After nearly three weeks of waiting, Aidan’s first purchase from German Ebay is here: I think it’s safe to say that this one is stunning. Aidan won this for 9 Euros. It’s in perfect condition with its original label on the front. According to the Mark Hill book, the label is a 1970s-80s one. However,…
Auction Viewing
Thursday saw the first visit to the auction house in Holmfirth since before Christmas. In all honesty, it was a bit thin on the ground for retro and vintage items. We did put a few bids in on boxes that contained the odd bits and bobs for us, then junk for a car boot sale. …
Little Italian Vase
Who needs antiques shops and fairs when you live in Glossop? Yesterday, we wandered around Chorlton before heading back to Glossop for a little whizz around the charity shops. Not a sausage dog was to be found anywhere. However, we spotted that the Glossop indoor market was still open so went to have a look. Lo and…
Scheurich Galore! (Well, nearly…)
We have recently discovered the wonders of purchasing West German pots from their country of origin. Via the medium of Ebay and some badly advertised listings, we received these in the post today: For the life of me, I couldn’t get the pictures right of the label. However, to describe it: it’s a pale gold…
Barnsley Booty!
Now that I’m back at school, inevitably, the frequency of posts will go down. No matter: I’ll just store it all up for when I get the chance for a catchup. This is just a little one tonight, as I’m a bit tired and Glee is on very shortly… Last weekend, we went to Barnsley…
Disaster…
A night time excursion to the bathroom by my other half has resulted in the breakage of two of my favourite Scheurich 414 pots. The one in my blog header on the left and another mottled red/orange one. I can’t even bring myself to put a picture up of the damage. He’s promised to fix…
Anglia Pottery: A Little Deer
It’s not quite lost nor is it a roe (I think), but it’s still a deer for us! I bought this at Bygone Times a couple of weeks ago for £4.00. She was sitting high up on a shelf surrounded by tat. I’m sure many people would probably think this was tat, but it makes me…
School’s Out for Winter!
My school is inaccessible until Monday (at least), so I’ve ended up with an extra week off. I’m about as excited as this: I am a girl dancing to the Archigram Electronic Tomato. Three cheers for all the snow: hip hip, hooray!
More Snow for Glossop….
When I said a lot had come down the other day, that was nothing compared to this: It’s probably about a foot deep at the moment. Apparently, GMTV were in Glossop yesterday reporting that it was the coldest place in Britain at -9 degrees! Well, lucky for me, school was closed and is closed tomorrow…
Charity Shop Find: Midwinter Dish
Good old Oxfam came up trumps again just before the weekend. This will most likely end up on my Ebay pile, once I get into selling again. I also got a VERY Christmassy woolly jumper from the 80s, but I’ll spare you from the sight of that… My little Midwinter dish is a Fashion Shape…
Snow in Glossop!
Back garden in the snow Just wanted to share this with you… The snow has come down fairly thickly in Glossop today… Happy New Year!
Stuart @ Bygone Times: Fat Lava Galore!
On Tuesday, we set off from Aidan’s dad’s house in Barnsley to make the not inconsiderable trip up to Bygone Times near Chorley. The reason for the visit was this: How amazing is that? And that’s not all of it… Not only was the stall itself absolutely amazing, but Stuart was lovely and imparted some…
Little Owl Ski 