tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29927629514829403352024-03-14T00:36:31.639+01:00Ticking StripesTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-40490301708305618472012-10-16T22:01:00.001+01:002012-10-16T22:03:40.141+01:00Catching up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought after so long I should just load some pictures and see what happens! Most of you will know that I decided to take on a vintage unit in Nottingham a year ago . I started with a cabinet and have grown my business month on month throughout the year. I still hunt out my signature barkcloths but also search for other fabrics,<br />
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ephemera, small items of furniture, tins and more recently early plastics. The two fabrics above are both unused 1950s and 60s . I love the top one with its London buildings.<br />
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This one with the potted plants is a typical image. I'm still out hunting at car boots , fairs and charity shops. Below is one of my favourite finds of the summer.<br />
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I've been looking for different ways to style my unit and bought a number of crates in Devon earlier in the summer. I was quite pleased with the way my stall was looking until some of them were bought and I had to come up with something else...<br />
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So a couple of weekends ago at Peterborough Antiques Fair I was thrilled to find this ultra kitsch glass fronted cabinet which has taken up residence for the time being. It fitted in the car and is now housing some of my finds in my unit.<br />
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Subtle it's not but I love colour and tastelessness sometimes! I'll add more pictures of my finds soon! <br />
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ITicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-55624184194916180832012-08-12T18:15:00.000+01:002012-08-12T18:16:07.542+01:00Hello again! I've missed you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well its been a very long time since I last posted due to the fact that I thought I had broken Blogger! Not good with technology it's taken Niobe's return from uni to get me back up and running again. I've missed you all but life has been flying by so fast I've been finding it difficult to keep up! Today I decided I have to be kind to myself and allow myself time to write a post. As I'm now off work for a couple of weeks I hope to catch up with your blogs too. I've been very busy with my Ticking Stripes business and am constantly on the look out for new treasures. One of my latest obsessions is vintage hankies. I've been picking them up whenever I see them at the right price... <br />
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I was really pleased when \i found this book on Amazon. It is handkerchief sized as well as the same shape and is full of gorgeous photos of old hankies. Last time I was in London I managed to find this lovely old hankie box which I couldn't resist.<br />
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I keep dropping the hankies into an old basket which is now almost full! I spotted the green and the purrple ones at a fair recently and was told that they are called sweetheart hankies - given in war time. The green one has Royal Army Service Corps embroidered around the motif.<br />
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On the back of the hankie in one of the corners is a little flap and behind that is a powder puff. This one as you can see still has a little colour on it! </div>
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I'd been wondering what to do with all these hankies when I read Selina Lake's book "Homespun Style". When I saw her picture of hankie bunting I was inspired. No sew bunting - got to be worth a go! Just fold in half and knot together! I won't be leaving these out but did think that this would be lovely at a vintage wedding.<br />
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Back to the book - there doesn't seem to be that much to say about the humble hankie but what it lacks in history it makes up for in the myriad of designs and colours. I've yet to find any swaps!<br />
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The book is sheer eye candy with colour themed spreads of different designs. Definitely one for the bedside table and a lovely gift if you know of anyone with the same obsession!<br />
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Here's hoping it won't be so long before the next post!<br />
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Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-81767215799569901372012-05-20T17:23:00.003+01:002012-05-20T17:23:59.238+01:00The one about Passe Partout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I managed to get to a couple of car boots finding some great things. Its a while since I showed you any of my find,s so I'll share what I managed to capture when the sun shone. What I would call a church hall chair which has probably been sat on by many a Womens Institute bottom over the years, a pretty eiderdown and some wonderful womans magazines form the 1920s. </div>
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The womens magazines were imaginatively titled Woman's Magazine and have beautiful covers which would look lovely framed but I'm not sure I can dismantle them so they'll just have to sit on the coffee table.<br />
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The adverts are wonderful and I wondered what passe partout framing was until I remembered I'd picked up a little picture which had tape around the edge. <br />
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Imagine my delight when I checked the tins I'd bought and found that one of them wasn't a tin at all but was Passe Partout! How weird that these all came together on the same day so I now know that these pictures with the black tape frames have been framed with Passe Partout!<br />
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I'm quite tempted to use the Passe Partout tape to reframe one or two pictures as they would have been... </div>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-42270813141520803012012-04-25T06:38:00.000+01:002012-04-25T06:38:00.477+01:00Making a scene with Julie Arkell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a wonderful day. Note to self - must make one of the flowers with the long dingly dangly stem. Julie says they are great for twiddling the Post Office queue. Mine would have to be a very long stem - I queued on the pavement for 20 minutes last week before I could get through the door!Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-82109482498901357552012-04-19T21:11:00.001+01:002012-04-19T21:16:02.087+01:00Guaranteed to make you smile! (if you haven't seen it already)<span ><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bQLCZOG202k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-21716033987510195682012-04-16T06:54:00.006+01:002012-04-16T20:14:12.040+01:00Cushy number!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cDfk3joKnatD5Yw-096b3q1YpcEkR1gF8vsu2zhDo1fW4bEZZbsEhGGivXwtoIik0Tnoq5I6PcMtS8Y3cNvre8KbuIxWjogbQbj49zIT-Qtb05VHilQQ2jbLPLuV2VGbuxu2G7yxPY/s1600/SAM_9263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731878522978510002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cDfk3joKnatD5Yw-096b3q1YpcEkR1gF8vsu2zhDo1fW4bEZZbsEhGGivXwtoIik0Tnoq5I6PcMtS8Y3cNvre8KbuIxWjogbQbj49zIT-Qtb05VHilQQ2jbLPLuV2VGbuxu2G7yxPY/s400/SAM_9263.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Seemed like ages since I'd written a blog post and now I see that it is! As it's some time since I did a show and tell I thought I'd share some pictures with you.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIB9xuWuUo3axHCK0Ce3jr51uCozmYx41vhbPzm3aysqC85NVQecniPMwSi6c_8DBr0lhE40Te-oiWTlMSmghk32T0HsPeeGg6dgN48bhEKCfXe9nNOZy06OKcwizFlqAMcoizPDnQPE/s1600/SAM_9250.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731878509949643026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIB9xuWuUo3axHCK0Ce3jr51uCozmYx41vhbPzm3aysqC85NVQecniPMwSi6c_8DBr0lhE40Te-oiWTlMSmghk32T0HsPeeGg6dgN48bhEKCfXe9nNOZy06OKcwizFlqAMcoizPDnQPE/s400/SAM_9250.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I noticed when I was plumping my cushions that my random occasional purchases are sitting together very nicely. Not one for having a matching set of anything I have bought cushions when I have found the right fabric or the right price.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26gY-XzOxoXDUp6ZQgpZ0lG9YoK6WWPq7g86p-8oX0pCoS_laFzTrk0d3HfZkAbM_ni9CkN6EOhcfQOkO_K8Y4FmsdfMr86jitZbZiJA909bfWMypaMMXeyrrmcWMrPX0X5MxxYkjf_Q/s1600/SAM_9253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731878499477521618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26gY-XzOxoXDUp6ZQgpZ0lG9YoK6WWPq7g86p-8oX0pCoS_laFzTrk0d3HfZkAbM_ni9CkN6EOhcfQOkO_K8Y4FmsdfMr86jitZbZiJA909bfWMypaMMXeyrrmcWMrPX0X5MxxYkjf_Q/s400/SAM_9253.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There is no theme or colour combination I particularly look for but I do like the old fifties fabrics - barkcloth or linens. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE93YxRFqmOByM3biczeCAf8z98t3rWnmFz6X7w1f9Evv6Fvtdhkw2di0oaxxhj0qogdH4wF9eeLoH48sev9Yve677dg0mbqyvYxbYIFSGEGiv8Zo8mrzk24MSQuPjI0tbDMzdH1yNWcY/s1600/SAM_9264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731878487911319394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE93YxRFqmOByM3biczeCAf8z98t3rWnmFz6X7w1f9Evv6Fvtdhkw2di0oaxxhj0qogdH4wF9eeLoH48sev9Yve677dg0mbqyvYxbYIFSGEGiv8Zo8mrzk24MSQuPjI0tbDMzdH1yNWcY/s400/SAM_9264.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I recently bought a couple at Spitalfields market and was told by the supplier that she buys feather cushion pads from an online source Marrick and Day who happen to be about half the price of John Lewis so I thought I'd share that nougat with you. Speaking of sharing nougat I should also mention to those who asked about lampshade making (previous post) that there is a company called "needcraft.co.uk" who provide everything necessary for making your own lampshades including the flameproof backing for the fabric or paper you choose to use. I managed to find several drum shades at the car boot yesteday that I will be able to transform.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2Nlv-fSL94lCpr7qoGzYQDmPOXjCSQ-koGiCWNN2KE3e3t-w4w-4PS2o5mHfv5RiSS3sMHqqQjArtrfg0PLbPeW27tNk40IUVa2Ud7MpUfHnUeEWYegSFEbtyjXf_w4l9foo2Mn7JdU/s1600/SAM_9271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731878478929178002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2Nlv-fSL94lCpr7qoGzYQDmPOXjCSQ-koGiCWNN2KE3e3t-w4w-4PS2o5mHfv5RiSS3sMHqqQjArtrfg0PLbPeW27tNk40IUVa2Ud7MpUfHnUeEWYegSFEbtyjXf_w4l9foo2Mn7JdU/s400/SAM_9271.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I'm finding it more and more difficult to find lovely old fabrics but do still turn up the odd nugget like the one top right. Note to self - get sewing machine serviced and make your own cushions!<br />I really like the cushion with the band of fabric with a buckle detail on it.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA6GmWWFOw2LQXbU_LRc1Awm-F5VZZQYNe4eBGzd-wi2sNmsOknZEVxQleiYI-7AjzwF3lg8dXs_UOee_4gAYYIbgxUlakMZVtZlPiQ8Kuc99mLDLTdljuf4BNbmeOLQyFBC_QjpX_AA/s1600/SAM_9254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731876690368347874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA6GmWWFOw2LQXbU_LRc1Awm-F5VZZQYNe4eBGzd-wi2sNmsOknZEVxQleiYI-7AjzwF3lg8dXs_UOee_4gAYYIbgxUlakMZVtZlPiQ8Kuc99mLDLTdljuf4BNbmeOLQyFBC_QjpX_AA/s400/SAM_9254.JPG" /></a><br /><br />and the yellow one with the crackle background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz4XnDjABPLmvYu11LzhLOIaw0tXcbHHYFbqmrcxuHxrKbZup9sC6OgU_gYitAJ3HCpQIK4po_lgJEVNfRTVX97-Y1gLvJ4rJVdbo-HaXAUo3mnHMTZN7dZGV8a6da-cXKlFRci4akfw/s1600/SAM_9246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731876683935208946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz4XnDjABPLmvYu11LzhLOIaw0tXcbHHYFbqmrcxuHxrKbZup9sC6OgU_gYitAJ3HCpQIK4po_lgJEVNfRTVX97-Y1gLvJ4rJVdbo-HaXAUo3mnHMTZN7dZGV8a6da-cXKlFRci4akfw/s400/SAM_9246.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I've had some luck recently finding old packaging - I've been looking for medical packaging as I often find that nurses and doctors collect such things. Anyone remember Electric Lung Mixture No 14?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ54i3PWmNNyhuqs3zvqCCwBqj3Dnd-A8lTCdL9BitfcWk3hyphenhyphenfICD8UIJZ_XMiOW3Qump7Hedz_mP7nnJpE6p8UntqX1bHgk01DdWlH1oDwvBx-hLYW4vLOfV7wtiOrf3tXHSFsajMedQ/s1600/SAM_9268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731876668751160050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ54i3PWmNNyhuqs3zvqCCwBqj3Dnd-A8lTCdL9BitfcWk3hyphenhyphenfICD8UIJZ_XMiOW3Qump7Hedz_mP7nnJpE6p8UntqX1bHgk01DdWlH1oDwvBx-hLYW4vLOfV7wtiOrf3tXHSFsajMedQ/s400/SAM_9268.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Also loved the little Dairy Box that I found yesterday - I don't remember this packaging from the first time round so if you do please let me know. The mother of pearl button is just to show you how small the box is.