tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75690712633266563462024-02-20T16:59:35.438-08:00Marble RoseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-63993468582340319132015-07-13T09:40:00.001-07:002015-07-13T10:38:04.746-07:00Mouse Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Each Christmas I make a pressie for my girls. As they get older it gets more difficult. No more teddies, or dolls, so last year I made a mouse Library (as you do) because DD loves to read and every mouse loves to read too.</div>
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QUITE PLEASE!!!</div>
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Can you see Mr. Cat?</div>
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The mouse family love to read.....</div>
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Baby Mouse has to wear glasses.</div>
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Teeny tiny books.</div>
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Mummy Mouse and Daddy Mouse</div>
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and book love!</div>
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TTFN</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-2347055651153177872015-07-13T08:58:00.000-07:002015-07-13T15:22:12.480-07:00Candy Sweet Shop PartyMy girls are all getting older and soon they won't want themed birthday parties like this, so I went all out on this one.
GLUCOSE LEVEL THROUGH THE ROOF<br />
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So the last time I posted was like - years ago and WOW Blogs have gone and changed! But I'm back and I still want to show you all my 'stuff" and see all your 'stuff' - so just saying<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visit <a href="http://knittynoraworld.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Knitty Nora World</span></a> for more of the same! </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-24912029305008797372012-04-20T14:01:00.003-07:002012-04-20T14:13:54.853-07:00Knitty Nora World<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Dear lovely ladies, may I present my new blog <a href="http://knittynoraworld.blogspot.co.uk/">Knitty Nora World.</a></span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">It's just a little light hearted site to hopefully bring a smile to your face. Please follow me there - - it would make my day to bring a little cheer to your life (oh and it may be a bit naughty for some more faint hearted)</span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I would love to swap links with your lovely blogs so please feel free to use the image below.</span>
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Take care & SMILE!!!!
xxxxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-60058333740491659112011-11-28T08:47:00.001-08:002011-11-28T09:13:40.503-08:00Scottie Dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5ZYB_jM5RM4DCWKiUnRKR_ND0ufwD5MFmxfMavuCrxqZItIV56ExtGb7B6LFfchYr00I87JViiySRR4d3S7uwQjw-lEGWhwb5E-eIyY2T9G6DgAbqiR1Mn9eNswlZK_sKuygQDTXVbY/s1600/DSCF2297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5ZYB_jM5RM4DCWKiUnRKR_ND0ufwD5MFmxfMavuCrxqZItIV56ExtGb7B6LFfchYr00I87JViiySRR4d3S7uwQjw-lEGWhwb5E-eIyY2T9G6DgAbqiR1Mn9eNswlZK_sKuygQDTXVbY/s400/DSCF2297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680095933665879938" border="0" /></a>
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So the Christmas makes have begun! Every year I have been making dolls for the girls but quite frankly after lasts years epic makes, I just couldn't face it - so this year I'm trying my hand at Scottie Dogs and hopefully owls as well. Honestly, how we find the time I don't know ladies?!!!! I'm quite happy with the results for my first effort, finally getting to use up some fabric and even some little jingle bells around the collars. The Union Jack one is for my eldest (11 going on 21) - and how much fun is going through your collection of buttons? Why did nobody tell me!?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YvRQYlyDQX9RXTQnzYQ1TgYCVWHzKbzta98YBRsUgbiowFcSyKF-rumdkcQBg8Y-Cw3diBDbNuqSQegrxtiUe-pdhvhAersNVZUEaBM8EzK9z67QcXGSeqPPBtTehM5OEHETn3AVETk/s1600/DSCF2294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YvRQYlyDQX9RXTQnzYQ1TgYCVWHzKbzta98YBRsUgbiowFcSyKF-rumdkcQBg8Y-Cw3diBDbNuqSQegrxtiUe-pdhvhAersNVZUEaBM8EzK9z67QcXGSeqPPBtTehM5OEHETn3AVETk/s400/DSCF2294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680092786872266866" border="0" /></a>
TTFN
xxxxxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-89479435217250343682011-11-07T10:06:00.000-08:002011-11-07T10:41:05.639-08:00Anyone for CAKE?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPihKadwtbRgDaImz_vjGuq6VI5xf6p8H-rxAhv9mmaIf9iLNGJAMx3XAC5uy0AObjxZEaJB3sClOkUnZtOHM4jvtYxr4zHGyaV5TbNwo84WKCQ8xUaioTwqIDuy3cZvOorj2fDN5ZdjE/s1600/DSCF2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPihKadwtbRgDaImz_vjGuq6VI5xf6p8H-rxAhv9mmaIf9iLNGJAMx3XAC5uy0AObjxZEaJB3sClOkUnZtOHM4jvtYxr4zHGyaV5TbNwo84WKCQ8xUaioTwqIDuy3cZvOorj2fDN5ZdjE/s400/DSCF2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672320789122102242" border="0" /></a>So I recently visited Brighton on the south coast of England and <span style="font-style: italic;">accidentally</span> ended up in a Cake shop. These were no normal cakes these were works of art!!!! I had never seen anything like it in my life. This was around Halloween, so there were a few spooky ones. I was inspired and went on to make a Bowling Cake for Lily's Bowling Party and a Castle for Poppy's Princess Party.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJysEIO3jQomHtUtYMmmn_OnDCb1LvpoRyeGibKm7DRUqrdzJQUK-sSfgoFZ6EWKIw4vPoxyBs6SoUs08dIIDo1UkUJgLg0jRIaBtz1tpl-TqIDN7DMZXoUgWXKeO5vPqc6y8uRcV9Bk/s1600/DSCF1902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJysEIO3jQomHtUtYMmmn_OnDCb1LvpoRyeGibKm7DRUqrdzJQUK-sSfgoFZ6EWKIw4vPoxyBs6SoUs08dIIDo1UkUJgLg0jRIaBtz1tpl-TqIDN7DMZXoUgWXKeO5vPqc6y8uRcV9Bk/s400/DSCF1902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672318525639209090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s7smQspSpqhtvfSb0kKN9SDxl7hPV5qg8XXofgbLFNyb26gO7PEoIwqjGnfoJttkqYK_fxEqn8djDZ97-efotmfOrx97gCpo3-Oy7fCSiycyUtp2KoDIGuZxQZhyphenhyphen3HzKLNf29A-UVCI/s1600/DSCF2058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s7smQspSpqhtvfSb0kKN9SDxl7hPV5qg8XXofgbLFNyb26gO7PEoIwqjGnfoJttkqYK_fxEqn8djDZ97-efotmfOrx97gCpo3-Oy7fCSiycyUtp2KoDIGuZxQZhyphenhyphen3HzKLNf29A-UVCI/s400/DSCF2058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672325480741565986" border="0" /></a>
I was chuffed to bits with my little effort - but nothing will ever compare to these..........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pwBJM98gtI-LozyrUkQ-2D9zlnqczABt4UspeQWg2g6rKFqNqqS_cOvO7fw3sIH_wDUHiuljkZcVbZFj24AwW_nb4ky0h_tlQGH3I8e3Pfh8EZJ1pm18EvH5e18rVNnbThXO5C35xGc/s1600/DSCF2005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pwBJM98gtI-LozyrUkQ-2D9zlnqczABt4UspeQWg2g6rKFqNqqS_cOvO7fw3sIH_wDUHiuljkZcVbZFj24AwW_nb4ky0h_tlQGH3I8e3Pfh8EZJ1pm18EvH5e18rVNnbThXO5C35xGc/s400/DSCF2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672320154300897922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXzpRWF6AKfhSLC2b5K6ikZyGLnhJ14unY-QHkkhyphenhyphen7JX9KPOIk9hAK2O2l620tgeA9xS_0dT52MkqNNw-n587-VSa265HFOALAZ8OzJ8lqzHlEoqct530BPrL3Sn8F9jWRxfnIwRHifc/s1600/DSCF2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXzpRWF6AKfhSLC2b5K6ikZyGLnhJ14unY-QHkkhyphenhyphen7JX9KPOIk9hAK2O2l620tgeA9xS_0dT52MkqNNw-n587-VSa265HFOALAZ8OzJ8lqzHlEoqct530BPrL3Sn8F9jWRxfnIwRHifc/s400/DSCF2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672322173283869218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhGZ6pjNJmAbULDAwL2h5YdwC_7IZn10ceGM_TqtoWg9kzOKZlFGKYVJt2neM-Avda180WtSH7Keb4pPRHYQCQ6-34dxv1SmGwPQh9V4dnl0hvDXmbxcYyODNcQKQtM2gf9cp9YvQYgI/s1600/DSCF2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhGZ6pjNJmAbULDAwL2h5YdwC_7IZn10ceGM_TqtoWg9kzOKZlFGKYVJt2neM-Avda180WtSH7Keb4pPRHYQCQ6-34dxv1SmGwPQh9V4dnl0hvDXmbxcYyODNcQKQtM2gf9cp9YvQYgI/s400/DSCF2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672322935976967154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEbA6XZAwUstYra5aPYpuw9vzVpFAYTD41ahfSbjCDu-NGM1wfgy0yx0ny7iP0-O8cJdpv9D8nGDXmGCWIWo1SPLEnWzkHsQHF6pt47WDqBhfPwOeZosSyHLbfsI1wAk06JR1jMWB-DA/s1600/DSCF2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEbA6XZAwUstYra5aPYpuw9vzVpFAYTD41ahfSbjCDu-NGM1wfgy0yx0ny7iP0-O8cJdpv9D8nGDXmGCWIWo1SPLEnWzkHsQHF6pt47WDqBhfPwOeZosSyHLbfsI1wAk06JR1jMWB-DA/s400/DSCF2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672324654327542914" border="0" /></a>
TTFN
xxxxxxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-82579335914736529842011-10-14T08:30:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:21:12.965-07:00Mish Mash PostNot sure what this post is about - just a few of my favourite things and bargains - which we all luuurvee.....
