The Lincolnshire County Show

Here in rural Lincolnshire our annual County Show is a big event. Held at our show ground, it attracts lots of visitors each year. The competitions are watched avidly as stockmen display their prize animals with great pride. The Lincoln Longwool sheep have their curls treated with hair spray to keep everything in place. Pigs are scrubbed to a pink gloss and cattle are brushed and combed to look so smart. Horses have their manes and tails plaited and beribboned for the party effect and everyone enjoys themselves enormously. Janet and I sampled the local ice cream extensively, well, it's got to be done by someone.....  Geraldine and her students showed their upholstery skills in the Rural Crafts tent and nobody seemed to mind when it rained a bit. At the end of a long day, exhibitors were tired but happy. We had all met friends, some old, some new. Some of  us were hungry too, chance for a quick snack before it was time to go home. Thank goodness for mum who was close at hand........ 

Visit Lincoln

Lincoln is a lovely place to visit, we have the wonderful cathedral and castle in the up hill part of the city and down Steep Hill are lots more shops and cafes. Elizabeth has opened her cafe shop and crafting sessions business in Guildhall St, called Rock and Paper and Scissors There are lots of great gifts for all ages, in contemporary style and colours. Whilst you drink the excellent coffee from vintage china, sit on the comfy sofa and read the craft magazines. You can do a few rows of knitting for the knit-a-long then leave the needles for the next visitor to carry on and you will find crafting sessions on all sorts of things. I love the crocheted bunting in the window. I didn't try the cakes but on a day when I need comfort, I will be back...