The barn dance was great fun. We had a lot of laughs trying to follow the instructions from Jane, the caller with the Catsfield Steamers. She is very patient with us. The wind dropped thank goodness. In the afternoon the tarpaulins were billowing out and actually knocked hay bales over. The flower arrangements (with flowers and foliage from the garden) had to be wedged between three bricks to stop them blowing over.
Hayley and her friend came to help and she brought some lovely old patchwork blankets to cover the bales.
They were hand sewn.
In the evening, after several dances, there was a ploughman`s meal and then more dancing.
Many thanks to Anne and Tim for all their hard work along with all the helpers.
It was a good evening.
The orb presence was quite stunning.
Today at home, we are preparing the garden for our opening, tying in things blown around by yesterday`s gales, clearing paths, finding plants for sale and generally tidying up.
Here are some of the plants for sale.
This is what the hoop turned into. I found the idea on Pinterest. It uses old t-shirts. At my primary school over 50 years ago we used to weave like this, but on a much smaller scale and using raffia.
We made placemats.
Here is my next project.
I found it outside a neighbour`s house, up for grabs. I grabbed it!!
Later I will post how it turns out.
My latest scarecrow is complete. Photos next time.
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