Getting Sheepish

Meet my very good friend Rosie.................
Lucky lady, just like the soap shop ladies in Exeter, Rosie gets to work in a beautifully inspiring place, surrounded by wool. Touchy, feely heaven..................


If your ever passing, Sheepish Wool Shop is the Craft Village at Fermoy's Garden Centre at Ipplepen. Rosie has her own beautiful designs, wool, fashion, buttons, dressed bears, quilting fabric, crafts, gifts and inspiration.


Rosie opens up here on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In case you can't make it you can find her at RosieRabbitDesigns.co.uk

Although I have added the link, not sure if the site is up and running yet. As soon as it is I will add it to Soggibottom favorite links, so don't worry if you can't get the link.....it will be here soon.....................

Why did Rosie and I start a conversation?
Talking about rabbits, what else.


It's always great to get home and there is someone waiting for you. "MEW, MEW"....ok....the bear waiting and watching, good job someone is alert Mew....

George the third Cartwheel Penny has come back to the place where it was found .

A chance meeting on the way to the village fete has in a strange way brought the penny back where it was found nearly 50 years ago. I know I posted the picture of this penny a while ago, but it didn't belong to us at the time.

The couple who renovated our cottage back in the sixties came back to live in the village. We just happened to follow them down the road to the village fete one year. Quite unaware who they were until they asked where in the village we lived. The story goes on a bit from there but at the beginning of the week we were invited to tea.

How lovely that they asked if we would like to put the penny back into the cottage.
It's not possible to put it back in exactly the same spot but it has been placed 2 yards above where it was found by the door.

We also trundled our way back down the hill with two huge bags of apples. We can't thank them enough that the penny has come home......... I will say it once more. THANK YOU................



Tonight, with the penny now in a frame we had the official "putting back ceremony."


Some of us looked on with enthusiasm.....and some did not!

1956 Sentinel Steam Waggon by Lesney

The matchbox toy cars have been in the shed for ages. Time we brought them out in all their dusty glory. The blue one at the back we know about. It's the Sentinel Steam Waggon, but not sure about the one in the front. We think it's a toy company called Britain. I'm sure someone out there knows more than us. All information greatly recieved by the way.


This car is completely different. It is made of wood. Created in the Soggibottom shed by our Soggibottom wood artist. I know I will get Brownie points for that comment. x x x
He is also a great cook.............................................................

Any idea what these are?

We know, just wondering if anyone else out there does.

No competitions, (sorry) no prize for guessing............

They look decorative on top of the fire place, but it's not what they were made for.


My word there are some quick bloggers out there. I thought I would post the first picture then go and take a quick snap of the muskets. Your right....... as organised as a barrel of frogs.

You were too quick for me.
Mind you I did do a couple of emails and feed Fluff, Frank, Hannah and Mew in between.

I'm not that keen on the muskets being displayed on the wall, even though they are reproductions.
But as we have the REPRODUCTION muskets, at least I can give you an idea of the REAL musket balls size. The smaller musket ball would probably have fitted the smaller gun (the one at the bottom of the picture).

Things to do at Dartmouth Royal Regatta in Devon in Regatta Week

You can watch the gig racing from the shore.


Have a go at crabbing on the quay.

Catch streaky bacon loving crabs.


Never cross the Regatta officials.


Gaze at the shops in the town....you might need to look closely here at the prices.
Surely not, or is it because it is Regatta week?


You can follow Amie around. She knows her way around Dartmouth on foot and with a blind fold.
Here she is under the Butter Walk.


You can cross the Dart using the Lower Ferry... if the weather is rough this ferry is more fun than the higher one. Talking to two very senior citizens of Dartmouth yesterday they remembered when it cost 3d to cross from Dartmouth to Kingswear. 3d is the equivalent of one and a half pence. ............
Yesterday it cost £3.20 to cross here. (It's £3.50 on the higher ferry). So really the lower ferry is better value all way round. It's cheaper and you can have a real scary ride. Did I say scary.... I meant fun....fun....fun.....

Yeah. Yeah! Design

We have just had the creative director of YEAH YEAH DESIGN.... come through the door.....

www.yeahyeahdesign.com


Lucky us...............eh?

One of us was waiting for him....it's slightly chilly here tonight so she had her scarf on... she dragged it through the dirt before getting a pose for the camera.

I have also found another great quilting blog. Faithful Quilter is having a "Civil War" give away. You have to be quick and enter by Thursday 27th Aug. Click on the link for Faithful quilter. Good luck, just in case anyone asks....the cannon ball at the Cottage is staying where it is.

Frankie de tabby's guide to eatables from the garden

Not one of Frank's best mug shots, he has been scraping.....




I would have thought........ like you , mice, moles and birds.

Hope you have been pleasantly surprised, although he does eat the beans.

I know I should keep quiet here..... I think this is really funny! sorry guys................hum....

I'm really busy over the next few days....... hope this keeps you smiling.