Woolfest 2012

My part of The Wool Clip stand at Woolfest.  That's my Field of Flowers Shawl on the mannequin, I sold out of kits on Friday & had to furiously make up more on Friday night.  Also nearly sold a cream beaded version of the shawl, but unfortunately because of the truly dreadful weather the card machine wasn't working well & didn't like Barclays cards & Barclaycards, so I missed out on a sale there :(

 Rest of my stand, difficult to see very well

 The Materialistics Exhibits, knitted/crocheted masterpieces

 "The Wave" was absolutely stunning

Dublin June 2012

Coming into Dublin Port, with Sandymount Towers in the background & Poolbeg lighthouse in the foreground.  Used to walk the dogs on the beach to the left for 10 years!

The new theatre at Grand Canal Quay, very impressive, the area is like something out of London.

The new Lansdowne Road rugby stadium

Trinity College

Statue of Molly Malone

Grafton Street

50th book club meeting

Inside Borris Castle, we got thrown out!  Didn't realise it wasn't open to the public & we happily wandered in & into their kitchen looking for a coffee, only to be told it was for writers only!

Borris Castle, where Hay on Wye Literary Festival was being held in Ireland for the 1st time ever.  We saw 1 brilliant talk by Ann Enwright & 1 not so good one.

Me, Olga & Sheila beside the Borris

View from the house we were staying at

Nicholas Mosse 2nd's shop in Bennettsbridge, oh I wish I'd bought something, was too mean, thinking it wasn't cheap enough, but am regretting it now!

On the way home, towers & ferry!

Cumbria Tourist Awards

Well haven't been blogging for a while as have so busy with The Wool Clip & Woolfest & a trip to Dublin!

 It was held at Rheged at Penrith, tables were beautifully set out

 Sally, our PR guru, Pam our Treasurer & Marion

 Alan Deadleycoat, "The Voice of the Balls" was the host for the evening, he was very good & gave tips on how to win the lottery, I'm guessing not very effective ones as hasn't won!

 Our category, Tourism Event of the Year

 Me, holding up bunting!

Us with the award!! The bird in the white dress on the end was from Taste & she was reading out the nominees, think she was a "little" worse for wear!!