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GHkGmq-RdA6mAkVEfy0vN0XbADmlsdJxFaCj3CkTjDLrrM6jziZ9tnAjQRNAak7pCz_ZAZv8g0FN1ep0ZiM_JuFPNRzdlmGiNPeUCb_j4gAmD2gkYtmTzzYZjqhc7K6yrTahbCrpxO0/s1600/SAM_9232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731876662042183250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GHkGmq-RdA6mAkVEfy0vN0XbADmlsdJxFaCj3CkTjDLrrM6jziZ9tnAjQRNAak7pCz_ZAZv8g0FN1ep0ZiM_JuFPNRzdlmGiNPeUCb_j4gAmD2gkYtmTzzYZjqhc7K6yrTahbCrpxO0/s400/SAM_9232.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I've been asked to supply a new vintage shop locally so am busy trying to find new items and today have been asked to find items for a third shop! If you are local and would like to visit feel free to let me know and I'll send you the details.<br /><br />And now I must prepare my basket of goodies ready for my weekend workshop with Julie Arkell next Sunday...Life's good right now - oh and Niobe's home too! Yay! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hope life's good for you right now.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Love Wend<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-84495649737759999432012-03-19T22:08:00.006+01:002012-03-19T22:48:39.098+01:00Granny chic in a lampshade...and the Granny Chic Queen herself<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3sznrV6kgpoCPoJgjZv0CQfQZ6F-LUuCy9olK-Cd4tKU8_T7M27AX8wm_896f4tr8fKSXWwnnozk34qGbtY3pcUghgyYKX-x3RTLSVz-QDZjy8q0rikONrIvwdIzGP5oC2hGF8t_vp8/s1600/SAM_9184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721719107432665250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3sznrV6kgpoCPoJgjZv0CQfQZ6F-LUuCy9olK-Cd4tKU8_T7M27AX8wm_896f4tr8fKSXWwnnozk34qGbtY3pcUghgyYKX-x3RTLSVz-QDZjy8q0rikONrIvwdIzGP5oC2hGF8t_vp8/s400/SAM_9184.JPG" /></a> Thought I'd share with you the workshop I went on yesterday at the studio of Louise Presley of Hope and Elvis. Some of you will know that I like to go to these workshops for inspiration and to learn new skills. This one was lamp shade making and given the price of lampshades I decided it might be a worthwhile investment.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYCThr3LS0vz6wX9_JMEUcSaIn218S1Muz7ooCBlJ1-wRGn8onvgp23wXAvPav9T7vHYxV7Y3-7fyM0SKRbEMCvnYlIv6XUAEOZWM7jzjvjS511bZtC0PTYvzK4oVhwndAXc8BEgd1aM/s1600/SAM_9185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721719099900757394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYCThr3LS0vz6wX9_JMEUcSaIn218S1Muz7ooCBlJ1-wRGn8onvgp23wXAvPav9T7vHYxV7Y3-7fyM0SKRbEMCvnYlIv6XUAEOZWM7jzjvjS511bZtC0PTYvzK4oVhwndAXc8BEgd1aM/s400/SAM_9185.JPG" /></a> We were to be shown how to make one of the little conical shades and a drum shade. (But not before I'd had my usual browse round Louise's studio). We were able to choose our fabric or paper from Louise's wonderful stash but I had taken some barkcloth with me. We actually deconstructed a standard Wilko's lamp shade as these are apparently cheaper than buying the bits and pieces you need from a craft supplier. And then we reconstructed with our choice of fabric. So why did it take all day you ask. Lots of precision cutting and concentration required . This was hard as I was sitting with Two Bones and a Bagle and we had plenty to chat about! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6vazo6KC693n-ocYB6VyOZGSs2cGZOVVuO4vutXDgA-XLjGA-c8WCPtbJL6k9MCQ_-YbsUctiJCmF4Q85ojdvUuH0o04a8RJdxpWwTDz-YDAccJxkctDn_yLETsgY9u6uTDHwDWptt8/s1600/SAM_9187.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721719087976186210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6vazo6KC693n-ocYB6VyOZGSs2cGZOVVuO4vutXDgA-XLjGA-c8WCPtbJL6k9MCQ_-YbsUctiJCmF4Q85ojdvUuH0o04a8RJdxpWwTDz-YDAccJxkctDn_yLETsgY9u6uTDHwDWptt8/s400/SAM_9187.JPG" /></a> In the end I was quite pleased with my efforts. The tall one was made from part of my stash - a chaise longue loose cover made from barkcloth and painstakingly taken apart. The trim was another bit of something I'd had for years which seemed to just be perfect for a bit of granny chic in a lampshade.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE6eJUp4-yMFszGNKkgZFDdP-Lj53kBAd1vGj3nR40jiPfyWsPI5xCzx0g63ZRri46FNFj91ETyp8aYE9CXCZrJT0H-4DC3nhzYjt5oMKsQWqnIM_oUNbJtZYBgj9O0rBahhnSKvjSjs/s1600/SAM_9188.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721719080529023970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE6eJUp4-yMFszGNKkgZFDdP-Lj53kBAd1vGj3nR40jiPfyWsPI5xCzx0g63ZRri46FNFj91ETyp8aYE9CXCZrJT0H-4DC3nhzYjt5oMKsQWqnIM_oUNbJtZYBgj9O0rBahhnSKvjSjs/s400/SAM_9188.JPG" /></a><br />It wasn't until I'd finished that I looked at what other folk had done and I loved these two paper ones - one a comic covered one with a red ribbon hiding the centre fold and the other a vintage sewing pattern bonda webbed onto the plasticised inner sheet which is what makes them fireproof <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnnYj3aeXwk25D64TndktTbWR02EDR22fKZ5E8vxs3a92DpEAWDrMU0twjJ73x6yR2ZAbzIJg7d4vzTVC1CYB-SNPQ4SPg2M1PIhRem5OL_zOwSUJ1MT1viEAkaoRK9Z4bWwIC4woprw/s1600/SAM_9189.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721719073674376370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnnYj3aeXwk25D64TndktTbWR02EDR22fKZ5E8vxs3a92DpEAWDrMU0twjJ73x6yR2ZAbzIJg7d4vzTVC1CYB-SNPQ4SPg2M1PIhRem5OL_zOwSUJ1MT1viEAkaoRK9Z4bWwIC4woprw/s400/SAM_9189.JPG" /></a> Louise has just published her new batch of summer courses so if you fancy treating yourself have a look at her website. I'm thrilled to say that I have managed to get on one of the Dottie Angel and Ted and Agnes days! Yes ladies Dottie Angel is coming over to old Blighty for a touch no doubt of grannifying goodness. If anyone wants to help me decorate the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square so that from there she can preach the joys of delectable doilies, shiny clogs and pesky gnomes let me know! Alternatively if you have also been lucky please comment me! (I should add that this particular workshop course sold out in a matter of minutes). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm hoping this makes sense to at least some of you! Those who follow Dottie Angel will understand - others may be completely mystified for which I apologise.</div><br /><div>Note to self - must get sewing machine serviced and get some practice in.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Love Wend <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-56466258470295815142012-02-24T22:12:00.004+01:002012-02-26T00:46:00.857+01:00Lovely bits...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyHcS90Yyj0Hq3fPM4-z6WB_k8Kiyb7AvB1PsJKeFiui-Yxu3LbozxmAzEGMXvOw4AjKy0c__0coG81FoxBkYkCJSmnc3xvIMQOxMZWNaKtOSvdc9uV-U5TsJGzfpo8mGhvDiTegznmA/s1600/SAM_8977.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712815166291675938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyHcS90Yyj0Hq3fPM4-z6WB_k8Kiyb7AvB1PsJKeFiui-Yxu3LbozxmAzEGMXvOw4AjKy0c__0coG81FoxBkYkCJSmnc3xvIMQOxMZWNaKtOSvdc9uV-U5TsJGzfpo8mGhvDiTegznmA/s400/SAM_8977.JPG" /></a> I found the item above at a charity shop at the beginning of the year and bought it because I loved the fabric and the price wasn't bad either. I was thrilled to bits when I saw the midwives wearing them on "Call the Midwife". I've particularly enjoyed looking and seeing all the things that made me say - I've got one of those! Mirrors, tins, radio etc, etc.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi521pUzfPR2AtfCmcKRyCz-k7e_0PRXQzIdFqV3HfC8KWzi4zDlFRUQubnfMZsNfdUdxF1VOhXoNc-Sc7RwnZsZVfyJc-nNCxIInd-O4dlkQCXUGeynLSXKyg078Tq1DexDKf8Okb5yho/s1600/SAM_9019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712815141573133890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi521pUzfPR2AtfCmcKRyCz-k7e_0PRXQzIdFqV3HfC8KWzi4zDlFRUQubnfMZsNfdUdxF1VOhXoNc-Sc7RwnZsZVfyJc-nNCxIInd-O4dlkQCXUGeynLSXKyg078Tq1DexDKf8Okb5yho/s400/SAM_9019.JPG" /></a> Some of you will remember that I took on a vintage cabinet before Christmas on a trial basis. Well I'm happy to report that things have been going so well I have taken on a unit and things are now going even better. Almost too well - I can't keep up with the sourcing of new items to sell! Perhaps I'm too cheap! I have to spend my weekends runining around antiques fairs, auctions and car boots! My idea of heaven! Always on the look out for for barkcloth and lovely old linens ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcq_8IvM6l7YV03HIUH1kZo_yqLLEpToXthtHz8hhRqCar7XOQDM0Z0_ZqJ5Y1cljoAHEbzAUq-BKJs9NdwLgMWqf5vWuY1fAIjqSVTseBKz5v_u8-Fuvn2yERVFITLy2OQZXLtuLxtI/s1600/SAM_9039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712815119982739298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcq_8IvM6l7YV03HIUH1kZo_yqLLEpToXthtHz8hhRqCar7XOQDM0Z0_ZqJ5Y1cljoAHEbzAUq-BKJs9NdwLgMWqf5vWuY1fAIjqSVTseBKz5v_u8-Fuvn2yERVFITLy2OQZXLtuLxtI/s400/SAM_9039.JPG" /></a> Recently found this fella at a car boot - can't decide whether he is cute or nasty! He spends his days just hanging around amongst the pinnies. Do you like the green one with the black smocking? I love it - beauty in a pinny. I just can't decide what would possess anyone to smock a pinny. Life's just too short!</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsZMZzW2I9ocCP4eRtoY18_NA1RDUe_zWIJpjMo_pjAssHDOGDfhN9TJbG_0lJci1wcwoysH0ERdvcbttrxW2wf3_r7tgIh_h6RuMn0mMJ1P93RFn7sCtpApCnK_bag4gAkKoZivo98M/s1600/SAM_9073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712815108810436482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsZMZzW2I9ocCP4eRtoY18_NA1RDUe_zWIJpjMo_pjAssHDOGDfhN9TJbG_0lJci1wcwoysH0ERdvcbttrxW2wf3_r7tgIh_h6RuMn0mMJ1P93RFn7sCtpApCnK_bag4gAkKoZivo98M/s400/SAM_9073.JPG" /></a> Oh and I thought I would share my birthday present from Niobe - (a bit late I know). A gorgeous Marshall and Snelgrove hat box. Why don't our boxes and tins look as lovely as this today? This week I have thrown away a dozen chocolate tins at the office. I would have liked to have thought twice about these as the possible collectables of the future but they weren't attractive. Quality Street and Roses used to be in such pretty tins (that will be another post!) but I couldn't bring myself to hang onto those we get today for another 50 years!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNlY5xSUlh9S20DQe42xKP9G_pSbbVQqbNZJnUUU_oq4xkiI1Z467O1s7WqYShtq1Cvuf4L3CkeKETsKfHcsJtRAzIbV3gD1MTWmltuG6l6BdyeTazBb7a8MkxVk8tDpBPaIoKi85fTo/s1600/SAM_9016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712815097199551298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNlY5xSUlh9S20DQe42xKP9G_pSbbVQqbNZJnUUU_oq4xkiI1Z467O1s7WqYShtq1Cvuf4L3CkeKETsKfHcsJtRAzIbV3gD1MTWmltuG6l6BdyeTazBb7a8MkxVk8tDpBPaIoKi85fTo/s400/SAM_9016.JPG" /></a><br />I'm sure some of our young designers would relish the opportunity to design for the big companies to bring some life and interest into today's packaging but I suppose they (the companies) are too wedded to their branding! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Have a great weekend!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Love Wend<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-48100549190417999602012-02-05T18:27:00.010+01:002012-02-05T23:24:15.938+01:00February already?<div><br /><div><br /><div>I can't believe how time is flying right now. I always find it difficult to blog in January with going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark too. Still its good to see the days are getting just a little bit longer and so I decided to take myself to Newark Antiques fair on Friday to get myself a vintage textile fix together with some of that glorious winter sunshine!</div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7Lr91953CqcOPnU9uXi95VpPNIe7cFxTIkAbfwR1-n5LrL_S3_xX7OVxkT8W-xPnSO7hoTuvy_h-DIa4jBqUyB0K_iZvfLnz8wQXF3qPLCFyVPihfq13RKP5U1ypMgnoIdLQk1l_Icc/s1600/SAM_8989.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705768727888243042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7Lr91953CqcOPnU9uXi95VpPNIe7cFxTIkAbfwR1-n5LrL_S3_xX7OVxkT8W-xPnSO7hoTuvy_h-DIa4jBqUyB0K_iZvfLnz8wQXF3qPLCFyVPihfq13RKP5U1ypMgnoIdLQk1l_Icc/s400/SAM_8989.JPG" /></a><br /><br />For those who haven't been Newark is the largest antique fair in Europe and it would be easy to spend a whole day there. Unfortunately I had only a couple of hours but I knew what I was looking for so strode past lots of the outdoor stands in search of fabrics. I found a couple of stalls selling old advertising tins and boxes which I always like to see but the tins were expensive. I know that's down to their rarity but then I do seem to be quite lucky in finding them relatively cheaply.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ALywURr0BksvUC3JbDpsmp5nj5ecZAcjxzzr9a9Z2iErHCoY2Fz9pdynG-jA9IUgoNQfTcsnmIAluU1FC5wCc06sFJP9_HoWwoYg1YSHocZnd7RXLkHG9E_RyxXOYSjrYJTc1iNmY-w/s1600/SAM_8988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705706027335202114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ALywURr0BksvUC3JbDpsmp5nj5ecZAcjxzzr9a9Z2iErHCoY2Fz9pdynG-jA9IUgoNQfTcsnmIAluU1FC5wCc06sFJP9_HoWwoYg1YSHocZnd7RXLkHG9E_RyxXOYSjrYJTc1iNmY-w/s400/SAM_8988.