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Donna Flower Vintage 2015 - a year in review 8 Jan 2016 4:13 AM (9 years ago)

Happy New Year and apologies for my silence.  As you can imagine, the shop has now taken over my life and I have less time to write a blog. 

For those of you who haven't yet visited here is a little slide show to whet your appetite.

Donna Flower Vintage Launch Party - September 2014 8 Jan 2016 3:59 AM (9 years ago)

Donna Flower Vintage opens a new shop! 14 Sep 2014 12:22 AM (11 years ago)

Hello My Lovely  Friends.  Long time no see.  My apologies for the long silence.
Just dropping in to let you know my exciting news.  I am opening a shop!!!  After years of being an online business, with the occasional textile fair and open house events, I am now opening my very own 'bricks and mortar' premises and will be running it with my daughter Jasmine.  This is the realisation of a long held dream for me.
Situated in Barnstaple, North Devon, Donna Flower Vintage will be selling vintage fashion, fabrics and textiles. The shop is a beautiful space. located at 10 Gammon Walk, just off of the High Street and will open on 27th September at 10am. 
The opening day will be a special event with cupcakes and goodie bags for the first 20 purchasers. Hairdressers Extraordinaire, Steven and Laurent will be on hand to do vintage hairstyling. 
We have some INCREDIBLE stock.   It will be a wonderful day and we would love to see you there.

Jasmine and I celebrate the sign going up.  This was an emotional moment

The front of the shop gets a lick of paint

Just some of the beautiful dresses we have in stock

We have some stunning vintage wedding dresses

Our new stock room is now organised

Vintage Textile Fairs 17 Feb 2014 1:57 PM (11 years ago)

I have taken time off from doing fairs during January and February to spend time reconnecting with my family and home but in March I am back with a vengeance.

Oh yeah baby, I have 7, yes count them, 7 fairs!!!

This is the list 

Textile Market - Trull, Taunton  Saturday 1st March

Nostalgia Vintage Fair - Cedars, Barnstaple Sunday 2nd March

Vintage Bazaar - Devizes  Saturday 8th March

Talent for Textiles - Ilminster Wednesday 19th March

Vintage and Makers Market - South Molton Saturday 22nd March

Vintage at the Village Hall - Blandford Forum Monday 24th March

Vintage Bazaar - Hartley Wintney Saturday 29th March

Lots of lovely dealers from all over the country will attend these prestigious fairs. I do hope you can come to one of them.  If you do, please be sure to pop by my stall and say Hi.
 

I have been busy stocking the website shelves with new and exciting textiles.  Some were sourced during a recent trip to France.  Here are a few that have been added.




















I have many more textiles to add over the next few weeks so do keep an eye on the website for changes.

Happy New Year 2 Jan 2014 7:32 AM (11 years ago)

I cannot believe that we are in 2014 already.  2013 went by in a bit of a blur for me, especially the last half, which was a difficult time for me.  I am glad to be here in this bright, shiny, NEW year.

I am starting this year with a big January sale on my website.  From today until 10th January there is 25% off all my fabrics on the website.  Just use code NEWYEAR (in capitals) in the coupon code box to benefit from this discount.

I have also added lots of fabrics to the clearance section so there are HUGE bargains to be had.  Do go and take a look but don't delay as these are one-off unique pieces and once they are gone they are gone.

My fair dates for 2014 have now been added to this blog for you to take note of. There will be more and I will add them nearer the time. 

In the meantime, here are some pretty fabrics that have been recently added to the website for you to look at.

The Vintage Bazaar 18 Oct 2013 2:05 AM (12 years ago)

I have had a slightly extended break since my last post.  This is due to a change in my life circumstances.

I am now back and here to let you know about the wonderful Christmas Vintage Bazaar at the Cheese and Grain, Frome, Somerset.  This is on tomorrow, 19th October, 9am until 3pm.  Entrance is £1

There are so many wonderful stall holders and of course you have the vintage shops of Frome to explore. A great day out for the vintage lover.

Here is a little preview of some of the stock I am bringing with me.

Really hope to see some of you there x

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The Vintage and Handmade Spring Fair 24 May 2013 8:07 AM (12 years ago)

Pinterest UK 9 May 2013 11:30 PM (12 years ago)

Today's post is about Pinterest.   Pinterest UK has just been launched and when I was asked to be part of their Pin it Forward campaign, which you can read about here, I was more than happy to.

