Stuff

I like stuff. I do. Especially useless stuff. It's an affliction and I fear it's terminal. Here's some of the latest stuff to find it's way home with me.

Who was the Victorian lady who wore this I wonder? Somewhat tatty, completely useless but pretty and delicate and worth saving.

I've been looking for one of these teensy little child sized baskets for ages. And then Mr TVL spots this on a high shelf in a charity shop for the grand sum of £1.95!! I wish that happened every day!

I have oodles of these fab crochet covered hangers. Bought to sell but...well, you know the rest. I may be persuaded to add a few to the website soon. Maybe.

(click on picture to enlarge!)

I love the little illustrations in the manual of a helpful young  lady pointing out things alongside the instructions. Her outfit very nicely dates it, I think.

Not all stuff is useless of course. While doing a bit of soy-fing I spotted this great vintagey fairisle cardi at Matalan of all places. Not a shop I frequent I admit, but this was too cute to miss.

 Look, it's got puffy sleeves!

Yes, I like stuff. And the great thing is, there's always more where that came from!

For the love of Granny

Coo, it's been a while. Time just runs away with you sometimes!

So. During the time of This Vintage Life one of the items that has remained consistently popular is the crocheted blanket, afghan, granny squares; call it what you will.
They always sell fairly swiftly and more than anything else, they're the item I get most requests for.
So just recently when sorting and organising my pictures for the website (we all have to do a bit of housekeeping from time to time, don't we?) I realised just how many 'grannies' have passed through my hands in four and a half years. And it's a LOT!

About the same time, I also had an email from a customer in Australia (Hello, Lynn!) who attached a lovely photograph of her cat reclining on the blanket she had just purchased from the other side of the world!

The funny thing is I go over them with a fine tooth comb to make sure they are hair and fluff free before I buy them...ho hum! Sadly, the picture has disappeared from my file so I can't share it here.

Anyhoo, here's a bit of granny eye candy. And this is by no means all of them!

Granny squares are very versatile....

Friday is a day for...

Listening ~

to my lovely new digital radio.
Tutting ~

at Betty's mucky bottom!
Loving ~

all the cheerful yellow appearing in the garden.
Playing ~

with another charity shop ball of wool and a 20p booklet courtesy of the car boot sale.

Ooooohing ~

at the bees collecting pollen.

Ahhhhing ~

at all the chicks growing up fast and...
Feeding ~

said chicks!

Admiring ~

my favourite vintage find of the week and...

Feeling ~

pleased that my hatstand has finally got a hat!

Thanking ~

Hannah for honouring me with this lovely award.

Washing ~

four little vintage rugs.

Realising ~

I have to pull my finger out and plant up more hanging baskets before my plants do all their flowering in the greenhouse.

And...

Groaning ~

because I've got lot's of this to do today ;-)