I bought two of these blankets from Ebay - separate sellers - but exactly the same pattern and colours........v. strange?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZz1-E08CbQISk2-ynB2Cu-m8NdkevBCqWZPP26BSmLCfR1mWeP76kcn4MHF5Dgengdr5fPAaYZzTDJCsADScgOPmKVhj7vJrDfohyDRcNL7BMAxCR_6KH5F2zWGwv_tZC3ruyVAf2fTQ/s1600/IMG_0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZz1-E08CbQISk2-ynB2Cu-m8NdkevBCqWZPP26BSmLCfR1mWeP76kcn4MHF5Dgengdr5fPAaYZzTDJCsADScgOPmKVhj7vJrDfohyDRcNL7BMAxCR_6KH5F2zWGwv_tZC3ruyVAf2fTQ/s400/IMG_0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663382389257554690" border="0" /></a>
I saw 8 of these chairs at the side of the road near where I live, being sold for £12 - and it just so happened I needed new kitchen chairs - how could I not? I am very tempted to paint them - - would you?
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I love this old toy - because I love pinball and Rupert bear - did you have one of these - my daughter loves it.
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I love this - and it was only 20p from a carboot. It is an oil burner, you fill the 'roof' with water and oil and burn the candle below - I WISH I knew how old it was...1950s???
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Finally, this was 10p at the carboot and it has a hook to hang it up, but I saw the same thing on Ebay the other day as a jigsaw - either way - I love it!!!
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TTFN
Fleur xxxxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-48985598660555057322011-09-28T13:15:00.000-07:002011-10-14T08:27:21.418-07:00The elf on the Shef - and the rabbit, dog, zebra, cat......<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29w2fZERF0TlSAB7CPsOidV6P2n1nTP7sbOuC25p3rxsLuDC-3lf5jbY-XPdI9ngbmIxhqcwoAq9SembbNXtF-US43MvwjyPT0H2x0vA78df-b7iT_iJMJoYDtc3TNS1lGPCL9rmbwQM/s1600/DSCF1808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29w2fZERF0TlSAB7CPsOidV6P2n1nTP7sbOuC25p3rxsLuDC-3lf5jbY-XPdI9ngbmIxhqcwoAq9SembbNXtF-US43MvwjyPT0H2x0vA78df-b7iT_iJMJoYDtc3TNS1lGPCL9rmbwQM/s400/DSCF1808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657508503167462034" border="0" /></a>This is a shelf my great grandfather made for me when I was little. It is currently in my tiny dressing room - a space which is completely and utterly mine, to fill with all the oddities I have collected since childhood.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H9suzRBECG0yMvQCyFzHHNwKdYk_i0AHrFx1t8CQ0GdsJJtBMUfG0jXnuahGQ9Pwk59Ufk2mqSiAGGfVKdKAJX0JNK4kiynrAuMxtT8XFOUOQuaQofvROBVgCGriYQZ4szvuuUcf75s/s1600/DSCF1815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H9suzRBECG0yMvQCyFzHHNwKdYk_i0AHrFx1t8CQ0GdsJJtBMUfG0jXnuahGQ9Pwk59Ufk2mqSiAGGfVKdKAJX0JNK4kiynrAuMxtT8XFOUOQuaQofvROBVgCGriYQZ4szvuuUcf75s/s400/DSCF1815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663367971619294114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Not sure why, but since I was little, we have called these the lost boys.
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjWXaZMMgV1azkPrjSaBxku51f22CHPlJ6phPrU849pjf667TUyRkV_9EDgMweSuVkvrttHPOwopkZTU7W8ASnUkoy4v3LlqMn-hb74dCbJBiOScNOCtuikL2nD_7qF0QhYfVZ_XIZ04/s1600/DSCF1811.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjWXaZMMgV1azkPrjSaBxku51f22CHPlJ6phPrU849pjf667TUyRkV_9EDgMweSuVkvrttHPOwopkZTU7W8ASnUkoy4v3LlqMn-hb74dCbJBiOScNOCtuikL2nD_7qF0QhYfVZ_XIZ04/s400/DSCF1811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657515260615729122" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE0TnOwBuskentNF69YcIU_Tl7eBxKeHFm1Vrex74Q10xElSPmqxAJ4c6oJFUVbJIAKwKVJnpG_e9enM9GlIJqVoVPi0ntq99yf7u92XosR0YKsVTR7U6LDgz-Pp_6RnLFqXEA2HwTRM/s1600/DSCF1810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE0TnOwBuskentNF69YcIU_Tl7eBxKeHFm1Vrex74Q10xElSPmqxAJ4c6oJFUVbJIAKwKVJnpG_e9enM9GlIJqVoVPi0ntq99yf7u92XosR0YKsVTR7U6LDgz-Pp_6RnLFqXEA2HwTRM/s400/DSCF1810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657511775960213426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This is a little trinket doll, I think from the 1950s.
</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3pWg1B56xcCquuR6wvccdRFqqTAGObds2Vbx0AryGEeZaLu679FV1qjp_a7Mw9qwTr_hlIzDBo3AgLfJ-66uv-45Tb-GrAILcErBr2jLtL4UEw9wxEW-GuM5QDAOQN6IWYQGH3xMmqg/s1600/DSCF1809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3pWg1B56xcCquuR6wvccdRFqqTAGObds2Vbx0AryGEeZaLu679FV1qjp_a7Mw9qwTr_hlIzDBo3AgLfJ-66uv-45Tb-GrAILcErBr2jLtL4UEw9wxEW-GuM5QDAOQN6IWYQGH3xMmqg/s400/DSCF1809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657509715654075586" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-T-xfzv0O-o5QjwjdtHZsYMEwWFkp5UkxP0crBc1TzxD7LkouztwDEjwFMtbO1DfgIy68w-8xV-iX2IudlrKL1-aGS_ymfYEBpU9eukkpPkqxlXwHs4PAYH5HbgJepdUGeiX9KveD24/s1600/DSCF1814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-T-xfzv0O-o5QjwjdtHZsYMEwWFkp5UkxP0crBc1TzxD7LkouztwDEjwFMtbO1DfgIy68w-8xV-iX2IudlrKL1-aGS_ymfYEBpU9eukkpPkqxlXwHs4PAYH5HbgJepdUGeiX9KveD24/s400/DSCF1814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663365882274264578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">These little elves have been with me since I was tiny.
