News & Updates from Katie Silver

This is our beautiful flowering cherry and I cannot believe it is in full flower already!! We think it is about a month earlier than usual. Just hope we don't get any strong winds or all that lovely blossom will be gone.

We went to Lacock (Wiltshire) yesterday for our usual summertime morning out at the car boot sale. We went on down to the village after for a wander around one of of our favourite villages.

You must all have seen at least parts of it in either Emma, Cranford, Pride & Prejudice, Moll Flanders and of course Harry Potter.

We wandered into the Abbey grounds and I was hoping to get a good picture to send in but where I was hoping there would be masses of bluebells it was all wild garlic and cow parsley!!There was a pleasant surprise though - a falconry display - and we love raptors.

I do not have a good enough camera to get good shots of the birds in flight but took this one of Samson the golden eagle in the cloisters after the display.

The falconer, Jonathan Marshall, is the chap you might have seen on TV sky diving with one of his falcons.

He also hang glides and flies his microlight accompanied by Samson whom he rescued from bad treatment as a young bird, nursed him back to health, and now flies him in displays.

What a great day it was!!

Not really a news story I suppose but I am chuffed to bits!!! I have just uploaded my 2000 card and therefore will become a platinum crafter.

I know there are lots with far more uploads than me but for on old un like me it has been quite a journey and one that I have enjoyed every minute of.

Lots of Huggggs to everyone. Katie

Sorry I didn't get a picture to send you all but I have just got home from the show at Shepton Mallett.

I saw your friend from Stampasaurus and he gave me one of your super purple bags.

There were LOTS of them walking around (not literally) Lots of people at the show too but Birmingham is still best!!!! Need a sit down and a cup of coffee now while I unpack my goodies. Katie