Sallie at Lucias Red Roses

The Parrot and us.....

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We thought we had experienced everything but no........ we had a parrot stall holder . a beautiful turquoise macaw spent the day with us ... unfortunately not everyone loves birds ... We imagined how long it would take us to repay the regency chandaliers if they became broken ... at that point we had to have the bird escorted out . An eventful day but a very good fair, some wonderful stands , well done everyone..

Ready for sunday

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All ready to go. Bath was heaving with shoppers today so we are hoping for a good fair ....... such friendly staff at the assembly Rooms ... see you all there .

Bath Fair sunday Assembly rooms

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Lots of great dealers from the west country and surrounding counties , super stock , great for the pre Christmas rush ........hope to see you all there .... lovely and warm shopping as its horrible outside.

Bath 21st November Assembly rooms .......

2010-11-15T11:18:00.000-08:00

A must . Bath Assembly rooms , Textiles and Vintage Fashion Fair,,,,21st november... sunday .......

Some of my stock ready for Bath

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Getting ready for Bath Sunday Nov 21st

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Its nearly time for our next Bath Fair with some wonderful stands . we have as usual a wide range of textiles and vintage . with clothes from the 19th century to the 80s ... so please do come along and enjoy the fair ... we open at 7.30 for trade and general opening at 9 ....... Assembly Rooms Bennet St Bath ...

On the way to lots of fairs.

2010-10-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

I am doing a considerable amount of fairs as we go towards Christmas and then a really long gap with nothing ..... All the London fairs seem grouped together which is difficult to re stock for . so Sue and I are really trying to get our Bath Fairs spread out over a period of time , the first being in Jan 2011 , date to be confirmed .... It will probably be the first of the season .... so lets hope for a really good one . also if we bring quality goods to our fairs we will attract quality buyers , theres a lot of good buyinfg potential in the Bath area so dont just keep it all for London ,,,,

more super things from times.past

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Photos of our Stroud Fair

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Some of the beautiful textiles and clothes from the fair and our two front of house chaps,,,,, busy greeting people.........

Stroud fair

2010-10-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

Despite a quiet fair regarding numbers through the door , we had a wonderful selling day . time after time it proves that quality rather than quantity is what we need . The fair had some superb things to buy and our early dealers snapped them up . I was really pleased to sell some very early fabrics.,, so a great fair and well done everyone for bringing excellent stock again ...on to Bath on the 21st november . how time flies.......Will be loading pics tomorrow... ....

Textile Society Fair Kensington Sunday 26th September

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Here are some pictures of the fair ,,,,,,

Some of my new toiles

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Stroud October 2nd subscription rooms.

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We are holding our Fair on Saturday at the Subscription Rooms Stroud , The standard of goodies on sale will be as usual excellent , so hope to see everyone. Sallie

Getting ready

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packing for the fair on Sunday some really early beautiful textiles ,,, this is one...

Textile society Fair

2010-09-24T10:48:00.000-07:00

Off to London on Sunday for the big event , Textile society fair at Kensington Town hall , lots of amazing stands ,,, so hope we have a good day ,,,,,, Stroud next saturday ,,, subscription rooms , lovely dealers there.

Battersea vintage Fair

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On sunday we packed up again and went to Battersea , great morning selling , quiet afternoon.

more pics

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Billies cup cakes , delicious, Duncan sitting ,,, posing ....

Coleshill Food Festival Day

2010-09-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

Saturday 11th was the Food Festival Festival at Coleshill National trust Village . I always have a stall sending my textiles , not very foody I must admit although we always have a good day ....here are a few pics,

Lavender bags

2010-09-09T13:23:00.001-07:00

We have a country fair on Saturday at Coleshill National Trust village,so I decided to use my scraps of toile to make lavender bags, so late last night we were filling lavender bags , they look really quite good I think ... the house is beautifully perfumed,,,,

Bath photos

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Bath fair ..