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JQ2NeEJE_LWaVjg1kkiXdwlHD5KSeZ5ZOT5JK4Lzr3yXwQcH5zFsGyWXrTtwiXx5ORq7T5OKn-JbUqcyh-44zeEPWVL7oIcLwW35HZoo5_C-FHO_Fqvy8gl_7KNgxLRzTeVrqmppq1M/s1600/DSCF1813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JQ2NeEJE_LWaVjg1kkiXdwlHD5KSeZ5ZOT5JK4Lzr3yXwQcH5zFsGyWXrTtwiXx5ORq7T5OKn-JbUqcyh-44zeEPWVL7oIcLwW35HZoo5_C-FHO_Fqvy8gl_7KNgxLRzTeVrqmppq1M/s400/DSCF1813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657881275939031650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JQ2NeEJE_LWaVjg1kkiXdwlHD5KSeZ5ZOT5JK4Lzr3yXwQcH5zFsGyWXrTtwiXx5ORq7T5OKn-JbUqcyh-44zeEPWVL7oIcLwW35HZoo5_C-FHO_Fqvy8gl_7KNgxLRzTeVrqmppq1M/s1600/DSCF1813.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;">This little scottie dog was my mums when she was little.</span></a>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-91433136423303388922011-09-27T12:09:00.000-07:002011-09-28T13:15:02.023-07:001950s Bridesmaid Dress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdkCeCSk-Q8277uSJ-2KLLVbSiao1tjv_rJHBV3V1S-o1go1OrF0468J9aDZ9i25aSprhVpbLnzbugYm6cpYHSRpg9nzt9VqYn-5fI5DfMLIMmVm7eIgwguujAKKevljdguyiEOpJYUU/s1600/DSCF1797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdkCeCSk-Q8277uSJ-2KLLVbSiao1tjv_rJHBV3V1S-o1go1OrF0468J9aDZ9i25aSprhVpbLnzbugYm6cpYHSRpg9nzt9VqYn-5fI5DfMLIMmVm7eIgwguujAKKevljdguyiEOpJYUU/s400/DSCF1797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657119296784196530" border="0" /></a>
I have to share with you one of most <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">favouritist</span> things in the world. A bridesmaid's dress that my mum wore as a five year old in 1955. As a child I used to dress up in it all the time - I loved it so much - and was desperately sad when I grew out of it. Then in one of my mum's house moves it went missing for at least 20 years. Then a few weeks ago my mother paid me a visit and revealed she had found it and gifted it to me! It now hangs on my <a href="http://renovatingappletreecottage.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-bedroom.html">bedroom wall . </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY18KzJxOFgZtq_M6bXBfAWpFF1zVAQoBsIvoZHFI645OgPogxfzl04gj-1xNAgrU24gct8QPll9h8VvglF3Lis4NPQzndkLKA1wZNkGSvCvPpVVixEnk7Ciy-1UubQC7xSBROcxSKE8/s1600/DSCF1799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY18KzJxOFgZtq_M6bXBfAWpFF1zVAQoBsIvoZHFI645OgPogxfzl04gj-1xNAgrU24gct8QPll9h8VvglF3Lis4NPQzndkLKA1wZNkGSvCvPpVVixEnk7Ciy-1UubQC7xSBROcxSKE8/s400/DSCF1799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657121510048930962" border="0" /></a>
It is so beautiful, to me anyway, the faded blue, pink and ivory net - the ragged silk flowers, the ruffles - I felt like a fairy princess when I wore it and it still brings me joy every morning.
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I was so affected by the missing fairy bridesmaid dress, that last Christmas, I even made my daughters dolls, called Lulu Charm Dolls (I should do a separate post) - in honour of it.
Here are a couple of Lulu Charm Dolls with <span style="font-style: italic;">Blue Cat</span> that I made for Poppy. They are called Lulu Charms because each dress had lots and lots of tiny charms sewn onto the net, little good luck tokens, shiny, pretty things that little girls love!
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But now, I have the real thing back! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hoorah</span>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-23633252085898400702011-05-25T01:14:00.000-07:002011-05-25T02:52:07.876-07:00Vintage Talcum Powder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVJArdL2f2O9_79ztFN8kIVnTeR27loY6VNvVoV8gm7bh4uF3dtn-gpwCB82PMqrkHbxB0SAzoaCy8PMcaPiZMysRKtQydfVY5LRwaQ1GlzytjFgwLKQUyDMLtyMvhE72IeWz2FnTMDg/s1600/SAM_2686.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVJArdL2f2O9_79ztFN8kIVnTeR27loY6VNvVoV8gm7bh4uF3dtn-gpwCB82PMqrkHbxB0SAzoaCy8PMcaPiZMysRKtQydfVY5LRwaQ1GlzytjFgwLKQUyDMLtyMvhE72IeWz2FnTMDg/s400/SAM_2686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610584419298066354" border="0" />
</a><a href="http://renovatingappletreecottage.blogspot.com/">At least I think they are? I picked up these pretties at a car boot on Sunday - unused and unopened. Obviously had to have them - especially having my beautiful new bathroom (see last post). One is Avon and the other is Elizabeth Arden. I wonder how old they are, if indeed they are old? Regardless, I love the colours and design!</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmviJ3aRUOvox-KqwdXtO06c1Q65vTM4gpI4O0ETyEjhRyb9qCSj5mK3UkDtXWOQdCOFFLwb57tFm8TfP5AT3uSRbLQer3IdfGkDGfWYdTM6CxPOUdnuAMpZFMcJToZdpdJCH2hafHL_0/s1600/SAM_2677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmviJ3aRUOvox-KqwdXtO06c1Q65vTM4gpI4O0ETyEjhRyb9qCSj5mK3UkDtXWOQdCOFFLwb57tFm8TfP5AT3uSRbLQer3IdfGkDGfWYdTM6CxPOUdnuAMpZFMcJToZdpdJCH2hafHL_0/s400/SAM_2677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610566368514240386" border="0" /></a>
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqJiQgC2b54gdH81kj5PXedYjnUGlICHlZivRGJKUY57UkIvrq_120WQpFqGcWzdma1JjBkE6aKofJXFQKrPl5ACC-446c8kF6F3ZL0ioKD0ekBRZaaMhzmL_lBVV6NPRWau2-7Ah-Ws/s1600/SAM_2681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqJiQgC2b54gdH81kj5PXedYjnUGlICHlZivRGJKUY57UkIvrq_120WQpFqGcWzdma1JjBkE6aKofJXFQKrPl5ACC-446c8kF6F3ZL0ioKD0ekBRZaaMhzmL_lBVV6NPRWau2-7Ah-Ws/s400/SAM_2681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610569826250187618" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TTFN</span><blockquote></blockquote>
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">xxxx</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-70853470293500190102011-05-25T00:56:00.000-07:002011-05-25T01:02:14.236-07:00Appletree Cottage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqLlIKjvhBR9Ff1aqqLGnRa2PKWd2W5_9B8UScGQgldiHjqI5O54PkLk7zQBmttcAxp2htGM0rV9R_lhP0VoGqe2rRPpnht3gFfj9z0LxPkngVUSO6AHovyvS0LPAvYiWaC3WI38WXD8/s1600/SAM_2556.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqLlIKjvhBR9Ff1aqqLGnRa2PKWd2W5_9B8UScGQgldiHjqI5O54PkLk7zQBmttcAxp2htGM0rV9R_lhP0VoGqe2rRPpnht3gFfj9z0LxPkngVUSO6AHovyvS0LPAvYiWaC3WI38WXD8/s400/SAM_2556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610560670902965842" border="0" /></a>
I'd so love you to go over to my <a href="http://renovatingappletreecottage.blogspot.com/">Appletree Cottage</a> blog and take a look at the bathroom we have created all on our own!!!! It was hard work, but finally we did it!
