The Wisteria Tree Cottage: A gorgeous uplifting romance to escape with this summer by Holly Martin

Author:Holly Martin [Martin, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY

Meadow was walking around Dwelling, admiring the different stalls and little workshops there. Star was running on ahead, wanting to see everything at once and then reporting back what she’d found.

There was a man teaching children how to make clay finger pots and coil pots, while another workshop was demonstrating how to make flower garlands and crowns, something Star was desperate to have a go at, plus there was also a lady teaching people how to play the harp. It was all very mellow and happy. There were a number of different stalls displaying things like wellies in a multitude of patterns and designs, beautiful handmade jewellery, and crocheted and embroidered bags, which Meadow loved. Felix, one of their garden and maintenance staff, was selling t-shirts, caps and mugs with the Wishing Wood logo on. It was something he had approached her about a few months back and, as merchandise was not something they had done yet, she was happy for him to trial it. They looked good. Alex, their chef, had a stall with a range of delicious savoury bites and Lucien, one of their housekeeping crew, was helping her. Meadow was pretty sure something was going on between them, the number of times she’d seen them together lately. Greta, another of the garden and maintenance team, was selling wooden pan pipes and wind chimes with her husband. There was a definite community feel about the place.

Leah was selling some clothes she had made and she had agreed to showcase some of Meadow’s clothes too. The last few weeks, Meadow had been busily stitching, cutting, embroidering a range of different clothes, mostly children’s outfits but also a couple of dresses too. She hadn’t been over to Leah’s stand yet because the thought of her designs being on display made her nervous and excited all at once. When she sold items on Etsy people either bought ready-made items or put in a custom order but she never got to meet the customers face to face. Watching people look at the clothes she had made, discussing whether to buy them or not or dismissing them as not something they wanted was scary and she wasn’t sure she was ready for that.

Just then Amelia fell in at her side. ‘This is great, isn’t it? The festival gets better and better every year.’

‘It really does,’ Meadow said, watching as Amelia waved at an elderly gentleman with a ridiculously curly moustache. He was wearing a rather fabulous gold waistcoat with green leaves embroidered up the sides. ‘See anything you like here?’ she asked innocently.

‘I bought these wonderful wellies,’ Amelia said, pulling them out from the bag she was carrying. They were painted in metallic tones of blue, green and turquoise and on each side was a wonderful narwhal.

‘They are brilliant. Star would love them herself. I’ll have to see if they do them in her size. But I meant have you met any men?’ Meadow gestured to the man Amelia had waved at who was unable to tear his eyes off Amelia.

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