A WEEKEND IN OTLEY...

This past weekend whilst Andrew was living the high life in New Orleans I went over to Otley to spend time with the wonderful Mr and Mrs Snuggs; aka my sister, Becks and her faithful sidekick Tim! 

The weekend had a distinct focus on shopping. Surprise surprise. We did some Christmas shopping at the York designer outlet centre, which was insanely busy! I did buy a rather delightful amount of Lindt chocolates for my advent calendar! Yum! We did do a fair amount of talking, watched the Railway children (classic!), did some baking, painted our nails and played a board game. There's a special mention for the board game because I managed to beat Becks. Not once, but twice! That in and of itself deserves a post! It's a rarity, trust me. 

But the main shopping focus was the Country Living Christmas fair in Harrogate. We went on Friday and despite some insane traffic and truly frustrating drivers we managed to get there in good time. There were lots of different craft stalls, food and drink stools and present type stalls. It took us quite a while to go round and look at them all. There was a good selection of local craftsmen/women which was refreshing to see and even some stall holders we remembered from last year. 

We bought a good amount of things and ticked a few presents off our lists! We managed to buy some things for ourselves too which is always rather nice. Our most ambitious purchase was a crochet kit. We had the grand plan of teaching ourselves to crochet during the weekend and becoming accomplished at it within a matter of days. Everyone says its so easy, so why not?! Unfortunately it was a little more complicated than planned. We will master it though!

One of the best things about the fair though was the workshop we managed to attend. Some of the stall holders are asked to run workshops to showcase their craft and if you attend you are provided with the materials to create something. We queued up in time and managed to attend a fabric wreath making session. It was great to be shown how to make something and be given the opportunity to try it out. It was a simple project but one we could do without too much bother. 

So here's a couple of 
pictures from the event, including Becks busy making. 

I can't wait for the spring fair. Anyone want to join me? 





                                


                        


                             

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