The big move to our (much bigger) house went very well, despite the freezing temperatures on the day. Ten journeys across town in Wanda the Van-Car and a few very late nights cleaning the old house ready for our tenants… we were a little bit tired, to say the least. Probably not the best time…
Author: Emma
Packing and moving…
We’re deep into packing this weekend, ready to move on Tuesday and Wednesday. Box chaos! So until we’re in the new place and sorted out the internet, it’s goodbye from him: And it’s goodbye from me: See you on the other side! Emma and Aidan
Pots and Pots
If you’ve not visited it already, you need to get yourself over to Potsandpots.com. Aidan has spent many hours putting this together and the results are – not that I’m biased at all – a fantastic resource for the West German Pottery collector. For each of the major West German Pottery manufacturers, he’s compiled a…
First Day of Packing…
Our moving date! We’ve finally had the news we’ve been waiting for, for what seems like months: the completion date for our new house. It’s a week on Tuesday! So, this weekend, we’ve started packing the house. As a couple of friends of ours are going to be renting our old house, we need to…
Best & Co Holiday and Travel Fashion Adverts: 1958
As we appear to be experiencing what is now becoming the customary January cold snap, why not dream of warmer climates by admiring these adverts from 1958? Featuring the cruise collection by Best & Co, these adverts show off some of the best of New York fashion from 1958; on a background of stylish, mid-century…
Vintage Ladybird Book: Cinderella 1964
Ladybird Book Cinderella 1964 – Front Cover Ladybird Books remind me of some of the happiest times of my childhood. Since an early age, I have been an avid reader; anything I can lay my hands on that can be read will be read. Much of this love of reading undoubtedly comes from the Ladybird…
Belated Christmas Present Roundup
It’s safe to say this has been on the busiest Christms and New Year holidays ever – or at least it seems like that! We spent much of our time trekking between various family members, located around the country in Stafford, Barnsley and Sedgfield. Much fun was had by all! The quota and quality of…
Happy New Year and 2011 in Review!
Happy New Year to all of my loyal and dedicated readers! Many thanks for making 2011 my most successful year on Little Owl Ski. One of the nice functions of WordPress is the yearly review they send to us. This year, it appears to have had a face lift: Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall…
Merry Christmas from the 1950s!
There are some beautiful covers and images from the 1950s contained within the pages of my vintage Woman’s Own magazines: There are so many gorgeous images in these Christmas specials that I just can’t show them all. I took nearly a hundred pictures! So, I will choose my favourites to wish you all Merry Christmas…
An Early Christmas
Each year we have a (fairly) strict timetable of who, where and when to visit over the Christmas period. We go to my parents the weekend before Christmas, spend the day itself in Glossop by ourselves, some friends come over on Boxing Day; after that, it’s a slow, day-to-day movement over to Barnsley then up…
Little Owl Ski @ Obsessionistas
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be asked by the lovely people at Obsessionistas if they could feature my collection of vintage women’s magazines on their site. The full interview and gallery can be seen at their website here. Obsessionistas is a beautiful website run by Helen and Graham Powell. They feature…
Christmas Coloured Ceramics
What can I say? It’s as good an excuse as any to show off pictures of West German Pottery… This year, I’ve not asked for any particular pieces of pottery; mainly because we have so much already. Obviously, I wouldn’t turn my nose up at a Scheurich 414 or a Carstens Ankara piece… If you’re…
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