When I was younger, my sisters and I used to be addicted to a TV channel called Trouble. Not only did it play the ‘modern’ American imports such as ‘Saved by the Bell‘, ‘Keenan and Kel‘ and ‘Sister Sister‘, it played older shows such as ‘The Monkees‘ and ‘Bewitched’. Along with the Jetsons and the Flintstones,…
Author: Emma
Halloween Pumpkin Contest
Tonight is our last night in the cottage in Devon, so we’ve decided to have a Halloween themed evening. We’re drinking real ales by the name of Wychcraft and Warlock’s Brew and have spent an hour or so carving pumpkins. We now need your help! Which is the winning pumpkin? Pride is the prize… Please…
Vintage Illustrations: Pleasant Fieldmouse’s Halloween Party
It’s a spectacularly rainy day here in Devon, so we decided to take a trip to Totnes. Unfortunately, the pickings were fairly slim in the town’s charity shops. However, we did find this little gem and after some deliberation (and yummy veggie food at the Willow cafe), I decided to buy it: I got thoroughly…
Pottery, Docks and Driving
It is officially half term, and for the first time in over a year, we’re actually not going to Germany. Indeed, it does feel a little odd to not now be rummaging through mountains of tat on our first port of call in some German town. Instead I am ensconced in a rather beautiful barn conversion…
Autumnal Pottery
This is one of my favourite times of the year. Once half term is over, it’s the countdown to Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire Night. There’s something about the smell in the air at this time of year: crisp, leafy, smoky… it reminds me of walking to school as a teenager, wrapped up in my thick…
Civil Civic – Run Overdrive
There are two reasons why I absolutely love this song. Number one: I just love the song. I could listen to it over and over again. In fact, for the past two weeks, I think I’ve listened to it at least three times a day. Secondly, the video. As the info box on Youtube says:…
J. H. Lynch – Woodland Goddess
What kind of woman comes to be described as a goddess? Clearly not someone who walks amongst us mere mortals. J.H. Lynch captured the goddess-like features in many of his prints, and aptly named this picture ‘Woodland Goddess’: Despite her luscious looks, I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it was to take a…
Adverts for Autumn
What a difference a week or two makes… not long ago, it felt like Summer was here again. It’s well and truly gone: as I look out onto an extremely grey, drizzly Glossop I can safely say that Autumn is here and Winter fast approaching. First thing we need to cope with it is some…
A Lot On My Plate
I really wanted to title this post, ‘A Lot On My West German Pottery Plate’ but then I realised that two of the plates I’m featuring aren’t from the country, let alone the region… ne’er mind! This plate by Bjørn Wiinblad is part of the Rosenthal Studio Line. It’s tiny! I didn’t realise we had…
Big Pot, Little Pot: Scheurich and Jasba
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a ‘Big Pot, Little Pot’ post, but thanks to the powers of my wonderful other half, I’ve got not one, but two sets of BPLP to share with you. He’s even made these lovely pictures for me to show off the vases in their best light. These…
SM Kriminalroman Book Cover Art
When we were in Germany the last time, we visited this amazing fleamarket in Cologne (I think it was Cologne… it could have been somewhere else…); anyway, it was amazing – bit more expensive but had a fantastic array of mid century design, 60s objects and just generally some impressive looking stuff for us to…
Woman to Woman: Owners Worry
Taken from ‘Woman’ magazine, week ending January 12th, 1952: “What a nation of grumblers and worriers we are! I guess I used to be the same, but three years of living among the natives in South America took away my grouses. They have practically nothing by our standards, living very primitively, going out to fish…
Little Owl Ski 