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…
Category: Random Retroness
Sorting Out the House
Massive apologies for the sporadic nature of my posting recently. We’re in the process of buying another house, and trying to sell ours. Consequently, with the usual work pressures and trying to get our current house ready for market there’s not been much time for anything else. After several weeks of sorting, charity shop trips,…
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…
Visiting the Vintage Village
Despite the manky weather and sat-nav/address issues, we made it to Salford Museum and Art Gallery to visit the Vintage Village pop-up fair. On the way in, we spied the van of Ginger’s Comfort Emporium Ice-Cream and vowed that if the weather picked up, we’d indulge later. The fair appeared to be populated by pottery…
The Vintage Village At Salford Museum
Amazingly, the Vintage Village at Stockport had completely skipped my notice (I know… how??), until Lisa had blogged about her family’s visit to one of their Sunday markets here. How, how had this passed me by until now? Well, now I know about it, I’m going to be making a beeline for it! And what…
A Creature Feature
I don’t know what it is about animals and retro items – for some unknown reason, I just like anything that combines creatures and age. Usually, the more kitsch the better, but some of these would probably pass muster in more stylish homes. The penguin on the left was made by Mick Kirkby-Geddes (a.k.a. Metal…
Vintage Treats for a Happy Easter!
art.co.uk I’m not really one for Easter, especially not this year as I decided on my birthday to try and not eat chocolate until my next one… that’s 365 days without chocolate. I repeat WITHOUT CHOCOLATE. And I decided this a few days before Easter? Madness… Anyway, if I can’t indulge in chocolate, I’ll at least…
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
Happy Pancake Day!
I love pancakes. Simple as that. So, in honour of the day, I set out to try and find vintage adverts in my Woman’s Own magazines that would make up the ingredients for a pancake. I’ll be honest: I wasn’t very successful! I managed to find one for flour: But it’s more a cake picture…
Tretchikoff in Father Ted!
Aha! The Eagle Eyes have been at it again. Look very closely… We’re planning to put one of ours in the exact same spot! ‘Zulu Girl’ is waiting to be hung up – as soon as I’ve convinced Aidan to buy a new drill capable of getting through our stone walls. This episode (Episode 6…
Presents: Pottery and Pictures
Merry Christmas! It’s been a lovely Christmas – and it’s still not really over for us. The weekend before Christmas, we had the early one with my family. Then we’ve spent Christmas Day in Glossop, had friends over on Boxing Day. This week, we’ll be seeing Aidan’s family as well; all before we have to…
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
This is a real film. I’m almost beside myself with festive joy. Merry Christmas!
Little Owl Ski 