Hello, thank you for popping in. It's the last week of the school holidays here and it's pouring with rain - no doubt the sun will come out next week once everyone has returned to school! Actually, it may not be the last week of the holidays for us because the Best Beloved has no work lined up yet for next term, which is a bit of a grim prospect. Hey ho.
We spent the weekend at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival and for the first time in the nine years we have been attending, the sun shone all weekend. I shall repeat that because I can't quite believe it myself: August Bank Holiday and the sun shone all weekend! We arrived very early on Friday morning and left at midday on Tuesday, exhausted but very, very happy. I wrote a comprehensive post about this festival in 2015 which you can read here if you would like to, and this year the formula was repeated but OH, THE SUNSHINE!!!!!!
As usual, there was great music, dancing, food, crafts, a beer tent, a wine bar (because not all folkies have beards and drink beer), bunting, face paint, a children's festival and a real family atmosphere with something for everyone. I'm afraid I took very few photographs. I sat in the sunshine, drank cocktails, knitted, listened to music, watched people and drank up the aforementioned atmosphere. In the evenings, I wrapped up, sat in a marquee drinking wine and watched some amazing bands. There was happiness everywhere, and colour, lots and lots of colour. The days were full of colour and the evenings were full of light. When I look back on this year's festival in the future that's what I shall remember, colour and light.
If you'd like to see some more of the festival, hop over to Three Stories High where Jo has shared some wonderfully colourful photos.
See you soon.
Love, Mrs Tiggywinkle x
It must be a record, so much sun on a bank holiday. Glad you had a good time. x
ReplyDeleteIt must be. We are usually dressed in jumpers and cagoules and there was one year when it was so cold that I wore gloves and a woolly hat in bed! x
DeleteGlad you had such a good time. I think we were all amazed to have such a beautiful bank holiday weekend as it rarely happens. Fingers crossed your husband gets work soon. B x
ReplyDeleteThanks Barbara. x
DeleteGlad you had a great time and that the weather was so good for you too!! Hope things work out for your husband.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy. The Festival is always good but the weather made it even better this year. x
DeleteThat is amazing, great weather on a bank holiday. So glad you had a wonderful time. Hopefully your husband will manage to get some work.
ReplyDeleteThank you. x
DeleteIt looks wonderful! Such a great weekend with sun everyday, you will have such happy memories. I hope your husband gets some work in the next few weeks:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosie. x
DeleteSounds like fun! Glad you had such a lovely time. All the best to you and your husband AND the cats!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean. The cats were VERY cross with us for neglecting them! x
DeleteBeautiful photos. I'd be with the lady who just laid right down on the grass and stretched out! So much to see.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sugar. There is LOADS to see, we have to study the programme carefully and draw up our own timetable but I suppose that's what makes it so successful, the fact that there is something for everyone. x
DeleteGlad that you had some sunshine for your wonderful festival. Love the colorful tents and all the happy people. A nice way to end the summer season. Hope your husband finds work soon! xx K
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. x
DeleteGreat colours. I'm glad that you made it to the festival and had such a fantastic weekend. Marie x
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful, Marie - although the 5am start on the first day was a bit of a shock! x
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