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Sunday, 4 September 2011

All the fun of the Kitsch and Stitch Fair!

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Yesterday, Saturday 3rd September dawned full of promise of a lovely day out in glorious weather, to the ancient and historic town of Cranbrook, Kent.
And I wasn’t disappointed!

This is the setting - the Vestry Hall in the town centre



This is Maygreen Fairies, and the lovely Amanda, who makes deliciously whimsical items centred around fairies.  Her cards in particular are to die for.


And here are some more of the stalls







 
And a close up of the previous stall




I hope this charming lady approves of her photo!






Sorry there are so few photos, but it was very busy and impossible not to get a lot of heads and arms instead of the goodies!

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Cranbrook is worth a visit just for the delightful place it is, full of Kentish cottages, (or should that be "cottages of Kent"), white painted weather-boarding, and even its own working windmill.  The High Street boasts lots of independant shops and positively buzzes!



On the walk back to my car, I passed Cranbrook allotments – they were worthy of a blog post all of their own!


To finish the day, I drove to Sissinghurst Castle, the National Trust’s most visited garden, as it’s less than 2 miles away. This is part of the White Garden.


And finally I dropped in to Merriments Garden Centre, as I can’t just pass by all that temptation!

  All in all, a very pleasant day out and I can’t wait for the next Fair, which is December 3rd, in good time for Christmas. 

TTFN


The amazing Cranbrook Allotments

I had to walk past this site on my way to the Kitsch and Stitch Fair, and on my return I popped in and found this little gem in a delightful setting.

The central and dividing paths were all closely mown grass


The standard of cultivation was very professional and worthy of inclusion in Gardener’s World!

   
Lots of quirky touches that made you smile!















Some of the squashes and pumpkins ripening in the sun.


The allotment holders are very friendly!

But on my way out, when I closed the gate (which was open when I came in) I saw this …




Oh Lordy - I'd been trespassing!