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Resurfasing ...
I’m back. From under a mountain of paperwork …… from choosing agents and all that that entails …… having strangers invade my cottage …… to prepare the required paperwork and certificates bureaucracy...
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I'm back in the saddle again ...
I’m back in the saddle again.I arrived with the storms.Had many teething problems ...…. despite much careful and meticulous planning.Accommodation issues ...... removal men and storage...
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Settling Down
Settling down to Cornish living ...(Cottages nestle round the harbours)… there are discernible differences …… from ‘up North’.Apart from the obvious …(A sign made for me?)… the sea …… the light …O, the...
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Place on tongue and swallow with a draught of water
My latest ephemera find.Three volumes of a pharmacists prescription books.Dating from the 1930’s.Each volume a thick heavy doorstop of a book …… listing all the remedies individually prepared for ones...
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Teeny Boats and a Wise Old Donkey
A busy Bank Holiday weekend.Friday was the best day, weather wise ...… of the weekend.A whole weekend of fairs.Happy dance.The sun was beaming.The sky, the deepest blue.The tiniest wisps of white cloud...
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Pigs Trotters and a seagull wearing lipstick
Still catching up on blogging my BH doings.Saturday morning was spent at the antique fair in Wadebridge.My first one down here.Only a few finds …..… but met some lovely people.A collector of sewing...
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Sweet honesty and Bubbling Brooks
Oh! Where does the time go?Another week, another month, gone.Busy with the day to day things …… that eat up our time.But also getting acquainted …… with what Cornwall has to offer.Colourful gardens ……...
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Stanley
Meet Stanley.An evidently much loved …… and much hugged bear.In fact, loved completely bare.Only the teeniest, tiniest smidgen of yellow fur remaining …... in the crease of his left ear …… to show his...
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The year is turning ...
The days are still warm …… the nights too.It might still be summer.Though, there is a definite nip in the air …… in the early morning …… and as the sun goes down.The trees down the lane …… are mostly...
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Carrot Jam, Vim and a Love Poem
Buried beneath an auction ‘lot’ of assorted cutlery …… and a pile of old road maps …… was a bundle of old books.I almost missed them.Three handwritten recipe books …… and a cookery book …… entitled...
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Stitched Words
I am an absolute sucker …… for anything sentimental.An old book dedication …… a romantic proposal …… or simply a few words in a song …… can move me.I loveJohn Legends ‘All of Me’… such tender words.I...
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Pink Glass Buttons and 1930's Pixies ...
A quickie post.To share my teeny, but delightful, haul …… from the Trull Textile Fair in Somerset …… at the weekend.A scenic drive through charming pretty villages …… and endless, rolling green hills...
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A Good Rummage ...
It has been a busy few weeks.Including another trip to gorgeous Somerset …… to the Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair…… to stock up ...… be seduced by …… and drool over …… beautiful things.Tables of...
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A Brief Winter Wonderland
Have woken to a world of white …… for the past two days.Not snow.Sadly.But the next best thing.Frost.A brief winter wonderland …… even if for just half a day.I miss the snow.Back home.***After a busy...
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The Adventures of Bunnifer Bounce.
Part of the joy of using vintage materials in my work …… is the delight in sourcing them.Since moving down here I have had to find new dealers ...... but discovering a new treasure still results in a...
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The past few days ...
… have been filled with bright sunshine.Silent and still.A perfect day to be outdoors.I can walk for miles on the moors …… hardly seeing a soul.The only sounds …… are boots on tarmac …… the singing of...
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A Keeper of Secrets ...
... a place to jot down creative ideas ...... personal thoughts or doodles.Handmade journals.Vintage fabric, lace, buttons and stitching ...... with deckle edges pages.***
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Fripperies ...
I love a frippery, or two.Living in an old cottage …… there are lots of little nooks and crannies …… to display little treasures.Small glass bottles.Pretty postcards ...... or a teeny vintage...
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Sparkling Dew
Early mornings here are now filled with bright sunlight …… filtering through the greenery …… and throwing thousands of little sparkles …… on the dew drenched grass.It is so, so pretty.The days are much...
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‘’T’aint Right, T’aint Fit, T’aint Proper’’
Sunday nights viewing just won’t be the same.Poldark has finished …… until next year.Brilliant storyline.Jud and Prudie (t'aint right, t'aint fit, t'aint proper) - photo courtesy of PinterestGreat...
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The 1950's Housewife
I love these insights into our social history.Click here for an insight to the 1920's A Nice Cup of TeaThe 1950's.When a young woman lived with her parents until she married …… when wash day was always...
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Vintage Loveliness ...
… at the Doddington Hall Vintage Fair this weekendOne of my favourite haunts.Doddington.As you may have guessed from past posts. Gorgeous farm shop, cafe, gardens and house …… with special events...
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Soppily Sentimental
I wanted to say a special ‘thank you’ for your kind comments and feedback on my posts – it is so appreciated and makes my day to know people out there are reading my little blog. A warm welcome too to...
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A Journey
A last minute weekend away.To one of our favourite-est places.Cornwall.The Lizard in particularDo you have a special place? Somewhere that you just love the bones of ...... a place that you always go...
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A Romantic Garden
There is nothing so pleasant-er on a balmy baking summer’s afternoon, (and it was seriously baking yesterday – 31degrees)Than having a mosey (and a nosey) round an open garden.Hall Farm in Harpswell is...
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