...puppets and fetes....

Thus ends another fab workshop with Julie Arkell.  What a gal!  And what a group!  Dauntless in the face of hail storms this part of France hasn't seen for years, and flooding, damp trips to the Maison de Maitre for meals, and tight quarters on the music night.  

Julie getting in the spirit

Not a brilliant advertisement for Les Soeurs, you would think, except that it didn't seem to matter a dot to our enthusiastic stitchers!  Everyone was determined to have a good time - and good time was had indeed.  

Supper outside on a rare warm evening.

In fact, the extra time indoors simply meant our busy ladies were even busier creating beautiful puppets and bunting (apparently Americans only know them as "garlands" so were a little apprehensive about what they would be expected to make).  The final show was fantastic and stories behind the characters produced, a delightful bonus.

Some finished puppets

A visit to the local marche and our secret brocante was de rigeur  where endless treasures in the way of linens, cotton reels, buttons, boxes, you name it, were to be found and fought over.....  suitcases were filled to the brim -  some participants actually had to send back boxes with things they just couldn't squeeze in.

Talking of entertainment, Dave and Woody and Steve popped over for an evening of music and by the end of the session everyone was up reel in' and a'rockin', in fact  generally dancing their little socks off.

Dave on banjo, Woody on washboard (Steve just out of shot on right)

After the "grand tea-party" on the last afternoon, members of Les Soeurs team enjoy a rare photo-shoot