Some of you may already know about Pinterest and are happily using it but for those of you who don't know what Pinterest is all about let me tell you why, and how, I use it.

Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing  things   that you see and love when browsing the internet.  Just like a scrap book or tear sheet, you can literally pin your favourite things, or images that inspire you, to virtual pin boards for you to keep safe.  You create your own boards based on what interests you, such as food, fashion, decor, favourite places etc., and organise your pins accordingly.  When you need to find them again they are safely there on your board. How many times have you seen something on the net and thought 'oooooh that's lovely' and then forgotten where you found it?

For example I have a board called Vintage Fabric and Haberdashery (naturally!).  I pin fabrics and haberdashery I have in my collection, fabric I would like to have, designs that inspire me, and also invite others to add pins to this board.






 I pin my favourite shoes and clothes that I may buy later in the season.








You can also follow other pinners and repin any of their pins that may be of interest to you.  Some of my favourite pinners are Deborah Beau who's pins are just wonderful,  I could happily repin every one of them, Histoire de Mode who pins the most amazing vintage fashions, Agnés Brun, who pins the weird and wonderful and the lovely Pomme de Jour for fab retro pins.

I also see Pinterest as a way of showcasing  who I am, what I like and what inspires me.  My boards are very 'me'.  You can see and follow my boards here.

So, if I have inspired you to have a go and join in the Pinterest fun you can sign up here.

A word of warning though, it's addictive!

The National Vintage Awards 2013 1 May 2013 8:28 AM (12 years ago)

Well how exciting is this?!!!  I am nominated in the National Vintage Awards, or rather my little shop is.

My website is in the  Best Online Shop - Homewares section and I would be really, really grateful if you could vote for me.

I have been running my business for some years now, alongside bringing up the children, and specialise in supplying good quality vintage yardage of fabrics.  My customers range from hobbyists and crafters to Theatre production, fashion designers, galleries, TV  and film companies and even the Olympics.  I count Cath Kidston and Christina Strutt (Cabbages and Roses) in my customer base.  All this I have built up from my home with no financial loans or backing

I am proud to say that I have built up a sound knowledge of vintage and antique fabrics and their designs and can offer a sourcing service too.  My reputation has grown in those 10 years and I am often asked to write magazine articles about vintage fabrics.  I have been mentioned in many books as a reputable supplier.





Being recognised for the specialist work that I do would be just wonderful so if you think I deserve to win in that category please tick the box.

Thank you x

The Spring Vintage Bazaar 19 Apr 2013 1:23 AM (12 years ago)

Another day, another fair!  This time I am all loaded up ready for the  Spring Vintage Bazaar in Frome, Somerset. This is held at the Cheese and Grain Market Yard, Frome, Somerset. BA11 1BE, tomorrow, 20th April,  from 9am to 3pm.  There is a small £1 admission fee for this fair. 

There will be loads of stalls groaning with the vintage delights collected and brought to you by the top dealers in the South West.  This fair  is such top quality and really is unmissable!!!


There  is also a lovely cafe in the Cheese and Grain and you can wander off into Frome to visit some of the other lovely vintage shops in Catherine's Hill

I try to change my stock and layout of my stall for each fair I do to keep it fresh and exciting so tomorrow's stall  was inspired by a new little cubby hole shelf I bought last week. 

Here is a preview.

Lovely stuff.  Hope to see some of you there.  Do remember to come and say hello if you do come.  I will be opposite the café.

Talent for Textiles Spring Fair 9 Apr 2013 7:49 AM (12 years ago)

Well the car is all loaded up and ready for the Talent for Textiles fair tomorrow.  This is held at the Meeting House, Ilminster, Somerset.  9.30 am to 4pm.

Lots of lovely stallholders bringing the best fabrics, textiles, quilts, clothing and haberdashery items.  The Meeting House also does the most delicious food and Ilminster town is great for a vintage rummage. 

Here is a little taster of what I am bringing.

Spring Bunting 28 Mar 2013 3:48 AM (12 years ago)

I enjoyed making it so much and am having a little giveaway over on my Facebook page.  Pop over and enter and I will send out a make-it-yourself bunting kit to one lucky person.

