Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering and a ride in an ambulance!

Once again we have enjoyed a fabulous weekend at the Samuel Barlow pub, Alvecote Marina, with friends and family.

Loaded down to the gunnels

sterns for as far as the eye can see

The causeway

View over the top of our gift shop towards the pub.  Richard holding onto boats waiting to take part in the 'winding' competition where boats try to do a 360 degree turn in the least amount of manoeuvres and no collisions! 

Whitby on the right avoiding oncoming traffic

Beautiful artwork

Knobstick roses on the tiller stick

Tracy and Rod's ethnic clothing stall aboard their butty boat Olive

Butty boat Australia 

From the gate

Back to the pub again, where 3 nights of evening entertainment was followed by Monday folk night and open mic

Starling again

Lovely watercans 

Clover on it's way back to it's mooring after winding

Then, when no-one thought nothing else exciting was going to  happen and most of the public had gone home, Richard took a tumble across the sterns of our boats!

So, I decided to get him checked as he was in so much pain and the bottom of his shin had been badly dented.  Luckily, nothing broken, extremely sore, but the morphine and gas and air helped a lot!

Tracy met us outside the hospital and drove us back to the marina, where Michael off the Cheese Boat met us with the use of his wife Geraldine's scooter!  Thanks guys, could not have managed without you!

During the show, we had visits from family.  This was a bespoke present for my mother in law

And prior to the show, I had been painting furiously to build some stock back up, this bread bin being one of those items.  It sold on day 2 of the show, so I am really pleased!

The next show we will be at is Village at War in Stoke Bruerne, please click on the link for details and try and join us all if you can!!

A footnote: commissions are coming in all the time.  To avoid disappointment, please allow 4-6 weeks, from ordering if you would like any painted work carried out by us.  However, short notice items can be done depending on complexity of commission. Thank you!