TOOK MUM TO GESGARTH HALL AGAIN, MET MY AUNTS THERE AS WELL, THE SUMMER FLOWERS WERE ALL OUT AND THE ROSES WERE CLIMBING EVERYWHERE.
THE HALL IS NEAR CATON IN NORTH LANCASHIRE AND PEOPLE GO TO SEE THE GARDENS FROM A LONG WAY, THEY ARE OPEN THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 10 AUGUST, 14 SEPTEMBER, THE DAY AFTER BARTON FAIR SO YOU COULD GO TO BOTH!! AND 12 OCTOBER FROM 11 A.M -5 P.M.
ADDED PHOTOS OF THE FAIR TO THE WEB DIARY, I CANT ADD MANY TO THE WEB-SITE YET. IF YOU CLICK ON THE robertafairs LINK YOU'L BE ABLE TO SEE THE PHOTOS, THEY ALL ARE NAMED MAY 2008 ......... SO WILL ALL BE TOGETHER ON THE BARTON DOLL FAIR ALBUM.
I WILL ADD A COUPLE HERE AND ONE OF THE DOLL I BOUGHT, A LOVELY CLEAN FARNELL DOLL.
SHOULD BE A GOOD FAIR, WE HAVE 37 STALLS AT THE MOMENT, ONLY SPACE FOR ONE MORE, MANY REGULARS OF COURSE AND A FEW NEW ONES. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY. THE E-BAY ADVERTS SEEM TO ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS.
I'VE BEEN IN SCOTLAND FOR A FEW DAYS, WENT TO DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY. WE STAYED AT THE THISTLE AT CROSSMICHEAL THE FIRST NIGHT, NICOS'S MEAL WAS AS GOOD AS LAST TIME, I'M VERY SUPRISED THAT IT WASN'T BUSIER. THE NEXT DAY WE TRAVELLED THROUGH GATEHOUSE OF FLEET, NEWTON STEWART, DOWN TO ST NINIANS CAVE AND THE MULL OFF GALLOWAY, WE THEN WENT UP THE COAST AND STAYED AT A NICE GUEST HOUSE AT TROON, WEST WINDS, SOUTHWOODS. WE HAD A MEAL AT A HOTEL JUST DOWN THE ROAD, THE SERVICE WAS VERY GOOD AND THE WAITERS VERY HELPFULL.
THE NEXT DAY WE TRAVELLED TOWARDS DUMFRIES AND CUT ACROSS THE FELLS PAST A RUINED TINY SCHOOL AND EVENTUALLY WENT ONTO THE RAIDERS ROAD THROUGH NEW GALLOWAY FOREST, 10 MILES ON A TRACK THROUGH THE FOREST, DIDN'T MEET ANY CARS EITHER!! BEAUTIFULL!!!
AFTER THAT WE WENT TO CASTLE DOUGLAS, I THINK IT IS THE NICEST TOWN IN THAT PART OF SCOTLAND, AND WENT TO SEE MY FRIEND ELIZABETH. THAT NIGHT WE ENDED UP AT GRETNA, THE GABLES, AND GOT A VERY GOOD DEAL AS WE WERE LATE AND THEY HAD EMPTY ROOMS. THIS WAS THE POSHEST HOTEL AND WAS VERY NICE BUT THE OTHERS WERE AS GOOD.
THURSDAY WE WENT TO CARLISE TO TULLIE HOUSE AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND DOLL MUSEUM, IT IS DOWN AN ALLEY OPPOSITE TULLIE HOUSE AND ONLY OPENED LAST WEEK AFTER HAVING NO HOME FOR SOME MONTHES. WE ENJOYED SEEING MARGRETS COLLECTION AGAIN. THE NUMBER FOR THE MUSEUM IS:01228 548576.
AM CAMPING NEAR HAWORTH FOR THE BANK HOLIDAY, IT'S MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY AND WE ARE HAVING A BAR-B-QUE PARTY AT THE CAMPSITE.
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