The American Museum in Britain 5stars event.

HOW SHALL I START? THE WEATHER WAS TRULY WONDERFUL, WARM SUN ALL DAY AND WE ALL THOUGHT IT MATCHED THE SMILING PEOPLE WHO NEARLY OVERWHELMED US AT OUR BIG TEXTILE FAIR - THEY CAME IN THEIR HUNDREDS, ALL DAY LONG, HAPPY AND (CARE)FREE, WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AND USED THE SPARE CASH, CREDIT CARDS AND CHEQUES TO TREAT THEMSELVES AT OUR SPLENDID ARRAY OF TEXTILE GOODS - NOT JUST ENGLISH AND FRENCH, BUT EXOTIC AND RARE TROPHIES FROM REMOTE AND UNKNOWN PARTS OF THE WORLD - OUR INTREPID HUNTER-GATHERERS ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THE UNKNOWN WORKS OF SMALL SPECIALIST GROUP WORKERS IN ASIA AND AFRICA AND HAVE FASCINATING TALES TO TELL - THESE ARTEFACTS WILL NOT GO ON FOR EVER - THEY EVENTUALLY END UP IN MUSEUMS AND BIG STUDY COLLECTIONS AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE JOHN GILLOW (AUTHOR AS WELL) MARTIN CONLAN AND BARBIE CAMPBELL COLE TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR ETHNIC THINGS. ALL OUR STALLHOLDERS WERE SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE SO MANY INTERESTED AND BUSY SHOPPERS IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES AND THE BUYERS COMMENTED ALL DAY LONG ON THE SUPER STANDARD AND WELCOME FROM THE MUSEUM PEOPLE AS WELL AS OUR t4t MEMBERS! ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR US AND I DO THANK THE MUSEUM FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE THE GARDENS AND EVERYTHING ELSE LOOK SO GOOD AND GIVE US A WONDERFUL DAY. WE HOPE THEY WILL INVITE US BACK AGAIN WHEN THEY HAVE GOT THEIR BREATH BACK!