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I was looking to find the stall of Liz Von Hasselt - known in blogland as The Washerwoman and veteran of the original Vintage and Handmade Fairs in Chipping Sodbury (not to mention all the other fairs she's invlolved in). I hdan't a clue how I was going to find her stall given the size of Newark but eventually found fabric on a clothes horse beckoning me into a tent.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSy4C5rCxLhzcOeEaK2vJQk-jAlj1LY3dxO5iAG_hhGQDVKfFhiYSW2ZK-Dr3YrnCKGEECjrw6RFIZ5FJb_t2SDFYOHRbqjAIA7dkHSZ6EbDFJSkooLWkQsI1-AlHt-zFPO8rBoVcnhM/s1600/SAM_8996.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705709064136744578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSy4C5rCxLhzcOeEaK2vJQk-jAlj1LY3dxO5iAG_hhGQDVKfFhiYSW2ZK-Dr3YrnCKGEECjrw6RFIZ5FJb_t2SDFYOHRbqjAIA7dkHSZ6EbDFJSkooLWkQsI1-AlHt-zFPO8rBoVcnhM/s400/SAM_8996.JPG" /></a><br />Over on the table covered in red cloth was all manner of vintage loveliness. Yes it might look like a jumble sale and indeed there was no rhyme or reason to the pricing as far as I could see. The stall holder lives in France and brings his finds over so as you can imagine there were some lovely pieces.<br />And then behind me I spotted a much nicer display with lots of loveliness!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHPItdHIX__MAm5w-6Zt9SDc3G7nbtnhxHzBVoSdLxgzdCRDE5WJjSTiwn3iHge0fgYd98T_ocLUiect6KvTba7rQni4mY-AqGCsSrJ1id7RMrTz5l_Zv150CoYBEUqBXGurOYgN0UOU/s1600/SAM_9005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705709091667886674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHPItdHIX__MAm5w-6Zt9SDc3G7nbtnhxHzBVoSdLxgzdCRDE5WJjSTiwn3iHge0fgYd98T_ocLUiect6KvTba7rQni4mY-AqGCsSrJ1id7RMrTz5l_Zv150CoYBEUqBXGurOYgN0UOU/s400/SAM_9005.JPG" /></a> I'd managed to find the stall I was looking for. Liz had some fabulous fabrics which we spread out and mused over and I took some picture before making my choice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf6t9Fe8hf3YRVqAUVVSxuTDAMC0k50b16jOU7J9yD8CSzt_42w9HsDavNI6wQKzfMxf8OzJRNzfps-Fe__UJHWbitvayyozxQBtV84lSLh2WS7HBAL6AGxRt2wCfbrgJoGHpofCsoow/s1600/SAM_9001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705709088542947970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf6t9Fe8hf3YRVqAUVVSxuTDAMC0k50b16jOU7J9yD8CSzt_42w9HsDavNI6wQKzfMxf8OzJRNzfps-Fe__UJHWbitvayyozxQBtV84lSLh2WS7HBAL6AGxRt2wCfbrgJoGHpofCsoow/s400/SAM_9001.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6E1DzeJrNuO8sRFexRaff6V-P61cMKtDZLT3YXvkoLHoTiyYm3DtKCmEw0N5R0lG4arByQ6BucCEZ-_n-m6emKqwcdhcv7WN3LqH7bewrwgHqqeleufAsh32XITRe0nD7kfYaisCCG4/s1600/SAM_9000.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705709070307000802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6E1DzeJrNuO8sRFexRaff6V-P61cMKtDZLT3YXvkoLHoTiyYm3DtKCmEw0N5R0lG4arByQ6BucCEZ-_n-m6emKqwcdhcv7WN3LqH7bewrwgHqqeleufAsh32XITRe0nD7kfYaisCCG4/s400/SAM_9000.JPG" /></a> Imagine my horror on arriving home later to find I had lost the bag with those fabrics in. AAAGGGGH! (Some of you may remember last time I went to Newark I managed to leave an ironing board behind! I get so absorbed I'm in another world)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSy4C5rCxLhzcOeEaK2vJQk-jAlj1LY3dxO5iAG_hhGQDVKfFhiYSW2ZK-Dr3YrnCKGEECjrw6RFIZ5FJb_t2SDFYOHRbqjAIA7dkHSZ6EbDFJSkooLWkQsI1-AlHt-zFPO8rBoVcnhM/s1600/SAM_8996.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnpmwxV9B5AHhqUpdjolSIVmMnWxz67_DXE78wbXIcf5cNH0RDVOQCtgW918H0G6iSqH1rYv5u2mY1H4P6y6DQ5WAGUxRuzdLV1xpNz55rh1S0MhU2TieScqVciUfRzkCQhsx9koQXSw/s1600/SAM_8993.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705706045427036178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnpmwxV9B5AHhqUpdjolSIVmMnWxz67_DXE78wbXIcf5cNH0RDVOQCtgW918H0G6iSqH1rYv5u2mY1H4P6y6DQ5WAGUxRuzdLV1xpNz55rh1S0MhU2TieScqVciUfRzkCQhsx9koQXSw/s400/SAM_8993.JPG" /></a> Another gorgeous stall was Regina Rose who makes treasures from damaged old quilts and extends their life by upcycling them into something new. And now blogger seems to be playing up so I can't upload the pictures of the fabric that did make it home! But I will - along with some of my other recent finds...soon</p><br /><br /><p>Hope you are all enjoying the winter scenes and not having too many problems. ..</p><br /><br /><p>Love Wend </p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>#</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ALywURr0BksvUC3JbDpsmp5nj5ecZAcjxzzr9a9Z2iErHCoY2Fz9pdynG-jA9IUgoNQfTcsnmIAluU1FC5wCc06sFJP9_HoWwoYg1YSHocZnd7RXLkHG9E_RyxXOYSjrYJTc1iNmY-w/s1600/SAM_8988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705706027335202114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ALywURr0BksvUC3JbDpsmp5nj5ecZAcjxzzr9a9Z2iErHCoY2Fz9pdynG-jA9IUgoNQfTcsnmIAluU1FC5wCc06sFJP9_HoWwoYg1YSHocZnd7RXLkHG9E_RyxXOYSjrYJTc1iNmY-w/s400/SAM_8988.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6a0SX_bJSuOzwucjOzpob0ZzAri_8dzaDT1G2m5J40tKJ-fX8GL31zjlYY7Ziku0Gdh1EctRgfDsE8G8vzfjPAawNMJaA2MOCXkuLgLuY-xNbzZaFZoe-DA-55-98oFoEPQjDmJcku8/s1600/SAM_9010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705705976770117490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6a0SX_bJSuOzwucjOzpob0ZzAri_8dzaDT1G2m5J40tKJ-fX8GL31zjlYY7Ziku0Gdh1EctRgfDsE8G8vzfjPAawNMJaA2MOCXkuLgLuY-xNbzZaFZoe-DA-55-98oFoEPQjDmJcku8/s400/SAM_9010.JPG" /></a> </p></div></div>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-6886344810151398132012-01-09T18:41:00.010+01:002012-01-09T22:51:05.162+01:00My misspent life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiJeM1zDiF3Ho4avmQwCA6jizSGj_hs8DHXCJMulGEHx2eO1wSFzbUmeejiclRQF6kiqt0qAxdEQsk4nUpHE6QF6pGZCn_nWRZJxiYcvxaPyEYLlU-0GY_1p1z0H1xI0ElcjHn7saYqg/s1600/SAM_8904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiJeM1zDiF3Ho4avmQwCA6jizSGj_hs8DHXCJMulGEHx2eO1wSFzbUmeejiclRQF6kiqt0qAxdEQsk4nUpHE6QF6pGZCn_nWRZJxiYcvxaPyEYLlU-0GY_1p1z0H1xI0ElcjHn7saYqg/s400/SAM_8904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695751988325225042" /></a><br />Happy New Year - a little late in the day!<br /><br />Christmas and New Year have raced by with lots of time with Niobe back home from Exeter. It's been lovely to have her back for 3 weeks but she is now back to exams.<br /><br />Over the festive period it has also been my birthday and there has been a favourite theme amongst my nearest and dearest ...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKevfQcsyp6FXGKqjQhzhrxSXlh3m5fZihqDMOdz7faKAOQRAae4Xn7pygmU3MDBN5wBSwFQyy7sZASASKhB9Z0dJh73tDTatEcLnAgcYoF7CT-CoSSYKHtTdOjjvE1e_Hl1P3Fh2wiE/s1600/SAM_8902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKevfQcsyp6FXGKqjQhzhrxSXlh3m5fZihqDMOdz7faKAOQRAae4Xn7pygmU3MDBN5wBSwFQyy7sZASASKhB9Z0dJh73tDTatEcLnAgcYoF7CT-CoSSYKHtTdOjjvE1e_Hl1P3Fh2wiE/s400/SAM_8902.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695693065592997042" /></a><br /><br />books ...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmjzbQj5YqFszocXOG7ccmiwufR027ETi7A6EPyLusmai27ZEqBtpWBXyrZXrWqPWFE6BbFQEUiV6ubdU3g-sifYlcQlEujQZWZq373QarsSX-1irVJcYZBiFh_2-zBxoIKwktogVUjY/s1600/SAM_8901.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmjzbQj5YqFszocXOG7ccmiwufR027ETi7A6EPyLusmai27ZEqBtpWBXyrZXrWqPWFE6BbFQEUiV6ubdU3g-sifYlcQlEujQZWZq373QarsSX-1irVJcYZBiFh_2-zBxoIKwktogVUjY/s400/SAM_8901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695693057243648194" /></a><br /><br />and more books<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOBRDvgmWBjV8s1HSO6oVYMwhoRsGZjKiNixKzCreq0cRc_zZFCTP1FnzrvYtQUKTNx2J7CENfSkIKwksczgX4lkxRoJhAg5neuE3j9aLInJKZXPbNQ8Euh0wj33oLbquIKsRwaHESYU/s1600/SAM_8903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOBRDvgmWBjV8s1HSO6oVYMwhoRsGZjKiNixKzCreq0cRc_zZFCTP1FnzrvYtQUKTNx2J7CENfSkIKwksczgX4lkxRoJhAg5neuE3j9aLInJKZXPbNQ8Euh0wj33oLbquIKsRwaHESYU/s400/SAM_8903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695693072578189090" /></a><br /><br />Having discovered the ebay wish list and heavily populated it with King Penguin books I was delighted to receive several to add to my collection. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhj0BT1l37GzxAJrf5IJL14CR1qSjiBS1Vy_aIX883BjW9tH9wv-wigem5XSWaAhhAHx9kd-XHPe3E4ydBOrtFD8Uty1vpNDgDufOAZqtPGcsKXcdztA8Ggnh5lUld3GohNgSy0dCvmw/s1600/SAM_8905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhj0BT1l37GzxAJrf5IJL14CR1qSjiBS1Vy_aIX883BjW9tH9wv-wigem5XSWaAhhAHx9kd-XHPe3E4ydBOrtFD8Uty1vpNDgDufOAZqtPGcsKXcdztA8Ggnh5lUld3GohNgSy0dCvmw/s400/SAM_8905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695732989287011074" /></a><br /><br />I love the covers of these books and the fact that they were produced over 50 years ago. I'm looking forward to checking out the carvings at Exeter Cathedral when I visit Niobe sometime. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXM35865EKzKiyt5XUOSp1y2gspUTLsB7PooCqdF-lzf6BI9hZhMDOcWYmfACLciBrhqYVfb25p5Hdc0X2inEj1_mxQGhG8PwVqI_NcWQgvIszfICIRMTNboCLdIs0Ndo6nhBqi383Qs/s1600/SAM_8906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXM35865EKzKiyt5XUOSp1y2gspUTLsB7PooCqdF-lzf6BI9hZhMDOcWYmfACLciBrhqYVfb25p5Hdc0X2inEj1_mxQGhG8PwVqI_NcWQgvIszfICIRMTNboCLdIs0Ndo6nhBqi383Qs/s400/SAM_8906.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695732998113738754" /></a><br /><br />This 1950s prints book is great for me to research my fabric finds and I was thrilled to find that some of those I have picked up in charity shops are in this book! Good to find that my instincts can (generally!) be trusted. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioIn_6ciRSKFsG7geYwZ30LIF3xFffrvD93vmcnEE7mpFK2AcA9WTGO9m6PsFvXY_lE9YTP6LGI9rmdx4rkzM1PSefyZtwgxfGb4x_R-BCjafjaiE-0ozV3mjpxPkWW4JFSodtkhdwz0/s1600/SAM_8907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioIn_6ciRSKFsG7geYwZ30LIF3xFffrvD93vmcnEE7mpFK2AcA9WTGO9m6PsFvXY_lE9YTP6LGI9rmdx4rkzM1PSefyZtwgxfGb4x_R-BCjafjaiE-0ozV3mjpxPkWW4JFSodtkhdwz0/s400/SAM_8907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695733003983793298" /></a><br /><br />I had been intrigued by the title of this book when I had spotted it on line months ago but had forgotten all about it. I'm tempted to leave it out permanently or to frame this quote from the front cover. It says it all for me. Apologies to all those who are tidy and organised but this book validates my way of life totally! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaOxdnOpQ1RotNRe-35JF4-podHHyx8EJ-05Hd_R6GthOQZRPVSI1oHWbtkWFwja9jXAoNd7IunLT-ivr14lySeeKqKxeSMUR9BtjvYnht9gJZdmGyNe4NOtbzKvGbMgnsGmo70WgJbc/s1600/SAM_8910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaOxdnOpQ1RotNRe-35JF4-podHHyx8EJ-05Hd_R6GthOQZRPVSI1oHWbtkWFwja9jXAoNd7IunLT-ivr14lySeeKqKxeSMUR9BtjvYnht9gJZdmGyNe4NOtbzKvGbMgnsGmo70WgJbc/s400/SAM_8910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695735142438840610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDb-2SBnpWhWIG37oivnMvnS056nemM7eSG9YyDNHL7E7-fmjX7SBE6pTxaj5821oJEsvlrKsCo3VQmQKjA6Evhon3Xni2glQgFTwUr4t2ABHLz2DhaqD2mt0CQyWyyilsSlrOg22DD0/s1600/SAM_8909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDb-2SBnpWhWIG37oivnMvnS056nemM7eSG9YyDNHL7E7-fmjX7SBE6pTxaj5821oJEsvlrKsCo3VQmQKjA6Evhon3Xni2glQgFTwUr4t2ABHLz2DhaqD2mt0CQyWyyilsSlrOg22DD0/s400/SAM_8909.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695735133756247410" /></a><br /><br />With chapters such as <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaFNdP2ZnhaPxKCXkJQcgweaKCQpVcly-jocxBCA1ilHyNTSjEEYhLhe7Rz_SCmkMQZuLtPKJdUgEuj3ZjpLbHigELaB0lIC0QKTWEBYufToxptuUqddGkZFu1Ll0_L1T5gLpu3NmXw0/s1600/SAM_8915.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaFNdP2ZnhaPxKCXkJQcgweaKCQpVcly-jocxBCA1ilHyNTSjEEYhLhe7Rz_SCmkMQZuLtPKJdUgEuj3ZjpLbHigELaB0lIC0QKTWEBYufToxptuUqddGkZFu1Ll0_L1T5gLpu3NmXw0/s400/SAM_8915.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695735468952909698" /></a><br /><br />and <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCtyXUklGYz9CzYveAfkUdWXg-AJK-igmt80S-lBS4emeu5SPyWIloBzyVK-VnhDDDpuJRyvn0hpTBuZS_7PP6XO3wy0BhaN2ccLtg_Cl877MR7JzEKBsRDFYmFWuGmW_ypw47uIStmg/s1600/SAM_8914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCtyXUklGYz9CzYveAfkUdWXg-AJK-igmt80S-lBS4emeu5SPyWIloBzyVK-VnhDDDpuJRyvn0hpTBuZS_7PP6XO3wy0BhaN2ccLtg_Cl877MR7JzEKBsRDFYmFWuGmW_ypw47uIStmg/s400/SAM_8914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695735166972165538" /></a><br /><br />I have the perfect excuse to head off to the car boot in search of more treasures!<br /><br />Hope you are all enjoying this mild weather!Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-91834213058606113472011-12-25T08:04:00.003+01:002011-12-25T08:17:49.533+01:00A merry vintage Christmas!Merry Christmas from a very behind Ticking Stripes! <br /><br />Please choose your own card<br /><br />1. Naff decoration made from what was described as "old baking thingy" and vintage film canister <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEVZzHhOcvL0Q6KEBlIs1Wd9KySR7XPJuRNuitvXEPxE9ohkCLMNuJlBW05T6cX8CGmvnw0Tn-2uKeWmBrjcJXNrT9nmEtXNj_X5qdjXx1-_8yZpL_qKvl4ZZ0hO_OnfTW_MtmJ3lMzI/s1600/SAM_8886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEVZzHhOcvL0Q6KEBlIs1Wd9KySR7XPJuRNuitvXEPxE9ohkCLMNuJlBW05T6cX8CGmvnw0Tn-2uKeWmBrjcJXNrT9nmEtXNj_X5qdjXx1-_8yZpL_qKvl4ZZ0hO_OnfTW_MtmJ3lMzI/s400/SAM_8886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689959228539450258" /></a><br /><br />or 2. the festive scene on my latest vintage Christmas tin!