Got Back - Tired but Happy

Well, I got back from Harrogate last night absolutely full of beans because I had had such a good laugh with Tracy, Graham and the "boys" during the show.  Fell asleep watching TV later and just about crawled into bed (but it was nearly midnight).

Met lots of my internet/group friends who I normally see at this show, Janet, Alison, Diane, Kath, Liz, Susan, Val and must not forget Sue and Lorraine who were there for the two days so I got to see them lots of times.  I'll let Lorraine tell you about her "hotel" in her own blog when she gets around to it.  We certainly had a laugh chatting about it.

Then I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jaqi (check out her latest LO's) and her friend (sorry I did not ask what your friend was called Jaqi - and she is lovely too) and had to have a photograph taken.

That's Jaqi in the centre - and Jaqi, it will be lovely to be able to fit a face to a person on JFF now.

Anyway, Saturday came and went so Chas and I left the show, went to the Squinting Cat for something to eat on our way back to The Days Inn where we met up with Tracy, Graham and George.  I was rather surprised by the place we were to stay.  I knew it was on a Service Station so did not expect it to be of the standard it was.  I loved it!  Lovely bathroom with walk in shower, comfortable bed (I usually suffer with mattresses when away), the usual coffee making facilities, and a lovely new flatscreen tv on the wall.

Before long it was time to make our way back to the Showground so after a delightful Continental breakfast, which had enough on it to satisfy our appetites certainly, we set off once more for Harrogate.

Here are a couple more cards I did:

It was a little quieter on Sunday at the show (still selling Caliburs though) but I was made up when another blogger came to see me.  This was the second time she had travelled down from Grimsby to see me and it was lovely to meet up again with the talented Sam and her friend Maz, who took the photo for us.

I  am quite pleased to report that we only had one Calibur left out of a total of 26 by the end of the day.  I love mine and must use it more than I do at present but now I have some of the Grand dies (bought two more at weekend) I can get going on an idea I have had in my head for ages.  On Sunday Tom (George's twin and the one I have worked with in the past) came with Liam as Oyster Stamps needed more stock.  Now how do you cope with three 19 year old lads?  When I got back from lunch they were full of it - they had sold two Caliburs whilst I had been away - and had lined all the cards I had cut in a long line across my new cubby- holed table.

Anyway, all too soon it was 4 pm and the show closed, time to say my Goodbyes to the Oyster Stamps Family (miss you guys) - until Leigh which is on Sunday the 2nd October (thanks Paul who alerted me to the fact that I had put September - doh!).  Hope to see lots of you there - I will now leave you with Sam, my blog friend and buddy.

Must put my head up and not down when having a photo taken so you don't get that double chin.  Also must remember not to wear my badge on my sleeve the wrong way down - looks like a rather large Elastoplast.