Nether Edge Farmers' Market and Summer Fair

Sunday was the Nether Edge Farmers' Market, coupled with their summer fair.  It was held on Nether Edge Road, which is just round the corner from where Freyja lives.  Tabitha, Gareth and Cally were intending to go - after Cally had had her inoculations.  Funny medical practice that does inoculations on a Sunday at lunchtime!

It was a nice day.  The Builder and I didn't have anything very pressing to do.  So we decided to trundle into Sheffield and join them.

We didn't expect to see Freyja, close though it all was to her house.  Her Sunday afternoons are mostly devoted to Roller Derby so I assumed she'd be off skating somewhere.  And indeed, skating was amongst her plans.  But not until later, on this occasion.  So it was good to run across her and, briefly, Simon, as well.

The fair was very crowded.  People turned out in their droves to enjoy the sunshine and the yummy things on offer (chocolates, pies, cakes, nibbly lunchy things) and the farmers' market offerings (meat, bread, vegetables, fruit) and loads of craft temptations. There was croquet on the bowling green lawn. The bar was open. It was small, but lots of fun.  I have made a note of the September and December dates - though there are many options for the September Sunday (York food festival, Malvern Autumn show, Nether Edge farmers' market ...)  Definitely worth going, I'd say. We bought a lovely piece of pork belly for next Sunday. I'm going to try the blueberry glaze I saw on Saturday Kitchen

It was a good afternoon.  And we finished it by going home and having chicken schnitzels for tea, some nice wine and going to bed rather later than we had planned

In the meantime - Freyja has been busy 

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I've just bought our plane tickets for Japan.  It is *extremely* scary the way money abandons me!!