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_GCn93k_tJyDOeAuGnPHF0X7H9MU1_r6DY-xy0rGJxRrnat8bMssjBIvaegtpIKAllqDOk49WqhSHMlME4I3ufEA-kcSMJfZqwi9Ax-91twHtjaTO1HMuZ1ljs7JCuLkaL9y2B9I7jo/s1600/SAM_8868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_GCn93k_tJyDOeAuGnPHF0X7H9MU1_r6DY-xy0rGJxRrnat8bMssjBIvaegtpIKAllqDOk49WqhSHMlME4I3ufEA-kcSMJfZqwi9Ax-91twHtjaTO1HMuZ1ljs7JCuLkaL9y2B9I7jo/s400/SAM_8868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689959224510528706" /></a><br /><br />Comfort and joy to all<br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-35200105603824465512011-11-30T23:14:00.006+01:002011-11-30T23:58:33.821+01:00My luck is in!I've finally got a new role with the same employer so should be safe for another year. (As far as anyone can be). I've moved into the job and am getting used to a new routine. Outside of work I seem to be in mega organisation mode and getting nowhere as something always comes up which takes precedence over what I actually want to do. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OSvZ5fyUAxJJ324l0y-4WcKzK5R39X3QQ3QFe-_GzgkaoSnkhUC02JXeG-a9MGMrWYEXkAe5DPvsJ-FM1Y4IIFSkOgbuw_rzLgOC_foDsu1sxnt5TvH5h-gDLWdEgjY9k8odcXBOYxk/s1600/Haby+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OSvZ5fyUAxJJ324l0y-4WcKzK5R39X3QQ3QFe-_GzgkaoSnkhUC02JXeG-a9MGMrWYEXkAe5DPvsJ-FM1Y4IIFSkOgbuw_rzLgOC_foDsu1sxnt5TvH5h-gDLWdEgjY9k8odcXBOYxk/s400/Haby+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680918686194109250" /></a><br /><br />A few months ago I spotted these drawers in a landscape designer's office and asked for first refusal if he decided to sell them. I was amazed to get a call last week offering them to me for a very reasonable price. I've wanted some haberdashery drawers for years but knew I could never afford them so decided to go for it!<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXgbn-JB1q9S4l2IfrjTq6DL12ipeCOhu1_YeaH5TAXt57Rb6t6EGqexbCVjdYWK5rEztMwwoLEu-9eEsFPwxq4ajvsSddAoxBJtoBSp-g8MsyFLZos9mDU3l-XKRaoVLVBhyt49h-rg/s1600/Haby+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXgbn-JB1q9S4l2IfrjTq6DL12ipeCOhu1_YeaH5TAXt57Rb6t6EGqexbCVjdYWK5rEztMwwoLEu-9eEsFPwxq4ajvsSddAoxBJtoBSp-g8MsyFLZos9mDU3l-XKRaoVLVBhyt49h-rg/s400/Haby+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680918681861313250" /></a><br /><br />The drawers have a little divider about 6 cm in so you can fill the front bit with lovely bits and hide all sorts of stuff behind. I have a list of things to put in all the drawers but haven't had chance to fill them all yet. Can't wait!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ53x1jfE7LYpcv0Wz2fWEIM_pA_5HBfcfFJ9uZ6adbC15qIPh5tzRF2QccTbTw2jnARSAIHQE38FhYqq4VGfR6Gx4PhMXEMHsKi6d86Ej06E6AlD9rRtxlRG4U9OjczncMaXD7-SX7j8/s1600/Haby.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ53x1jfE7LYpcv0Wz2fWEIM_pA_5HBfcfFJ9uZ6adbC15qIPh5tzRF2QccTbTw2jnARSAIHQE38FhYqq4VGfR6Gx4PhMXEMHsKi6d86Ej06E6AlD9rRtxlRG4U9OjczncMaXD7-SX7j8/s400/Haby.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680918680501106786" /></a><br /><br />I have started with a couple though - wooden cotton reel and doilies<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4eWmlCJTVKIVFpgAalhfxtVJhqQtpU307G20GYwMFN7P_ii2huDNYYjSjptDLgFJRkLxbmE4bMOpIFnf8_zGr7_DeBVFxR584hbiAoVcjcUxIB4xqlPBYFhkNnoufHtBvrQYCwpbeiw/s1600/Scarves+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4eWmlCJTVKIVFpgAalhfxtVJhqQtpU307G20GYwMFN7P_ii2huDNYYjSjptDLgFJRkLxbmE4bMOpIFnf8_zGr7_DeBVFxR584hbiAoVcjcUxIB4xqlPBYFhkNnoufHtBvrQYCwpbeiw/s400/Scarves+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680917648961038738" /></a><br /><br />I might have to save one for scarves. I've always worn scarves and tend to hang on to them. On my charity shop run last week I found a shop where somebody had clearly disposed of a collection which covered from 50s onwards. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZ9E3IN1SKunZhyT1F6D99VnDKBb3eUfNg1nba9Ba03v3lsye0L75nrTLIjv7cvy4DUHy5zs5mP1MG7zSVpQBbPDB7tztOEXXN_GJ5DQ6fv3jN-72Il3u9LHNwtK1vWU8Q36ZOB9hEwY/s1600/Scarves+6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZ9E3IN1SKunZhyT1F6D99VnDKBb3eUfNg1nba9Ba03v3lsye0L75nrTLIjv7cvy4DUHy5zs5mP1MG7zSVpQBbPDB7tztOEXXN_GJ5DQ6fv3jN-72Il3u9LHNwtK1vWU8Q36ZOB9hEwY/s400/Scarves+6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680917678143494482" /></a><br /><br />As you can see I bought quite a few although I won't keep all of them. They cost the same whether they were polyester, acetate or silk! <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmbR9AM5mDrfcI7Z3O9godGNnahJfznGTyQuNLw3W4kvIcY5TK8dGhVn_T74EyQTRrRbp148Dwv5uywIVkdCjowqDobwut9fmf2OGl87j2SZNxKJqtvYgcwpORIKvzGsjYvTMq-AGhmA/s1600/Scarves+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmbR9AM5mDrfcI7Z3O9godGNnahJfznGTyQuNLw3W4kvIcY5TK8dGhVn_T74EyQTRrRbp148Dwv5uywIVkdCjowqDobwut9fmf2OGl87j2SZNxKJqtvYgcwpORIKvzGsjYvTMq-AGhmA/s400/Scarves+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680917659782695154" /></a><br /><br />Sorry about all the pictures - I loved them all!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WS9TG_lz6KXzy2uhu-huWI-EAKdA9fc6a6HppgYYtjf5u75h0Gm5-3Hnu3gRi1IA-AvZYvR6cQ-KqphXCtx_4zLhgtfoGm1LevElXCGaN5ONu81ufCvjyhL7LI0K4A2kLuUaiiZDo2U/s1600/Scarves+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WS9TG_lz6KXzy2uhu-huWI-EAKdA9fc6a6HppgYYtjf5u75h0Gm5-3Hnu3gRi1IA-AvZYvR6cQ-KqphXCtx_4zLhgtfoGm1LevElXCGaN5ONu81ufCvjyhL7LI0K4A2kLuUaiiZDo2U/s400/Scarves+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680917656474487554" /></a><br /><br />Not sure I can wear this seventies one - but I am tempted!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo_4zik_OhXTXupJwvxHMF3T5PYi8FtkcoNABkv4zgpWYcizEwjBM47qtnsTc_zzshl66xPCJ3GObNgefxnhiJNJ8nQFlcw0CqYuj1W-nd4Hap7hTJ5guOQlEebTuMHP1ipLS6ZQ0QCA/s1600/Scarves+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo_4zik_OhXTXupJwvxHMF3T5PYi8FtkcoNABkv4zgpWYcizEwjBM47qtnsTc_zzshl66xPCJ3GObNgefxnhiJNJ8nQFlcw0CqYuj1W-nd4Hap7hTJ5guOQlEebTuMHP1ipLS6ZQ0QCA/s400/Scarves+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680917644409185490" /></a><br /><br />Hope your Christmas preparations are going better than mine!<br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-77353037605079968782011-11-13T18:37:00.001+01:002011-11-13T18:40:19.116+01:00I recently found a bag of knitting patterns at the car boot and realising they were all pre decimal bought them. I've had great fun going through them all (I know - I should get out more) and having had a good laugh thought about those who had modelled for these patterns. These folk, ladies, are probably still amongst us. So I thought it was time to out all those models of yesteryear and ask <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RQ_BmolLQrPrQJtHIjxflQbQ_fgytZ31iKbcfIvirzgZxrQ0btsj4j0dOZkxvehsa3cMPpYu6PjRc6IuhyZC_tt6ZldIcJ5xXB3N94_utRQ675HO7IK4Ip3MbEyXV0FV8yV6-Mzi6rk/s1600/SAM_8755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RQ_BmolLQrPrQJtHIjxflQbQ_fgytZ31iKbcfIvirzgZxrQ0btsj4j0dOZkxvehsa3cMPpYu6PjRc6IuhyZC_tt6ZldIcJ5xXB3N94_utRQ675HO7IK4Ip3MbEyXV0FV8yV6-Mzi6rk/s400/SAM_8755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673346763071405794" /></a><br /><br />Is this you? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij43HOgxdCA1NXTPbrP8PjsipYVOcr9slnklV9JZcD7LkErVQuyELZokM1aXCWyIhv-QSroUONQl27KjVSsMNCC3ok_DupzYMxQUzBjN8Fg1IlT7aPh45I9HJY9wZccv6-Wy5MxDTogu4/s1600/SAM_8754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij43HOgxdCA1NXTPbrP8PjsipYVOcr9slnklV9JZcD7LkErVQuyELZokM1aXCWyIhv-QSroUONQl27KjVSsMNCC3ok_DupzYMxQUzBjN8Fg1IlT7aPh45I9HJY9wZccv6-Wy5MxDTogu4/s400/SAM_8754.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673346742109602642" /></a><br /><br />Did you marry either of these men?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2tW_lORnTjNiJgaf2kV9eENKGjxY-2iBNWciCHOUKjGaaKMd4mUV8t9OshCb-XhyphenhyphenKm-g9lkX15cZrCKLGceXO3sKYxZ-KWoPiEAq25nfg2asQJ6KlLezLCralWJcl-Fmyhk02AyHky4/s1600/SAM_8753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2tW_lORnTjNiJgaf2kV9eENKGjxY-2iBNWciCHOUKjGaaKMd4mUV8t9OshCb-XhyphenhyphenKm-g9lkX15cZrCKLGceXO3sKYxZ-KWoPiEAq25nfg2asQJ6KlLezLCralWJcl-Fmyhk02AyHky4/s400/SAM_8753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673346717408856242" /></a><br /><br />Did your mother knit you a natty cowboy cardigan?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAJY_u_3_aEBCv87rfMboxgOsG3eA85Qw9ECGLoxZVkBgB8KYQgzRNkcraltx3W40m084KNM9xDa3oWeDF0ke22yAViSwo4Z4ZQ1j2uFKirgTA5UenzhQayjlZF21snxTEdjQiPxNMkY/s1600/SAM_8752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAJY_u_3_aEBCv87rfMboxgOsG3eA85Qw9ECGLoxZVkBgB8KYQgzRNkcraltx3W40m084KNM9xDa3oWeDF0ke22yAViSwo4Z4ZQ1j2uFKirgTA5UenzhQayjlZF21snxTEdjQiPxNMkY/s400/SAM_8752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673344593287133938" /></a><br /><br />Did your brother own these knobbly knees and have to go through the indignity of knitted knickers?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yiyz-dxVHUGGIHBNjvOTvwgWaSJnb1smDIrek1qe3l3fht8u4QtTviuGD3rKTmSt01T6sPQAJHlALNOxW_h2apuiSw4rhUCf23aM1qLImY-OO-sFAB3DhULvLE5JTq6gmPPhbfJy1YM/s1600/SAM_8751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yiyz-dxVHUGGIHBNjvOTvwgWaSJnb1smDIrek1qe3l3fht8u4QtTviuGD3rKTmSt01T6sPQAJHlALNOxW_h2apuiSw4rhUCf23aM1qLImY-OO-sFAB3DhULvLE5JTq6gmPPhbfJy1YM/s400/SAM_8751.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673344576738442322" /></a><br /><br />Why the pointy hat?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1XuJja128iFo0AXMZf8WIYkeP8HB4qNjkArUs_4zGf1v3rd4y_PHVGHxrTJ1Qe2KNbXsPnAOxZdm3PWjxa2TdSHWPj7srgxfgMb9-Zw3tC27rGRqUNUbp7cggf4aRx0YzSJwn6G0jRU/s1600/SAM_8750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1XuJja128iFo0AXMZf8WIYkeP8HB4qNjkArUs_4zGf1v3rd4y_PHVGHxrTJ1Qe2KNbXsPnAOxZdm3PWjxa2TdSHWPj7srgxfgMb9-Zw3tC27rGRqUNUbp7cggf4aRx0YzSJwn6G0jRU/s400/SAM_8750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673344566867243618" /></a><br /><br />Is this your bemused looking grandfather?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z2JCXBqioW897B7-SGSSoEhpdFFexC6xqvjTH9k1oJVOPdmzNUboUbtaE6_o5YhM3ndg4_-mPK4buKgHtq_lyf9d6vcJp6pwqmUEX5Ob396mZ8z2B4G7V_nwU4ZM7wncgYSAJ70Hvhk/s1600/SAM_8749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z2JCXBqioW897B7-SGSSoEhpdFFexC6xqvjTH9k1oJVOPdmzNUboUbtaE6_o5YhM3ndg4_-mPK4buKgHtq_lyf9d6vcJp6pwqmUEX5Ob396mZ8z2B4G7V_nwU4ZM7wncgYSAJ70Hvhk/s400/SAM_8749.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673344557330251154" /></a><br /><br />Scary eyes <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA_taCyD0BER8j1mIcJ_KTn_acJKMQ_vyS6Am3QY9UsoK1BZG71TBxzonnK3rb7DBng5jQI5rmCJYkepA-Hsh0rciNodZJt3sa0viGBl66HMCU-cAHcovS9ckwdYw83nfBdByApbKRUg/s1600/SAM_8748.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA_taCyD0BER8j1mIcJ_KTn_acJKMQ_vyS6Am3QY9UsoK1BZG71TBxzonnK3rb7DBng5jQI5rmCJYkepA-Hsh0rciNodZJt3sa0viGBl66HMCU-cAHcovS9ckwdYw83nfBdByApbKRUg/s400/SAM_8748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673344550771731618" /></a><br /><br />Did you knit your child this?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmHm7IMZH0RKyIJfCNJuEu3HltBXbKaL9FvFZxSrYWxdCiOzl6qGBwdr3-UUZvpyik8bGFphkc4fY7Z2_LxrY3rTeKVhcQoRCaxT1O2ceqzOroGy_6YWjnlqfbpMjN-pF0Z3U5fMCTf8/s1600/SAM_8747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmHm7IMZH0RKyIJfCNJuEu3HltBXbKaL9FvFZxSrYWxdCiOzl6qGBwdr3-UUZvpyik8bGFphkc4fY7Z2_LxrY3rTeKVhcQoRCaxT1O2ceqzOroGy_6YWjnlqfbpMjN-pF0Z3U5fMCTf8/s400/SAM_8747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673343336026570866" /></a><br /><br />Clearly all the rage there were several patterns for these two piece horrors... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdHmzEjSCMWED3BmlmwmIaXLBCBgn6xukePYjDyspk8k5F6jn1gZUHjC-9zidy2Gl90ule3P8pcYM3gFY14RdhsISWEbFzZMqxdAL2R12n9ZAtQ7vhamvvA_peUS4V5jN3DCoI_AkDZY/s1600/SAM_8746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdHmzEjSCMWED3BmlmwmIaXLBCBgn6xukePYjDyspk8k5F6jn1gZUHjC-9zidy2Gl90ule3P8pcYM3gFY14RdhsISWEbFzZMqxdAL2R12n9ZAtQ7vhamvvA_peUS4V5jN3DCoI_AkDZY/s400/SAM_8746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673343332859440258" /></a><br /><br />I know vintage patterns are loved by many and I can see the appeal although can't see myself picking up my pins to recreate any of these.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQD6e1oos1RcYUgukUrtuJtblc656gOtVbZyI6ivsOb8wbc8PITU3R9q_QR2mqBTPz33rd2xbbB3EI_pPk1yVu33KScYenWZrBuxSL7FomM9Jn3cg9j8NqzLdU9SP_BidWShAV38l2uik/s1600/SAM_8745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQD6e1oos1RcYUgukUrtuJtblc656gOtVbZyI6ivsOb8wbc8PITU3R9q_QR2mqBTPz33rd2xbbB3EI_pPk1yVu33KScYenWZrBuxSL7FomM9Jn3cg9j8NqzLdU9SP_BidWShAV38l2uik/s400/SAM_8745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673343324583480434" /></a><br /><br />I love the balloon heads here with paper curls. Were these used because no self respecting child would model them? No, probably not the reason - in those days we were encouraged to be seen and not heard and definitely not to venture an opinion on sartorial excellence...I remember being required to wear a similar beret.