Spring Sale 22 Mar 2013 1:06 PM (12 years ago)

Skill swapping and Pretty Nostalgic 19 Mar 2013 6:04 AM (12 years ago)

These last few weeks have been a bit of a struggle if I am honest.  I haven't been in tip top condition healthwise, nothing serious just this nasty flu that seems to be doing the rounds and flooring everyone. It seems to go away for a while and then come back with  a vengeance.  Consequently work has taken a bit of a back seat, which in some ways has been nice as I spent a bit of time on creative projects, something I rarely get time for these days.

First of all I arranged a swap with lovely Annie of Annie Montgomerie Dolls.  A very, very talented lady who seems to have no end of skills from sewing, cake decorating to animation and beyond. She has made me the most amazing full sized deer head, from a vintage Harrod's blanket no less.  In return I was to crochet her a striped blanket from the beautiful cotton yarn I bought from Yvestown. Crochet is not on Annie's skills list although I suspect if she was shown how, she could do it and be brilliant at it!

He is magnificent isn't he?!!

Here is the blanket that I made for Annie in return.  Hours of crochet and much love went into each and every stripe let me tell you (as well as a little bit of swearing when I realised I had messed it up a bit).  I am not a brilliant crocheter and am completely self taught but I do enjoy it.





And here it is in her home with her Donna Wilson cushions and blanket.  It's the Donna sofa!




After that I decided to have a break from stripes and have now started to crochet a giant granny square blanket using Rapido yarn again from Yvestown.  This is so lovely to work with and the colours are divine.


I am hoping to make this big enough to go on our King Sized bed but we will see.  I may get bored.

I have managed to list some new fabrics on the website.  I have had some great finds since Christmas and keep getting offered huge collections of fabrics  as people clear out relatives homes, more than I can cope with sometimes.  Here is a little look at a few that have been listed recently.





I was delighted this month to have my very first article published in the wonderful Pretty Nostalgic magazine (issue 6).  I wrote about collecting vintage fabrics and the history behind some of them, era by era.  It was accompanied by some really beautiful photos  shot in a vintage style launderette, using fabrics that I sent them.  I love it.

If you haven't seen this magazine before do check it out. It's wonderful, more like a book than a magazine, with very few ads and lots of gorgeous photos.















Finally, just to let you know, I have no fairs in March but my next one will be the brilliant Talent for Textiles fair in Ilminster, Somerset on Wednesday 10th April. This is held at the Meeting House from 10 am to 4pm. Free entry.

Then the one after that will be the  Vintage Bazaar   Spring Fair at the Cheese and Grain in Frome, on Saturday 20th April from 9am to 3pm.  Entry is £1. 

I have masses of new and exciting  goodies to bring along so hope to see you there.

Vintage and Handmade Textile and Fashion Fair 22 Feb 2013 3:23 AM (12 years ago)

Just popping in quickly to remind you all that the first Vintage and Handmade Textile and Fashion Fair of the year is being held tomorrow at the Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.  Doors open at 10am and close at 3pm. Admission £1.00 and the first 100 customers  through the doors get a goodie bag which will include a copy of this month's Handmade Living magazine.

The stallholders are impressive and include some of the very best textile and fashion dealers from the South West of England.

I have done my usual mock up of my stall to make sure I have a varied selection of goodies and to ring the seasonal changes.  Here is a selection of the things I will be taking, lots of Spring-like fabrics and some rare Easter bits too.

Hope to see some of you there.

Happy New Year (belatedly) 19 Jan 2013 12:50 PM (12 years ago)

Happy New Year everyone.  I am not sure quite where the last part of 2012 or the beginning of 2013 went but here we are almost through January and I have not updated you on how things are for me.

I was so busy with fairs in December and then Christmas came and went in a blur. It was a bitter sweet one this year as my beautiful big girl was away in France doing a ski season. I did miss her and her sweet Christmas spirit as she missed us.  Thank goodness for the internet for we spoke and saw each other several times that day.

She bought me the most beautiful present, a personally inscribed necklace  from Chambers and Beau with the sweetest words on, which made me cry of course!  I am the luckiest Mummy.




Paul and I then went to the Vintage New Year's Eve party at the Southbank, which was fun.