TTFN xxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-64613166498861418352011-05-07T02:52:00.001-07:002011-05-07T06:45:49.560-07:00A Very Vintage Royal Wedding Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOEth5Yv8v26eyWBVlWIT8wYnA3fsUycQWiE7m8flRZd25K0sukAvljL5SGm1xyhrLyEC65lLFaCLUQ2QyYGoXR3eJ8bnm3omQnLLKTLw8_yKlTR3OBD5dB7tq3jh_yv1t8pkgwVlk74/s1600/SAM_2385.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOEth5Yv8v26eyWBVlWIT8wYnA3fsUycQWiE7m8flRZd25K0sukAvljL5SGm1xyhrLyEC65lLFaCLUQ2QyYGoXR3eJ8bnm3omQnLLKTLw8_yKlTR3OBD5dB7tq3jh_yv1t8pkgwVlk74/s400/SAM_2385.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603942139528729682" border="0" /></a>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Of course I had to go Vintage! I don't know why but it all went a bit 1940s! We all had such a wonderful time - we cried - we laughed - we shrieked - and we ATE!!! Everybody brought food along - and what a feast! We drank Pimms and started the morning with a traditional British Fry- Up, followed later by a very English Tea Party! All my vintage Royal collection was used to full effect - well - if not on a Royal Wedding, when?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv4AXygNIKLSSi-Z8IkaMPAVpP7K8ld3AWfKB8_Lty6Yn6QwLCxLBr63ooJKUFSlUgKky92Q_An5R0fRMMWUAbIhDI1Wbl2V2lzzvAullER-RKEkd_9U4IXdSxyf4ogkQFpgMQfm2tmg/s1600/SAM_2364.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv4AXygNIKLSSi-Z8IkaMPAVpP7K8ld3AWfKB8_Lty6Yn6QwLCxLBr63ooJKUFSlUgKky92Q_An5R0fRMMWUAbIhDI1Wbl2V2lzzvAullER-RKEkd_9U4IXdSxyf4ogkQFpgMQfm2tmg/s400/SAM_2364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603911327697402626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Before the food arrived........</span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-X7UOQ3kcFWCokDKiYVqIzMfttsu2H7YPTSqi5vMtFtvWYGnRh4fAn2XBcD031xvTQUCCNX-VlC00TPeKaMX4BCs6ffbpezvVZBsghQjaABut6iKWvAXp4_fXbipnWjXRy6_G1ERe4/s1600/SAM_2387.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-X7UOQ3kcFWCokDKiYVqIzMfttsu2H7YPTSqi5vMtFtvWYGnRh4fAn2XBcD031xvTQUCCNX-VlC00TPeKaMX4BCs6ffbpezvVZBsghQjaABut6iKWvAXp4_fXbipnWjXRy6_G1ERe4/s400/SAM_2387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603945519510094946" border="0" /></a>
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AOwkF9z_hIEPofUgKcZV8Xq9ZUrAKTWMPkgLZq5HVigqKnBpfienRdGpV2pJb01kilqG-DeOM5I6L-diLHIKrSmMuc2TPFctvvZ4O4dFHPslAVnIy6FuvDL1nz8d5faeHBiCaLWV92c/s1600/SAM_2389.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AOwkF9z_hIEPofUgKcZV8Xq9ZUrAKTWMPkgLZq5HVigqKnBpfienRdGpV2pJb01kilqG-DeOM5I6L-diLHIKrSmMuc2TPFctvvZ4O4dFHPslAVnIy6FuvDL1nz8d5faeHBiCaLWV92c/s400/SAM_2389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603947158537058098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Union Jack Trifle!!!!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOdUeLzrtnd8DpiNk6mv_TVzgcdUnWY0BH1uqhikVazhtEz4qyL5jJN0Kg8rdJzdLe1MT5K0Nn6i0ZmOnWM0Aw4DOEuV27jUhLIk8RUJpu6fefSzTTMR6vM469siZ5eU5UO3lc1x5lys/s1600/SAM_2398.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOdUeLzrtnd8DpiNk6mv_TVzgcdUnWY0BH1uqhikVazhtEz4qyL5jJN0Kg8rdJzdLe1MT5K0Nn6i0ZmOnWM0Aw4DOEuV27jUhLIk8RUJpu6fefSzTTMR6vM469siZ5eU5UO3lc1x5lys/s400/SAM_2398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603966317715376674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNpwC3Hi2Sp8az2I1d3IrAKH9HhvVp4fgz8SCZG5X87HyF-Jc3pKjyfrFWOfbNXXNbmOD0jDsQyvm9G46-a6jxv5Vkm4KtTishEpktrbuKMy-5XCxSd1CKjvEU-AZaerGnTTNwjCOjX0/s1600/SAM_2399.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNpwC3Hi2Sp8az2I1d3IrAKH9HhvVp4fgz8SCZG5X87HyF-Jc3pKjyfrFWOfbNXXNbmOD0jDsQyvm9G46-a6jxv5Vkm4KtTishEpktrbuKMy-5XCxSd1CKjvEU-AZaerGnTTNwjCOjX0/s400/SAM_2399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603968067222147250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIP6JbVahT_WXyEUK8d4N7Zzf6iM5ITh5SA6tdnD1aVuqOlHxw5hK9tbD2m0D9YhNN0442VEA1NxPnY02xv12sPeXPYqa5S95QaQlChpY3yCxzyTiDdchq_UbOK81pka-xSk2p6nUm6k/s1600/SAM_2391.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIP6JbVahT_WXyEUK8d4N7Zzf6iM5ITh5SA6tdnD1aVuqOlHxw5hK9tbD2m0D9YhNN0442VEA1NxPnY02xv12sPeXPYqa5S95QaQlChpY3yCxzyTiDdchq_UbOK81pka-xSk2p6nUm6k/s400/SAM_2391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603965019355638706" border="0" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Raising a cup of tea to the Happy Couple</span>
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I'm already gearing up to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee!!!<blockquote>TTFN xxxxxxxx
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-19418914595521478432011-04-21T07:20:00.000-07:002011-04-21T07:41:49.240-07:00Toy Treasure Trove<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Rz4X4CmvIGYRpi5_7d-P-LLBzr0M-CUusfTdWq6TVDeAayYPoGlPnRGGgE9gi-qx-Ccf1L0brK0oTT9BLWbYhJDWl-52II1PcXQ5sqyFhGzlsd_aTSkwybDx0hago1mpop_wcHe_5k/s1600/SAM_1814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Rz4X4CmvIGYRpi5_7d-P-LLBzr0M-CUusfTdWq6TVDeAayYPoGlPnRGGgE9gi-qx-Ccf1L0brK0oTT9BLWbYhJDWl-52II1PcXQ5sqyFhGzlsd_aTSkwybDx0hago1mpop_wcHe_5k/s400/SAM_1814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598046925105272498" border="0" /></a>
A while back the girls and I paid a visit to our local historic town of <a href="http://www.arundel.org.uk/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Arundel</span>. </a>
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It was utterly glorious, a gazillion antique shops and we especially enjoyed visiting the Cathedral.<blockquote></blockquote>
However the highlight for the girl (alright and me) was fabulous little vintage toy shop. It seemed to have every toy imaginable and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ofcourse</span> we would have happily taken everything.
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</div>It's such a delight to go into one of these privately owned shops where the shop keeper has bought everything herself and takes pride in it all - a story behind everything.
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It was a proper treasure trove!
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Can you spot the shop keeper?
