Before I forget...I seemed to have caused some confusion last time when I mentioned a jacket potato. It never occured to me that some of you wouldn't have a clue as to what I was talking about, sorry. A couple of people asked if it was the same as a baked potato, and indeed it is! I think years ago we also used to refer to them as a baked potato too, but generally now they are called Jackets Potatoes.
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There hasn't been an awful lot of stitching going on this year, I just didn't have the inclination to work on anything, but, as part of my effort to be a bit more sociable I decided at the end of August that I would start to go to the stitching group again. This is the same stitching group I set up many years ago, I'm happy to say it's still going strong, with some of the same people still going who came to that very first meeting. It was lovely to see and be amongst like minded people again and it was what I needed to get me stitching again.
I chose to get Suzannah out of hibernation to take with me. You may or may not remember seeing her here before, It's been a long time. I started her on 28th April 2019 when I went to a Nimble Thimble meet-up and then worked on her quite a lot when we went away for a week in early May that year.
The last time I shared any progress, and also the last time I worked on her was 3 years ago,
October 2019.
This is how poor neglected Suzannah looked when she came out of hibernation.
And this is her now
Must not forget to stitch her eyes!
I'm really happy with the progress I'm making, I don't stitch every day but do try to give her a couple of days attention each week.
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A few weekends ago, when Mark was home, we went to the Autumn Show at the Three Counties Show Ground in Malvern. We were both very pleasantly surprised at how good it was, there was so much to see and do, there were stalls and marquees selling everything from plants and gifts to garden ornaments and clothes. There was a dog show, vintage caravans, (loved those!), vintage trucks and cars and for the kids, a vintage fairground and pets corner which had giant turtles, for a small fee you could go in and get among them.
There was a 'Best In Show' for flowers and plants and, my favourite, the giant vegetables. There were cauliflowers as big as your head, leeks and rhubarb as long as your leg and pumpkins big enough to be made into Cinderella's carriage! It was all wonderful, the weather was brilliant and we had a fantastic day.
I hope you can get a sense of how big these are, it's difficult to capture on photos.
I'd like to know how on earth they are able to grow something this big! and how did they then transport it here 🤔 No surprise that this one won, it was huge!
I'm on Nanny duty picking the boys up from school this afternoon so I'm off now to have something to eat and a cuppa before it's time to go. I hope you are all well and having a lovely Monday.
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10 comments:
Well done for getting back to your stitching, it can be hard when you've lost your mojo a bit. I haven't done any stitching at all this year. Oh, I love a good county show, as you say, there's so much to see and do, something for everyone. It's unbelievable how veggies can grow so big, and they're so well looked after that they don't even have a blemish.
I am glad to hear you are back with your stitching group. Isn't it lovely to be amongst friends who enjoy stitching also?
I have been to the Malvern show several times and enjoy all the variety of exhibitions and produce. I prefer the Autumn one to the one they do in the Spring actually.
Suzannah is looking good :)
Fabulous photographs from the show, it really did look enjoyable.
All the best Jan
So happy to see you are back to stitching. It looks lovely.
Wow those are big pumpkins!!!
God bless.
Great veg, looks like you had a great day.
Love your new stitch have fun.
Wow, the show looks fab, such a great day out. My friend entered a few things at our local Matlock show and she won quite a few trophies. It's a nice thing to do.
We've been enjoying some good weather lately and it looks as if that was true when you went to the Autumn Show. The fruit and vegetables all look wonderful and worthy of a prize. So glad you are meeting up with stitching friends. I haven't got back into the socialising in that way and rather miss my book group at the library. Take care and have a good rest of the week.
Oh, Suzannah has made some nice strides, there have been some additions.
Thanks for the great pictures, the pumpkins alone are huge, wonderful to look at.
enjoy your week, Martina
(PS I sent you a message, I hope you got it right)
Susannah looks no worse for wear after being in hibernation. In fact, she looks great but yes, please don’t forget her eyes. Great to be out and about with your stitchy group again. Looks like a lovely Autumn Show you went to.
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