We had a lovely day on Saturday at the village fair. Apart from one heavy downpour in the early afternoon, the weather was kind to us, even the sun came out to take a peep.
There were loads of entries in the apples section. Everyone had done really well with their crops so Gray didn't get placed.
I was amazed and delighted to get second place for my photograph of 'Trees' as there were a couple of dozen entries.....
I got third place for my card in 'Greetings Card....nor Christmas'......
....as well as Highly Commended and compliments on my Christmas cards....
I didn't win any money as only the first prize wins £2, but it really made my day 😊
I treated Gray to a coffee and cupcake to commiserate his lack of a win. The coffee was only 50p and homemade cupcakes £1.50 so it only cost £4 in total. A bargain in my view 👍
The fair was very well attended and the entries of an extremely high standard...
At the end of the fair, a lot of the produce and cakes were auctioned off. I got a jar of citrus marmalade for £2 and Gray bought a bag of potatoes, 3 huge leeks and some celery for £2. We haven't grown either leeks or celery this year so they will be sliced up and frozen for soups and stews. It was decidedly colder yesterday (Sunday) and yummy soup weather isn't far away. All in all a wonderful, cheap day out which lifted the spirits before the onslaught of Winter 😊
Do you have Autumn fairs in your area?
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Thanks so much for all your comments on my last post. I have been so busy that I haven't had time to respond. Please bear with me.
Thanks so much for popping in. Do stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,
Angie 💗
Sadly we don't we have a summer gala, hosted at our local castle, I would love somewhere I could enter for veg and craft. Well done on your placements, and the bagains in the end of day sale.
ReplyDeleteIt seems such a shame that this sort of event is dying out. We are really lucky to have a vibrant community for ours.
DeleteWow, well done, what a good result. While we don't have Autumn Fairs we do have the Country Fairs and Harvest Open Days. I do love a good auction of the produce at the end of a show. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I love any auction but food is special!
DeleteReally disappointed by many of the fairs and fetes round here this summer. So many of the stalls sell plastic tat purchased from China - and few seem to have the flower/produce/bakes stuff from local people like they used to.
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame, Ang. I've seen that sort of tat myself at so called 'craft fairs'. We are so lucky that our Autumn fair is still very active. This year was the 77th annual show.
DeleteYou did really well with your entries! Our county has a fair every year in the summer, but, the county is huge and so is the fair!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bless :)
DeleteVillage produce shows round here tend to be in August. I used to enter but didn't grow much this year -but there's cash for 2nd and 3rd too - 50p and 30p I think unless it's gone up!
ReplyDeleteOoh, just think ....I could have been 80p richer ! ....lol
DeleteThat’s a proper autumn fair and well done on your successes with your crafting. Cooler here now and it suits me just fine. Catriona
ReplyDeleteThe cooler weather is suiting me just fine too :)
DeleteWell done you in your prizes, the autumn fair looked very enjoyable. We do have various fairs at this time of year in local villages and we go to a couple one of which is organised by two friends of ours and it is always very busy and very enjoyable. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI love the well attended ones, Sue, but they are few and far between now in our area. This latest one was brilliant. The 77th year!
DeleteCongratulations on your wins. Your Cards are lovely. Kim
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim 😊
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