On Sunday we made it to our first Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair on our bicycles through the deep snow. Getting there was a bit of an adventure. Here's how it went:
Jane - Pulling an over-laden trailer to Judy's through six inches of snow felt like one of the craziest things I've ever done. I'm certain one passerby, who asked after my well-being, thought I was homeless, pulling all my worldly goods behind me! Was greatly relieved Sophie didn't have time to photograph my arrival at the Guildhall, looking, even more than usual, like a frazzled bag lady!
Sophie - After it took three of us to push the bike and trailer up our driveway, we realised that there was no way we could get anywhere unless we cycled right down the middle of the road. My Dad, undaunted, volunteered for the task of taking the heavy load and the journey was surprisingly without incident. We got there, 15 minutes early in fact, to discover that the fair might not even be going ahead! Cue feelings of comical ambivalence mixed with a hint of despair and then much relief when they decided to go ahead and all our efforts were worthwhile. Thanks to the valiant Sam it was a great day in spite of the weather.
Jane - Pulling an over-laden trailer to Judy's through six inches of snow felt like one of the craziest things I've ever done. I'm certain one passerby, who asked after my well-being, thought I was homeless, pulling all my worldly goods behind me! Was greatly relieved Sophie didn't have time to photograph my arrival at the Guildhall, looking, even more than usual, like a frazzled bag lady!
Sophie - After it took three of us to push the bike and trailer up our driveway, we realised that there was no way we could get anywhere unless we cycled right down the middle of the road. My Dad, undaunted, volunteered for the task of taking the heavy load and the journey was surprisingly without incident. We got there, 15 minutes early in fact, to discover that the fair might not even be going ahead! Cue feelings of comical ambivalence mixed with a hint of despair and then much relief when they decided to go ahead and all our efforts were worthwhile. Thanks to the valiant Sam it was a great day in spite of the weather.
Can you believe we managed to get all this on just our bikes?
We were setting up right until the last minute, hurriedly unwrapping items, assembling cake stands and arranging our retro delights.
We were setting up right until the last minute, hurriedly unwrapping items, assembling cake stands and arranging our retro delights.
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It was our first meeting with fellow purveyors of vintage and retro and they were lovely, lovely, lovely.
It was great to put a face to a fellow twitterer - Oh So Retro!. They had lots of great vintage clothes with them on the day and they do retro homewares and furniture too. We were sandwiched between gorgeous vintage jewelry on offer from stylist Galina Sherri along with lots of other great vintage clothing delights and Anya (we think), another friendly vintage trader from Cambridge who bought our cute squirrel vase and was our first sale of the day. They both took us newbies under their wings.
Visitors to the fair were charming and showed impeccable taste. Take a look at some of the cute characters and eclectic objets we waved a teary goodbye to on Sunday.
It was great to put a face to a fellow twitterer - Oh So Retro!. They had lots of great vintage clothes with them on the day and they do retro homewares and furniture too. We were sandwiched between gorgeous vintage jewelry on offer from stylist Galina Sherri along with lots of other great vintage clothing delights and Anya (we think), another friendly vintage trader from Cambridge who bought our cute squirrel vase and was our first sale of the day. They both took us newbies under their wings.
Visitors to the fair were charming and showed impeccable taste. Take a look at some of the cute characters and eclectic objets we waved a teary goodbye to on Sunday.
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We were still there carefully wrapping up our remaining china long after the vintage clothes sellers had gone. What a luxury it would be to fold everything, put it in a bag and go. Never mind, we wouldn't have it any other way as we just love our retro homewares! Hope to see you again at the Guildhall when Judy's returns to Cambridge in May for more great vintage bargains.
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