2010-09-05T23:32:00.000-07:00

We had I think a very busy fair on sunday some very good buying going on and as usual considerable buying between stall holders . We plan to do 2 to 3 next year but are finding missing the large number of fairs springing up everywhere difficult to avoid ,, so hopefully we can go through into our 5th year.The tea room was far better than the ballroom so we are going to book that instead now. This of course means we are restricted to numbers as yesterday we could have no more dealers in there as fire exits are difficult with the cafe nearby ... so keep supporting us and we will go through another year . Thanks to all those people who actively spread the word about the fair , word of mouth is the best advertising .

lots more goodies to see and buy tomorrow......

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Bath fair tomorrow ........

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Jim and i are off agin to Bath to walk the streets and deliver lots of leaflets to the residents of Bath ,,,, so hopefully with this wonderful weather we will have a good turn out , lots of fantastic stock to buy eveyone.

The pics,

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Laden with bags , lovely cat watching from the window and Lizzies barn after i had gone through it .......

Sale at Lizzies

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At last I managed to put on a few photos ..... great day . and afterwards we went to Blue Anchor Bay which we love,,,,,

Great day at Lizzies

2010-08-26T13:29:00.000-07:00

We went off to day to see liz , and bought a lot of lovely textiles , photos to come . Great day shopping and then onto parts of the country I did not know existed being a Londoner. We went to Blue Anchor Bay and saw the railway and had fish and chips in the Drift wood cafe , superb loved it . took lots of photos which i will blog tomorrow.

Bath Fair 5th september

2010-08-25T11:38:00.000-07:00

Only one week and a few days to go to our fair ,,,,,,,,,if you are thinking of booking do it now.,.....2 spaces left ....

car boot goodies

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all these goodies are from the car boot , amazing what you can find....

pics

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toms fron the car boot a real bargain ....

Its busy at Dena cottage...

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Jim has been bottling , jam making , puree making until our cottage looks like a farmers market . hes the one who does all this being pretty useless in this area myself .... lots of puree , great jam from the garden and fields,,,,

gathering fruit

2010-08-22T06:53:00.000-07:00

We have fields and old orchards at the back of our garden always full of produce at this time of year so walking the dog always results in plums and other such wonderful goodies ... jam making later and photos to follow......

Cheltenham Car Boot Sale

2010-08-22T05:31:00.000-07:00

Just returned from doing the car boot at Cheltenham racecourse . this is always a great place to sell off things that are now gathering dust ... but of course finding new things to buy ....So I bought a lovely Victorian book with a beautiful cover and a great painted picture .... all just adding to the general clutter of out cottage .....

So now just two weeks until the Bath fair ,,,,,so any new stall holders please get in touch if you are thinking about a stand as we have very limited space left.........

spelling mistake

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newark was busy not bust ........

new bags and trims

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Newark and Lincoln

2010-08-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

Just returned from doing both these fairs .... Newark was bust but not packed with buyers and very smelly , the cow sheds were really not pleasant to be in ,, especially with textiles so airing everything out today . lincoln Fair was so well organised ., everything really well done including food at good prices, but they had changed their dates so it was not packed with buyers . an interesting experience, We went on Wednesday our day off to Linclon Cathedral which was wonderful . so back to it all now , The Bath fair is looming , so please any readers if you want a stand do book now. October 2nd sees our second Stroud fair again please book early .
I bought some lovely bags at Newark and have currently put them on e bay .... also topped up on superb French Toile and arts and Crafts linen . Its always fun searching out those super things ......

Getting ready for kempton .,..

2010-08-09T12:18:00.000-07:00

Its up at 2 tomorrow ready for Kempton ... lets hope everyone is out there buying . its always busy a great source of superb things ...

Today

2010-08-09T12:16:00.000-07:00

I have been to bath today to check on things at the assembly rooms and chat to shop owners who always come to our fair , everyone is really looking forward to september 5th.

bits and pieces

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Getting ready

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We are off on a working holiday, dog into kennels , and off to Ramsgate to see my parents and have a 90th birthday party ..combined with Lucys 30 th birthday party . After celebrations its off up to Lincoln to do the Fair and then on to Newark ,,,,so sorting out stock for both these fairs and hoping for good weather and crowds ,,,,,,,,

Dont forget Bath is the first fair of the season and ...it should be a good one ,,, lots of goodies ..

