A few weeks ago, we visited a farmers market, I was very interested in a stall that was selling kits for making Rag Rugs. I remember my Granny making these, with a peg and bits of different coloured cloth cut from discarded clothes which were pushed through sacking. My mother hated these as she said they were dirt collectors. Strangely if anyone read in the Mail on Sunday, extracts from Pam Ayres autobiography, she also mentions Rag Rugs and gives the same reason why her mum disliked them so much. These are quite the in thing now a days and I just might have a go this winter, there was certainly plenty of interest at the market. Local brewed beer caught Ron's attention as well as the bakery and cheese stalls showing every different types of beers, bread and cheese you can imagine.
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