Sadly my phone ran out of charge early in the evening so I took no photos at the event, only these few of us getting ready and walking across the bridge to the Royal Festival Hall exist.

2012 was a wonderful year, a sad little loss of my darling Bella in Summer, but much to celebrate and be thankful for. It was the year I was the Homes and Antiques Magazine VIP for a month


It was the year that I supplied the Olympics with fabric for the Beach Volleyball dancers


I was given the most lovely accolade by the Queens of Granny Chic, Tif Fussel (Dottie Angel) and Rachelle Blondel (Ted and Agnes) in their beautiful book.





and another mention in the fabulous Lola Nova's scrummy book



It is so lovely to get recognition from such talented and esteemed people as these. My little business is a real labour of love and a passion of mine and to be so successful fills me with absolute joy.  I am hoping to build on last year's successes, learn from the mistakes and continue to grow this vintage fabric emporium of mine.  It's already looking like a great year ahead.

I'm looking forward to it.

The Christmas Vintage Bazaar 13 Dec 2012 12:56 PM (12 years ago)

Here I am sitting in bed, trying to shake off a bug.  I have no time for bugs right now, I am simply too busy, so I am ignoring it as best I can, whilst trying to do the right thing (take lots of Vitamin C, have early nights etc).

This Saturday is the last fair of the year for me.  One of my favourites, the Vintage Bazaar, is having it's Christmas fair at the Cheese and Grain, Market Yard,  Frome, Somerset  BA11 1BE (from 9am to 3pm).

Frome is such a lovely town with a great vintage vibe and lots of nice shops and cafes which I really enjoy visiting.  As well as my stall there are loads of great sellers making it a super event which is always very well attended.

Take a look at the Vintage Bazaar blog for more details and in the meantime I will go back to sipping my honey and lemon and getting my strength up!  Hope to see you there.

Vintage and Handmade Christmas Fair 29 Nov 2012 11:51 AM (12 years ago)

Well it's that time of the year once again.  I have 3 fairs to do this December, more than I have ever done before. 

The first one is the famous  Original Vintage and Handmade Fair in Chipping Sodbury, on Saturday 1st December.  A lovely fair which has some of the very best vintage dealers and the most talented artists and makers from around the South West. The quality and variety of goods on offer is outstanding and our visitors often stay all day, sometimes doing several rounds of the hall before going home happy and laden with beautiful and original Christmas gifts. 

Just check out the list of stallholders

If you are fed up with seeing the same old same old on the High Street and are stuck for ideas of what to buy your loved ones then this is a must for you.  The town of Chipping Sodbury is lovely too with lots of great independent shops, charity shops, cafes and is the home of the Fabulous Baker Brother's bakery, Hobbs House.  Well worth popping into for bread, pies and cakes.

I have been gathering bits for my stall all year and have had lots of fun today putting them all together and making a mock-up of my stall.

I have wonderful handmade soaps, wrapped in vintage fabrics, a 2 in 1 present for the fabric lover!





I have been pinning beautiful vintage brooches onto vintage postcards to make them into lovely gifts.






From pinnies, tweeds, velvets and fake fur, natty knitwear, sparkly dresses and a selection of little black dresses, this is a wonderful and exciting collection of vintage fashion.

Lots of other lovely bits, blankets, quilts, books, boxes and baubles.

 I hope to see some of you on Saturday, do come and say hello if visit.

Rag Rummage 26 Oct 2012 5:41 AM (13 years ago)

This week I have been getting ready for the Rag Rummage in Taunton tomorrow, organised by the lovely Liz Van Hasselt (aka Washerwoman). 



It is a fabulous opportunity to purchase vintage and new textiles, trimmings, lace, buttons, linens, patterns and much more from West Country workrooms, collectors and dealers.

Doors open at  9.30 am and it finishes early at 2.30pm.  The address is Trull Memorial Hall, Church Road, Trull, Near Taunton TA3 7JZ.  There is a tiny 50p admission charge.

Teas, coffees and cakes will be available.

For more details visit The Vintage Bazaar blog.

Here is a sneak preview of some of the stock I will be bringing along with me.  Hope to see you there.