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vPfXqPVDnS_hJL3BzWhZ7pHoWZqMdh-MZr0c_eCSiD22190flClbVHlN9R4HHlldqaLwGMsVw2ldpcc-JsZp249ndwwsCAmYFkCRpk5CiZUMjHtz_Ch7-3QkSZqac9W-YoNrSLwb-3Y/s1600/SAM_8742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vPfXqPVDnS_hJL3BzWhZ7pHoWZqMdh-MZr0c_eCSiD22190flClbVHlN9R4HHlldqaLwGMsVw2ldpcc-JsZp249ndwwsCAmYFkCRpk5CiZUMjHtz_Ch7-3QkSZqac9W-YoNrSLwb-3Y/s400/SAM_8742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673343309100988082" /></a><br /><br />More balloon heads!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsAiB2p7wu_AxYbfqkIsSJrJk18vL5RWrJSIl5S-JNKIc7gyh_7KFcttKYqPtQjTDrXnRU11UmTeSC_7LxsJOUVTqyoYNU_uHd29F1kz1cH0PgsFZG4TX9nUVcA-LA0i4wTjzrsCr0uw/s1600/SAM_8741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsAiB2p7wu_AxYbfqkIsSJrJk18vL5RWrJSIl5S-JNKIc7gyh_7KFcttKYqPtQjTDrXnRU11UmTeSC_7LxsJOUVTqyoYNU_uHd29F1kz1cH0PgsFZG4TX9nUVcA-LA0i4wTjzrsCr0uw/s400/SAM_8741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673343303241658450" /></a><br /><br />This lady is smiling though gritted teeth - somebody has knitted her hats from old candlewick bedspreads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGPCeS9T2xo5F9y0cp3hwBVq6snm39q9AWKWOO0Q14wt4FwEJWkxi3ntrOB2YH3lG3e7aYftPzuwQQozcbCwPJyXy17gCQjpPAMsdgPR0gAU58OZWSlUITTUrQGQCNYHSkw9zIuV-jwg/s1600/SAM_8743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGPCeS9T2xo5F9y0cp3hwBVq6snm39q9AWKWOO0Q14wt4FwEJWkxi3ntrOB2YH3lG3e7aYftPzuwQQozcbCwPJyXy17gCQjpPAMsdgPR0gAU58OZWSlUITTUrQGQCNYHSkw9zIuV-jwg/s400/SAM_8743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673341930902992258" /></a><br /><br />And I love these black and white patterns for hats... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3bcEPHswFz68a-1KosYua9oF83P6gGUz15lmSD4lPoQsf31fGskfZfITZvyeSRkgNcuPjisBvw2dgHhzXyIF7HfC2Y7fwTamShrjlpBDVrX_qUS1NKmpBRY2WUmgLQeaRKP-8-TK2lE/s1600/SAM_8744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3bcEPHswFz68a-1KosYua9oF83P6gGUz15lmSD4lPoQsf31fGskfZfITZvyeSRkgNcuPjisBvw2dgHhzXyIF7HfC2Y7fwTamShrjlpBDVrX_qUS1NKmpBRY2WUmgLQeaRKP-8-TK2lE/s400/SAM_8744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673341922890642642" /></a><br /><br />I can feel the envy coming through now - you want to knit these don't you? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZrv9iOrA2txLgCXl4n4KN5IKbvuTZBHnFLk4vOuUYFKjbLSkUToAKH-JOheTOqj0g64uvpt4em4ZIbsMj4pLS3dUb1V-g6JmXIwyVzvgMhJkD18VwicN9Z8fJx-094NDDEc3pIsbP-w/s1600/SAM_8740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZrv9iOrA2txLgCXl4n4KN5IKbvuTZBHnFLk4vOuUYFKjbLSkUToAKH-JOheTOqj0g64uvpt4em4ZIbsMj4pLS3dUb1V-g6JmXIwyVzvgMhJkD18VwicN9Z8fJx-094NDDEc3pIsbP-w/s400/SAM_8740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673341907827823394" /></a><br /><br />What - all of them?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK9JYSh5WrS4khAn_JcGk23VXoZ8pmetKeXIOc9YoBxFa0OJ3pBDHmBPEdcqsNW_oHK8wElSgf-PjZ0zdp4YKHJid2yz4WjHkSuOAO5kiCDGKc6EAGsK7PIzmixvNhOMS1mo8Qf1rQoc/s1600/SAM_8739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK9JYSh5WrS4khAn_JcGk23VXoZ8pmetKeXIOc9YoBxFa0OJ3pBDHmBPEdcqsNW_oHK8wElSgf-PjZ0zdp4YKHJid2yz4WjHkSuOAO5kiCDGKc6EAGsK7PIzmixvNhOMS1mo8Qf1rQoc/s400/SAM_8739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673341899214953906" /></a><br /><br />Shouldn't those children be sharing that nougat? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFrqPKhZhsSYrpFcztcDPt_B7_2Q3CC95wLj0hwgTwNx4VYQWcQ4kKi_pPxaqAvuupc1-5JCOQfCWYqSgNuy3Y6v_zELY7TGQmS1MoEUqrW2i_ZnDbB2grzvMdzqy4ZqnUWXEvEs0t0c/s1600/SAM_8738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFrqPKhZhsSYrpFcztcDPt_B7_2Q3CC95wLj0hwgTwNx4VYQWcQ4kKi_pPxaqAvuupc1-5JCOQfCWYqSgNuy3Y6v_zELY7TGQmS1MoEUqrW2i_ZnDbB2grzvMdzqy4ZqnUWXEvEs0t0c/s400/SAM_8738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673341891888471538" /></a><br /><br />And last but not least - the prototype for the teletubby costume - gorgeous!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVeOyGI5yqEULWhGtthnpDVyIms-QO9GUiOOO7I3OBZjuWe-gOmow8WN957nDwEbOwQ3X5YHmyAeJj4TeewX5SJq7822SxpLgo1XND4qJPTxuzvUxsaWcUsT_Pgqp7QM5G1awkMwl9JY/s1600/SAM_8756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVeOyGI5yqEULWhGtthnpDVyIms-QO9GUiOOO7I3OBZjuWe-gOmow8WN957nDwEbOwQ3X5YHmyAeJj4TeewX5SJq7822SxpLgo1XND4qJPTxuzvUxsaWcUsT_Pgqp7QM5G1awkMwl9JY/s400/SAM_8756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673346767136352290" /></a><br /><br />Anyone owning up? <br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-23181545446381449062011-11-04T21:56:00.005+01:002011-11-09T22:45:31.471+01:00Wells<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXS5GjhSB82D8xI6e1fE3nUXs4InMW5n61yHQeZRFETJqIAxdhLTK7xCDp2tVOpNb8YrgGktcgy23RuAjpik8WcDVDOu_eDQYkTn6wsi7oJz5WHOpn0KiKOg6dCHrpurc4lkWI0YJPfk/s1600/SAM_8735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXS5GjhSB82D8xI6e1fE3nUXs4InMW5n61yHQeZRFETJqIAxdhLTK7xCDp2tVOpNb8YrgGktcgy23RuAjpik8WcDVDOu_eDQYkTn6wsi7oJz5WHOpn0KiKOg6dCHrpurc4lkWI0YJPfk/s400/SAM_8735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671252798410504770" /></a><br /><br />A couple of weekends back I visited Niobe and on the return leg stopped off at Wells. I'd never been before but will certainly return. It is the smallest city in England with a fabulous cathedral (although I didn't get to see inside as I'd missed the start of the service - maybe next time). <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuh1YK2wLE1cRhNIqdNxj3HItNaDe-oquEsSqsoVmcd7BUG7Fr8kOLiUa-0o8XaIuoO61j3aSjx2BECYUURWTVTh-BBH1CMpWdaW83FhfJicRUdXFiYvoiEOrjq4A5AZMRy9MQCgM1nw/s1600/SAM_8703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuh1YK2wLE1cRhNIqdNxj3HItNaDe-oquEsSqsoVmcd7BUG7Fr8kOLiUa-0o8XaIuoO61j3aSjx2BECYUURWTVTh-BBH1CMpWdaW83FhfJicRUdXFiYvoiEOrjq4A5AZMRy9MQCgM1nw/s400/SAM_8703.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671250657614125042" /></a><br /><br />Liked the name of this porch - nobody after alms last weekend!<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpq2LF4lPKYhUjWoKMFMVwPWaAv1iK8IZODagPdo_MgFYzClViyfJljHLwU69Mcl9qeRSoAOD1AoXUiP0NUDCdmCVpqUoQXgYS_DFK-SLcyzgJNf69QaAIjOrEeacNiBe6vbxLbXopsQ/s1600/SAM_8702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpq2LF4lPKYhUjWoKMFMVwPWaAv1iK8IZODagPdo_MgFYzClViyfJljHLwU69Mcl9qeRSoAOD1AoXUiP0NUDCdmCVpqUoQXgYS_DFK-SLcyzgJNf69QaAIjOrEeacNiBe6vbxLbXopsQ/s400/SAM_8702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671250635991656194" /></a><br /><br />I'm always amazed by the way in which our ancestors managed the feats of getting these huge statues raised so high without the help of todays engineering. Ropes and pulleys - wow!<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcBVmmQn4JcBzSJTgh5IBJZRy79IVz5K5TGX-WccWX-2hUpjAO_wTOFrZmjMZ5hxfG3_xw41k5TLxrj3Hei-IhHJn2SmDmI8PApAHQy6yXj9N60HyZ8VGELaIZmGtQMvHk1GPjHezxIM/s1600/SAM_8698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcBVmmQn4JcBzSJTgh5IBJZRy79IVz5K5TGX-WccWX-2hUpjAO_wTOFrZmjMZ5hxfG3_xw41k5TLxrj3Hei-IhHJn2SmDmI8PApAHQy6yXj9N60HyZ8VGELaIZmGtQMvHk1GPjHezxIM/s400/SAM_8698.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671250628134707234" /></a><br /><br />The cathedral had a delightful clock where its two sentries ring the bell on the hour. A local advised that it was well worth watching so I was glad I was there in time for 12! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjafJWXa0DWpGM0Ku0KSoLfLaKqXtjYAwwbhm_gDjbVu9FiOGOoJuaZN3IskxR0StiNf6RYLPRorW9tsvwqm7PjBd2FBB8fp8GaIBYJqVW6SgdVd5XAmhxvWasdG7wWhNI05jm1Uuwvng/s1600/SAM_8732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjafJWXa0DWpGM0Ku0KSoLfLaKqXtjYAwwbhm_gDjbVu9FiOGOoJuaZN3IskxR0StiNf6RYLPRorW9tsvwqm7PjBd2FBB8fp8GaIBYJqVW6SgdVd5XAmhxvWasdG7wWhNI05jm1Uuwvng/s400/SAM_8732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671252787334657250" /></a><br /><br />Around the perimeter of the cathdral area is a moat with a drawbridge! Absolutely lovely. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_v4mciJyd-VFLlwByPNkkUVH6XTkl_K2gZqKXtCzq8zpgZV0HHQ_P32G121RYhPF3XAGy_GWPmRBY9dKmVGjfVwRo8IRNV18SNlRpVl_UycVzrH3slvYRy7bS3n_NZ4UwLvwvMoHog/s1600/SAM_8719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_v4mciJyd-VFLlwByPNkkUVH6XTkl_K2gZqKXtCzq8zpgZV0HHQ_P32G121RYhPF3XAGy_GWPmRBY9dKmVGjfVwRo8IRNV18SNlRpVl_UycVzrH3slvYRy7bS3n_NZ4UwLvwvMoHog/s400/SAM_8719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671252777661034994" /></a><br /><br />Autumn light shining through the trees ...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv8qn1LOoXMEq6Lz2N8-MAb9dFJucLMihnNL9RoBwYKMo5L5T_lTHYj0GQ0XCPruetPR-x8jqZ8X53kkLqLU_WqomBNI5w5OdG_jqft-Z2nVQOE2CsWuLxPlB1-pHaTBY3D7xJSny1CQ/s1600/SAM_8711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv8qn1LOoXMEq6Lz2N8-MAb9dFJucLMihnNL9RoBwYKMo5L5T_lTHYj0GQ0XCPruetPR-x8jqZ8X53kkLqLU_WqomBNI5w5OdG_jqft-Z2nVQOE2CsWuLxPlB1-pHaTBY3D7xJSny1CQ/s400/SAM_8711.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671252768575376082" /></a><br /><br />And a view through the wall of the Bishop's Palace...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZdM_HRCxq9ke4bTFi4P0e3sQ26jow4sXiVfAv7eJbUKJG8rD8rNFZmOtrnTmZxB39XkAxEHr7KxF3kMuI_51Kum_1S_Emnz80-5SUfeuc6PVwf_tgZPr4s-N3nhGTG1bIFOT0j_tChc/s1600/SAM_8706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZdM_HRCxq9ke4bTFi4P0e3sQ26jow4sXiVfAv7eJbUKJG8rD8rNFZmOtrnTmZxB39XkAxEHr7KxF3kMuI_51Kum_1S_Emnz80-5SUfeuc6PVwf_tgZPr4s-N3nhGTG1bIFOT0j_tChc/s400/SAM_8706.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671252765284179826" /></a><br /><br />What a lovely place - where the grass actually looked like grass. Look at the colour! The greenest grass ever! It's beige where I live!<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVKCa2hpwPaBtWMhzz7UJ384UoR43kf1zq0SEgCCOGerhYBcNzOpBp9FUStpq3vgSmDQR_2fRarzip7-rigioPBGaIVXxGhG9i90zh-CMqGHfu7_V77M6yzE6KWqc5jkX-8EckgDefQA/s1600/SAM_8692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVKCa2hpwPaBtWMhzz7UJ384UoR43kf1zq0SEgCCOGerhYBcNzOpBp9FUStpq3vgSmDQR_2fRarzip7-rigioPBGaIVXxGhG9i90zh-CMqGHfu7_V77M6yzE6KWqc5jkX-8EckgDefQA/s400/SAM_8692.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671250620372180946" /></a><br /><br />Wells is also home to the oldest continuously inhabited street in England (from 1340)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArnxxZenIEG1ysdKaJO_AB6Vvoy9SllYHsfawBVpCyjR7yKM-SWmXw2AyMxIQ75Qj-rvMF_2-ZsuBuqbd-F60f9logq5kHk-Q1EHliAHQfBqEfpU4Ai01ASEzoUcDpRwT1R69p3Gr7Vg/s1600/SAM_8690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArnxxZenIEG1ysdKaJO_AB6Vvoy9SllYHsfawBVpCyjR7yKM-SWmXw2AyMxIQ75Qj-rvMF_2-ZsuBuqbd-F60f9logq5kHk-Q1EHliAHQfBqEfpU4Ai01ASEzoUcDpRwT1R69p3Gr7Vg/s400/SAM_8690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671250614078690306" /></a><br /><br />Not a satellite dish, not a dustbin, or a TV aerial in sight! Delightful! Like stepping back in time. Of course a quick walk round the back revealed all those things! Need to spend longer in this place!<br /><br />Oh and Niobe's doing great! What a relief!Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-15289184022105945292011-11-04T21:28:00.005+01:002011-11-04T21:52:08.103+01:00Unwanted item in the bagging area...come back Niobe!With massive queues in Sainsburys I was persuaded by the self service monitor to try the DIY till. This was with a heavy heart. I have on several ocaasions embarrassed Niobe with my performance at these checkouts and she has banned me from using them saying its not fair to others! I must not use them unless she is there to supervise! <br /><br />I only had a basket with a few bits so decided to take the chance and live dangerously. As ever despite my efforts the robotized tones came across with the "unwanted item in the bagging area" not once but several times. The gent who had persuaded me was very attentive and kept rushing back to me every time this happened. "Don't worry I'm with you" he kept saying and swiping his magic card across the screen. Mortified I continued with my efforts, becoming more and more grumpy. "God, you must have the patience of a saint hearing that noise all day" I grumbled as I tried desperately to find a barcode. "Why do you think they gave me the job?" he said. I paused and looked up to see he was wearing a clerical collar. Oh, the embarassment! I apologised, paid and scuttled out quickly, inwardly vowing not to use these checkouts again. They do do away with jobs for people after all don't they? I was relieved to get home and unpacked. <br /><br />Have a great weekend!<br /><br />PS - Moonlighting clergy as the austerity cuts start to hit?Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-54847687491598048562011-10-29T22:56:00.002+01:002011-10-29T23:06:42.082+01:00The irony?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmomYWW-kBgmbXM1qkV_4bKobaB9EAFJ3FnQAq278mCfiaKsvpwfATvLHwyRKxDsoM444J8NWwv4dzHVxnBOTpAlcPWroYI-R-LGFQA-S7VrOcngVdUiX6oghM9zLCr6EoSeP1xbj2cPc/s1600/SAM_8633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmomYWW-kBgmbXM1qkV_4bKobaB9EAFJ3FnQAq278mCfiaKsvpwfATvLHwyRKxDsoM444J8NWwv4dzHVxnBOTpAlcPWroYI-R-LGFQA-S7VrOcngVdUiX6oghM9zLCr6EoSeP1xbj2cPc/s400/SAM_8633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669038295317759154" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sunday school prize 1924 - favourite car boot find last week!