Monday 28 July 2014

car boot, garden centre and Veterans Day in East Park

what a day yesterday....everything aches today....
In the morning Lyn took me to Skirlington Market near Hornsea....neither of us have been for years....it's a mix of market and carboot sales. I had to smile as the last time I was there one could buy hot dogs, burgers, fish and chips and bacon butties....now....moving with the times I spotted at least two Chinese take-aways...a trailer with a super duper coffee making machine....thats all it sold....wonder how long they have been trading.... The latest craze at the moment is the little elastic loops that kids are looping on a loom to make bracelets.....and there were stalls selling nothing but them at a £1 a small package... stalls piled high with the things and people buying 10 and 20 packets at a time....... Even in the carboot there were stalls cashing in on the loopy craze...
At the carboot I practised real restraint.....I could have had some 25g balls of yarn in delightful colours that had been given away with the Joy of Crochet part series.....20p a ball......I have some I bought from a charity shop....previously .... and have not used them......so I walked away.....but they kept tugging me back.....Lyn bought some when we got separated for a while...and again I was tempted.....but I resisted.....
lol.....it was hard....it was h-a-r-d...lol
what I actually bought....a whole £2 worth....

silk and chiffon head squares 50p, 3bottles 50p dress £1...love the fabric so retro....
The book, Great Garter Stitch, (Jean Leinhouser and Rita Weiss £3.99) was from the garden centre where we stopped for lunch on the way back.... I loved the vest of many colours on the front and it would be a great stash buster. When the weather cools down I'll make a start on it.... There are at least 5 more patterns in the book I may attempt too...bargain !
At the garden centre the tempting array of cakes on show made it hard to choose....Lyn had a white chocolate and raspberry roularde and I had an orange pannacotta slab......which were delicious......
After Lyn dropped me back home I rested up for a while before deciding I would like to go to the  Veterans Day in East Park....my legs and back were not happy at all....and the heat....I was hurting and melting....
I have never seen the park so full of people, it was teeming.....
Plenty to see and to do and to top it off the Battle of Britain flypast did three passes over the park. The Spitfire and Hurricane looked so tiny either side of the Lancaster....they almost looked like toys... and on the ground there was a copy of the Spitfire and a Messerschmidt and they looked so tiny and flimsy...how did the flyers manage?
I wanted to take photos but the crowds of people made it almost impossible. I hung around to get a clear shot of these from WW1.
 the wounded at the front line would be transported on one these  or in the horse drawn ambulance.

I have to say that these photos don't really convey the basic-ness  of the transport. The ambulance is so basic inside yet outside it is varnished wood with etched windows....
I tried to get photos of the women dresses as WW1 nurses....but by now the numbers of people seemed to have swelled waiting for the Red Arrows flypast.

The Women's Land Army stand had three remarkable women with a vast array of artifacts.....and a willingness to talk.....so many stories of privations, the spartan life and the rats endured for their country and the enduring friendships formed.
I am proud to present Muriel Berzins who was one of the 60 girls billited at Howden Hostel for 7years,  sleeping on doublebed bunks....up at 6.15 in all weathers.
                                                                                                                                         
Iris Newbould

 Dorothy Taylor whom the other two described as the Lynch pin and organiser of the artifacts on the stand.

The missing one of their quartet is Elsie Sills who can be seen here with the others at "The Women's Land Army Memorial" Clochan, Morayshire.
Sculptor, (a local man, a few miles away in Beverley,) Peter Wallwork Naylor (his photo/ postcard) the same artist who did the 158 Squadron on Liniecat@Large blogspot.
Hats off to the sculptor.... brilliant concept that captures the young spirit inside these lovely ladies.


All around the park were people who collect memorabilia be it British forces, German, Russian, uniform and kit artifacts to huge lorries and tanks.  This year I saw American west represented....complete with a dentist tent ! Tucked away was a stand with some ancient army represented....I was interested but my legs were not willing and in fact I wondered if I had the stamina to get home. Ideally I wanted a taxi but I think even an ambulance or fire engine if needed would have found it difficult to get near...cars were everywhere....the surrounding streets were lined as afar away as my house, both sides of the road was chock a block. Even the playing field car park was used.
I'm guessing .......a successful year....lol

Tuesday 22 July 2014

more rust play

its addictive....
found a bungle of cotton covered wire.....been in the garage for well over 20yrs....originally I think it was a nice neat hank. I think it was used to bind bungles of cables together in a telephone exchange or local box......
I thought...its been here all this time...lets spend a few minutes seeing if the cotton string....in orange and cream will come off easily.......
no it didn't... the wire inside was brittle and kept breaking......I noticed little bits of rust staining.....I had out a big roll of embroidery stabiliser / or rip off....or what ever its called...so I rolled the wire in some of that and added water and left it over night......LOVED the result... so did again and again and again... morning...afternoon...evening...next day....lol...the serendipity of the marks... had me hooked...
The first one is on the right...and then they got longer and longer... the two on the left have a bit of a blank space...thats where I folded it to get more marks in one go.....getting carried away now...the last one on the left is four metres long...I folded it into four, put the wire on top of two sections folded the other two sections over the top before rolling up and soaking......

all from this little strawberry punnet....
now what do I with them ?????????????
I certainly feel justified in hoarding the little tangle of wire and string now !!

Friday 18 July 2014

more wool coats for rugging

from my favourite charity shop these wool coats were £1.50 each

these wool coats were £1 each....(.the colours should  be bright apple and leaf green)....£5 the lot....look at the amount of fabric !! and with the violet and purple skirts I already have....what a colour palette....I just have to design it now...wool applique or hooked?

another 50p spent at the charity shop...


 paid 50p for this wooden block door stop....the covering was hanging off or removed...I was thinking I could just glue some more fabric on it....The same day I had got a wallpaper sample from the decorating isle....when I got it home and held it to the wall I realised it was too much for me....but for the door stop.......finished off with the washi tape I just had to buy in the sale at Beverley the other week....

functional and decorative...what more can a girl ask for...?

Sunday 6 July 2014

todays stats..old post.Lampshade sentinals

amazed to see that through Pinterest a number of people are looking up these lampshade ladies...over 70 in the last two days and 39 today....now that is busy for my blog ! Thankyou to all that have visited , so pleased you are interested...They are slightly over five feet tall....at the time I had an idea that I would try and get women to make a small piece of art work ...embroidery.. etc to Honour the significant women in our lives...and  to cover the form with them for International Women's Day....illness got in the way .....other things took time too....so that dream never got fulfilled...but so lovely to see the interest and hope someone has a go at making one. They look great covered in dressmakers tissue too. I would have put another picture up here but can't seem to find it on the computer.....

latest Charity Shop buys

I just love "novelty" yarns.... Couldn't resist this one at 25p......was thinking christmas-y...moss-y...and when I pulled the binding thread.....I could play with the thickness of the " moss ".... the red and white thread will be great for felt ornaments too.
I love seeing how I can a  change a yarn when I pull a thread or combine yarns......

At another Charity Shop....for just over £6....I got a Brand new retro Tala flour sifter...on it's own costs more than £6.... a 2 metre roll of primed artist canvas...A stack of "designer" fabric and a small storage box off  the part works The Art of Quilting...and new threads.....
I shudder to think how much someone has spent on the part work magazines and then not used them....but I'll out them to good use !!