I can’t believe that with all the gorgeous wall hangings we have, I’ve not posted any of them up before now. They’re stunning! The pair above we found in two separate places on the last German road trip (two weeks tomorrow ’til the next one!). For once, I actually spotted both. They’re two of…
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March Illustrations: The ’70s
Unbelievably, March is nearly at an end. Which means I need to post up the last of my March illustrations. This time, they are all from 1972 editions of Woman And Home and Woman’s Own. I’ve not seen the name ‘Sommer’ mentioned before, so I don’t know anything about it. I do like this one…
Jopeko Jewels
These don’t really fit into the Big Pot, Little Pot idea that I’ve been exploring recently, but they are pretty gorgeous examples of Jopeko. Sometimes, Jopeko can seem a little dull, but these are anything but. All three of these were found on German Road trips. Speaking of which, our next one is just under…
Buildings and Owls in Leeds
We were at Aidan’s dad’s wedding in Leeds yesterday, so all feeling a bit worse for wear today. Aidan has very kindly decided to share his cold with me… so I’m tucked up in bed watching Come Dine With Me whilst writing this. Despite the wedding celebrations, we took the time to have a quick look…
Big Pot, Little Pot: Carstens
I’m loving a bit of ‘Big Pot, Little Pot’ at the moment, having realise just how many different BPLPs we have in the collection. From yesterday’s 50’s Scheurich, to 60’s Space Age Carsten: The glaze on these is gorgeous. Just look at it: Love ’em. It may be the wine, it may be the fact…
Big Pot, Little Pot
I’m not going to ask why, but Aidan is finally coming round to the beauty of ’50s pottery. Not so long ago, he proclaimed, “I just can’t see what you like about it…” Now, these are two of his favourites: I love the huge one but I’m not too keen on the small, pink one….
Jumble Sale Joy
I’ve finally been to a jumble sale – it’s been far too long! On Sunday, we went down to Stafford to see my sister on her birthday. (See ‘Nurses and Brides’ post). I swear the Midlands is the Mecca for jumble and car boot sales. We went to a village jumble in Gnosall, queued up…
The Futuro House
I’ve decided I want to live in Germany and live in this house: I’m not sure exactly where it is yet, but I will be tracking it down! Futuro House website 17 Weird and Wonderful Houses from Around the Globe
Nurses and Brides: Happy Birthday, Kirsty!
My lovely middle sister is 24 today. In honour of her, this is a post all about nurses and brides. She’s nearly finished training to be a nurse and she and her boyfriend got engaged over Christmas. So, what better excuse than to find pictures of Nurses and Brides from the Fifties? I’m loving the…
Charity Shop Rummaging
Yesterday, I still felt pretty rotten after the Thursday-IBS-Extravaganza. I’m trying to give it a more positive sounding name, but honestly on Thursday, I felt like some kind of monster was going to burst out of my abdomen Alien-style. I’m surprised the neighbours didn’t knock on to ask what all the noise was about. Sorry,…
Space Age Pottery: This One’s A U.F.O.
Unidentified Funny Object? My post earlier this evening depressed me, to be honest! So I’ve had to do one quickly to take my mind off it. I could have just deleted it but I couldn’t bring myself to do it… This pot was bought on the last trip and it is a complete mystery to…
Little Owl Ski 