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Did they like the box Fiona just asked me, I'm pleased to say yes to that, they loved it, I gave it to them after the wedding breakfast and it was soon put to good use as little momentoes were collected and added to it, then during the week I saw DIL looking through it all and I was pleased that I made it the size I had.

DD and I said goodbye to our menfolk on the Monday as they were travelling back whilst we stayed on.  A little retail therapy - why they call it therapy I don't know, it's not something I enjoy very much and it was just as frustrating as in Spain with sizes and styles - although I did find a nice winter coat 1/2 price, waterproof and with a removeable lining, and I did surcome to the lure of W H Smith's and was amazed at the array of craft magazines, certainly many more than when I left the UK, and do you know, somehow a few of them managed to squeeze in my bag........

hmmm - well it was a big bag!

 I did take a litle project along with me, just in case there was any time?? and found it just right for a little time alone, reflecting

just have to finish it now 

We went to different restaurants, mainly Thai style, and the week just disappeared, another BBQ on the Friday then our flight home on the Sunday evening.  We did have to buy extra baggage weight - we had collected lots of different food items that are impossible to get here, pressies for the future, along with some nice garden items, oh and a few clothes as you do..........

SIL had asked me at the wedding about making some mice that she could fill with cat nip, so I took some quiet time and knitted these little chaps

We had another wedding to attend the next weekend, so as DD was again a bridesmaid, she was thrown into all the preparations and rehersals, but it was a beautiful day and a very different style of wedding, with hand tying and the bride and groom responding to their own vows read by the bridesmaids. The party went on all weekend.
Phew busy busy......