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<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">TTFN</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">xxxxxx</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-73237050992320730752011-04-21T07:02:00.000-07:002011-04-21T07:09:58.050-07:00Wedding of 71<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEqTGd_u1Nj8DgTROeH6pVEjT5qW9v1_GOIZfWLub6R0XfjaM801vBNw-IUK7kcjLQ05VQ4qKTibwu6Xy_P5kM8gkknX2I5kNguo5C0ZS54TaW_kJoBYnhDn5rGJqSBD-e-beEtGOXrk/s1600/mickjaggerbianca_wideweb__430x297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEqTGd_u1Nj8DgTROeH6pVEjT5qW9v1_GOIZfWLub6R0XfjaM801vBNw-IUK7kcjLQ05VQ4qKTibwu6Xy_P5kM8gkknX2I5kNguo5C0ZS54TaW_kJoBYnhDn5rGJqSBD-e-beEtGOXrk/s400/mickjaggerbianca_wideweb__430x297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598037212858722978" border="0" /></a>
In 1971 Bianca and Mick got married - but so did my parents. Recently, my mum was having a sort through her Mum's old things - and came across a piece of perfectly preserved and folded wrapping paper. She realised that it was the wrapping paper that her Mum had used for her wedding present back in '71. So she has given it to me - I just love the colours and images - I think I will put it in a frame -it deserves it after surviving this long - shame the marriage didn't.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhfg-tKwSjWlYjfas5F5_VI_ZYkW75y-dQgM0rJSvJE841evpwul0QMJWP21tFyJwrb5euwGbi-owk7mJtGsBYRA4_vxKOvsPFNcOfWmtq9Nx_uJS5P6C56OsJ5mBPdY7TsDdSBJYdZU/s1600/weddingpaper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhfg-tKwSjWlYjfas5F5_VI_ZYkW75y-dQgM0rJSvJE841evpwul0QMJWP21tFyJwrb5euwGbi-owk7mJtGsBYRA4_vxKOvsPFNcOfWmtq9Nx_uJS5P6C56OsJ5mBPdY7TsDdSBJYdZU/s400/weddingpaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598038780383415314" border="0" /></a>
<blockquote>TTFN xxxxxx
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-49708356645234137972011-03-14T09:19:00.000-07:002011-03-14T10:13:38.460-07:00Ladybird Collection Obsession!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiksASxT_FWifdmu_yCvVKFVbwqMYDDxsW3_zKlgf5QmQ-RqzaNli_AEDQ7vsOBWiPzompSbh-dv_DqMDIlzDq6xHszpfcSgv79C-9X9HdrSDsczb6BUCgYO5ZqIwrWtPqwiBcHJTjO04/s1600/SANY030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiksASxT_FWifdmu_yCvVKFVbwqMYDDxsW3_zKlgf5QmQ-RqzaNli_AEDQ7vsOBWiPzompSbh-dv_DqMDIlzDq6xHszpfcSgv79C-9X9HdrSDsczb6BUCgYO5ZqIwrWtPqwiBcHJTjO04/s400/SANY030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583982958707425666" border="0" /></a>My collection increases and expands nicely thank you. But I had a "moment" we all dream of at a car boot recently. A dear lady was selling off her daughter's collection (now grown up and was there - so I don't feel too bad). She had a box full - every one perfect condition - even with a plastic dust cover. She had about 40 - -from the Fairy Tale to the Religious to the older 1940s ones.<blockquote></blockquote>I dared to ask how much one was.........10p - 10p - yes I will say it again......<span style="font-size:180%;">10p</span>!!!!! So of course I took the lot!!!!
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I have two of many - I have 3 Cinderellas (this will only make you squeal if you 'get it')<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKASE6XfGESf9y1jnmI1ou1FwfvIdtbyFUsezqNecy2doJ8whXZM4c6kmHm5dNeRJ9o4pVzk5pcJAdPtUWsPn5NK09gv8PM0j54wiEr_-SDs_SVQ0ilgyUQVFsbmDiwcD_h3FtGOsjt0/s1600/SAM_1899.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKASE6XfGESf9y1jnmI1ou1FwfvIdtbyFUsezqNecy2doJ8whXZM4c6kmHm5dNeRJ9o4pVzk5pcJAdPtUWsPn5NK09gv8PM0j54wiEr_-SDs_SVQ0ilgyUQVFsbmDiwcD_h3FtGOsjt0/s400/SAM_1899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583973287077264530" border="0" /></a>
I recently found a Ladybird Catalogue from the early 80s - such a sign of the times - including a Princess Diana book and one to mark the Pope's visit (yes I have those too!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrB0mm_e3f6beh7lN6TctIt5mFOQFzhpzgSC0iWS1Uq_h9JklSlVQieDuNa23vBSACN1Ho4w-GlydWCI94Vcmpju3FANhUhijMCHYwmJZM7TfW1_fS43sVGqbT2143K6VuvUSWay73JJY/s1600/SAM_1900.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrB0mm_e3f6beh7lN6TctIt5mFOQFzhpzgSC0iWS1Uq_h9JklSlVQieDuNa23vBSACN1Ho4w-GlydWCI94Vcmpju3FANhUhijMCHYwmJZM7TfW1_fS43sVGqbT2143K6VuvUSWay73JJY/s400/SAM_1900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583974652577640930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWaSAxWmvWjuYbq0n36Q325GY1WjZJh4OoVGVomBDGk9LiHlDDFB9en-VKEMClrnH4FDhDcAo6sftYod-QZzYZyGYjCSddPl7Xl92hXF9Zk8mJ1UxmESw329B6-J47i5D6Sc9qX3DEPY/s1600/SAM_1901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWaSAxWmvWjuYbq0n36Q325GY1WjZJh4OoVGVomBDGk9LiHlDDFB9en-VKEMClrnH4FDhDcAo6sftYod-QZzYZyGYjCSddPl7Xl92hXF9Zk8mJ1UxmESw329B6-J47i5D6Sc9qX3DEPY/s400/SAM_1901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583977122178142450" border="0" /></a>
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But where to put them? I need an entire bookshelf - but lack the space. So for now they are stacked up against a little in-house window on our staircase. The children select one every night for their bedtime story - and it makes me happy every time I pass them. Small pleasures hey?
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Is there one Ladybird Book you would really like to see - because I am more than happy to do a blog post on one - any excuse to pour over those lovely illustrations!
<blockquote>TTFN xxxxxx
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-8266389885372914882011-03-12T15:58:00.000-08:002011-03-13T04:31:26.936-07:00Need to make a 1970s Wig Stand? Read on my friend..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBocxLVEdI2oJZts_3u1HgCf7224R6FL_r0D9Uv9oD0d28PpeBcotu-iaDB1VTZFLT7J0ZuntI0E0qZlGU_4paWdvPGLC43TxOiWDd2ie62uZk_vY3faytGbko_8dixKkdLyO2B5rIAn0/s1600/SAM_1904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBocxLVEdI2oJZts_3u1HgCf7224R6FL_r0D9Uv9oD0d28PpeBcotu-iaDB1VTZFLT7J0ZuntI0E0qZlGU_4paWdvPGLC43TxOiWDd2ie62uZk_vY3faytGbko_8dixKkdLyO2B5rIAn0/s400/SAM_1904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583350058235189778" border="0" /></a>
So, my lovely Mum gave me this book, with things that I may seemingly like to make (!). I can lend it to you if you like ? (Actually the baby blanket is really stunning) - but really...... what is that rabbit doing to that dog? <blockquote></blockquote>Firstly the WIG STAND???!!!!! Nothing about this is right - is it? Seriously? What is going on? And what's with the eyelashes? Are they to make it that bit more glamorous? It's like some psychedelic Dr. Who Monster? If you found this in your girlfriend's bedroom - wouldn't you just run to the door?
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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4RbR5ZcltWndbSTS_dK47r5xASlxFs9orWDFD0B7XNkwuvBZDlvHdWdoGKSoSXEPq9rQbyr9Yd7vmk5ga_AQ2uGf7Q7TP3cl-sq15DVY30IbYxLowYmCJtAwvTXgBuOYugHnoIeWzYA/s400/SAM_1911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583522702702459282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx3DzwsUQPXeL43GV4yKZ1QDkNVyMpB1auK5n3hPjFisTbee0KuFRnNeG3inMTTBp3D_0dpRhyphenhyphenUrzPZ3MLmW9dhv8fqPITtzpML1YMO_AnPRwtbkzrkeaLvMnAACa0YXsgskWutvQ2aM/s1600/SAM_1912.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx3DzwsUQPXeL43GV4yKZ1QDkNVyMpB1auK5n3hPjFisTbee0KuFRnNeG3inMTTBp3D_0dpRhyphenhyphenUrzPZ3MLmW9dhv8fqPITtzpML1YMO_AnPRwtbkzrkeaLvMnAACa0YXsgskWutvQ2aM/s400/SAM_1912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583523864614250738" border="0" /></a>Love the type face don't you - sooooo 70s!!! It's a bit Blue Peter -not sure I'll be making the loo roll lamps - - times are hard - but not <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> hard!