</strong>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-64665484104051837692011-10-23T18:25:00.004+01:002011-10-23T19:09:58.422+01:00I thought it would be quiet once Niobe went to uni but hadn't realised quite how many things I had committed to to prevent empty nest syndrome!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXjIV20iHDql98AvYp9FbJnc3IduY3_Mmezv8ILlCXoyR0wiVa7Mb1CSO-Ll9bJz_lvx7Spu4SfAn2_DBigAblmWx9gFckDvK9neW5jqAgEwjvxpYZrQlj8fYNGl-R5X77wPatPGF6qQ/s1600/318820_260145880686597_202787506422435_843657_1691271984_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXjIV20iHDql98AvYp9FbJnc3IduY3_Mmezv8ILlCXoyR0wiVa7Mb1CSO-Ll9bJz_lvx7Spu4SfAn2_DBigAblmWx9gFckDvK9neW5jqAgEwjvxpYZrQlj8fYNGl-R5X77wPatPGF6qQ/s400/318820_260145880686597_202787506422435_843657_1691271984_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741273644991858" /></a><br /><br />One of these is a cabinet at Hopkinsons, a former hardware shop in Nottingham now converted to gallery, studios, antiques, vintage and of course a tea shop. It's early days for the space and it needs to get a greater footfall but I like what they are trying to do - to help young designers, artists and business people who can hire space, a studio or a cabinet. The venture is non profit making with any proceeds being ploughed back into the community...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVyhmp8lu5WH1Xt-FxH8P815wUOtdL80NRjs8l5wng6dBAOy6oOpbIq2MrcozKnxj8fxGh59096kmvSktO2Dx_3v2I4EXtpWBRRlcWMus8z58obkkUG7LG2ORuXynKeQYyZxIggxMzng/s1600/SAM_8570.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVyhmp8lu5WH1Xt-FxH8P815wUOtdL80NRjs8l5wng6dBAOy6oOpbIq2MrcozKnxj8fxGh59096kmvSktO2Dx_3v2I4EXtpWBRRlcWMus8z58obkkUG7LG2ORuXynKeQYyZxIggxMzng/s400/SAM_8570.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741306840650146" /></a><br /><br />One floor is taken by the Shop of Originality who have a number of designers doing their thing - some including stamps...<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN90XTKhnasvzz7Gif31g2DeP3fYcye_x8uoGCYeG6FZeyD2WDL_pPXxPmalXPKiB9CZaUNxjmonR7cg1eYHvjDuk1SFzrwc9WinGFOOmr0zfypB3FMLwcvvy38VohmR24DjWXJPmo02s/s1600/SAM_8569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN90XTKhnasvzz7Gif31g2DeP3fYcye_x8uoGCYeG6FZeyD2WDL_pPXxPmalXPKiB9CZaUNxjmonR7cg1eYHvjDuk1SFzrwc9WinGFOOmr0zfypB3FMLwcvvy38VohmR24DjWXJPmo02s/s400/SAM_8569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741290936917442" /></a><br /><br />including Amy Winehouse as you never saw her before.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGIJKdOmkm1OmCaQj6MF7pXoP5dgGTs9ndG5-2hnr4La3UV3NusRvn0JShnWwJ08C2XE3FWXsUAffyMhz6FDRxuHUA7zu-iEkSajOaYEWTMtRylLdBZOwH9kTwpMRhTjD3kSLkgatfk0/s1600/SAM_8564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGIJKdOmkm1OmCaQj6MF7pXoP5dgGTs9ndG5-2hnr4La3UV3NusRvn0JShnWwJ08C2XE3FWXsUAffyMhz6FDRxuHUA7zu-iEkSajOaYEWTMtRylLdBZOwH9kTwpMRhTjD3kSLkgatfk0/s400/SAM_8564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741285026093810" /></a><br /><br />One of the designers, Sarah Davenport designed the world's first rocking piano which she rocks as she plays. Yes, it does need regular tuning but its great fun and she's hoping that someond like Elton John or Jools Holland might be interested. Jamie Cullum apparently couldn't fit it in his house. There's a clip of her on Youtube if your'e so inclined... <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiAI7l51qhtKMCliSnEDozDbFY1sewlA0oBT2yC3z6n_K2fxWT57nkN9OobEnFBaB-dTlA0ngAn7omngL5rkAxsoXKaCAZYHuqCMrxBIUTR_H7bSu7wmpK2fP0bfvxo87R7zhqoTbTuc/s1600/SAM_8562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiAI7l51qhtKMCliSnEDozDbFY1sewlA0oBT2yC3z6n_K2fxWT57nkN9OobEnFBaB-dTlA0ngAn7omngL5rkAxsoXKaCAZYHuqCMrxBIUTR_H7bSu7wmpK2fP0bfvxo87R7zhqoTbTuc/s400/SAM_8562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741278895308450" /></a><br /><br />All I have to do is keep the cabinet filled with delightful and irresistible items. That's got me looking at my collections to see what I can include. I got some of my glass together in the sunlight and started to appreciate it again. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Sn8FSj77krArNOrzqQxC2l3uiNKjGQ39cKimR3SOklY8rYsUKL-bl_4o0rQbo9CRLrsEmryIkyQ66zXxq2e3s_rvmITMeCoTeBIVFEXa_qGNN1qvk56NMH3qDe-jWW0v5jjxspvXswc/s1600/SAM_8604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Sn8FSj77krArNOrzqQxC2l3uiNKjGQ39cKimR3SOklY8rYsUKL-bl_4o0rQbo9CRLrsEmryIkyQ66zXxq2e3s_rvmITMeCoTeBIVFEXa_qGNN1qvk56NMH3qDe-jWW0v5jjxspvXswc/s400/SAM_8604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666743409578442802" /></a><br /><br />I researched some pieces eg. the lady carrying the basket was found at the bottom of a job lot years ago and although I quite liked her I didn't think she was anything special. She's hung about in various spots being largely ignored. I might put her somewhere more prominent now I find she's an art deco figure, Lucretia made from frosted uranium glass by the German company Walther and Sohne in 1936. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQN3qtciEZAag2IKrx9xN73xYBo-4LRMZ_Iu7NKs_jeJKjnNfQa5bKpKLWPKHW4sB-65oft62CsU2T9ZBM51LngvvKzxiixMNQaowF5dIL6o7fNJbkSmd-JTVDIe0TyNm83AnP3th_rU/s1600/SAM_8600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQN3qtciEZAag2IKrx9xN73xYBo-4LRMZ_Iu7NKs_jeJKjnNfQa5bKpKLWPKHW4sB-65oft62CsU2T9ZBM51LngvvKzxiixMNQaowF5dIL6o7fNJbkSmd-JTVDIe0TyNm83AnP3th_rU/s400/SAM_8600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666743423044164546" /></a><br /><br />Not sure I can let her go now. A quick check of e-bay suggests she's quite desirable. Might have to keep her then. I'm going to struggle to fill my cabinet at this rate! <br /><br />Have a good week!<br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-66417156298450485292011-10-10T20:09:00.006+01:002011-10-10T20:55:22.791+01:00Recent findsThought I'd just share some pictures of my latest find in the vain hope that one of you may also think that I found something beautiful... Often I find that my nearest and dearest do not appreciate the things I find and love. Indeed some regard me as a bit of an oddity...so I had to smile when I saw this in a shop window! Obviously I wouldn't dream of spending the £180 it cost on such an item (unlike a customer in the shop who was proudly saying she had the same up at home. However I did find a pack of the Lexicon cards in a charity shop last week for a couple of pounds. Just wondering what little bit of advice I should assemble - maybe "to thine own self be true". What is your mantra? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQanno5vcDwfqegBt29dqcvWMhl41tmOHGC-njPydZW1Ft4sPq-aFPfZEckZrKOdhAaTxYUugZEqQoWLL6zuMZytuMBWweHOhsDk6A4jP44gNan2oqmc2FBAFxboC90Z_ngWnHT4JUTpY/s1600/Blog+7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQanno5vcDwfqegBt29dqcvWMhl41tmOHGC-njPydZW1Ft4sPq-aFPfZEckZrKOdhAaTxYUugZEqQoWLL6zuMZytuMBWweHOhsDk6A4jP44gNan2oqmc2FBAFxboC90Z_ngWnHT4JUTpY/s400/Blog+7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944972174211970" /></a><br /><br />I digress. When I saw this raggy piece of cloth in Lincoln I was hooked. I touched it and felt its soft texture - worn thin by years and years of use and love. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibImPavwAkHvXnuawpMbTPURLTEJDbVntzFEqaUvUwErYIBxIEw-eZnWuoVMMAq2ixYfo-urC5Ng9zmJQ2vnkI9o8jMjD73cHiSX3_TrZhCf3MUr1SrR304w3lfq7IDuPdwoIAKOq2A-8/s1600/Blog+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibImPavwAkHvXnuawpMbTPURLTEJDbVntzFEqaUvUwErYIBxIEw-eZnWuoVMMAq2ixYfo-urC5Ng9zmJQ2vnkI9o8jMjD73cHiSX3_TrZhCf3MUr1SrR304w3lfq7IDuPdwoIAKOq2A-8/s400/Blog+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944135635638482" /></a><br /><br />I pulled it out and marvelled at the subtle shades of patchwork pieces. Parts of it had worn so thin the top layer had disintegrated...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGMCZOaAoBLZURMPc_ZIlzN11jUW57vraNJ2S9AIuRZQt09EOSBw80gSaWtWP5Ss2wZDi3tHh5zaD8EfEIs0srX7deh06TBJfOqvgnIyFkyEIZx2LWQxlCOQLdC93ll7aJDpWXab4BhQ/s1600/Blog+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGMCZOaAoBLZURMPc_ZIlzN11jUW57vraNJ2S9AIuRZQt09EOSBw80gSaWtWP5Ss2wZDi3tHh5zaD8EfEIs0srX7deh06TBJfOqvgnIyFkyEIZx2LWQxlCOQLdC93ll7aJDpWXab4BhQ/s400/Blog+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944133627082530" /></a><br /><br />to reveal another layer of lovely patchwork underneath. I hesitated to ask the price and when I did had to wait for the assistant to ring the manageress. I was saddened when I heard eighty and thought I would have to return it to the shelves of despair but decided to just check. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDCCV4WAPWL43K-b94tp1WnmethZhnCoVzric6WG8iZ6W_Lt_GYQslMtZVxanKVJ4r95nlK3Rm7xe5u1ZyoVqs85s002eFR5Hlhd0UvEuJSr4MZWtlECAY7mdeN36ROT03Cy2T3toRdI/s1600/Blog+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDCCV4WAPWL43K-b94tp1WnmethZhnCoVzric6WG8iZ6W_Lt_GYQslMtZVxanKVJ4r95nlK3Rm7xe5u1ZyoVqs85s002eFR5Hlhd0UvEuJSr4MZWtlECAY7mdeN36ROT03Cy2T3toRdI/s400/Blog+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944126602402370" /></a><br /><br />"Not eighty but eighteen! It's Victorian you see." I do indeed. Oh decisions - what on earth can I do with it. Useful or beautiful? It won't register as useful - its days of providing any useful function are long behind it. Beautiful? Well it was to me. <br /><br />Reader I bought it. (You knew I was going to say that didn't you?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW0B7v0Ax6HC6B33rEhds86-ZhW_EtxJLmTRCKVAVgBGdpJ9WTp6YioNP2QnFo3cw5A5m_XWuo4g2bhLMMZVT1RmV_7WPnSHlfgfBk9vAfKfxpUHUEMvsEH5GIQVbiyWRH4-LPPBuFMM/s1600/Blog+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW0B7v0Ax6HC6B33rEhds86-ZhW_EtxJLmTRCKVAVgBGdpJ9WTp6YioNP2QnFo3cw5A5m_XWuo4g2bhLMMZVT1RmV_7WPnSHlfgfBk9vAfKfxpUHUEMvsEH5GIQVbiyWRH4-LPPBuFMM/s400/Blog+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944122136607394" /></a><br /><br />It has some unspoilt parts so I've folded it and put it on the back of a chair and I stroke it as I walk past and think of the comfort it has no doubt provided in years gone by. Unfortunately our cat has rather taken to it (she's no respecter of my stuff!) so she's going to have to spend the rest of her life outdoors!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44WYLxzIcBc_77WLo2yuyPfji4RN7CAPZfG6kFFddf9aA61IgAds8l0GiV685IWPo9XhH4dpO8kggwJPf5FrVfAbRq8RB9E4b4Xz7Oac9_PZyNhvrgRXgyht8A1eaRmnofxjeAOh0ybo/s1600/Blog+5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44WYLxzIcBc_77WLo2yuyPfji4RN7CAPZfG6kFFddf9aA61IgAds8l0GiV685IWPo9XhH4dpO8kggwJPf5FrVfAbRq8RB9E4b4Xz7Oac9_PZyNhvrgRXgyht8A1eaRmnofxjeAOh0ybo/s400/Blog+5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944117865888210" /></a><br /><br />I also found these lovely little hand painted tea plates, jug and bowl. I don't even "do" tea but they also spoke to me. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWS5L8A31TIiCa_9-thuMVBX4SsGEWzttZ8NAr-uHsfgEajdCWzwQRIM506G_2C6fmw81UmaasI5GpdQHUZUmDDrtMrqjqCN-OFLMI-a8WQ7ygWQDdlHi-zV6mL3yILzGc7X4y4KBolM/s1600/Blog+6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWS5L8A31TIiCa_9-thuMVBX4SsGEWzttZ8NAr-uHsfgEajdCWzwQRIM506G_2C6fmw81UmaasI5GpdQHUZUmDDrtMrqjqCN-OFLMI-a8WQ7ygWQDdlHi-zV6mL3yILzGc7X4y4KBolM/s400/Blog+6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661944970382184194" /></a><br /><br />As did the young lady in this picture. I'm easily pleased (especially at £2 for the china and £2 for the picture - and I rarely haggle.) I hate to think what might happen to these things if I didn't take them home and love them... <br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-42096005448948254622011-09-29T16:46:00.007+01:002011-09-29T18:07:51.733+01:00In praise of tablecloths and tea towelsNow Niobe is settling at Exeter I'm hoping to find some time to indulge in some admiration of my vintage bits and pieces! Today with all the glorious sunshine I've had the day off work and taken advantage of the great drying weather to wash some of my new tablecloths.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgGEfgwbGNTm_Dc6UmI00O5avKSMhE-rX4wgfLGzv2QmOMzVVuP1-Hrrs0umsTY92ANkqIGMb8lxAHucGVa4YoMlAr6jJCfyeOU4wqlCEuHqNbBsQ3Ev-CdvJ2We8Ios_WALx7gwh4q8/s1600/SAM_8437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgGEfgwbGNTm_Dc6UmI00O5avKSMhE-rX4wgfLGzv2QmOMzVVuP1-Hrrs0umsTY92ANkqIGMb8lxAHucGVa4YoMlAr6jJCfyeOU4wqlCEuHqNbBsQ3Ev-CdvJ2We8Ios_WALx7gwh4q8/s400/SAM_8437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657810142836541250" /></a><br /><br />Although these are probably 50 years old I think they still work well today. Love the colours on this and the fine stitches...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4S2rl8Yhww91gV80B4GalVP8yT0oy550_Bz6YMDsK5OioDdvc1AExefiVc2ubss4PR16czOX8LAiBoQ_WyOXHkL_uSEnAeU6yj6jNlDb2g8h0I-t2-7aDkpeu9blhBXepMowqsT5JA/s1600/SAM_8438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4S2rl8Yhww91gV80B4GalVP8yT0oy550_Bz6YMDsK5OioDdvc1AExefiVc2ubss4PR16czOX8LAiBoQ_WyOXHkL_uSEnAeU6yj6jNlDb2g8h0I-t2-7aDkpeu9blhBXepMowqsT5JA/s400/SAM_8438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657810148554101154" /></a><br /><br />edged with cotton lace<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHAE5brpn8Rf_M8aI8t2m_oOjTS8SsU03N1WCcfW3gI4j2JvkS2y0G3BOefvMl9Bf_W3JpEAo1XaOuUNDanrtdCyaHcC4Hlce4F9IyU8fn_-aVtiGylRc8QjMsdF1YzaGUd4ulc2iuXQ/s1600/SAM_8443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHAE5brpn8Rf_M8aI8t2m_oOjTS8SsU03N1WCcfW3gI4j2JvkS2y0G3BOefvMl9Bf_W3JpEAo1XaOuUNDanrtdCyaHcC4Hlce4F9IyU8fn_-aVtiGylRc8QjMsdF1YzaGUd4ulc2iuXQ/s400/SAM_8443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657810140031442418" /></a><br /><br />Suspect this was stitched by a Scot - or is that too much of a cliche? Either way great thistles!