Harry Warry

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tom tom

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getting ready for September

2010-08-03T03:36:00.000-07:00

It always seems we have ages in august to get ready for the busty autumn season ....... Ashley hall Fairs have three big events in the autumn winter seasons, September 5th sunday at the Assembly rooms Bath , November 21st again in Bath ... Then our Stroud fair in The subscription rooms in Stroud on saturday 2nd October ... all great events but need a lot of organising .. anyone still wanting stands please contact Sallie on the fair website number . just a very few left for september....

Have been busy buying and restoring fabrics for these up coming events , having stalled at the newbury antique Fair yesterday . a fair that has potential but more people needed through the gate ...

spent time with the lovely grandchildren ,, here they are ....

Happy New Year

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A very Happy New Year to everyone ,,,,, lets hope 2010 will be a really good one.......

Bath Fair 29th november Assembly rooms.

2009-11-25T05:59:00.000-08:00

The Fair is full to bursting point with wonderful stall holders and their amazing stock ,,, so hope to see everyone there. Doors open at 9.... We have a vast range of goods from a huge time span and many very decorative , perfect for the festive Season ......

Next Week Bath Vintage Fashion and Textile Fair 29th november

2009-11-21T00:10:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Bath vintage and Textile Fair at the Assembly Rooms on sunday 29th november will be a super event ... Its all fully booked with lots of wonderful stands , Opens at 9 ... A great way to get your Christmas shopping done.

Battersea vintage fashion fair.. 22nd november

2009-11-21T00:05:00.000-08:00

Off to London again tomorrow for Anitas vintage Fashion Fair .....so hope to see you all there I have some wonderful Asian Textiles .. so very excited about that .....

Bath Fair 29th november

2009-11-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

We are now fully booked for stands at the fair , which is superb . November Fair will be full of wonderful textiles and costumes from all periods.. so hope to see everyone there.....Any questions please ask ..... Time of entry on Sunday 29th .. 9 o clock .......for buyers.

new pics

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Starting my blog again

2009-11-15T06:24:00.000-08:00

I have certainly lapsed in the land of blog , So as from today this blog is going to be active ..... so please encourage me to load pics and news.In the time that I have been absent we have a new Grandchild , a lovely boy called Harry and I have returned part time to my old job as an art teacher .... also continuing in the antique business . Ashley Hall fairs are going from strength to strength in Bath Assembly rooms . next one is 29th november .

Sunday 22nd Bath

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We have been lucky enough to have this entire unit opposite Jamie Olivers restaurant in Bath to advertise the Fair , thanks to Alex and Nick who helped and Nicks superb posters.......

Ashley Hall Window display in Milsom Place Bath

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Bath

2009-02-17T12:09:00.000-08:00

Spent the whole day in Bath visiting places and giving out flyers , just checking that everything was in place for the fair on Sunday ... looking forward to this very much as we have a superb set of dealers coming to the fair its a really good line up ....anyone who wants to buy lovely stuff is going to find it at this fair ,,,,,..

Matthews Fair

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Chelsea Frock Me yesterday was the busiest I have seen a fair in a few years ,,,,, loads of people came through the doors and many were looking for that special dress , trade buyers were sadly missing ,,, but a very good vibrant fair ,,, so well done Matthew Adams..... We are now one week before Bath and I am going tomorrow to finish up the flyering ,Bath is full of flyers advertising the fair its everywhere .....

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This is my Grandson baking at Christmas, more flour on the floor than in the trays......

Thomas baking

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Violet and the snow

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New blog

2009-02-06T01:13:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone as we have such a super new fair website i thought i would turn this into my own blog and use it for my buisness and personal interests.... The name has now changed to Sallie at Lucias Red roses which is my buisness name . Lucia coming from the superb books of Bensons about Mapp and Lucia we love them ....Well to day snowed in again so here are some great pics of the garden and puppy in the snow......

