New Goodies and Something Exciting!!!

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This post is going to be illustrated with some of the lovely goodies that have been appearing chez Locket lately because you can't have a blog without photos

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But the most important part of today's post is the words (honest!!!)

Because I am planning a bloggy meet up in the Easter Holidays!!!!

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Here's the plan:

On Wednesday 8th April I propose that we meet at Millet's Farm near Abingdon in Oxfordshire with our children for a picnic and lots of chat and laughter and fun. If everyone brings their own picnics then we will know that the children will have things they like to eat.

If the weather turns bad then I'm sure we could move inside.

Because there is a bloggy tradition of exchanging handmade gifts but there might be an awful lot of us, I was thinking that we could do a Secret Santa idea (but maybe it should be a Secret Easter Bunny) where everyone brings a wrapped handmade gift (although it doesn't need to be a bunny!) and then we all do a lucky dip.

And because I don't want the children to be left out I thought we could all bring an Easter egg (just the fairly cheap 3 for £5 type) per child that comes with us and again these could be lucky-dip-ped (unless there are any food allergies of course)

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So, what do you think?

Can you come?

I really hope so!!!!

We can sort out what time to meet nearer the date.

And I hope you don't think that I've just randomly plucked somewhere to meet out of thin air - I have been canvassing opinion over a good central location and this seems to be a good one with plenty to entertain the children - although Gina has promised to entertain them all for us ;o)

Now for those pictures:

1. the gorgeously generous Katy very kindly sent me some of her newly purchased fabric from America because I was literally drooling over it!!
2. I have started yet another sock - this time a nice small one for Fred. I bought the wool at Ring-a-Rosie on Monday and also had to buy some 2.5 mm bamboo dpns so when I got back to the car I sat there for over 45 minutes casting on and doing the rib because I couldn't wait til I got home!
3. Some new Tilda fabric from The Fat Quarters (Tuesday's treat)
4. More gorgeous sock wool from Ring-a-Rosie because I simply HAD to have it - and fabulous matching buttons too! So what can I make with it? It's too gorgeous to go on my feet!

This final picture is of some fabric samples the very kind Julia sent me from Gone to Earth to co-ordinate with my Amy Butler fabrics. I think I'm going to go with the teal (top) although I know the middle one goes best - I just like the teal more. What do you think?

P.S. I will be updating the allotment blog later today too.