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGmmEB3PSvQTdwie_fI_2zKxjaJ8_5Yc-p9D2-5KzZdTiaJAqhydC7y0GF4oBL1jUR75qAb45Z81iy9Ievj0YiA0Xw3nVhl3_Q5aFZmypgbXM9Js9-G9VsAx-QnW8Bq5B77eok6zZOqA/s1600/SAM_8442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGmmEB3PSvQTdwie_fI_2zKxjaJ8_5Yc-p9D2-5KzZdTiaJAqhydC7y0GF4oBL1jUR75qAb45Z81iy9Ievj0YiA0Xw3nVhl3_Q5aFZmypgbXM9Js9-G9VsAx-QnW8Bq5B77eok6zZOqA/s400/SAM_8442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657817818828086738" /></a><br /><br />These four photos look as if they are from different cloths<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GrpgxCsrz6bluL6uNyLWrn6HPDvgLnoGFSlBQIv_em6fJQdT-ZA-syPbka_JtndTeuFyP2qu3Zko1sCXX3LtKj8z2-b0zYSMOa58uZhwWg_7Wix_2SkHDvFDlIQ7D-HeTwZmViZZwUk/s1600/SAM_8441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GrpgxCsrz6bluL6uNyLWrn6HPDvgLnoGFSlBQIv_em6fJQdT-ZA-syPbka_JtndTeuFyP2qu3Zko1sCXX3LtKj8z2-b0zYSMOa58uZhwWg_7Wix_2SkHDvFDlIQ7D-HeTwZmViZZwUk/s400/SAM_8441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657817812998456914" /></a><br /><br />but they are in fact four corners <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07A6is-sAfzjIYEciK5BCUiGxtWvO5BXgAggK4aARf-b51I6ypbOkbfTBUjS_MMzXjyf8KylYgXwZZs231yWgPrZS6MMw86HE1YC4LG0mgcoxFpoMurSh64Dado7Xnr0_MXEzTyZ7Tno/s1600/SAM_8440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07A6is-sAfzjIYEciK5BCUiGxtWvO5BXgAggK4aARf-b51I6ypbOkbfTBUjS_MMzXjyf8KylYgXwZZs231yWgPrZS6MMw86HE1YC4LG0mgcoxFpoMurSh64Dado7Xnr0_MXEzTyZ7Tno/s400/SAM_8440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657817811172027058" /></a><br /><br />of the same cloth. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEEcj5kWCq-rnYk9cp83-Id_K78K7-neptW_Er0ICVIYKVM-eecSDudFBqLtmf6N3udss5oo_1l40Zqh21IfXBdw65VAlSH8ZFnRXLgMoVneKZY1622Y9nmjzZ-2Bj8tqq35Yj0vvW2Q/s1600/SAM_8439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEEcj5kWCq-rnYk9cp83-Id_K78K7-neptW_Er0ICVIYKVM-eecSDudFBqLtmf6N3udss5oo_1l40Zqh21IfXBdw65VAlSH8ZFnRXLgMoVneKZY1622Y9nmjzZ-2Bj8tqq35Yj0vvW2Q/s400/SAM_8439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657817821283712514" /></a><br /><br />Found in a charity shop this week. Unfortunately not charity shop prices but I couldn't leave this one behind! Charity shops around here certainly seem to have increased their prices and given their best stuff seems to go on e-bay these days not sure that they can justify some of the prices they are asking for!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzulCr_TRWNPCkK4Hi98wNxajNqCmp2lNbdrMJjtUdvx_tQ8rH9wSgZcauuHZCDZ8R7ktcg-j6KKIfsrELXNz4aZt0Q-mfSztfTNmILS0Pr1jpM1VmdUAqHCq_QeZN7A0Qb2QPBixkj8/s1600/SAM_8375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzulCr_TRWNPCkK4Hi98wNxajNqCmp2lNbdrMJjtUdvx_tQ8rH9wSgZcauuHZCDZ8R7ktcg-j6KKIfsrELXNz4aZt0Q-mfSztfTNmILS0Pr1jpM1VmdUAqHCq_QeZN7A0Qb2QPBixkj8/s400/SAM_8375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657810134812174258" /></a><br /><br />Onto a couple of tea towels I've been sent by the lovely people at http://www.all-tea-towels.co.uk. I was asked to choose a couple from their range and in honour of one of our guilty pleasure I chose this unbleached cotton image of the iconic Tunnocks Teacake. (Can you have an iconic teacake? I think so!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXbiAY8dXhQ7cAXGY5xd7Dfum79tQgLZrD7TZWF8VzeeXnhtgdoSdf38By_3nPbfSYuk1adbf8tOH9QQ_-k1pUX229beeJi9AkHoyCyWI4WzXmDphCKkBKcGnSHyK28UvGsIYniZ9ZWE/s1600/SAM_8374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXbiAY8dXhQ7cAXGY5xd7Dfum79tQgLZrD7TZWF8VzeeXnhtgdoSdf38By_3nPbfSYuk1adbf8tOH9QQ_-k1pUX229beeJi9AkHoyCyWI4WzXmDphCKkBKcGnSHyK28UvGsIYniZ9ZWE/s400/SAM_8374.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657810131928745330" /></a><br /><br />I also chose this one featuring a poster from the 1948 Olympics. This site has a great choice of tea towels should you be in need. They wash well, dry well and for me, more importantly, look good hanging in the kitchen! Have a look at their large range of styles for all tases - not easy to choose! <br /><br />Hope you're making the most of the glorious weather!Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-44800901144950838672011-09-19T08:49:00.005+01:002011-09-19T09:26:16.441+01:00My new companion<strong>I had a lovely time at Northampton's Vintage and Handmade Fair but completely forgot to take any pictures. So I thought I'd share my finds with you.</strong> <br /><br /><strong>Do you know what it is? I've been looking for some of these for ages. I only managed to find one but snapped it up straightaway. It'll be known to the flower arrangers amongst you as a flower frog but either you dont see many these days or I'm looking in the wrong places. I suspect there are lots languishing in people's sheds. "And what are you going to do with that thing?" I hear you ask? </strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvJAezRIDdGCWu0Wk1XvGzPe6JOrPvhe7GsAm7u2hggH10i81NBPKeqwPYiZseEZImcUUoXQ49QQerTTsqGl3604_boKX-1P_xkB59mIAyqQi6n62p5oc6Ln0ibN4jeRGhRf8PHchs8Y/s1600/SAM_8476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvJAezRIDdGCWu0Wk1XvGzPe6JOrPvhe7GsAm7u2hggH10i81NBPKeqwPYiZseEZImcUUoXQ49QQerTTsqGl3604_boKX-1P_xkB59mIAyqQi6n62p5oc6Ln0ibN4jeRGhRf8PHchs8Y/s400/SAM_8476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653976692992592482" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Why my dears doesn't it make just the perfect photo holder? I love this picture. Sorry it's not a good picture of a picture but you get the idea. A great snapshot of a little boy, yesteryear, seeing the world from a different angle!</strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq76gaTnCpOYftbKEQjjp_X5V_D6xENhLvD2mpfCTTHjAPM0xHj0f5cF1bgpi-DIUddB3IaUTT78U60WN-TxbEOIk7AIKfycWY7TjJDVWIxOcjdX-2amh5NBgc9s-kmbt1mrQGwdABK5Q/s1600/SAM_8478.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq76gaTnCpOYftbKEQjjp_X5V_D6xENhLvD2mpfCTTHjAPM0xHj0f5cF1bgpi-DIUddB3IaUTT78U60WN-TxbEOIk7AIKfycWY7TjJDVWIxOcjdX-2amh5NBgc9s-kmbt1mrQGwdABK5Q/s400/SAM_8478.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653976690310429970" /></a><br /><br /><strong>In case I get lonely when Niobe's away at uni this typewriter promises to be "The good companion " in her absence. We'll see! </strong> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93MF2R3WC5P8UaOSqUhyphenhyphenBQAnJlYezLppXUiX-51MNZTred5KoRi3Eg2O7IXZ1PKw0AY6Gb4UcpzrmNtshPjB3NRKgWSaLXxKKnzShZomipAfPbZ1kBvASKFhOo17yw0tsHJjxxWVLnuQ/s1600/SAM_8452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93MF2R3WC5P8UaOSqUhyphenhyphenBQAnJlYezLppXUiX-51MNZTred5KoRi3Eg2O7IXZ1PKw0AY6Gb4UcpzrmNtshPjB3NRKgWSaLXxKKnzShZomipAfPbZ1kBvASKFhOo17yw0tsHJjxxWVLnuQ/s400/SAM_8452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653976685440190114" /></a><br /><br /><strong>I haven't tested it yet and don't expect it to work for one minute so it won't come under the useful category. Or will it? I think it too makes a great display stand. It is currently holding the envelope of a letter (posted 1922) to my Great Aunt, who succeeded my Great Grandfather as Registrar of Births and Deaths locally. I don't have the letter, just the envelope but think that's lovely in it's own right. <br /><br /> </strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbNR2q-Qvb1CK7LAEILepVcx3rhfSn93L77xZcZaTOEdL1OYWj3QWoJUcXGhpaxtWzhWEVsoPqumY8K-DEg3HxZHdwshln9LV49WjGMRsfDULi5RfC8NtXv2i_-LOjt5nMz5M7hHMa-Y/s1600/a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbNR2q-Qvb1CK7LAEILepVcx3rhfSn93L77xZcZaTOEdL1OYWj3QWoJUcXGhpaxtWzhWEVsoPqumY8K-DEg3HxZHdwshln9LV49WjGMRsfDULi5RfC8NtXv2i_-LOjt5nMz5M7hHMa-Y/s400/a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653976689767700114" /></a><br /><br /><strong>I think it too makes a great display stand. It is currently holding the envelope of a letter (posted 1922) to my Great Aunt, who succeeded my Great Grandfather as Registrar of Births and Deaths locally. I don't have the letter, just the envelope but think that's lovely in it's own right. </strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUL0O6Q-6ray3-LX3MpmPYwPNnjE9qsvUF1fFh0pd0JbGM0xn3lmJ5xRDZTWlYmB295KTT5iZt_gi6tG2kKCNJ1T1Tu73XrS6qHKPILARADQMooMmMfmWUnr6ozJ6BOAZvvAxKTpvKBo/s1600/e.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUL0O6Q-6ray3-LX3MpmPYwPNnjE9qsvUF1fFh0pd0JbGM0xn3lmJ5xRDZTWlYmB295KTT5iZt_gi6tG2kKCNJ1T1Tu73XrS6qHKPILARADQMooMmMfmWUnr6ozJ6BOAZvvAxKTpvKBo/s400/e.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653976679935224226" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Later this week I'm expecting distant cousins interested in family history coming to visit. I think they will like this little vignette incorporating her photo...</strong>Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-7539331693034724712011-09-13T07:12:00.013+01:002011-09-13T11:18:54.332+01:00Ticking 'n tweedOn Sunday I took off for a much anticipated workshop at Hope and Elvis. This one was called Tweed Bags. I've blogged about Louise's workshops before and always have a great time. I always take along my basket loaded with vintage bits and pieces that I've collected to incorporate somehow.<br />We were able to choose from a selection of styles. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd_Ns4VzXIVkLTDzJB1EtECDryJrJ0EnSXAXLjESpjQCI33uj0EelURLl6KP9a9pUENxL57vHuilb38NnuVD9EIKFdYjPYMum9PDx3m-tVgJxmfQGLNEV4RsTPm9Ly2vuOldStgjjedU/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd_Ns4VzXIVkLTDzJB1EtECDryJrJ0EnSXAXLjESpjQCI33uj0EelURLl6KP9a9pUENxL57vHuilb38NnuVD9EIKFdYjPYMum9PDx3m-tVgJxmfQGLNEV4RsTPm9Ly2vuOldStgjjedU/s400/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651724248994715170" /></a><br /><br />Not restricted to tweed you could use any of a whole shelf full of fabrics to make any of these beauties...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKDjsBbgcyNT8aZgNAeiYPJhU39uzMBrxkTe4NvDt2HO9ZicNefmqT2bSqhAvr_CG0AKC6Y2Ycn0iX3EMDeetmGQ8s_6YoyRffsvZnC7ABjNdYGoJNzo9A15yd5gfnX2dUcPbZgOt4go/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKDjsBbgcyNT8aZgNAeiYPJhU39uzMBrxkTe4NvDt2HO9ZicNefmqT2bSqhAvr_CG0AKC6Y2Ycn0iX3EMDeetmGQ8s_6YoyRffsvZnC7ABjNdYGoJNzo9A15yd5gfnX2dUcPbZgOt4go/s400/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651724242217924722" /></a><br /><br />As usual I had the problem of having to make too many decisions - which fabric, which lining, long or short handles, to embellish or not etc, etc...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOaXBgxtY0dic-C98kAcfFiE0uqISBCa9BMQznGYlK1HPoqsvYTKOiar54IR59YxzWUjibisVuwfrQHEB9urJ8_4CLqecbPaw923gINg7fLl3NTAX_8DNrtQ3Gop5WYg3Cb782I2_CoA/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOaXBgxtY0dic-C98kAcfFiE0uqISBCa9BMQznGYlK1HPoqsvYTKOiar54IR59YxzWUjibisVuwfrQHEB9urJ8_4CLqecbPaw923gINg7fLl3NTAX_8DNrtQ3Gop5WYg3Cb782I2_CoA/s400/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651724240906867906" /></a><br /><br />Louise provides the fabrics, trimmings, equipment etc but it's always lovely to use some of your own bits. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKU_Iylonh0_Y-vfTAWqfc40JSCtR660cAWEYahytaXYTwa6jz2dGjovSsa6TI6B-XlOf_d_KcGk3y7qvyBmQiZKWq5wZLIHIYzP3dE5tNI3o5o__gt2ypAGORz5O_ynydLIdpFXMvCc8/s1600/Bag+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKU_Iylonh0_Y-vfTAWqfc40JSCtR660cAWEYahytaXYTwa6jz2dGjovSsa6TI6B-XlOf_d_KcGk3y7qvyBmQiZKWq5wZLIHIYzP3dE5tNI3o5o__gt2ypAGORz5O_ynydLIdpFXMvCc8/s400/Bag+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651724237578586098" /></a><br /><br />Was I going to be able to turn these fabrics into anything resembling any of these lovely bags?