened and the church bells are ringing wonderfully. Pop along to see us, we close at 4pm today.
Here is another bell for sale too.
Have a good weekend.
Andy.
Bright Idea?
Hello all!
Several years ago a brass wall sconce was bought, and has sat at home near the fire ever since. Last weekend, I made a few candles from scraps of beekeeping beeswax foundation, and here they are, sitting alight. Fun! Hope you like it, the room smells of the wax now, and I will make more!
Should you wish to join us this Sunday at Bibury Antiques Fair, please do, but I can’t promise good weather, but there will be tea, coffee, cakes etc served for you from around noon, if dry, outside in the sun! More substantial meals can be bought locally, at the tea room, pub, or hotel.
Thanks, Andy.
Checkmate?
Here is a lost little soul looking for a friend! A chess piece was on sale recently, I think someone should have bought it for Fathers Day recently, but as far as I know he will be with us again on Sunday.
See us there, surely you know where we are by now?Your move now! All the best, Andy
We’re back on Sunday!
Hello! We are back on show this Sunday, July 2nd. Please pop in and say hi, we even have a visitors book now, so you can sign in, just for fun!
It’s nice to know where our visitors come from. Should you not have been able to see us last month, here is a snapshot, an aneriod barometer, and as the weather is changing, who knows what it will say on Sunday!
It’s looking like we have a good fair again, so I hope it will be enjoyed by all.
Bye for now.
Regards, Andy.
Heard this before?
Hello again everyone!
Summer, and what incredible weather!
As it’s summer, and one Swallow doesn’t make a summer, sadly there are fewer of them every year where I live.
Something else which I haven’t heard for a log time is a Corncrake.
Here is a wooden “Corncrake Call”. Most likely Victorian, but may be earlier, could well be made from Birch or Aspen, or similar woods. Measuring around 3 1/2″ long, easily held in a single hand and used. I have had this a few years now and all I have managed to call to are Magpies and Jays!
Do you think I’m right, or is it a Magpie Call? Pinto mentions them in his books, but that still doesn’t help me see a real Corncrake! Maybe this year?
We will be on show at Bibury Antiques Fair on July 2nd. See you there?
Regards, Andy.
Fine Pine!
Hello again!
Well, a busy week ahead, for me and I thought I’d share this with you.
A side table with drawer. Would be great for a hallway, or extra side table around the house, even used as a desk for studying perhaps!
Most likely originally painted, as the legs are beech, and the rest is pine. Having been recently waxed, looking good now.
Here it is. All the best, Andy.
Flaming June!
Aha! When I was a child months used to have slogans or something that described the month, such as “IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE A LAMB”.
Flaming June was hot, so it seems like a long tome ago since I took this photo, last Sunday, but after 2 days of rain, no beekeeping and half a vehicle still loaded here is the view as I left Bibury Sunday evening!
Hope you approve.
Thanks, Andy.
Breakfast Tea? English or China?
Morning Folks!
Bit late for breakfast tea for many, but I thought some people would like to see a small Caddy which will be on show on Sunday in Bibury, so here it is!
We open at 10am and close at 4pm, and after packing up, may well feel like sitting by the river in the shade for a while and watching for a kingfisher.
See you there?
Regards, Andy.
Return the Marbles to Bibury!
Well, not a secret hoard of ancient ruins, but with some summer weather, maybe playing marbles in the sun could be a pleasant pastime! These were spotted at the last event, so they may still be available.
Pop along on Sunday to find out, could be the addition of a world championship event in the offing, no, not for me to organise, but I’d probably come and watch.
Have a good evening.
Regards, Andy
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