Barkcloth Bonanza! 8 Oct 2012 5:25 AM (13 years ago)

We are currently having a Barkcloth Bonanza event.  Lots of new pieces of this beautiful fabric were uncovered from our stock room and have been added to the website this week.

I am often asked 'what is barkcloth?'.

Barkcloth is a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric, so named because it has a rough surface like that of tree bark. It is usually made of densely woven cotton fibers. It was once common in Asia, Africa, Indonesia, and the Pacific, coming primarily from trees of the Moraceae family and was made by beating sodden strips of the fibrous inner bark of these trees into sheets. It was very popular in the 1950's and 60's and is perfect for upholstery, cushions, curtains and lamp shades.

Folly and Glee are a company who specialise in making bespoke lampshades from barkcloth. Their lampshades are truly beautiful and they have made shades for Sanderson and most recently for Jamie Oliver's new mega restaurant, bakery and bar at Gatwick Airport.

So, I am excited to announce that we have collaborated to offer you a 30% discount on a bespoke lampshade made from fabric on my website.  Polly's shades start at just £12 for a 20cm diameter table lamp.  What a bargain!!!

Polly has lots of different shapes of shades and can help you with any bespoke design you have.








Just to let you know also that I am doing 2 fairs this month.

The first one is next Wednesday 17th October. This is the wonderful Talent for Textiles fair at the Meeting House in Ilminster, Somerset.  The next one will be The Rag and Remnant Rummage sale at Trull Memorial Hall near Taunton.  Click on my 'Vintage Fairs' tab at the top of this page for more details.  Hope to see some of you there.

Vintage and Handmade Textile and Fashion Fair 27 Sep 2012 3:31 AM (13 years ago)

Oh yes, it's that time again!  The wonderful Textile and Fashion Fair is on this Saturday, 29th September,  at the Old Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury, run by the Vintage and Handmade team.

I have been busy getting my stall ready, sorting out new stock, washing, ironing, pricing and packing it all away ready for the big day.

This fair is always popular as it offers some of the very best textiles and fashions from specialist dealers in the South West.   The town of Chipping Sodbury is also a great venue,  it has some lovely shops, cafes and the Hobbs House Bakery, home of the Fabulous Baker Brothers.

If you haven't been yet, you have been missing out and if you have, you will know how gorgeous an event this is. 

Here is a little preview of the stock I will be bringing for you.

A Month of Change 20 Sep 2012 4:31 AM (13 years ago)

It has been exactly a month since my last post, a month since my little Bella left us.  My heart is still heavy, and I think of her and miss her every day, but the pain has lessened.  I want to thank each and every one of you who left kind words. I cannot tell you how comforting I found them.  I often wonder if it would make a difference to say anything to people I don't know very well when I read sad posts.  Now I know that it does.  The kindness of strangers, as some of you are, was so appreciated. Every comment like a gentle stroke on my arm, a whisper that 'it will be ok'.  So, Thank You lovely readers.

The end of Summer was a busy time for me, not busy with work as I shut the website for a few weeks, but busy with the important things,  holidays and family life.

My Mum, the children and I visited Lyme Regis, a favourite place of ours, and stayed at a friend's house for a week.  Lovely sunny days (and a few rainy ones) filled with sandcastle building, swimming in the sea, fish and chips, reading, mackerel fishing and treasure hunting in vintage shops.

We breakfasted in the wonderful Town Mill Bakery.  A perfect start to any day.





If you go to Lyme Regis do visit.  Their Eccles cakes are second to none.

The day after we got back from there we flew off to Spain and our first family holiday in 7 years!

How lovely it was to fly off, with the full moon bright in the sky, to warmer climes.  To spend hours in the pool, feeling the sun on my skin was just so healing and so needed.  I am not going to leave it so long again.
















 So here we are, the end of Summer and looking towards Autumn. There is a real crispness in the air and the nights are drawing in, it is getting darker so much earlier these days.

I love this time of year.  I adore knitwear and look forward to wearing my tights and boots.  The fire will be lit soon and we will be cosying up.

I have added lots of new stock to the website. Treasures found on my travels and things tucked away in readiness for the new season.  I have listed lots of beautiful quilts and eiderdowns.









 Lots of new fabrics have been added too, including some amazing 1940's French dress fabrics that I found still on the bolt. They would make the most amazing tea dresses and I have LOADS of it!