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnVYc8F3D-2DxsxkzsltaEJsSw9UFLbROx2GiW4DxRMO1hkU1j-Aef08gW1WvjROFuvoN0yHQGLK7Pehu-wlfbfvWYKbgw3mr4neFiOrncNloGEX1EyHaXahc8xo-GxN6aoKSLyHPnlc/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnVYc8F3D-2DxsxkzsltaEJsSw9UFLbROx2GiW4DxRMO1hkU1j-Aef08gW1WvjROFuvoN0yHQGLK7Pehu-wlfbfvWYKbgw3mr4neFiOrncNloGEX1EyHaXahc8xo-GxN6aoKSLyHPnlc/s400/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651724253995745138" /></a><br /><br /> I chose a charcoal grey suit jacket which I thought would coordinate nicely with a piece of my ticking stripes and perhaps a piece of barkcloth. I'd also taken with me an old Tootal scarf to use. Normally that would be sacrilege but I'd managed to set the tassels on fire when cooking a while back so couldn't wear it anymore. Several hours later - this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0gzHhUQl19xqFsRLZFR2QpigqFpGZoVIzk2yJBiSBAOvYcxXzBQ2GsKbSXqtxoAaV5pLecpIFNRcvmo2soDSrbevZosBhyphenhyphenIzW1bxsrNZQNZXshQYofg5L_sdEPIzTuPEtzu_sF5QipU/s1600/blog2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0gzHhUQl19xqFsRLZFR2QpigqFpGZoVIzk2yJBiSBAOvYcxXzBQ2GsKbSXqtxoAaV5pLecpIFNRcvmo2soDSrbevZosBhyphenhyphenIzW1bxsrNZQNZXshQYofg5L_sdEPIzTuPEtzu_sF5QipU/s400/blog2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651780933722164050" /></a><br /><br />This picture shows the front bottom of a jacket with pocket as one side of the bag<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mU0fIGlcaYW42iRiY9TCXHErMvwJamnoVQOc3xs2HKeLBGiIWMX7khV1yiK3ChvA9S1cPsgmdPfRr4oxxHCabFEx2wziclzsq9LPMp3oc-CWD3txVFCBuQNwcE-ImJ3CuKVHU7fSiv4/s1600/blog1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mU0fIGlcaYW42iRiY9TCXHErMvwJamnoVQOc3xs2HKeLBGiIWMX7khV1yiK3ChvA9S1cPsgmdPfRr4oxxHCabFEx2wziclzsq9LPMp3oc-CWD3txVFCBuQNwcE-ImJ3CuKVHU7fSiv4/s400/blog1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651780930976271602" /></a><br /><br />with the reverse being a breast pocket. As it was a breast pocket I used a piece of vintage fabric to masquerade as a pocket handerchief. The lining was the remains of the Tootal scarf with the label being used to embellish the other side. Ticking was incorporated where I didn't have sufficient fabric/or for contrast with barkcloth being added to the handles. <br /><br />The day was particularly lovely as I met Diane from <a href="http://diane-heartshaped.blogspot.com/">heartshaped</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPtSNE4IY_ykPjAuSJL2LD2W0WN_-3P6u-75mB8fTDPb8os-ag6bXBDE_rKGDaCy_f-c3WWbga6gORsdnKC_6fXr8v9wkSMNksWVFH06TmpEG6ak8_obpD0mjuA6kjF4Hp9P-XG7_Mps/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPtSNE4IY_ykPjAuSJL2LD2W0WN_-3P6u-75mB8fTDPb8os-ag6bXBDE_rKGDaCy_f-c3WWbga6gORsdnKC_6fXr8v9wkSMNksWVFH06TmpEG6ak8_obpD0mjuA6kjF4Hp9P-XG7_Mps/s400/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651725497643579650" /></a><br /><br />Diane was so sweet and thoughtful - she had bought her blogging buddies gifts and mine included a bottle of sea glass which she knows I've never maaged to find on the east coast. I was really touched that somebody had bothered to do this for me! <br /><br />I also met Lyn from <a href="http://lyn-everydaylife.blogspot.com/">everyday life</a>, Nik - Diane's 'lurker' friend, and Debs from <a href="http://twobonesandabagle.blogspot.com/">Two bones and a bagle</a>. Debs helps Louise at the workshops - what a great job - surrounded by all that loveliness! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJtranISOoloEf_SANNor72DeIOoy4ksnzR2kI4dso9zz4-3YUSVniqqGnbkUsJ5e53BSm_cerhMlOcciLjtvAAN6rvP3ZgFUnbQA9hbq6s7kxQo1TI_A1jAfeyWctSJYynT5S4v_fO8/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJtranISOoloEf_SANNor72DeIOoy4ksnzR2kI4dso9zz4-3YUSVniqqGnbkUsJ5e53BSm_cerhMlOcciLjtvAAN6rvP3ZgFUnbQA9hbq6s7kxQo1TI_A1jAfeyWctSJYynT5S4v_fO8/s400/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651725492135495586" /></a><br /><br />I can never resist taking pictures of the studio where Louise sells some of her lovely finds<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OXI_XFBZsm6LOV-JgtrMOQQSqlxNcmtA3CZQ42H8DwaYaNoDz5MnW8AbZio1Ktfvle-cQ-3qyeORpB5bdv_bPyj7_RescxT7jCc6FhMdYh4O3zm_6cS_3TL-VKMj-R0DUbTTasl-xKs/s1600/SAM_8411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OXI_XFBZsm6LOV-JgtrMOQQSqlxNcmtA3CZQ42H8DwaYaNoDz5MnW8AbZio1Ktfvle-cQ-3qyeORpB5bdv_bPyj7_RescxT7jCc6FhMdYh4O3zm_6cS_3TL-VKMj-R0DUbTTasl-xKs/s400/SAM_8411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651725501317090850" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOywUIaOGs-0NMe6ruTC3TwLZBn-d09P5cEyFgmU4A5gTNjsxoBbA8f0UnP09bmyrTfX8OHtPzwsWHT8u5QeKu2WdopvJX0VLazOf70-uz533xKbcIBvHvg-OosFQouTivxoln-4124g0/s1600/SAM_8410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOywUIaOGs-0NMe6ruTC3TwLZBn-d09P5cEyFgmU4A5gTNjsxoBbA8f0UnP09bmyrTfX8OHtPzwsWHT8u5QeKu2WdopvJX0VLazOf70-uz533xKbcIBvHvg-OosFQouTivxoln-4124g0/s400/SAM_8410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651725497880859218" /></a><br /><br />and will confess to picking up a couple of pieces of Pink Utility - oh and a piece of yellow. Well - just look at the picture in my side bar - I obviously needed more didn't I? <br /><br />Now looking forward to the Vintage and Handmade fair in Northampton on Saturday - hope to see some of you there!<br /><br />Love WendTicking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-30827551781146602012011-09-07T19:31:00.003+01:002011-09-07T20:09:12.703+01:00The power of the text messageI have an old mobile and am always having to delete texts to enable me to send others becasue I retain too many special or funny ones. But today I decided that I would actually put some of Niobe's onto a document so I could save them and clear them off my phone. Now I've typed them up I see them as a small snapshot of our relationship and I'm glad I've done it. Here are some of my favourites from the last couple of years... <br /><br />Just been talking to Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee! Strange. X<br /><br />Glad you’ve not crashed yet! Xxx<br /><br />Crazy rain!!!! I’m wearing flipflops!<br /><br />Dalai Lama on the bus! X<br /><br />I need you. I’ve never had so much to do :( xx<br /><br />Mum I’m so sorry, I don’t want to ruin your evening which I hope you’re enjoying but I took the opportunity of you not being there to practice on the sewing machine as I was going to use it for your xmas present. I think the needle has snapped or something. So sorry. If I remember correctly this always used to happen in textiles and didn’t seem to be too much of a problem. I’ll pay for what it takes to fix it. Sorry I shouldn’t have used it without your permission I just wanted to practice as I really wanted to make you something for xmas. Love you xxx<br /><br />I’VE FINALLY MADE MY FIRST EVER BATCH OF BUTTERFLY CAKES!! <br /><br />Also I could really have done with a chat today, just to let you know – not to make you feel bad or anything xx<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY I LOVE YOU MASSES YOU OLD DRUNKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <em>(it was my 50th!)</em><br /><br /><em>Overnight in a cold tent</em> I have a hoody on and socks but must admit the socks have let me down.<br />:( xx<br /><br />Come soon, I’m cold, xx<br /><br />I’m moving to the sea.x <br /><br />Just had a career lesson. Want to open a tea shop in Southwold. Xx<br /><br />Why is it that people say something & it goes in one ear and out the other. But then someone else says it and you believe them? Not a rhetorical question. I’d like an answer. LY.xx<br /><br />What happened to the bacon butties?<br /><br />I need a hug when I get home. Xx<br /><br />Hi Mum. I missed you today. It’s been raining all day and all my stuff is soaking . :( Walked so far today. I am dead. I needed you in my pocket earlier :( xxx<br /><br />The pocket reference is to a message I gave when she was little - that if she was ever alone and afraid and needed me all she had to do was put her hand in her pocket and squeeze very hard and she should be able to feel me squeezing back and know what she had to do next. And nobody would know...I didn't expect her to be doing it for so many years!<br /><br />Does anyone else do this? I'm hoping she won't mind my sharing these!Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-17237503334532932852011-08-24T19:57:00.006+01:002011-08-24T21:17:01.958+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm-9gvULwuXBEofbkd095wgm0tUU1qrMDOFONiUFWHaeE8tD60iGc-3gSeFYzbU-UnDSD-dUc9kx_v4Lx0dA7ad5EFq6LB4at8CUKF20jO8N_LDJ_UWvhQY7h0BdFepN15CYvgyjqgS0/s1600/Ed+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm-9gvULwuXBEofbkd095wgm0tUU1qrMDOFONiUFWHaeE8tD60iGc-3gSeFYzbU-UnDSD-dUc9kx_v4Lx0dA7ad5EFq6LB4at8CUKF20jO8N_LDJ_UWvhQY7h0BdFepN15CYvgyjqgS0/s400/Ed+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644509864706623154" /></a>
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<br />I took my vintage bike to Edinburgh but hadn't bargained for the hills and cobbles - it wasn't long before I decided feet were safer (if slower) than wheels.
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<br />Obviously I couldn't go without my car boot fix and was amazed at the subterranean car boot held four floors below ground level in a car park. It was quite surreal - very dark, very hot, very busy and quite weird. But I did manage to find a few bits and pieces particularly liking the little Susie Cooper plate on the right and the unsorted box of buttons. I paid more for these than I normally would but as I said - it was dark but I thought I could see some Art Deco ones - I wasn't disappointed!
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<br />I love looking at independent shops in other cities and wasn't disappointed although there weren't as many as I would have liked. I liked this plate found in one such store along with other similar ones. It can only be used for display as the image is merely decoupaged on but I can think of plates and images I could combine for my wall...Might have a go!
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<br />I discovered that there was an Anthropologie store too so had to take some pics - I do love their display ideas
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<br />What do you think to the jelly mould chandelier - fun - yes. Price over £900. So you probably won't be buying one. Still - great idea for the holiday weekend - empty the kitchen cupboards and see what you can do with a few bits of wire and some redundant stuff! Plus bling...Images to be posted on Monday please!
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<br />Love the display round the mirror ...
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<br />and I'd been wondering what to do with my stash of chair legs and other assorted bits of furniture...
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<br />and why didn't I think of adding odd spoons to piles of old books?
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<br />But it wasn't all vintage. Edinburgh was a real assault on the senses. It really is a cultural bubble with lots and lots to see and do. I didn't know the work of David Mach but the exhibition poster drew me in with its collaged image
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<br />followed by this amazing tryptych of larger than lif sized crucifixions in the window of the gallery made of...
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<br />coat hangers. Lots and lots of them - I had to take a closer shot to share with you. Quite amazing. As were the collages. This is a huge exhibiton over several floors with over 40 large scale collages based on the anniversary of the King James VI bible. One floor has been taken over as the artist's studio and you can watch him and his team working from lots of boxes of itemised images to make these works.
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<br />Next time I'll choose a different week when they also have the book festival...and certainly won't bother taking a selection of high heels!
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<br />Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-68097579762105150982011-08-18T19:30:00.005+01:002011-08-18T19:43:56.719+01:00Phew!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1LOBVG8aDYwR0Z7q97na-bNAqdbq_uKR_MX6Ie3zg3KJyOdVv3w4oP6njS4EQIKgcND4DTKRZPczeewaPxcS8pDevyS2a0lZFrl9MwzvL5-D_BeZpDgJ6qsmvnVFfTWQ-PAdD3QjR-4/s1600/P1050075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1LOBVG8aDYwR0Z7q97na-bNAqdbq_uKR_MX6Ie3zg3KJyOdVv3w4oP6njS4EQIKgcND4DTKRZPczeewaPxcS8pDevyS2a0lZFrl9MwzvL5-D_BeZpDgJ6qsmvnVFfTWQ-PAdD3QjR-4/s400/P1050075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642265889349374850" /></a>
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<br /><strong>Thank you for all your messages - Niobe has done brilliantly exceeding the high entry requirement and getting the place she so wanted at Exeter Uni to read Philosophy and Political Economy. I'm thrilled and very proud.
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<br />The picture is another Edinburgh shot where she has just floored the old man to the right of the picture. Her arm is raised in victory. I thought it was appropriate! </strong>
<br />Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992762951482940335.post-36524337956859054772011-08-18T06:23:00.001+01:002011-08-18T06:25:34.248+01:00For everyone awaiting results...<strong>Tense times table
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<br />Once tense is tense
<br />Twice tense is too tense
<br />Three tense is quite stressed
<br />Four tense is fraught
<br />Five tense is frightening
<br />Six tense is tightening
<br />Seven tense is distressed
<br />Eight tense is taut
<br />Nine tense is intense
<br />Ten tense is uptight
<br />Eleven tense - keep your distance
<br />Twelve tense just might...
<br />Thirteen tense - RIGHT! THAT'S IT!
<br />I've had it up to here with your tense times
<br />table, it's not a proper poem it's not a proper
<br />times table and that's the last time you make
<br />me make a fool of myself in public...
<br />(continue ranting indefinitely, then
<br />fade and look sheepish)</strong>
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<br />Matt Harvey
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<br />Ticking stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515028867135834777noreply@blogger.com9