Blakemere Boot

Slim pickings at the Blakemere boot sale this morning. The cold must have put a lot off people off - not surprising really. A dozen brave souls turned up to sell stuff in a soggy field. Hazel bought this illuminated "J" for Jones for a quid. I didn't get anything. Home via the Co-op to get a few bits.

Glossop and Marsden

Lovely two day jaunt over to West Yorkshire to visit our old chum Dave Smith. Stopped off in Glossop to break up the journey and have a banana. Popped into some charity shops for bargains - a tapestry, DVD's and wool. Hazel wanted to sort out his downstairs rooms as they were full of junk and needed a bit of a clean. He's due for a hip replacement soon so needs a room downstairs to recouperate. I mostly watched the snooker with Dave and listened to his stories, some of which I've heard before. Nice pizza from the Co-op on our first evening ( highly recommended own brand ). Dave cooked it in his weird space age oven. The next night we had fish, chips and mushy peas from the local chippy. Tanya picked it up on her way round to say hello and see what work Hazel had done. Cleared lots of stuff - some going back to Cheshire tip and lots in the bin. Looks much more roomy now. Rigo was very stand-offish but soon made friends when she saw we had fish on the menu. Her cat hair will be saved for a possible sweater and knitted blanket. Hair raising ride over the Peaks but managed to get home in one piece despite the rain.

Vagrants

Nice drive through Cheshire's leafy lanes to Vagrants near Nantwich for boot sale. Got a few bargains including some films I wanted to see again particularly the Bob Dylan doc. by Pennebaker. Nice old snakes and ladders board with wooden dice cup and counters. A battered "Striptease" card game that Hazel found. She also got some metal bits, hooks, a massive teaspoon, shelf brackets a table tennis trophy "Barnoldswick Winner 1956 Arnold Greene " , other bits and bobs. Just nice to walk around in the sunshine listening to odd snatches of conversations, some in Polish. Home again via the Co-op for some bread and salad stuff. Tried to get some ice cream wafers but they had sold out.

Marbury Again!

Good Friday - wandering around town - got some CD boxes for 49p from Scope. Then off to Marbury for another walk round the blue bells. They looked brighter in the warm sunshine. Woods were alive with mad wet dogs and the smell of wild garlic. Or was it the smell of wild dogs and the mad garlic?

Marbury Woods and Blue Bells

Our boy is home for a couple of days so nice to go for a walk in the woods to see the blue bells which are just opening here in Cheshire - next week may see a better display. Then to Granma and Audrey's to meet up with Great Cousin Betty and her son in law who drove up from the West Midlands to share some curios and lovely mandolin that Archie managed to tune and play much to Betty's delight. Fish n chips n mushy peas for lunch from the Codfather. Yum!

Whitegate Boot / Walk

Slim pickings at the first Whitegate boot sale of the year. Freezing cold - ice on the car - didn't like to take me hands out of me pockets! Brrrrrr! Hazel got a few bits including some old bobbins, wool and a free money box she insisted the man take 50p for. Also a load of pansies and magnolias etc. I got zilch. Nothing! Not even a DVD though there were a few to sift through. No coat hangers either! Had a walk in the sun own Whitegate Way with early joggers and dog walkers. Birds in full twitterpated mode. Cafe wasn't open until 10 so we came home via the Co-op for a few bits.

Last Indoor Boot Of Spring

Last indoor boot sale of the Spring at the Memorial Court this morning . A few bargains including some tin clockwork toys for a quid each and some googly eyed postcards. Also a nice old one from the 20's of Westcliff where my mother used to live. Hazel bought a few postcards and gave most of them to her Mom. Next to the small out door boot sale at the Care UK car park. Not much there sadly. Tyen to Lidl for a few bits and bobs. Had to get some vegetables for Granma .We went round Granma's and Audrey's afterwards to show off our bargains and have coffee and chat.