Bath fair

2008-09-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all our stall holders for puttng on a really excellent fair . We had a very busy day and I know dealers both buying and selling thoroughly enjoyed themselves.... also we noticed that members of the public very often stayed all day and found wonderful things to buy. There will be alot of photos on the Fair website so please look at them ... anyone taking pics please send them in......On to november 23rd ... nearly fully booked...........

Last minute arrangements Bath

2008-09-12T02:35:00.000-07:00

For all our stall holders......set up on Sunday from 7 if we are ready we will open up early but we only have an hour ourselves this time to finish the set up .... We presume anyone with specific requests has already made them ....there will be credit card facilities available......so enjoy yourselves

To all visitors we look forward to seeing you ....... there will be a fantasitc arrangement of items to buy ........ so stay along time and enjoy ........

Fully booked

2008-09-11T08:36:00.000-07:00

The Bath Fair on Sunday 14th is fully booked with a wonderful collection of dealers ..... excitement builds .. I know I shall certainly be doing some shopping there....the really good thing is that the 23rd November Fair is also well on the way to being fully booked . after Sunday i will post just how many stands are left but its not going to be many ..... We have had a great advert in the Bath Weekly free paper and thanks to Susie from Bath one of our stand holders for sending both copies to me ... a good large advert which goes into the homes in Bath Free.....also the Bath Chron has had two weekly adverts in together with numerous other papers .... also Jim and i have walked the streets of Bath in terrible weather conditions putting flyers into houses bars , cafes ,,,,, so lets hope for a good one..........

Please take lots of photos of the fair and we will put them on our bloggs ..... ..

Back to Work

2008-09-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

The summer , what summer . anyway back to work .
We start off with the ever popular Bath Assembly Rooms Fair September 14th . Starting at 9 oclock for Trade 10 pounds entry and public at 10 for 5 pounds ......We have a super fully booked fair with tremendous dealers showing a wide variety of great items..... this summer we have all been handing out flyers up and down the country and we are all set for a buzzing event ........Please send your comments and any photos of the fair to the bloggs or websites..

The next autumn Fair is the 23rd November and this is very well booked up already ... please contact me if you want to do this.....

Photos and pics of the summer and our new puppy Violet Elizabeth will be on the blog shortly .........

September 14th Bath Fair and Christmas

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To all stall holders, please send your balances to Sallie by 14th July... please contact me urgently if this is not possible , there
is a long waiting list for this fair .........The flyers are all ready and are being distributed this month , adverts are in place and we have been talking to promoters , so we have begun the run up to the fair .... any questions about this event please email through the Ashley Hall website , all queries will be dealt with asap .

The Christmas fair is also in the process of being organised as this will be a very big event , many dealers have expressed interest in this one. NOVEMBER 23RD SUNDAY .. So put this in the diary and please book with Sallie when you know if you are exhibiting........

Victorian ballgown

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Victorian gown

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I found this wonderful example of a Victorian ballgown . French .... at Newark .... what an amazing dress......purple velvet this will be on my website very soon .....

This week .

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Not so mad as last week but very nearly and its Thursday already ....Kempton excellent and amazing number of dealers passing through ,,,, getting up so early is really bad but its all over by 12 so home again early .....
This week off to Portobello on saturday and then Battersea vintage Fair on sunday so we all hope for a good fair and good weather.......

They may be photos of some puppies soon so watch this space all dog lovers.....

An exhausting week.

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A car boot sale . Newark . Portobello and Chelsea Frock Me all in four days has left us a bit tired . Getting up so early for everything is the worst .a great fair at chelsea so well done Matthew ......Newark was Newark ,, quite busy .hot for a change and full of intersting things to look at and buy a few.

