Good Manners Light Up the Day

Whenever I am aware I am driving slowly for whatever reason and there are cars hurrying behind me, when it is convenient for the car behind me to overtake, I usually flick on my left indicator very quickly, move a little closer to the roadside and, if the car overtakes, I slow down slightly so the other car has every opportunity to overtake safely.

Once they have overtaken, commercial drivers are far more likely than drivers of private cars to flash their lights as a 'thank you'. Today, a recovery truck flashed a quick 'thank you' to which I responded with a quick 'that's OK' flash. This driver went one step further and very briefly flashed his emergency lights on top of the truck!! It made my day!

The Last Gin in DundTeacups

It was a good day - apart from the sadness and disappointment of knowing it would be no more.

 There were 'new to me' stalls including these braw ladies and their Awfi Braw cards,

and these braw lassies - I hadn't seen the arty gal before, but I'll recognise her, her work and her wee Superman if I see them again. I had noticed her neighbour, the very well presented candle and pincushion stall, on FB before but didn't note the name. Sorry!

I usually notice names but I was busy with customers so I think I did well just to get pix - if you have the names, please leave them in the comments or on FB and I'll add them in. The one above  is Rural Reads & thReads, if you didn't recognise the format,

and this is my rail, with an embroidered silk nightie and a very vintage embroidered satin camiknicker slip in view. 

The stall above with eye catching Harris tweed bags and cushions is from Perth, her daughter told me - that's another presence I've seen on FB. The Victory Rolled lady to the right was on the vintage make up and hair style stall. 

Super Susan's Pepped up Studio was there from Newport with her gorgeous and very original painted furniture - and her sister's Soup (ingredients) for Sale - as well as her share pal Sheila, with a very original, reasonably priced wardrobe and under stair cupboard clear out, including a genuine 1970s Biba storage jar! 

Sister Vintage's eclectic stall and rail in front of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea's rail

and Lovely Little Lottie, Baby Vintage . . . Awwww!

 Angel K, Infinity Anne and Carolyn from the Mearns

 Sorry to those whose names and pix I didn't catch and a special 'Hello' and 'Thank you' to the uniquely styled lady from Indulge Cupcakery Bakery for her gorgeous cakes, generous nature and multifarious goodies.

Hope we'll meet again, no matter where no matter when . . .

Thanks again to Sarah and Laurie,

 the Gin supremos and their banner carrying assistant, the Mighty Atom, whose diminutive presence in all weathers - remember the 2013 Mothers Day storm ? -  clears the streets of Dundee in a flash and draws them into Gin . . . 

No More Gin in Teacups

A very quick hello and thank you to the Gin gals - Laurie and Sarah - to lots of lovely new customers and very lovely - definitely not old - returning customers, and familiar and new faces amongst the traders.

I don't come from the USSR, but I am rushin' just now so haven't time to upload pix from this weekend at Chamber East or to update 'Days Ahead' but I hope to do that in the next day or two. I'll be lambing end of March and most of April so I won't be at fairs then, but I will post the dates of fairs in that time and will have dates for May and beyond.

Meantime a lovely returning customer in a Rural Reads & thReads jumper. Note the sheep design, very appropriate for Rural R & thR - Love to have a pic of latest purchase, a lovely hand embroidered fine wool poncho, definitely more antique than vintage.