<blockquote>TTFN XXXXX
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-25493664200990036102011-03-06T05:42:00.000-08:002011-03-06T08:01:29.508-08:00Hassocks, Stocks, Lepers & Frescoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVda5K79W7StHL5Gq7N93cdXngGqHDVILIdZgI9t-u3pn8gAElnrxXEItnYpltfseb4icROPl29oblGPRcFzpcye1v1hV54HyXXdO_1mN7i9G4b79pZ3cIuqXbf6OvoZLzYqIa4raAtZk/s1600/SAM_1841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVda5K79W7StHL5Gq7N93cdXngGqHDVILIdZgI9t-u3pn8gAElnrxXEItnYpltfseb4icROPl29oblGPRcFzpcye1v1hV54HyXXdO_1mN7i9G4b79pZ3cIuqXbf6OvoZLzYqIa4raAtZk/s400/SAM_1841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580991093051031186" border="0" /></a>
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We live in a little village in West Sussex, South England. In our village is a beautiful, old Church dating back to the 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Century - it is always open and very well cared for and loved. Most striking are the hassocks, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kneelers</span>, which the women of the Parish make for the pews. Each one is lovingly created using needle-point, each with its own significance or sentiment. There is no shortage! Here are just a few.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2cTKH__ncwLwdn74RNpUEkO-egaIOGZP6IdRcDB82_r8EdZU3BTFqGqHxiZODnPTkcsQ9MiFr2vhyphenhyphenIsg-y1TFLNRT7VSO7xPwvpKB9UGfv8I6KfxsjUeGUN4Otp01pB3FU1-95ljJVo/s1600/SAM_1845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2cTKH__ncwLwdn74RNpUEkO-egaIOGZP6IdRcDB82_r8EdZU3BTFqGqHxiZODnPTkcsQ9MiFr2vhyphenhyphenIsg-y1TFLNRT7VSO7xPwvpKB9UGfv8I6KfxsjUeGUN4Otp01pB3FU1-95ljJVo/s400/SAM_1845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580997239513681634" border="0" /></a>
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There are also the most incredible medieval frescoes, the colours still vibrant and incredibly well preserved.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwkAou7mGDm6hWh7aNTjIcp8-Moch8kUqfT6cL6NlN6krSz4E0KhyphenhyphenuHeglF9Q46OKFt499A5MQLrWhwOKsLg64ITZvQJS2Urt1EyhyphenhyphenGpH7-xdFjQTvHYVS9XX_qJlCQU-SQJ0YnXdDAs/s1600/SAM_1832.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwkAou7mGDm6hWh7aNTjIcp8-Moch8kUqfT6cL6NlN6krSz4E0KhyphenhyphenuHeglF9Q46OKFt499A5MQLrWhwOKsLg64ITZvQJS2Urt1EyhyphenhyphenGpH7-xdFjQTvHYVS9XX_qJlCQU-SQJ0YnXdDAs/s400/SAM_1832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580973951738242802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUlE-Wh6EKkSj3y24_Y86XuNpNSXlu2-3OHTBlS_4ej13MtXct8EdnYViAFWABIwrZgwoe7Ux6tdp1emaVad0EI-drqcWbl8Qw_wt-RIYuKxcB21i4GixlCthVr2vbxNkOmHPCq7Pm5c/s1600/SAM_1830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUlE-Wh6EKkSj3y24_Y86XuNpNSXlu2-3OHTBlS_4ej13MtXct8EdnYViAFWABIwrZgwoe7Ux6tdp1emaVad0EI-drqcWbl8Qw_wt-RIYuKxcB21i4GixlCthVr2vbxNkOmHPCq7Pm5c/s400/SAM_1830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580970422802552562" border="0" /></a>
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Below is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leper's Squint</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > </span>. I had never seen one of these before. Lepers had to stand outside the Church away from the congregation, so to allow them a view of the Priest during Mass. The Parish created a viewing hole via the outside wall, then an interior hole - angled perfectly for the lepers to see through. Interesting isn't it?
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Outside is the original 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> Century Village Stock. I wonder who got put in those? Or what was thrown at them? In fact, one of the present villagers revealed to me that it was his <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ancestor</span> that actually built them!!!
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I feel so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">privileged</span> to have this on my doorstep and to live in a country where this is so readily available and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">accessable</span> - and FREE TO ALL !!!!! Hope you enjoyed your trip to our little Church this Spring Sunday!
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">TTFN</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">xxxxx</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-81247179313574027212011-03-02T04:05:00.000-08:002011-03-05T09:00:43.254-08:00Crochet Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bhmSKqeqyWTypqICsbDkTmVfEF_PxF_PTfXCNrCwEP7nlNDrFOVtOA2C3JJOlt6UXJEieBw7C2s1o1mVgu40ru2rsI4GJEVr0Vinc8J4holAj5aT5Sf-4WKaX2zcI1sHOE4ovE_X9F8/s1600/Library+-+13078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bhmSKqeqyWTypqICsbDkTmVfEF_PxF_PTfXCNrCwEP7nlNDrFOVtOA2C3JJOlt6UXJEieBw7C2s1o1mVgu40ru2rsI4GJEVr0Vinc8J4holAj5aT5Sf-4WKaX2zcI1sHOE4ovE_X9F8/s400/Library+-+13078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580640456607815618" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb2qorbg87KAjeX7vgEgqOkUEGu70EQ0Oec3pw2aArZcc3QZdHdootJ2mY9orF_ikDMSv9TNXoKRFSBb-ixiOr2HvXD3webEsct7H041X2Qs_Kg6O_zpVZiCW6VP7uVdX_sNvO_R9Wj4/s1600/SAM_1888.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb2qorbg87KAjeX7vgEgqOkUEGu70EQ0Oec3pw2aArZcc3QZdHdootJ2mY9orF_ikDMSv9TNXoKRFSBb-ixiOr2HvXD3webEsct7H041X2Qs_Kg6O_zpVZiCW6VP7uVdX_sNvO_R9Wj4/s400/SAM_1888.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580641746604891538" border="0" /></a>
I'm back! A gazillion posts to do - so let's get started! Firstly crochet - and as Spring is upon us I made a Springtime Wreath (pattern available at the lovely<a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/"> Attic 24</a> ). It was very easy to follow the pattern I have to say and I still consider myself a beginner, not bad for an afternoon's work (obviously not work at all)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1WRxncRKa5TfIrbbkd78NCi8Lah6C_-zoEyQCU0T6J6249wrcc-O5z1O2iXTLxxPS4KC1wv1frEiR6-A43hMg00eFIq6WbMOkxpVgqzJ76yxS1ySpLwvVuTDgxXkKWBFPAFqj6yiccM/s1600/SAM_1891.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1WRxncRKa5TfIrbbkd78NCi8Lah6C_-zoEyQCU0T6J6249wrcc-O5z1O2iXTLxxPS4KC1wv1frEiR6-A43hMg00eFIq6WbMOkxpVgqzJ76yxS1ySpLwvVuTDgxXkKWBFPAFqj6yiccM/s400/SAM_1891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580635005893551282" border="0" /></a>My mum gave me a little vintage crochet book and a new one for my birthday and there are quite a few things I would love to make from each -crocheting tastes haven't changed so much since the 1960s have they!?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI9P-CgnlQOZ4bHCL98AnGY2z4gSA_hFzxo3do_3bOPQYQlZfP8lojhyphenhyphenSTtidAIs7C6muFQOv_al6W_lfWm-oepzldlxVCPHMRdJQ4gxC5huPu-gkSnYfWhjnt3cT7IZxZQpR202MzqA/s1600/Library+-+13080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI9P-CgnlQOZ4bHCL98AnGY2z4gSA_hFzxo3do_3bOPQYQlZfP8lojhyphenhyphenSTtidAIs7C6muFQOv_al6W_lfWm-oepzldlxVCPHMRdJQ4gxC5huPu-gkSnYfWhjnt3cT7IZxZQpR202MzqA/s400/Library+-+13080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579458163971734306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ7qefL-Azf-A9OdRnyAFIhHQ9CiS2M2IuiTuw5UBvpShomJE4V9OKpkZipAIFzM4Isajbdxgxk-41-VHWBTGeeVl7qOx4WhqzXpfslKRWZpwY1IFVL-BR3rLVycib23kDYir0OQ7Hek/s1600/Library+-+13081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ7qefL-Azf-A9OdRnyAFIhHQ9CiS2M2IuiTuw5UBvpShomJE4V9OKpkZipAIFzM4Isajbdxgxk-41-VHWBTGeeVl7qOx4WhqzXpfslKRWZpwY1IFVL-BR3rLVycib23kDYir0OQ7Hek/s400/Library+-+13081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579458782554917746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdoTMMP_0GfDFlQpXIk1MsFCbJiapecAzMsQqlXmA1r2Q6YoT6HGTI-b0ACLs2p7nLqPAqXbFvlvMo4p74_lLfonNADIzDscAgSH-c96RD0zviLJRlnQD7fJvBvCHdCtSbU14DIjz1ws/s1600/SAM_1918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdoTMMP_0GfDFlQpXIk1MsFCbJiapecAzMsQqlXmA1r2Q6YoT6HGTI-b0ACLs2p7nLqPAqXbFvlvMo4p74_lLfonNADIzDscAgSH-c96RD0zviLJRlnQD7fJvBvCHdCtSbU14DIjz1ws/s400/SAM_1918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580635806843435170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5pRTlITdbxqfLbSK7-u7-vrPFty8Mbw5NxfD5hWMam7mo6b0iuaU7wwsTkFfg-5CQen8aFUgwtLYAioVRM7Pr7pjy7SAyiVKazOcM9c4vN22StSw3Z_TPkHni24u7qpWaQpalGSQsZk/s1600/SAM_1919.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5pRTlITdbxqfLbSK7-u7-vrPFty8Mbw5NxfD5hWMam7mo6b0iuaU7wwsTkFfg-5CQen8aFUgwtLYAioVRM7Pr7pjy7SAyiVKazOcM9c4vN22StSw3Z_TPkHni24u7qpWaQpalGSQsZk/s400/SAM_1919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580636693946803586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb6ryWT6U7gFM15RN6KZuWiBqAzSAP6c_aGeyl52pwfqMd0QdIKuGe-BAGKRbvLE2YZckILLCwwgbokqQOCZsi6pM5fw6e6bgw_HR5lPTZ2KyB1uS1xgO1nMPXSwYEzIvzPcycIG5drA/s1600/SAM_1920.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHb6ryWT6U7gFM15RN6KZuWiBqAzSAP6c_aGeyl52pwfqMd0QdIKuGe-BAGKRbvLE2YZckILLCwwgbokqQOCZsi6pM5fw6e6bgw_HR5lPTZ2KyB1uS1xgO1nMPXSwYEzIvzPcycIG5drA/s400/SAM_1920.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580638059127291458" border="0" /></a>
I am also making two blankets, one I started last year in time for Christmas (HA!) - maybe this year's hey? I dip into it from time to time, but we are not in a serious relationship and enter each others lives on a random basis. The other is far more committed and for another post - lots of sunshine squares - its going to be amazing - I hope?
