Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

       Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week and a couple of weeks ago too.

Just a few more photos from our trip to Matlock Bath.

This time our visit to Cromford Mill.

Part of the building that was the Mill and the water which comes down from the hills to drive the wheels that would have created the power to run the machines.

Click the arrow and watch the wheel.

If you don't know about Sir Richard Arkwright (23 Dec 1732 - 3 Aug 1792) he was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial 

Revolution.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Richard_Arkwright

He was the founder of this factory.

Cromford Mill is a water powered Cotton Mill that acts as the Northern Gateway to the Derwent Valley mills UNESCO World Heritage sitre. The building is seen as the birthplace of the modern factory system and was set up in the 1770s.

The site was rescued from demolition in the 1970s by the Arkwright society and volunteers and supporters worked to re-invent the Mills as a centre for heritage, education and busineess support.

It had been taken over by a paint company before this so all the original machinery had already gone but

they have managed to obtain some from other places to give a feeling of how it would have been.

Some cotton came from Egypt but other countries too.

There's lots of information about Arkwright as you go round.

There were many of the business men who didn't like him because he was a self-made man and considered him rather common because of the way he dressed and spoke however he earned so much money that he had enough to pay off the national debt at the time.

Carders so you can have a go if you want to.

I love this place and it's well worth a visit.

Knitting machine.

If that's not enough you can do some shopping here too.

This was one of my favourite shops but I need to use up what I've got first!

It was an Aladdins cave for anyone who loves knitting and sewing.

Most of my time this week has been spent gardening.

But at least the weather has been good.

And we're getting there.

Just a little something to make you smile before I go.

I don't know who's most comfy here but Daisy knows who to cuddle up with and poor Alfie gets pushed out of the way if necessary!

Luckily he knows his place.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

Friday Fun day

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

I have a few more photos from our trip to Matlock Baths today.

We started the day with a walk through the market at Matlock itself and then made our way to the station.

Past the Station Masters house and across to 

platform 2. Part of the Peak Rail.

And here's our train arriving!

  

How beautiful is this?

The steam trains that run on this line are all old shunting engines often used by mines.

We didn't see it that day but there is one called "Waleswood" which is from the area where my husband lived near Kiveton Park.

The engine was built in 1930 and taken to Kiveton Park Collery near Rotherham South Yorkshire in 1962  (we would have been 8 years old at the time) and later in 1972 (the same year that I started college) it was moved again but due to problems it stood for some time in the rain until it was put back into working order in around 2019.

It's a very lucky engine as there are many more that we saw left only to be used for spare parts.

                                       

Originally it looked like this......

And now like this, what a smarty!

All the work here is done by volunteers.

We got off at Rowsley where there is a cafe and small museum.

Many of the old advertisement signs have been preserved.

This is hubby waiting for the train to set off.

Don't know who this was but she was obviously enjoying the journey.

It all felt so civilised, peaceful and slow, loved it.

If you are lucky enough to visit it at the weekend they also do afternoon teas on the train which are booked in advance of your trip.

But we're back to real life now and gardening!

And that's just the beginning.

Who ever wanted a big garden! 

Oh dear think it was me!

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

WOYWW- 796 - What's On your Workdesk Wednesday.

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit Sarah's Craft Shed and our host Sarah will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

Not a lot here as we only got back from Matlock on friday then I went for my Shingles Jab on Saturday morning, managed the Craft club but by the evening I was shaking and shivering. It took a couple of days before I started to feel better but it has to be done, much better than the Shingles.

I did manage to make an anniversary card for my sister-in-law yesterday which is now on it's way.

It had to be simple as my brain wasn't in the mood for anything too complex.

This is where I am up to with the Diorama.

I've added the sea creatures, blue resin for the water and the start of the waterfall. The small cane is holding the Mantaray in place while the resin sets. Because this is a deep pour resin it takes much longer to set so going away for a week is a good idea as I'm not tempted to put my finger in to see if it's setting Lol!

More to follow next week.

So that's me done for today but if you want to see what I was up to last week there will be lots of photos here on Friday.

Go On! just a teaser.....

Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

This is Terry, he's just come out of the greenhouse where he was sheltering, waiting for a new coat of oil that was the weekend.

I have had him for a very long time and I think he's beautiful but what do you think?

This is Daisy in her favourite position though they are both in the kennels at the moment as we are on our way back from Matlock but you'll hear more about that soon.

For now this was Wednesday.....

These are old steam trains that have been rescued and are being cared for by groups of volunteers.

This was a brilliant day and I'll tell you more about it next week.

So for now I must go but I'll be back soon.

Pleased excuse me if I'm late getting round, I will be visiting you just a bit later than usual as we will be travelling.

This will be me as soon as the pups get back.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for

"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x