Since October the 1st, I’ve found a vintage Halloween postcard hiding somewhere around the house or on my person. My lovely, daft boyfriend knows how much I love all things vintage AND Halloween so has managed to obtain some old postcards. As they are so utterly fantastic – and I’m off work with the lurgy…
Adverts from ‘Woman’s Own’
I’ve been up early today. Having managed to catch my dad’s cold, after my parents’ visit earlier this weekend, I woke up about seven feeling a bit bunged up. So for the past hour and a half, I’ve been catching up on X Factor ( I know, I know… it’s a guilty pleasure!); whilst writing a…
Scheurich 249 30
This was one of our favourite finds from the last German Road Trip. It was in one of the few vintage shops we found over there – very similar to Pop Boutique but an odd mixture of really cool stuff that was quite inexpensive, but then rubbish, really REALLY expensive things. Bizarre. Anyway, this was…
Hairstyles from the 1950s
Really, really quick post as I’m supposed to be leaving the house to go to a German lesson… I’m currently trying to grow my hair; however, I spotted these in one of the Woman’s Own magazines and am now wondering if I should maybe keep it short: What does anyone else think?
Halloween’s Coming…
Which means it’s time for curling up on the sofa in the dark evenings, watching horror films from behind a cushion, and planning what to wear for our Halloween party. I’ve definitely decided to go as Balinese Girl by Tretchikoff now. Yesterday, we went to Blackpool and I bought some green fabric from ‘June’s Fabrics’…
Cuboid Carstens
Some more keepers from the Germany Road Trip: These are made by Carstens; the larger one is marked M16/12 and the smaller white one is M14/10. The glaze is known as ‘Aztec’. These might be two of my favourites – at least for the moment, anyway! I’m still trying to work on my better photos, but…
Autumnal West German Pottery
[Left to right: Possible Carstens, Scheurich, Scheurich] There is definitely a change in the air: the nights are drawing in and our garden is becoming covered with leaves of various red, brown and orange shades. If I was any kind of interior decorator, I might start changing my house to reflect the autumn season. But hold on,…
Wowie Indeed….
The lovely couple at Wowie Zowie have been round again and bought a few bits and bobs. I didn’t manage to get the orange and purple D&B onto the site previously; it’s now residing in Chorlton. So, good people of Chorltonia, keep your eyes peeled for the pot to appear in the shop. It’s a…
Üeberlacker Twin Pots
That title makes it sound like yoghurts. It’s not yoghurts, I promise! Üeberlacker Keramik make some luvverly pots (I’m getting my Masterchef style voice ready for tonight’s show…); bright, unusual and original… Yep, I like them. These are a pair we decided to keep from the original German Road Trip. For once, I’ve attempted…
UK Public Information Films
I’m supposed to be working… I’m currently putting together a powerpoint on a competition for writing a script for a bus safety DVD, and trying to find examples on Youtube. Unsurprisingly, I’ve become distracted… I think I’m going to show that one to my year eleven class who are studying ‘Educating Rita‘.
Scheurich 414: Orange Swirls
My new favourite Scheurich 414… it came from Germany 2: the Remix trip. I genuinely can’t remember the cost of it now; it wasn’t a lot. It’s now sitting pretty with the other 414s in the bedroom.
Retro Film: Made in Dagenham
I’ve not long got back from watching a free preview of ‘Made in Dagenham‘. I am most definitely not a film critic, so I’m not even going to attempt to review the film. Safest to say, I really enjoyed it; it filled me in on just how women came to have equal pay with men…
Little Owl Ski 