Plus there's the food ... This week I've had my first Jersey potatoes, and my first British strawberries. Even this early in the season, they were sweet and juicy. More for tea tonight: the season doesn't last long, so might as well be a pig.
Only two weeks to go to Marie Curie tea party. Maureen has finished her knitting and has gone back to everyday stuff. Julie continues to receive raffle prizes. Time for me to put things together and stop making 'just one more'.
This is - or will be - a cushion after the instructions of Lucy, of Attic 24 fame. Caroline has said she will help me finish my tea cosy. Hippo is once again stuffed and waiting for the cosmetic bits of eyes and ears. He'll be gone on Tuesday.
New in at the shop - the gloop you put on the soles of socks to stop them from being slippery. I've wanted some for years. What are the chances it will be strong enough to stop door holders-open sliding so the door shuts?
Visitors to the shop this week include some from Australia, who went off with some of our tea cosies. It's nice to think one of Gillian's cats might grace a tea table in Oz! Gillian herself brought in a bag of cakes, which are popular for children's tea parties.
Some were like this, without the chocolate topping. There was some -er- discussion about what they were, but whatever you call them, they are very attractive, with colourful tops to the biscuits. We've also been brought stuffed elephants, an owl tea cosy and a fabulous knitted, dressed doll.
And a lady came in for yarn to make bunting for Yarndale http://yarndale.co.uk/ - the newest of the wool/knitting/spinning etc shows, at Skipton in September. She seemed surprised that we realised why she was making it without being told - and we're a wool shop! Yes, I will be going to Yarndale.
Phil has been in form this week. On Friday he tried to force feed me with cheese. We tried to give him away to some of his lady admirers, but he's still there.
Later in the week I'll do some photos of the roses from Prima Makes, which are really lovely. I've worked out how to do them without having six ends, so I'll do some how-to photos as well. But yesterday I got my copy of Designer Knitting Crochet 2013, and it's made me very ambitious. I fished in the stash and brought this out:
Think I might have to turn it into a shawl.
After all, there is still a fortnight to finish things for the tea party!
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