Guardian Angel

The last trade show of the season done and dusted! It's been busy but mostly good (won't talk about the disaster again, I've closed the door on that experience). The Belgian Quilters' Association show in Edingen or Enghien, as it's called in French, was very pleasant. It's quite small and mostly traditional but still I had some very good customers and saw loads of familiar faces and it was such a lovely place to be. What a magnificent park, especially at this time of year. The traders were situated in the stable in the castle grounds - very grand stable! My stand had a bit of a different look but I loved the way I could display my painted fabrics.
Here's the castle where part of the exhibition was held.

And here's the stable where we were.

But why did I name this blog "Guardian Angel"? Let me tell you, I sighed such a huge sigh of relief when I stepped out of my car last night. The driving was an absolute nightmare and I don't scare easily. It's not that far, just over 130 km's, but most of those are kilometres from hell! The way people drive on the ringroad around Brussels cannot be described. You have to have eyes all over the place. I spent between 4 and 5 hours on the road every day and those were hours of supreme tension. Next year, I'm staying over in a B&B, that's for sure.

My guardian angel was with me all the way and last night she had help from Fred. He unexpectedly had to work yesterday so he only joined me later in the day, which meant that we were there in 2 cars. Even on a Sunday the traffic was horrendous and after packing up the stand it was almost dark when we left. We took different roads to the highway and as I was carting along I saw him ahead of me. I slipped in front and he travelled behind me all the way home even though he usually drives faster than me. It was very reassuring to know that at least my back was covered. I was thinking to myself how very lucky I am to have had a partner for nearly 30 years who is so considerate and kind and supportive. Made my heart sing all the way home - that is when I wasn't scared stiff by the other drivers!

Now I'm getting a grip on daily domestic life again and will hopefully have textile stuff to show soon. Full of ideas!