The Easter Saturday Boot Sale

As it was my birthday I didn't feel at all guilty in taking myself off early to the Saturday boot-sale leaving youngest daughter and eldest granddaughter to get their own breakfast!

It was the busiest boot-sale of the year so far and even though I couldn't spend too long out I managed to spot a few useful things among the junk. 

3 birthday cards for 20p each, chalks for the grandchildren for £1. The decorating headbands set will be a handy craft for youngest granddaughter, also £1. The wasp trap is the plastic version of  the antique glass ones I wanted to buy from one of the Rural Bygones Auctions a few years ago - except they were a crazy price and this one was 50p! . The book is interesting as it's all about the origins of road names in my local town, it cost me 50p and you may notice something that really isn't the start of a collection. Honestly  - two Beswick birds is Not a collection. This is a £1 Wren to go with the Blue Tit that's in my Spring-on-the-bookshelves display. It won't be out collecting dust all the time - only for spring and I'm not buying anymore......I really don't do collections...........much!

Then quickly home as I'd promised Eldest Granddaughter she could help me open cards and unwrap presents. 

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Sue

An Extremely Busy Weekend

 When Eldest Daughter, Son in Law and the two boys come up from Surrey we try and get all of us together as much as possible. This weekend it was 6 adults, 4 children under 6 and the 6 month old baby on 3 days and  if you throw two birthdays and Easter egg hunts into the mix it all gets a bit busy!

 

The two five year old cousins tend to get a bit silly as 5 year olds do and the 4 year old cousin joins in too. Luckily the two year old tends to ignore them and do his own thing. The baby is a happy little chap..........most of the time!

It's all wonderful but exhausting.

 

As usual, always too busy to take photos, but it was a lovely birthday, lots of cards and chocolate and books. Thank you everyone.

 

Just one photo......... an updated peep at the newest member of the family, he was a baby at Christmas and now a little fella.

 

 

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Sue

Easter Is On The Bookshelf

I've added some bits to the bookshelf display for Easter.

I remembered the April plate, only a few days late and the egg cup and egg were among the collection of Easter bits that came from ebay in that first lockdown (I don't use ebay anymore - it wastes too much time and money!). The light-up chicks came from when I was helping at the charity shop and the tulips are all home grown.

Copied from one of my posts in previous years........

........Pagan traditions give us the English word Easter coming from the word Anglo Saxon word Eostre , meaning openings and that comes from the Saxon goddess of the dawn Eostre. 

 There are a couple of weather sayings for Easter which could have an impact on the harvest

 Rain on Good Friday or Easter Day, A good crop of hops, but a bad one of hay. 

If the sun shines on the altar during the service on Easter Day, there will be a good harvest . 

 Fair weather from Easter to Whitsuntide, butter will be cheap with cream on the side

 

The Surrey family are (hopefully) driving up to Suffolk tomorrow so I hope the fuel shortage situation will resolve itself soon(caused by protestors blocking the entrance to a fuel depot in Essex and some other places) I'm still OK at the moment but when I went shopping on Tuesday all 3 garages I passed had nothing. If we can all get fuel the whole family should be getting together on Saturday and Sunday. We have two birthdays to celebrate and a family meal out plus a mini Easter egg hunt or two so it will be a good but busy weekend.

Enjoy your Easter, fingers crossed for fair weather.

I'm taking a few days off the blog and will return next week. 

Sue