The early morning start to Kempsford is next so its good night in a minute and up before the bird song starts.........

horrible weather

2008-06-03T08:48:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to go to Newark today and of course its raining and the lane is flooded again,,,It is unbelievable just how many times we have travelled to Newark in extreemes of weather whatever the time of the year........
anyway we hope its stopped by the time we set up on Thursday .....So nodoubt we will see some of you up there in the mud and rain..... ,,

Hello again

2008-05-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

I am very impressed with my growing computer literacy if thats the right term . Two years ago i did not know how to start a computer ,being actually afraid of doing something wrong, which only comes from not understanding that you really cannot do very much wrong that cannot be corrected .... so today I have started another blog which will be linked to my own website .... www.luciaswardrobe.com which is in the middle of being extensively updated after a long period of neglect........so have a look later.

My website

2008-05-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

I have been today updating my website which I should have done along time ago .... i still have alot more to put onto it but at last managed to take off sold items ... over the next few weeks it will have some really interesting items to buy on it , with a hope that it appeals t odesigners as well as those with an interst in ethnic and unusual design ..... so have a look ..www.luciaswardrobe.com.

Bath Fair as usual the reminder to dealers standing .please do not leave paying up your balance until the last moment ...

Also to bear in mind we have the Christmas Fair in the Assembly rooms in Bath on November 23rd a Sunday .... which we are sure will be a great event of vintage fashion , textiles and vintage inspired collections.... Bath always looks wonderful at Christmas and the shops always take great pride in their displays so this event will be very popular ...Please let us know early if you want to book . this time there will be simply booking a stand , as you pay you have your stand reserved,,,,,,...nopost dated cheques on this one as we have a very tight turn around for advertising and promotion.........

Getting up early

2008-05-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

We just did our first ever Kempton , unbelievable as I have been trading many years ... Getting up at 2 in the morning was not easy as it all gets going at 5 .... it was good to see alot of traders and a rush to get into the building so more of that please. still recovering from such an early start but I am sure I will get used to it.

Bath Dealers standing at 14th september . please send me your post dated cheques so I can get organised for our bill paying please do not leave this until the last moment .....

Bristol dates to be announced we are looking at different dates ,,,, as we have a few clashes with other events and some bookings with exhibitions at Paintworks so hold this space everyone.,...

News And Bath Fair payments......

2008-05-22T08:21:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I went to Westbourne Grove Fair at the 20th Century theatre ... It was an excellent fair with some interesting buyers ,,,,, Its always a good fair to do as the setting is great and not too big ....Also have been to a rather mad auction this week with so many lots in it that it was hard to see what was what ... i managed to buy a few pieces....So for the first time ever I am off to Kempsford ... I have never been there so this will be an experience. My stand is in the Gold building or Room not sure even where it is or what that is ....We have to get up at two in the morning to get there so watch this space,,,,,,,,

BATH September 14th ., I have sent out letters to you all asking for post dated cheques to be sent for the balance .. please do not wait right until July 14th ,,,, We have alot of organising to do and need to make sure all stall holders are definately attending ... There will be no paying for Bath on the Day of the Fair . all monies must be settled by 14th July ..... so please return your envelopes.......If we do not hear from you after that date we will presume that your stand is not required . there is now a waiting list of dealers and as each week goes by new people telephone us ,,,,,,Thank you .... .

A hot weekend

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We seem to get all kinds of weather for our Bristol fairs except normal, we have had hail , gails ,ice and snow and this time a baking hot day ........Well done to all that came to sell and buy in the heat ,, a big thank you .......Some pics later ...

NExt weekend , I will be at Anitas Westbourne Grove Fair at the lovely Theatre in Westbourne Grove , a great venue so I am looking forward to that .....Sunday

Images of my new embroideries

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Grumpy Doris

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Happy Teddy

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Last weekend

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What a busy weekend . Portobello on Sat and Anitas vintage Fair on sunday ... I was very pleased with the interest in my new purchases of beautiful ethnic clothing . so onwards to this weekend and I am standing at Matthews new and exciting fair Memory Lane at one of my favourite venues ... Chelsea Town Hall . we all think this is going to be a fun event with a diffeent slant on fairs , new and innovative..So make sure Sunday is free to come to Chelsea ........