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More posts to come. I hope you haven't forgotten about me ? I still love all your blogs and as usual they keep me smiling!
<blockquote>TTFN
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</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-80916242637891850822010-12-16T06:30:00.000-08:002010-12-17T07:43:56.304-08:00Christmas Bits!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkSwBE9QDlTIaAgDKtfLhBVfXIcFbdHRkDacWdhN_EIPiW9JK5Hdaxm2GR9gsSoYyAjeHW4q9Ong6H-QsegzeCb5UPjUNAQGzUaR6L2c3VY08D5vSofHpa92gX6KoAKPU5mV0nd19_9Y/s1600/Library+-+12204.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkSwBE9QDlTIaAgDKtfLhBVfXIcFbdHRkDacWdhN_EIPiW9JK5Hdaxm2GR9gsSoYyAjeHW4q9Ong6H-QsegzeCb5UPjUNAQGzUaR6L2c3VY08D5vSofHpa92gX6KoAKPU5mV0nd19_9Y/s400/Library+-+12204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551628615998848626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Courtesy of </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://creativebreathing.blogspot.com/">Bluebird Crafts</a></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37stBFehecqeLZhY4wlfLdAMAxzsf4aysmikcsnJ-fTdWqwWMbFCff3tscM_qRGYMNHAlHcjoEizyOlH6larmLLmiZYnuRv8r4JMqnXJ85uiJvNfsT0ehBvAJBxT15QND8yhLG390ApE/s1600/Library+-+12482.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37stBFehecqeLZhY4wlfLdAMAxzsf4aysmikcsnJ-fTdWqwWMbFCff3tscM_qRGYMNHAlHcjoEizyOlH6larmLLmiZYnuRv8r4JMqnXJ85uiJvNfsT0ehBvAJBxT15QND8yhLG390ApE/s400/Library+-+12482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551586334574510722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Hand painted Christmas Eggs.</span>
</div>Just a few Christmas images to send you all on your festive way. Like.....who has time to read??? Just some from my kitchen - how do you decorate your kitchen, or do you?
<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDnWFLUDTFuSvIAF7QhahobRtjkI08qzkiKVdmjlAzLiMnqA463NMC7qulxE3QCPUfVz495u4ZhDStjFtSDzxcDLpJpibkGzKs4URrLvwar28wOrZJovLjYyQ7H3oogUqkAq8yRCzt8s/s1600/Library+-+12480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDnWFLUDTFuSvIAF7QhahobRtjkI08qzkiKVdmjlAzLiMnqA463NMC7qulxE3QCPUfVz495u4ZhDStjFtSDzxcDLpJpibkGzKs4URrLvwar28wOrZJovLjYyQ7H3oogUqkAq8yRCzt8s/s400/Library+-+12480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551309289626860450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Vintage Christmas Salt n' Pepper Mr & Mrs Claus!
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGt3VQhxKVr3I_II2TbaJrLCqdD4U30MZr-1OJLMwtFy__TnhXXEGETV0OzXUCACnmezUGgFLs6CggtHOnxGrsSBq1N8fdtKfDxo7Q6aDrGnzW7ixF4OVloZVAFu1MDiS-gVv6KaFBJU/s1600/Library+-+12471.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGt3VQhxKVr3I_II2TbaJrLCqdD4U30MZr-1OJLMwtFy__TnhXXEGETV0OzXUCACnmezUGgFLs6CggtHOnxGrsSBq1N8fdtKfDxo7Q6aDrGnzW7ixF4OVloZVAFu1MDiS-gVv6KaFBJU/s400/Library+-+12471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551307922561256946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOH0Ww2pkZKNWbyf3cGKm9gIz202ofHxPIGaWKs9jbmiGLAIuv3IqX8N6QJvLmwjGjKAe9mxw3dZ4wDHUy4vgPoLGxcuLa0oyhZBytGa00Bg5RnzE04twc0EmcnjX6p6Fg7iOtqA9Ot8/s1600/Library+-+12486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOH0Ww2pkZKNWbyf3cGKm9gIz202ofHxPIGaWKs9jbmiGLAIuv3IqX8N6QJvLmwjGjKAe9mxw3dZ4wDHUy4vgPoLGxcuLa0oyhZBytGa00Bg5RnzE04twc0EmcnjX6p6Fg7iOtqA9Ot8/s400/Library+-+12486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551676162436587922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Christmas Pudding Pot, where chocolate coins magically appear.</span>
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Have absolutely fab Christmas with your families and always know your bloggy friendship is valued by Marble Rose.
<blockquote>TTFN xxxxx
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-80879754701831562982010-12-08T08:40:00.000-08:002010-12-08T10:38:35.727-08:00Marble Rose Homemade Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilz7sCpDgXmC2PR0t6BeFty1M5TwcGoGqNOWeFw_IrwMvyCFyH0PpWrLawkfVU-rhGn8YEnDxkMg_Ct6lKaTmx4GUXZNflMvtI03yO0-SHBFiy7xIO-ZRNmsmNBmfukjZ11_rblKsyReU/s1600/Library+-+12467.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilz7sCpDgXmC2PR0t6BeFty1M5TwcGoGqNOWeFw_IrwMvyCFyH0PpWrLawkfVU-rhGn8YEnDxkMg_Ct6lKaTmx4GUXZNflMvtI03yO0-SHBFiy7xIO-ZRNmsmNBmfukjZ11_rblKsyReU/s400/Library+-+12467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548354531629399954" border="0" /></a>
It's a homemade Christmas over at Marble Rose-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">dom</span>. Lack of money is a driving force - but I still think receiving a gift someone has poured effort and love into, is worth its weight in gold, even if it is a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">skeewiff</span> or lopsided.
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I haven't made a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Betsy</span> Doll for nearly three years -but I had promised my niece - and myself that she wouldn't be left out! I posted Betsy today, so I hope the Royal Mail treats her well.
