The wonderful scarecrows

The wonderful scarecrows, a photo by Jillian DIxon on Flickr.

It has seemed very quiet up here for the past few days.
On Saturday we had a party for about 90 people...here in our house and garden.
The build up during the week before had been non stop.... picking up beer, BBQ and tables, Mum, getting the garden ready (we think it looked its very best on saturday) putting Wilson in the cattery. We put bunting up at the front.... gazebos out at the back. Terences Mum was a great help with making food and generally helping us to get the party ready x Ros Roy and Jane called in on friday to drop off the amazing cakes....and met Ann and Roy who had popped in with some home made welsh cakes.
On the day we were up at 6.30am making rice and pasta and stuff. Suddenly it was 3 pm and people started to arrive with tents and children and presents .... My worries about the weather, parking, and toilets faded away. The morris Men and Lady Cloggers performed at the front of the house and this was enjoyed by young and old. Later on Mike very kindly had a whip round for them. There were a few problems with the BBQ but the sausages from the farm were a hit and the kids enjoyed the burgers. I had put together a tray of interesting pickles and sauces and tomato/chilli sauces but it wasnt in the right place... and was hardly touched
The scarecrow competition was the highlight of the day for me. It was great fun and lovely to see everyone having a go. Amy Winehouse was my favourite. We also had Harry Potter, The Fat Controller, Thomas Potherb and Shrek. Barry Lina by Declan and Julia was an interesting he/she scarecrow....he/she met a sticky end later in the evening when we serenaded her into the camp fire. ouch!! Pete organized a clapometer to decide the winning scarecrow. General Wierdo won.... made by Rhosyn, Luke, Iwan, Lara , Anna and co. It was lovely when everyone was cheering and the kids loved it. The winning prize was a bag of retro sweets and a Worzel Gummidge jigsaw.
Later on we had a bit of a dance and people started to leave or head back to their tents. Declan and Julia stayed up with us and we tucked into a big plate of jelly. While we were chatting there was an ambulance on the drive... Rick had injured his ankle and his wife had called an ambulance as they thought he may have broken it. He went to casualty and made it back to his campsite the next morning with a badly sprained ankle. It was upsetting to see him being carried out of the house on a stretcher.x
The next morning the campers were up early after a night of NO sleep. There had been an all night rave going on in a local farm and the noise had kept them awake.... also there was a police helicopter hovering over us at about 2.30am!!!! I took Declan and Julia to the train station and said goodbye to everyone else who had stayed here. Auntie Irene and Carol called in later to say hello and goodbye x

Looking back on it now we are pleased with how it all went. I wish I had made a small speech to say thankyou to everyone for coming. I wish we had introduced more people to other people. I wish I had tucked into a burger.... and taken a few more photographs. I also forgot to put out the cheese and biscuits!!!! There were friends who couldnt be there too and we missed seeing their faces. x

We feel so lucky that so many people came along. It was great to have so many children there too.... and I was really happy to see 4 of my god children running around enjoying themselves. There were lots of hugs and kind words.... x

ps... Dear blog .... I didnt cry. x