Two weeks to Bristol Paintworks Fair ...Really looking forward to this , some excellenr dealers with great stock which will make the fair again its usual high and interesting standard ....SAT 10TH MAY... see you there. ......

A great honour

2008-04-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

We have been awarded a great honour. Ashley Hall fairs are now able to display the logo of The Association Of Vintage Fairs... this is only given to those who have been seen to be of worthy status. We have worked very hard this year and Ashley Hall approaches its first birthday , we have learned alot , made mistakes and worked hard .Look out for the logo .... a sign of proffesionalism and quality..........

Wonderful things

2008-04-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

Today we went to a sale of textiles ,,, a wonderful collection owned by one lady , interesting superb things to buy . it makes it hard to choose when every auction lot has both quality and skill evident ......Unfortunately many of the ethnic peoples making these items are fast disappearing or changing the way they produce their clothing .... it wil not be long before all this cannot be found any more.

The weather today has been so lovely sitting in the garden on our return soon to enjoy a glass of red wine with Doris , our cat and Mr Cheese our next door neighbours cat formely known as Robinson.Some photos to follow as usual ......

Felix the cat and the pigs.........my treat to myself

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Tulips and the border at Dena Cottage

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The garden at Dena Cottage

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wonderful colours and textures of the ethnic minorities

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We went to Tetbury today and saw the new shop run by Prince charles ... called Highgrove,,, a superbly decorated shop selling some amazing things ,,, we were impressed...alot of organic produce and related tasteful items,,, of course...
Then onto Artique run by Gearge ,,, the most fantastic shop ...seling wonderful textiles and items from Afganistan and minority tribes and nomadic peoples .... I bought some lovely braid from India with paste stones and very higly decorated.the whole shop is a treasure palace of colours and textures and wonderful magentas and purples...... George was away travelling in India . a very interesting person....

Portobello and Paintworks.

2008-04-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

I I had an interesting if not cold day at Portobello on saturday , there were very few dealers about but a large number of tourists especially Italians , I met a charming lady from Venice who bought some of my dresses to wear in the Italian sunshine , how lovely ....

The garden here is looking very beautiful at the moment as the tulips start to flower so we took some photos of our garden in Wiltshire which we will post tonight ....We are now just three weeks until the Paintworks Bristol fair so again if you are thinking of stalling please contact me asap as we only have afew stalls left .....

Trip to bath

2008-04-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Bath to do some more flyering and advertising the Bristol Fair... The people I know in Bath are always so helpful , so a big thank you to Teresa of Vintage to Vogue which is in Milsom Streetin Bath , a great vintage clothing and textiles shop . she always promotes our fairs so well. The bars and cafes are always keen to put out flyers again which can only help ...

Sue has been working hard on events in the week of our Bristol fair that all connect up in interest and could make a really interesting weekend for stall holders and customers alike so read her latest blog up dates about the Stroud Textile festival...

Bath fair September 14th .,...... we have a large number aof stall holders who have paid deposits for the fair , if you would like to pay another small amount to the cost of your stand we suggest another 25 pounds would be a good idea and it breaks down the final balance......So I will be seeing most of you soon at various eevents ..... if that suits you .....

more photos

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photos of things that I sell ......

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Photos of things that I sell ......

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These are images of the Chelsea Frock Me Fair and my unit at Portobello... this shows the kind of textiles and vintage clothing that appeals to me ....It can be anything from an early piece to a quite modern dress but everything I buy seems to be very decorative ..and I look always for excellent condition in the clothing or fabric....

Bristol 10th May Fair

2008-04-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

Today we spent the whole day in Bristol taking leaflets to places of key importance , everyone was really helpful and keen to display our flyers. The Unis both in Bath and Bristol were keen to display our event and The American Museum in Bath ,Textile room was very pro active. The whole area was covered . We visited an interesting shop in the St Nicholas market in the old part of Bristol . Chrome and Cream , a superb shop selling 50s and 60s retro furniture and lighting , also some fabric ,, they too were really interested in the fair.Paintworks itself are doing a great job of advertising for us as they have their own mailing list for events, the Boccabar was very busy today and we left top up leaflets there. Unbelievably its only 3 weeks until our May 10th fair , time flyes ...This time we are hoping for slighly better weather than we have had on all our previous fairs which must have sewn all the extreemes of weather.