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Then I made luxury flannels for the ladies in my life - (mum and sis in laws) - I always <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">despair</span> at the kids using my flannels for "washing' their dolls - or whatever else they care to wipe it on - so making a flannel that absolutely shouts "VERY SPECIAL MUMMY FLANNEL" - may just act as a small <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">deterrent</span> to other small hands? (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hmm</span> or the complete opposite?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl3zwT-1xHJkDehGl5WoFsl2520zCmpVPN3knwL-Dw9uBueyBRQHjdcO3Wjmy2zoytVdxnNqyPhGzI3w70azmG79f9Uw5GaR2G-2CoTkVZ9H7ac8R0VH2VB8YrPf18TfBnMZDNbF1YAA/s1600/Library+-+12449.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl3zwT-1xHJkDehGl5WoFsl2520zCmpVPN3knwL-Dw9uBueyBRQHjdcO3Wjmy2zoytVdxnNqyPhGzI3w70azmG79f9Uw5GaR2G-2CoTkVZ9H7ac8R0VH2VB8YrPf18TfBnMZDNbF1YAA/s400/Library+-+12449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548362857373580978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qTyMpeab7FMBZPxEfsD8sYjNv-ApnmMen4izCxzHJXpoaJivHqb_1KOzf_m4gDKnv_QnDYpCFs4ZE4NZzQioxzNWuALphCZ014LoQ22xifdwUSwqhJBZfCz-Kmg5i6vlXdIkmOvwpLA/s1600/Library+-+12453.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qTyMpeab7FMBZPxEfsD8sYjNv-ApnmMen4izCxzHJXpoaJivHqb_1KOzf_m4gDKnv_QnDYpCFs4ZE4NZzQioxzNWuALphCZ014LoQ22xifdwUSwqhJBZfCz-Kmg5i6vlXdIkmOvwpLA/s400/Library+-+12453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548368397195027026" border="0" /></a>
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These flannels are BIG - I mean <span style="font-style: italic;">nice-big-close your eyes - cover your face in </span>warm<span style="font-style: italic;"> water and sigh</span> - BIG. Trimmed with cute material and lace, I placed them in some baskets and added some special bubble bath and obligatory chocs. What better way to wake yourself up in the morning eh?
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And finally my crochet - yes those years of knotting, tears and sore fingers paid off. I've made the girls some hats and my sis-in-law a snood thing with her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fav</span> colour wool - and a small wee Panda Bear for my eldest - (crocheting in that black wool was like crocheting with eyelashes!)
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So that's it for now. I did my best and offer it with love. Home-made Christmas indeed. Can't wait to show you the <span style="font-style: italic;">Lulu Charm Dolls</span> I've made for the girls and tell you about the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Children's</span> book I've written " <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Adventures with Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Rolipop</span></span>" , endorsed by <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Boden</span></span>. (Free Clothes!) Squeal!
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">TTFN</span>
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">xxxxxxx</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-80971205803120181372010-11-19T04:50:00.000-08:002010-11-19T08:10:30.551-08:00I won a GIVEAWAY - YAY YAY YAY!!!I was so happy - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">giddy</span> in fact about winning this giveaway from <a href="http://bekisbloggybits.blogspot.com/">The Ramblings of an Everyday </a>Mummy. All the bits were everything I LOVE.
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There was even some yummy chocolate thrown in there - of course it lasted seconds.
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A handmade brooch made by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Beki</span>.
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Ribbon & a really great smelling candle, also CK hankies. Give me a cold now!
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And a book - can't wait to indulge.
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And my favourite - BEAUTIFUL bunting, again made by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Beki</span>. It is so so pretty - and I have been meaning to do some myself - but time just hasn't allowed - I was going to put it in the kitchen, but I think I will put it up in my bedroom as a reminder each morning that random acts of kindness are still bestowed, that there are like minded, clever, kind people out there in the world - and a reminder to GET UP OUT OF BED AND MAKE THE MOST OF MY DAY IN THIS GOOD WORLD!!!!
<blockquote>Thank you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Beki</span>.
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<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">TTFN</span>
FleurUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-52762861983933253552010-11-13T04:02:00.001-08:002010-11-13T04:22:51.877-08:00Lavender Lovelies & a Win!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DE0FZKV_ht_PPMirG1-FqC47nXFwKVGI-S9qg1sA3yH5Z1HmTkaoeVoWiy7h6HBB_bwU4pewwFEUWnhuMAH1wFjjrd2Y1P6Wb9ko0nrwrKJvMvR5xkXk40HBnCCn17sZDuaaVsv1gnU/s1600/lavenderbrek2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DE0FZKV_ht_PPMirG1-FqC47nXFwKVGI-S9qg1sA3yH5Z1HmTkaoeVoWiy7h6HBB_bwU4pewwFEUWnhuMAH1wFjjrd2Y1P6Wb9ko0nrwrKJvMvR5xkXk40HBnCCn17sZDuaaVsv1gnU/s400/lavenderbrek2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539006318341814402" border="0" /></a>Just thought I'd share my latest fondness and fortune. Lavender.......
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfF2Mghb_sdsuJJPaCXCQDOwLyythJXLcg3Gq1w_HAybxFBAbxmp9cG6G5h6Rk-wLq4HwlihSY0gdqbKxhE_cmwuvgChN9_zEM4VgvPc1I_Gid3y2rqBNTdHuvhp021IhcYjhCQSL-tU/s1600/lavenderbrek.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfF2Mghb_sdsuJJPaCXCQDOwLyythJXLcg3Gq1w_HAybxFBAbxmp9cG6G5h6Rk-wLq4HwlihSY0gdqbKxhE_cmwuvgChN9_zEM4VgvPc1I_Gid3y2rqBNTdHuvhp021IhcYjhCQSL-tU/s400/lavenderbrek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539005596661297858" border="0" /></a>Lavender milk. Just warm milk with a spoon full of lavender sugar. Very yummy and as lavender is a sedative, great to make you sleepy (or the kids). Also, Lavender & Lemon jam - bought from a local lady. It is so yummy, this small jar lasted a morning!
Finally a bloggy Thank You to....
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r8EnDcGbStde-GOuvT-4ru4s_IsY9vzGqbQ72ayrTN-_5DGSaeJti6iz0Gp1zDdRJldAuRpBJNbboduqC-pTXWXmbJYhGa01Lty7yYowPADHvYml_FIeymPTvDZVSb5E11gh_qC4glU/s1600/thankyou.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r8EnDcGbStde-GOuvT-4ru4s_IsY9vzGqbQ72ayrTN-_5DGSaeJti6iz0Gp1zDdRJldAuRpBJNbboduqC-pTXWXmbJYhGa01Lty7yYowPADHvYml_FIeymPTvDZVSb5E11gh_qC4glU/s400/thankyou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539007840634896194" border="0" /></a>Beki at <a href="http://bekisbloggybits.blogspot.com/">The Ramblings of an Everyday Mummy</a>. I won her FABULOUS GIVEAWAY and I can't tell you how lovely all the things are, well I will when they arrive! Thank you Beki! xxx
TTFN
xxxxx
<blockquote></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569071263326656346.post-44157069439877121702010-11-01T07:31:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:57:56.208-07:00A Lost CornerDust anyone - help yourself......
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</span>Any suggestions on what to do here? It's where my little Catholic remnants rest, well some of them.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfVr69OdKhANIj1LkOaBQPpEqVL6M4Hf5_WaMNOxddG9RHBPXAdlRBKKRgC_zSSLJrwgJhc0P5p7znsKggjoMiTFtBinRAklnjoO2KsJsqMQY-IqmaoD5Okbm4l1_q4GGejgY4PBex6I/s1600/Library+-+12010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfVr69OdKhANIj1LkOaBQPpEqVL6M4Hf5_WaMNOxddG9RHBPXAdlRBKKRgC_zSSLJrwgJhc0P5p7znsKggjoMiTFtBinRAklnjoO2KsJsqMQY-IqmaoD5Okbm4l1_q4GGejgY4PBex6I/s400/Library+-+12010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534590198078587618" border="0" /></a>The Collection Box is at some point going to be put in our Bathroom, for people to "donate" a penny, rather than "spend" one.
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The bureau is great and more so because the grammar school my brother teaches at were throwing them away. So I took 2 - I would have taken more if space allowed.
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My question is - would you paint this bureau white?
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Advise & discuss
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