Otley.

 I really do not know what I thought I would get done to day...but whatever it was has not happened. We went to Otley. As it was such a beautiful day we started off at Tittybottle park over the river first.

 The peddle boats are back! Lee and his friend Gummy used to cycle over to Otley and hire a rowing boat back in the day....like the 1970's. They are not working today...a really hot perfect day for this. I guess health and safety rules have ruined the fun. It is easy to drown I suppose. We never had any of that nonsense on trips from school and all. If we got in the water it was up to us to get ourselves back out. I remember a trip to Flamingo park when I fell under one of the rides. I flattened myself onto the ground pretty quick and the arm of the ride went over me without crushing me. No one stopped the ride. I just stayed down until I could get out with out being hit. That would never happen in this day and age!
So I am guessing the pedalos have to have a life guard and all now. no fun.

 I took along my Frida Khalo doll that I made from a Bratz doll. There is big conservancy about Frida Barbie dolls at the moment. Her family want them with drawn because they object to her image being used in that way. What would they make of mine made from a Bratz doll then?

 Any way here she is...a repainted rescued Bratz doll.

 I have about an hour until I have to get ready for work and my Friday night evening shift. So quickly type. I just fell asleep in the warm log cabin. I have moved into the shade on the decking.....I hoped to knit this afternoon and finish decorations for my walls in this log cabin.

 The park was beautiful We have not been for a while. The new flats converted from the mill at the end of the weir are finished and obviously now lived in as the balcony's over looking the park had on coloured flower pots in full bloom, tables and chairs and some wine glasses I espied.

 I also took along a Rockabilly doll I made from a My scene Barbie doll...complete with tattoos.....

 Skellington fabric....

 Below is the converted mill, now flats. This is one gorgeous place to live......

 And another Rockabilly doll I made from a Disney Ariel princess doll.

 The birds are well fed here. .......

 This water front row of houses is another gorgeous place to live. I have never seen one up for sale. Maybe they are priceless????

 Victorian, arts and crafts with stained glass. A total dream are they not?

 Looks hot. well it was. So we headed back over the bridge to trhe junk shops......

 Round about now Lee insisted that I put the dolls in a carrier!

We came upon the town crier who was informing us all of the Otley festival.

So what did we find in the junk shops? well I ONLY got one book in the 20p shop about Hannah Hauxwell. We went to all the others, the Victorian Arcade( no dolls in the old curiosity shop!) and the 99p shop and that was all I found. So we bought ice cream and wandered back to the car.