It took us three hours to cross approximately twelve miles of London; a three-hour trip turned into a horrendous six hours. Good job we knew that the delightful Kateshill House was waiting for us at the other end. Ahh, bed!
Our destination: beautiful Bewdley in Worcestershire. You may recall that we visit each year to take part in the 1940's event on the steam railway. Sadly, this year, we are double booked. But no matter, for last weekend, we had another reason to visit. Saturday was free to explore, the boys set off for the Severn Valley Railway and I headed off on the short walk into town.
Along the way, a spot of yarn bombing waited to be admired.
It just so happened that it was carnival weekend in Bewdley. The previous evening, we had arrived to fireworks over the bridge on our approach. Saturday saw a traditional carnival of floats process down the main street. I loved this one, celebrating the Queen's Coronation. There was even a tv on board showing a picture of the Queen at the ceremony.
Bewdley is a pretty, old-fashioned town. A visit to the sweet shop, on behalf of the boys, was a must!
We joined up later for a little family time and headed for a destination we don't usually find time to visit. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the safari park, in particular, we loved the big furry boys, of course!
You could get very close to some of the animals.
The following day, we awoke to more sunshine, hooray, and headed off to the home of some friends who had invited to us to a garden party at their beautiful home. They also happen to be vintage clothes dealers, in fact that is how we met them. Handy! This is a garden party with a difference; every person is dressed in authentic vintage clothing, 1930s-'50s. Some had also travelled in style...
We were extremely lucky to be entertained by the wonderful singer Lola Lamour, well known on the re-enactment circuit, and her excellent band. Simply fabulous!
For some, there was the chance to indulge in gentlemanly pursuits in the garden. Others could have been shopping, per chance (a whole showroom of vintage goodies to peruse).
Back home (in gloomy weather, now, it has to be said), it was time to make room for the weekend's finds and have a little tidy. Mr HenHouse bought me a lovely vintage RAF sweetheart necklace which I decided to house along with (some of!) my vintage jewellery collection in this pretty fabric-covered box.
Putting away Sunday's frock, I enjoyed my vintage skirts awhile. I had been getting back into the swing of wearing these in last week's sunshine.
The vintage case came home filled with gorgeous new (old!) goodies. Mainly delightful 1940's pieces, I do love a good hat, with a bit of Summery 1950's tangerine. It was all that sunshine!
We also found this lovely old Smiths clock. We have been after one of these as the finishing touch for our kitchen for ages. We'd found a smaller one in the meantime but could not resist this whopper in original condition, most importantly at a great price. I do love a ticking clock.
And now, I think it's time for a spot of lunch, with my new reading matter to hand. This morning, I popped to Stag and Bow as usual, to take part in the crafty morning. A lovely lady came to collect some items she'd bought from me and most surprisingly, had bought a parcel of goodies for me, in return. I was so touched. Thank you, Pi, you're one of life's lovely ladies. This sort of kindly deed restores my faith, I must say. Fabulous feedsack and marvellous magazines. That Stitchcraft, oh my!
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