the WOYWW 10th anniversary crop

I know Jan posted her pics yesterday but I got home from Margaret's in Wales at 3 (about an hour ago) and here I am posting mine! (watching the recording of the Liverpool win in the Champions League final whilst I do...)

 I travelled with Margaret, Mrs D (Chris) and Camilla (pictured)  from Rhos on Sea, through some fabulous Welsh scenery (separate post on the "other" blog to follow)

bagged a table and went to get tea and cake.. start as you  mean to go on.

 Sarah came to join us on our table, and it was great to see different people some of whom I'd not met before at earlier crops, this is the first one I'd made on it's journey into Wales.


Sarah and I had a good natter about football

 Mrs D proving it is possible to craft one-handed

 before I settled down to crafting I wandered round for some random shots!

Christine in her fab pink hair is hard to miss and PJ had his train with him

 Margaret, Caro and Annie (Wipso) chatting away as atcs are swapped

 Anne (Copper Beech Craft) Jo (Twiglet) and Neet with her back to me

time to get crafting  chatting

Caro was a newbie to the crop and it was so nice to sit and chat with her too

 Mrs D and Margaret - she was edging a crochet'd blanket and feeling rather warm under it!

 Margaret chatting to Jan (LLJ) who was on photo duty, she did a grand job as you'll have seen

Caro getting down to crafting

 lunchtime already!  we'd barely demolished any of the cake by then,  but what a spread Jo and Annie put on.

Shaz deciding what to have..

 lovely to see Chris (PearshapedChris) who turned up during the proceedings, was lovely to see her again.  she's having a good catch up with Margaret.

 the girls put on a photo booth this time... had to get Gordon and Doug in costume!

 after lunch I went for another wander... Catriona (another newbie) talking to Jo, Wipso is talking to Elizabeth (Silverscrapper and the EM) who'd driven down from Scotland (so had Catriona) - great dedication to the cause!

 Zsuzsa managed to pop in for a little while, it was lovely she could make it - here she is talking to Christine.

Neet taking pics on her tablet whilst Heather is examining some atcs

 Jo and Annie made a fabulous banner... now, who's going to host next year?

 getting ready for the obligatory group shot...No, Julia, you're the wrong side of the camera...

  thanks to Doug who took most of the photos for everyone whilst Gordon was doing the "official" ones for Jan

l to r top row.. Shaz, Christine, Chris, Sarah, Camilla, Zsuzsa, Annie,  Heather, Jo, Margaret, PJ (hiding behind) Anne, Caro, Elizabeth Neet and Catriona    (edited the list sorry Annie! )

seated - me, Mrs D, Julia, Jan, Dolores and Maggie C

 one two three smile!

 finally everyone's phone or camera had been used... back to cake/crafting!

 as it was the 10th birthday the girls had a surprise - Prosecco for a toast and a special cake (cos we hadn't eaten enough yet)


Jan ended up with two!  as you do...
Cheers!

 Jo made a lovely speech which was lovely but Julia, do you have something in your eye, lol!!

every word was heartfelt and much deserved!

 Chief photographer snapping the cake...
it was worse than a wedding!

 go on Julia, stab it!

 of course the Queen of Desks had to have a tiara on her cake!

 then it was time for a little pressie....

 Snoop Queen, WOYWW 10 in case you can't read it fully

 Cheers!!!   Julia gets the right of reply!

 photographing the photographers...

 Queen Julia has been crowned

 Shaz and Zsuzsa





all too soon it was time to pack up..

I am sure the boot of Margaret's car wasn't this full a few hours earlier!!

here is the link to the scenic bit!