Harrogate there we came!

Well, what a brilliant day we've just had. Sally & I had been saving ourselves up all year for the Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza in Harrogate. Usually we go to the Whichcraft show in Doncaster twice a year, but this year we decided to give Doncaster a miss, save up our money & give Harrogate a try instead, so we were very much ready for some retail therapy. The weather was perfect, we found just about everything we'd been looking for, and even met some of our blogging friends for the first time, which was lovely. Great to see them and put names to faces at last. Then we had a picnic outside in the fresh air to round it all off. Now I'm sorting out my new stash & looking forward to playing with it all tomorrow.

On the other hand, there's still a while before bedtime......

PS. Check out some fantastic blog candy from The Stampman (see my sidebar), but be quick, the draw closes at midnight on Monday the 14th!

Circle of Friends

I have received another Circle of Friends Award, this time from Sally, and I'm thrilled. One of the joys of blogging, for me, is that it has opened up a new world and introduced me to lovely people with whom I might never otherwise have come into contact. We may never meet face to face, but their thoughts and comments on my blog are always encouraging and much appreciated. And of course their blogs inspire me too. So I am proud to call them friends.

Here's the award, which I would like to pass on to the following friends:



Sally H
Lisa
Brenda
Judith
Megan