Gypsy Dreams Blog Party Post

Hi everyone. 

I am so excited to take part in this blog party.  I have always had a fascination with Gypsies.  One time long ago when I was able to work a magical thing happened.  I used to run the village post office and one lunchtime I happened to see a gypsy caravan (known as Vardo's) go past.  The owner was walking with the horse rather than in the wagon and the caravan was the real deal.  The paintwork was just so amazing and stunningly beautiful.  Then I couldn't quite believe what I saw next.  6 more gypsy caravans, with the owners walking with the horses.  Oh I was quite taken aback by the splendid site.  I have never seen anything like it since.  I have been fascinated by them since that moment.  By the way 7 has always been my lucky number. 

Friday the 2nd September, just gone.  We went to the Great Dorset Steam fair.  We go every year and boy it was so hot I couldn't do very much, its such a huge 600 acre site.  I did about 3 miles worth.  Well they had some gypsy caravans you could go and look in.  Of course camera in hand I did just that. 

Aren't they just delightful.  I was told that when they use their tripod to boil the kettle and make food they always cut a tuft of grass.  This is because the fire they make scorches the grass.  They replace the square patch with the square of grass they cut out, so when they leave the area is in the same condition it was in before they came. 

Thanks to Celia at http://mygypsydreams.blogspot.com/ for hosting this fab blog party.