Lots of lovely new stock, all of which can be found here.


Sadly, due to family commitments, I have had to cancel my stall at the Vintage Bazaar being held this Saturday in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire.  If you get the opportunity do try and go.  Lizzie and Clare, who organise the Bazaar,  select the very best sellers to be at their events  making them a not-to-be-missed fair. I'm only sorry I am not going!

However next Saturday (29th September) I will be stalling at the Original Vintage and Handmade Autumn Vintage Fashion and Textile Fair.  Another wonderfully organised fair by Jayne Soule and Michele Chivers, this is an event not to be missed.  Two rooms of the finest sellers of vintage textiles in the beautiful town of Chipping Sodbury. This is truly a great day out for any vintage lover. 

I have a huge amount of new stock, as you can see, as well as a rail full of vintage clothes to bring along. I do hope to see you there.

Last but not least, I am sure many of you enjoyed the Olympics this summer, I know I did.  A few months before they were about to start I got a call from them asking for some vintage 1960's stretch fabric to make shorts for the dancers who entertained the crowds during 'time out' at the Beach Volleyball games. 

I wonder if I should have 'Official Supplier to the 2012 Olympics' on my headed notepaper?

It was a very proud moment for me seeing these dancers in my fabrics.

Love and Loss (and the hardest thing I ever had to do) 20 Aug 2012 7:40 AM (13 years ago)

Saying goodbye to a friend of 17 years is unbearable.  That the friend was a 4-legged, furry  moggy makes it no easier.

My beloved cat, Bella, my constant companion for the last 17 years died today, in my arms.

I held her while the vet did the kindest thing and released her from the obvious pain she was suffered.

It broke my heart.

My funny faced little girl was the sweetest cat I have ever met.  We got her and her sister at the same time, from a lady my Mum met on holiday in Greece.  We had wanted a cat for my little girl, then 5 years old, (she is now 22), but when we heard about the 2 on offer we couldn't possibly choose between them and so Bella and her sister Fifi came to live with us.




They couldn't have been more different.  Fifi was brave, the leader, whilst Bella was a nervous, shy little thing.  She quickly latched on to me and became 'Mummy's cat'.  She was never far from  my side.

2 years later my daughter and I were shopping in a garden centre/pet shop for pond plants and fell in love with a fluffy black kitten who came home with us and became part of our family.


Hebe was never accepted by Fifi who still hisses at him every time she sees him, some 15 years later, but Bella loved him.




A few weeks ago we found Hebe in our garden unable to walk or stand and so he was rushed  to the vets.  Tests were done, X-Rays taken and he spent a week on a drip, antibiotics and heart tablets until the vets told us that nothing more could be done without extensive tests which would run into thousands of pounds.  We had visited him in the vets and each time he was purring and so happy to see us so we made the decision to bring him home and give him lots of TLC. I am a big believer in the power of love and I wanted him home.

For days he was so wobbly and to tell the truth I wasn't sure he would get through the first night.  He was unable to walk more than a few steps.  He would fall over all the time and be unable to get up and was a pitiful sight.




During this time Bella had been pining and had stopped eating. I think she missed him when he was away and was distressed to see him when he got back.

Hebe has now made such an amazing recovery and is walking, jumping and eating almost normally again.

Sadly Bella had declined very fast and because of her advanced years she became very poorly.


I will miss her more than words can say.  Her almost constant presence in front of the Aga, her cuddles with me on the sofa when the children have gone to bed, her little 'meep' meow, her painful happy feet which she always did on us, forgetting to put her claws away!  I will miss her sweet nature, the balance of having 3 cats, all so different in their ways.  I have had her longer than 2 of my children.

Country House Vintage Fair 6 Jul 2012 1:47 AM (13 years ago)

Thank you to all of you who came to the Country House Vintage Fair at Castle Hill last Sunday. We were so lucky with the weather and with over 2,000 visitors through the door it was just as well that we had some of the best vintage dealers in the South West in attendance! 

What a wonderful day.

Here are some pictures  that I took whilst we were setting up.

There will be others later in the year and that is my last fair now until September, so I get to take the Summer off.

Do you remember this?

The contents of the clearout were sold on ebay and I made enough money for a pair of these.




AND, they were in the sale!!  Oh happy day.