We arrived Saturday afternoon and called in to say hello before doing a bit of shopping and finding somewhere to eat. Then back to my friends pub for a quick catch up.
The Handfasting ceremony was on Sunday. And what a lovely ceremony! Having never been to a Handfasting before we didn't know what to expect. But basically everyone met at the pub. Then we all walked down to where the ceremony was going to take place - Midsumer Common in Cambridge. We were guided down by the man who was going to take the ceremony ....
.....a long line of people! We were taken to a particular spot and asked to form a circle .....
......and then we waited for the 'bride' and 'groom' to arrive separately, who then entered the circle. There were vows spoken, and then braids are used to 'tie' their hands together....
A horn containing mead was then taken round everyone by the bride to share with everyone, before we all formed an arch for the new couple to walk under....
Then we were all taken back to the pub by the new couple where we all celebrated with cheese and biscuits and cake. What a fabulous day! I'm so glad we made it.
Since then I've been busy making more Christmas countdown plaques for all the craft fairs I've booked in the next few weeks - 6 in total! So I'm going to be mega busy! More wooden shapes and some bauble reindeers. I'll post photos when they're all done....
And I also had another PB time at Parkrun last Saturday, taking another 28 seconds off my last time! My first Parkrun on my own as DH was taking Oscar to the kennels, and DD was packing for our night away. I'm a bit disappointed I can't go this weekend, but it's one of my many craft fairs so I'll have to keep up the running during the week instead.... when I get time......
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