I'm easing myself nicely into my week off, starting yesterday with a sisters thrifting adventure into the Tyrone countryside. At the recent vintage fair I got chatting to some lovely ladies from another stall who told me about a car boot sale in Granville near Dungannon, I COULDN'T wait to go!! Granville holds a fair every weekend, although each week it varies, lifestock, machinery etc but on the 3rd Saturday of every month it holds a car boot and poultry fair, two things I love!
My own car boot cleared, I pick up Bob and we beat down the road to Dungannon. It was an absolutely gorgeous day yesterday, a day for the beach, for lying in the garden topping up the freckles or the perfect day for a really good car boot sale!
I highly recommend this boot sale, not even for what's on sale but just for the pure craic! There were so many characters! And if it's a farmer you're after this could be the perfect place to find your man, all dirty jeans, hands like shovels and weather tanned skin!
Five minutes in and Bob and I had reverted back to our broad Portadown accents "Wud ye luk a thon, there's a quer size of a b'ast" translation "Look at the size of that large animal" It's the effect the countryside has on us! We started fantasising about leaving the city, living on a farm and making jam with a ferret as a pet, must have been the country air getting to us! City folk are so different!

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In another attempt to get this photo there was another singing farmer trying to ninja jump into the picture! |
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The craic was ninety with these two |
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I wanted a photo of a young farmer holding this cockerel but he was too shy instead he just let the beast out, mistake! it really didn't want to go back in |
After Granville we headed into Dungannon for lunch, a powerful feed to recharge the batteries, then home my own city farmer (the big lad) my wild beast (Mary) and the three hens : )
Quite a lot and that's not even all of it, a couple of things I bought I'm keeping for presents so I can't disclose them on the blog! Bob was slightly more restrained, she came home with a lovely lemon shirt, nearly every thrifting adventure she comes home with either a shirt or a jumper!
An excellent adventure and a great day out had by all! Resting today, going to make scones and do some sewing : )
Bye for now have a lovely Sunday everyone xx
Quare craic indeed....can't wait to join you guys for sisters day out...i'll drive the Honda as it has a bigger boot=more room to bring home stuff!
ReplyDeleteHaaha! nice one! he big lad wants to come to so we can't ogle the farmers, ok! x
DeleteThat looks such a brilliant boot sale. I shouldn't really love that stuffed head being a vegetarian, but I do! x
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it's history was, a prize bull maybe, I'd love a big cows head looking at me from the wall! x
DeleteWhat a perfect day out, I love your way to relax too, sewing and baking.
ReplyDeleteThe blue and red vanity cases are great. Similar to ones i have bought myself recently.
Looks like some great kitchenalia too. I'm still after a coffee pot since you posted your sunflower one.
Good luck with your search for the coffee pot, be sure to look in all skips there may be treasure inside! I made scones and blueberry muffins and sewed a little dress a very relaxing day indeed!xx
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