Ardingly

2008-04-16T12:48:00.000-07:00

Tired after an Ardingly Fair which was reasonably well attended, the sun did keep shining ...but trade a bit thin on the ground,I found a few super items which are being pressed and ready for next weekends trading..... so back to Portobello on Saturday and ready for Anitas Battersea the following weekend ......

Starting leafletting in Bristol tomorrow for the Ashley Hall Paintworks Fair to be held on the 10th May Sat.So all unis and interesting areas of Bristol will be recieving a flyer tomorrow,,,,,,,,

This weekend

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What a very busy weekend . Saturday at Portobello was great and Frock Me was superb , the fair attracted large numbers of serious buyers who spent most of the day in the fair buying and sourcing films and fashion houses plus the excellent buying capacity of the Chelsea public. We were all selling right up to the very end....It was also fun to speak to Yoko Ono which we think ranks very high on the celebrity list ....Matthews cafe was wonderful . had the most delicious sweet pastry , naughty but nice....

Will be posting pics of Portobello and Frock me later today or Wednesday as I am off to Ardingly tomorrow Tuesday ......I shall be standing in the Abergavenney building so lets hope the sun shines for us all .....

Ashley hall Fair news ..... Bath is now even more booked up after Frock Me..... so we well be reviewing over the next few days the number of available stands left ..... do not wait to book this Fair .... also November is now being booked.......
Bristol Paintworks is also being booked heavily again we will be reviewing the stand availablity today on this one and posting it ..... so again please do phone if you are thinking you might do the fair avoid disappointment.....

The Ashley Hall Cafe is looking at its menu and there will be some very tasty goodies for sale ...... but everything will be very reasonably priced to keep your costs down as dealers and buyers...... Sallie.

Frock Me on sunday

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I am at Frock Me on Sunday ,standing at Matthew Adams Fair on the Kings Road Chelsea.... a great venue and a great fair ...... so this weekend its been busy packing up the bags and cases again.Matthew has created a wonderful fair with top dealers in a very relaxed atmosphere ..... the cafe is great, tea served in proper cups and saucers and fancy cake to eat what more can anyone want ... also it starts at a civilised time so no rushing around unpacking like a maniac....Hope to see you all there ...

Ashley Hall Fair News,,,,,, Bath is getting booking for November , as well as September the bookings have started for Nov.... shows how good this fair was... also Bristol has only a very spaces left so please contact me asap if you are wanting a stall,,,,,
I am starting my walking around both Bath and Bristol next week delivering leaflets to key places...... so anyone going to fairs please collect from me leaflets if I see you in London or Ardingly which is on Tuesday .... Lifes busy ........

Also the famous Ashley Hall cafe will be making its reappearance on Sat 10th May . after the success of last time we are preparing pizzas , quiche , and home made cakes with the top up the mug system in operation , those that did the fair know how this works, The first cup of drink costs slighly more then we top up for 50 pence per cup all day ... what a bargain.....

Bristol . March 22nd.

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Some more images of the excellent standard of stock seen at Paintworks.......and the great cakes......

Bristol fair . March 22nd,

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Bath 14th September

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Please contact me very soon if you are wishing to do the Bath Fair on the 14th September . We know its ages away but due to the enormous sucess of the event stands are disappearing fast .......We are really pleased with feedback from our stall holders who have reported back very positively both with above average sales and the very friendly nature of the buying public and trade at the fair ...... we did receive alot of thank yous from dealers for having put on a lovely event which makes us feel good as well .I am posting tonight my pics of the last bristol Fair ..
We are still taking bookings for Bristol on May 10th Sat , so please contact me asap for a stand if you know you want to do the fair , we have just a few available places....... This time we hope for good weather so keep your fingers crossed......

