The Surrey County Show

I started this post yesterday and planned to get up this morning and add some text.  But I just can't do it.  With things going on at home and afar, I just can't get my blogging mojo back.  So I think I'll just go with that for awhile.  These photos cheer me up a little so I hope you enjoy them.  It really was a great day  

I have a quick suggestion for you.  If you live in the UK, mark your calendars right now for May 29, 2017.  I'll wait while you do that...  That is the date of the next Surrey County Show and the countdown has started, 318 days to go.   If you're an American in the UK, you will particularly love this.  It's like a really great County Fair with a very British twist.  It's a terrific day out!   If you have children, they are really going to love it. 

Taste of London 2014

I can't believe that this is the third time I've attended the Taste of London.

That means I've been here almost three years now.  Hard to believe.

For Taste of London 2012, I went twice, once with Matt. 

The other time with my (then) new friend Sarah.  We were just getting to know each other,

so you can imagine my embarrassment when I burst into tears.

I got the call I'd been waiting for that Matt got the job!

Everything was still pretty unsettled six months into the big move to London.

This was the news that would change everything and it did.

Sarah was so sweet.  She didn't mind the tears at all and insisted we celebrate with champagne.

Two years later and we're the best of friends.

Taste of London 2013 was the year I went with my dear friend Gina.

We went to the morning session and had so much fun that we didn't want to leave.

We were very tempted to just stay for the afternoon session.

We would have felt very naughty ducking around trees

to avoid the security staff that was ushering everyone out.

If that had actually happened.  Cough.

This year I went with my best friend and husband, Matthew.

As usual, we had a wonderful time.  It was a beautiful blue sky day.

It's one of my favorite London events and I always look forward to it.

See, doesn't that look great?

Tickets are less than £30 each and you purchase "Crowns" to buy food.

There's a large number of London's best restaurants

selling sample plates for about £5-7 each.

It's certainly not a cheap event, but it's a lot of fun.

 What's your favorite food and drink festival?

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   *I received two complimentary tickets to the Taste of London for the purposes of review.
All photos, writing and opinions are my own.
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You can find this review and many others in my
London Attraction Guide.

The Frome Super Market

*We were the guests of the Frome Town Council. 

The weekend that we went to Frome wasn't just a random weekend.  

It coincided nicely with their monthly Frome Super Market which is the first Sunday of each month.
(This means you can go tomorrow September 1st!!)

And it's called Super Market (with a little tongue in cheek) because it basically takes over the whole town centre.

Picture a flea market, farmers market, artisan market, craft sale and suitcase sale all in one.  It stretches all the way from the Cheese and Grain, across the River Frome, along Market Place and up Catherine Hill.  It's open from 10am to 2pm and I'll let the photos do most of the talking on this one.

You'll probably want to plan your trip to coincide with the Frome Super Market.

And don't worry about the shops being closed on Sunday, they open up for this special day.

Be sure to check out the Frome Event Calendar for their many other special events
including the annual Frome Festival and Cobble Wobble.

And I have one more word for you.  Cheese.

Saturday, September 14th is the Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show!

With over 350 trade stands, you can get your fill of cheese and then check out the animals.

I just might see you there.

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 *We were the guests of the Frome Town Council for the purposes of review. 
Meals and accommodation for our stay were complimentary.  All photos, writing and opinions are my own.
As always, I promise to be open, honest and transparent with my readers.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Rioja Tapas Fantasticas 2013

I have a new love to tell you about this week.

Remember several months ago, I told you that we were going to Spain and Morocco.  

I haven't blogged about it yet, but it's just because I took so many photos,

I didn't even know where to start.

When we happened upon a Spanish food & wine festival on our way home a few weeks ago,

it inspired me to get busy and tell you about Spain.
So, I'll be posting about Spain all this week.

But first I'll tell you about Rioja Tapas Fantasticas 2013 in London.

We enjoyed it so much the first day, that we returned again the second day.

It was set up in Potter's Field and admission was free.

And for only £3.50 you could get a wine glass and tokens for four wine tastings. 

Wine, tapas, music, workshops and dancing all in celebration of Spain's greatest wine region.

I discovered my new favorite wine, Rioja Rosado served ice cold.

Wine by the glass was between £3-5 and the tapas were all about the same.

I'll let the photos do the talking on this one.  

 

London is the best place to people watch!

Check out these cool cats.

I can't explain them, but they were having a grand old time dancing and posing for photos.

  

And this is Kin & Dainora.  They are fabulous dancers and were there both days.

They were just in the audience enjoying the music and dancing. A smiling crowd soon gathered around them.  You couldn't help but watch them, they were completely in the moment.  I would so love to be able to dance like that!

Yes, I went up and asked them their names.  They were so wonderful and gave me permission to show you this video of them dancing. 

 This was the sixth year for the festival and it's going straight into my new calendar for next year.

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So now I'm ready to tell you about our three days in Spain.

It was absolutely not long enough and I loved every second of it!

The food and the people, the natural beauty and the architecture

all combine into the most fabulous country.  

So grab a bottle of Spanish wine and read along this week.

¡Salud!

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You can find this annual event and many others in my London Attraction Guide.