A wonderful special display all about the 100th anniversary of Bacton WI.
The lady who put this together spent months doing it . Hopefully it will get displayed elsewhere for the rest of the year as it was impossible to read all of the information on Saturday.
I'd never entered a tray of vegetables in a show before - mine is back right and compared to the experts mine was pathetic!
But much better luck with my 5 Ripe tomatoes. Mine are the monsters (Big Mama) front left and won me a 1st prize of £1.50. The yellow tomatoes on the left are also mine in the cherry tomato class. They are meant to be yellow! Very tasty and a 50p third prize.
A few of the flower arrangements, not something I could do, wouldn't have a clue where to start.
I love the miniature arrangements
Stowmarket Concert Band were there again.
A local Bowls club had a bric-a-brac stall and I bought a couple of books for 50p each
After my hour helping on the WI cake stall, I sat around chatting to various people until it was time to collect up all the things I'd entered and my prize money and head home.
I do like being back in this bit of Suffolk and knowing so many people from years ago as well as new people because of belonging to WI.
Back Tomorrow
Sue
Looks a lovely traditional show, well done on all your entries, even the non-winning ones.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely fayre such a very English tradition and looks as if the weather cooperate. Congratulations on the tomatoes
ReplyDeleteIt stayed fine and sunny all day and not as hot as last year - thank goodness
DeleteWonderful traditions being kept alive. Perhaps a local library would be prepared to exhibit those lovely display panels? It's always a shame when somebody does all that work and it is only in use for a few hours!
ReplyDeleteThe library idea is a good one, I'll suggest it. It might get displayed in the church, I hope so as there wasn't enough time to read it all on Saturday
DeleteI think you did brilliantly. aside from anything else it takes courage to put yourself out there! Agree, cakes like that one do tend to make a mess everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI had toasted coconut all over the place!
DeleteCongratulations on all your placings. Mother nature did you proud, especially the tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteI have to mention that I had never seen a Peacock butterfly until you showed a picture (your header) a few days ago. Now it seems that every blog I go on are showing pictures of this beautiful butterfly that they have taken. So now I instantly recognise it without looking at any caption. Never too old to learn, lol.
It's a really good year for butterflies this year and they make for such colourful photos.
DeleteWhat a lovely day out. I feel like I was there myself, with all your lovely photos of the exhibits. Well done with your wins.
ReplyDeleteI always wish I'd taken more photos but tend to spend to much time nattering
DeleteA lovely show. I am not very good at flower arranging but always loved The miniatures. When I moved 18 months ago I was so pleased they had a WI at least I knew a few ladies in the village.
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One of these days I'll find something small enough to use to try and enter a miniature arrangement
DeleteSomething lovely and tiny can go on your list of things to Find op shopping or boot sales, such fun to have a quest.
DeleteI saw a flower arranging demo years ago and they said you just make a triangle shape , tall, short, wide,scewed ,it should always have 3 points and it will look good.
Lovely show and looks well attended. Congratulations on your entries. I'm a bit puzzled by the herb entries, to me, yours is the only one that shows herbs in their peak and something that you would actually want to consume. All the others look as if they've bolted and are past their best. I'm going to have to look up the Suffolk rusks!
ReplyDeleteLast year my similar arrangement got a second placing,and I count flowers on herbs as "gone to seed"! - it's all down to the judges but I expect I'll try again next year
DeleteYour entries looked really good, especially those lovely tomatoes. It looks like a very good fayre.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely going to grow those Big Mama tomatoes again, they are huge and perfect for chutney and the yellow ones are sweet and thin skinned so I'll grow those too
DeleteAn amazing amount of creativity on display. Must have been a lovely day for you.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good day out and I always feel a bit flat afterwards
DeleteI used to love all the shows when I could walk - now it is too much of a chore to walk round. But I do admire those who enter the classes year after year - they make the world go round.
ReplyDelete*C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*!* on the wins!
ReplyDelete((hugs)), Teresa :-)
The flower arrangements are wonderful. So is the poster that I think is about fashion through the ages.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Looks like a lovely day out, Sue! Well done on your tomatoes. I actually prefer your herb jug. For me, the others are a bit too fussy. Excuse my ignorance, but is a Suffolk Rusk like a savoury Farley's rusk?
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