tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post6667436749359230036..comments2024-03-22T17:57:32.694+00:00Comments on mountainear: Always on the last Saturday in July.mountainearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-18685891771152629462009-08-03T18:44:00.452+00:002009-08-03T18:44:00.452+00:00As a local, I seem to remember that Trelystan fete...As a local, I seem to remember that Trelystan fete has always taken place in the Church Grounds, the Church is the one central point for most Trelystan people, and sometimes the fete coincides with the Flower Festival when the lovely little wooden church has all sorts of displays. I doubt it has roots in anything more prosaic than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-60979225406192571292009-08-01T12:57:31.579+00:002009-08-01T12:57:31.579+00:00Love that! I would have been there.
A wonderful i...Love that! I would have been there.<br />A wonderful idea to have a fete in an ancient graveyard. If you want to know how old the site is then measure the distance between the church and various other churches and hilltops in the vicinity on the 1 in 50,000 Ordnance Survey. If you find that that the distances can be measured in easy multiples of 10 centimetres (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40cms etc then the site is almost certainly Neolithic in origen - say 6000 years old. <br /><br />You must tell me the trick about parting the clouds.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-28502814018314831742009-07-30T21:31:24.652+00:002009-07-30T21:31:24.652+00:00I shall put the date on the caledar for next year!...I shall put the date on the caledar for next year! Burwarton next Thurs the 6th<br /><br />word verif is rather apt 'muddlign'snailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-68772642960616278962009-07-27T20:44:34.907+00:002009-07-27T20:44:34.907+00:00Well done on making £72.40! It's not always ea...Well done on making £72.40! It's not always easy making money at these things.<br /><br />I just realised, I don't think we had a village fete this year... either that or I've missed it!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-43409441811318023452009-07-27T16:37:34.634+00:002009-07-27T16:37:34.634+00:00Village fetes are fabulous! Ours would also includ...Village fetes are fabulous! Ours would also include a "Rose Queen". Both my mum and sister were rose queens. I was a paige boy - how unflattering!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-51069955094687070422009-07-27T16:12:23.691+00:002009-07-27T16:12:23.691+00:00So glad it didn't rain for you. I think it sou...So glad it didn't rain for you. I think it sounds absolutely lovely balancing cups of tea on gravestones and rootling through things - the perfect way to spend the last Saturday in July. And was Mr Dyson he of the vaccuum-cleaner fame? He lives near here, which makes me think it might not be to far to pay a visit (mind you, he probably doesn't drive a 20-year-old Nissan Micra). Wonderful post.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-2489792133172605972009-07-27T14:58:58.280+00:002009-07-27T14:58:58.280+00:00Hi F! Good to catch up. We went to the local show...Hi F! Good to catch up. We went to the local show last Saturday and the sun shone brightly for us - good job, that's all I can say! Miserable flippin' weather we've been having, she wails as she looks at the ever growing weeds......Woozle1967https://www.blogger.com/profile/10438625886508520803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-16275341755755809562009-07-27T13:13:25.198+00:002009-07-27T13:13:25.198+00:00Now that is a fair that I would love to have atten...Now that is a fair that I would love to have attended! I'm sure that lots of work does go into keeping that atmosphere with its mix of new and old.<br /><br />Surely new layers of memories are formed each year on the last Saturday and July.<br /><br />Terrific to have had a dry day, as well.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-19360202140149026632009-07-27T07:03:05.401+00:002009-07-27T07:03:05.401+00:00So glad it stayed dry for your activities. It'...So glad it stayed dry for your activities. It's always such a shame when all that hard work goes to waste because of bad weather. Sounded like a wonderful traditional village fete. Well done for keeping it going.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564678114875826791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-73168372582625324742009-07-26T20:19:48.555+00:002009-07-26T20:19:48.555+00:00I can certainly help if you want to bring home a l...I can certainly help if you want to bring home a little porker!Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-50267516080315263372009-07-26T19:06:08.642+00:002009-07-26T19:06:08.642+00:00Well done on the plant stall. I went out to fetch ...Well done on the plant stall. I went out to fetch a T shirt off my washing line at midnight and have to agree the stars were wonderful - G was indoors watching a space fiction film about a meteor or something heading for Earth and it was quite a thought as I stood there looking at the stars!!!Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-53116324508898301082009-07-26T16:54:47.261+00:002009-07-26T16:54:47.261+00:00A country fair or small town fest is always the mo...A country fair or small town fest is always the most fun, in my book. The idea of celebrating in the graveyard is a novel one, but as you mention, it probably has deep roots in another time and culture.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-8816562577839953452009-07-26T15:41:22.354+00:002009-07-26T15:41:22.354+00:00What a charming fete- I'm glad the rain kept o...What a charming fete- I'm glad the rain kept off, despite the chill wind. But fancy that - no takers for your sprout plants! Mysterious....rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-87162021851026792102009-07-26T13:45:19.789+00:002009-07-26T13:45:19.789+00:00Whoops, meant to say "but with the same innoc...Whoops, meant to say "but with the same innocence".Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-72581316107908782112009-07-26T13:44:28.421+00:002009-07-26T13:44:28.421+00:00Sounds lovely. I love our show here too, a much b...Sounds lovely. I love our show here too, a much bigger affair with much of that same innocence. I'm glad the sun shone for you.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22769896.post-71983529319529068992009-07-26T12:28:35.192+00:002009-07-26T12:28:35.192+00:00Lovely, beautifully-written post. I love that jux...Lovely, beautifully-written post. I love that juxtaposition you describe of 'fire, flesh and sacred' - very evocative. Well done on the plant sales, despite freezing, and yes, wouldn't it be nice to bring a pig home!<br /><br />The bad news is I have tagged you to describe yourself in seven words. Sorry.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.com