This week .....

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This week sees us at Newark International Fair in Newark obviously on Thursday . both Sue and I have stands there .... all we pray for is good weather , every time i travell up there the skys open or the gails start so lets have a good fair ....I still find it exciting seeing the different items and people that all turn up onto this show ground .... amazing french furniture ...textiles...... objects for any house or occasion ...
Then its Anitas Westbourne grove fair on Sunday at the theatre ... a great venue ... a busy week for many of us.....
Please remember to contact me if you are thinking about Bath , several more bookings this week and its in september. so dont miss out on a space at this superb Fair....
More news and pics later.....

Bristol fair

2008-03-27T12:41:00.000-07:00

We had our fair at Paintworks on Easter Saturday ... a reasonable number came through the door but weather did not help .... A big thank you to all our stall holders again for the great displays and stock shown .... it looked really good and most people had a good day .I think our first attempts at providing cake and drinks went very well so we will continue with the addition of simple sandwiches next time as well . I will be posting some photos of the fair soon so watch this space.....Next fair 10th may . please get your confirmed bookings for stalls to me if you have not already done so ....Thank you

.Bath Fair..

2008-03-18T06:28:00.000-07:00

Every day I am having enquiries about the next Bath Fair .... this to any stall holders who know they want to rebook and have not told me or said they would ring just e mail me . Its looking very full even at this stage of the year with a good 6 months to go .....I have already taken bookings from new people who obviously have been told how good it was.

Also please use this blog to make comments about the fairs and if you have any photos please send them in .....

Bristol

2008-03-17T00:52:00.000-07:00

Bristol Paintworks Fair is on Saturday... so this week we are all focused on the final details..... lots of advertising has been done and all flyers distributed, so we hope for a good day . Lets hope the weather is better than the torrents of rain this weekend.

A very busy weekend was had by most of us in the trade. i hope you all did well , we had a fun time at Westbourne Grove always a super venue to trade in .....

To all our traders , remember you can set up on Friday but we need to leave at 5, as we have our little grandson staying and would like to see him . so you can come in at 7 in the morning on Saturday and get ready for 9 opening . refreshments will be available at a very reasonable price and credit card facilities available too.

hello

2008-03-13T12:01:00.000-07:00

Ciao tutti ..... hello everyone reading the blog.... please make any comments you feel are helpful ... I know alot of you read this. and its good to know what you have thought especially regarding Ashley Hall events.

Again dont forget the fair at Westbourne grove , 20th Century Theatre ........... great fair , small , all great dealers with stock for wearing and design purposes. dont forget the cake.......This sunday
Today Jim and I walked the streets of Bristol put ting flyers in the colleges and student union buildings together with the Arnolfini Gallery . Watershed Cinema and Arts complex, bars and cafes were delighted to take leaflets so a wide variety of potential customers have been covered. Sue has been working on the paper adverts and we are up and running for next week . David has produced a great new flyer for Bristol so please everyone have a look .....we think it hits our customer base more effectively ..........We will be offering a small and simple variety of drinks and snacks for everyone so please check this out ... everything very reasonably priced.....

So look forward to seeing you all at Bristol Saturday the 22nd March.. Tanti auguri ... best wishes.....

Westbourne Grove Fair

2008-03-12T12:58:00.000-07:00

A great fair to go to this weekend ..... on Sunday Sue and I are exhibiting at Anitas Fair at the 20th Century Theatre at Westbourne Grove , Portobello, We love this fair as its in such a great setting , a small fair in comparison to the big Chelsea and Battersea Fairs but full of great things and some super design ideas ,,, infact a dealers treasure trove.......So come along to it and shop in a great environment with
Anitas cakes and coffeee which if anyone has been and sampled these will know its the best chocolate cake ever,,,,,,

Bristol fair takes place in two weeks time .... please if you want a stall contact me very soon there is very little space left ... We look forward to a good day with again some really good dealers offering a wide variety of stock ......

Check out the website for our new flyer for the fair a great design by David ........