Popped into Garstang today, Thursday is market day & the whole of the length of the High Street is full of market stalls, this is just the tail end of it.
Years ago & before the bypass this was the route of the A6 road north to Scotland.
Thank goodness for the M6!
In days gone by they used to hold the animal fair in the cobbled bit in front of the hotel. They used to fence it off & hold weekly markets there.
Three good things:
1. Our lady duck is back with her two boyfriends! I wonder how many babies she will have this year?
2. Harry has been mowing the grass.
3. My brothers Birthday today.
MOWING GRASS?!?! I still have two feet of snow in my yard!!! Lucky you! So those triangular advertisements by the roadside, are those posts to keep cars from running into the buildings? It looks cold there, but no snow - heaven! I think I would like to be in the Royal Oak having a drink.
@phil_howcroft No but it was early afternoon & it's the morning when it's busiest. Sometimes you can hard,y move on the narrow pavement which incidentky is on the other side of the stalls so you can't see the few people that are there. The stalls tend to close down early afternoon although zHarry went to pick Lydia up & parked in that bay you can see opposite her shop & a couple were just shutting up shop at 5pm.
@bpaquette He he Barbara....yes he's had the mower out...was itching to get going & it does look much better. Poor you I know you are still snow bound......a cup of coffee in the Royal Oak would be very nice! Yes the post are the whole wY along both sides of the street. They are actually black & rather handsome but on market day some shopkeepers have put these covers over them to advertise stuff...you can just see the top of the solid bollard in the one nearest!
I see as I wake in the night poor old Harrison Ford has had a plane crash....I loved him in Witness....should be ok though thank goodness!! I am down for a cup of tea!!
Thank you all for your lovely comments! I was slacking tonight so I am up in the night having a cup of tea so just thought I would drop you a line. I think a market is very popular all over the world!
I wonder how some market traders make a living
I see as I wake in the night poor old Harrison Ford has had a plane crash....I loved him in Witness....should be ok though thank goodness!! I am down for a cup of tea!!
Thank you all for your lovely comments! I was slacking tonight so I am up in the night having a cup of tea so just thought I would drop you a line. I think a market is very popular all over the world!