Bargains to be had !

Hello again

Hope you all had a good Easter break

Over the holidays I have been listing lots and lots of lovely vintagy bits and bobs on  Ebay

I have been saving stock to have my own website but I have realised that due to work and family life I havn't the time to market it at the moment so I am selling it on Ebay to clear the decks a bit

Have a look if you may be interested, if you win anything let me know you follow my blog !

click here for a link to My Ebay

 Just a few of the items listed at the moment - lots more to follow !

I have just posted this lovely frilly apron off to a lovely lady who contacted me who is organising a vintage fair in West Sussex next weekend , I only wish I could get there but its a long way from South Devon
She has a facebook http://www.facebook.com.popupvintagesussex/ if you are in the area

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

 we have Monday off then back to school for seven weeks until half term

Sue x

Gone dotty !

 Hello again

Where did half term go ? I could do with another week off on my own to get straight but never mind, we had a good week

Where did we go?

 well we went to stay with some friends in Staffordshire and had a lovely afternoon in Stoke on Trent at the Emma Bridgewater factory
The men went off to some aeroplane museum !
We didn't have time for a factory tour but plenty of time for the girls to do some pottery painting and large slices of cake and coffee all served on dotty china in the lovely cafe area whre there was this fantastic cooker, I wish it was mine but sadly no....

They had a lovely factory shop where Mr V said I could choose something for my birthday next month. I havn't unpacked the bag yet so I will show you another time.
I have to look foward to a jug in the classic spot pattern
For mum in laws Birhday I bought a jug and plate in the pink heart pattern and as I spent a certain amount (not mentioned in case Mr V is reading!) there was a free mug thrown in !!

I fancied the oilcoth table covering but it was £25 per metre and as I would need two metres probably I thought I had better not  !

What a lovely day, we are looking foward to the parcel arriving with Miss V's plate and cup and saucer

Have  a good week

Sue x

Happy new year .... at last !

 Well Hello at last and a belated Happy New Year !
It's almost February already and I have been neglecting blog writing but still reading them most days. Anyway must try harder this year !

At the end of the Christmas holidays we had a few hours on one of our lovely local beaches Bigbury  in South Devon.
It was very windy and cold but it blew the cobwebs away and we sat in the car after with a lovely hot chocolate

 I went for a paddle in my wellies

 Back home for a cup of tea and something tasty from the new set of tins I had for Christmas
I love these tins and saw them in the autumn so put them on my Christmas list

I sneakily bought Miss V to give to Mr V another lovely Emma Bridgewater mug for our collection. They are quite expensive to buy for no reason so this is my sneaky way of getting them! he he
We are going to the Emma Bridgewater pottery painting centre soon and I hope there will be a shop there as I still have a little bit of Christmas money left to spend

Well I am going to have to go as Miss V will be home from school in a minute and it is hammering down with hail or sleet or something out there.

I will put the heating and candles on and look foward to a cosy Friday night with curry and wine later mmmm

Have a great weekend
Sue x

Merry Christmas

Hi All
Sorry I have been a very bad blogger the last few months
Just been busy with normal life but I have been reading blogs
Have a lovely time and I will try harder to post next year !
Just painted my nails bright red with white dots and off to a friend for mulled wine in a minute
Merry Christmas and a happy new year
Sue x

Just popped up to say Hello

Hello

Long time its been too !

It was August the last time I posted and now its October (I think as as sit here in the evening in short sleeves)

Well the school holidays passed very quickly and I started my extra hours at work. Goodness I didn't realise how many hours I used to have to myself. Even though I was always busy building up my sales. I am enjoying the job although its hard working school terms and not being able to have a days leave if I wanted one. Oh well it'll soon be half term. I will get used to it I know its just different and very convenient being within easy walking distance and all the holidays off.

I am getting a bit behind with things and the house is even more untidy than usual. Have been squeezing in reading blogs but havn't been able to get around to posting much at the moment.

Anyway I logged in now to show you the great Seaside Swap parcel I had from Tracy at Mad about Bags I loaded the photos and then it went wrong and they all dissapeared and not still on the camera ! I will have to take some more asap and show you then (obviously less the lovely packaging) sorry about that Tracy

Hopefully back in a day or so

Sue x

I'm back to blogging !

 Hi All
Long time no speak ey !
All fine here, we have been on another holiday to the lovely Isle of Wight. We went the day after school finished so it was a bit busy that week packing and things.
It was our third year in a row and loved it as much as ever.

A funny thing was though, we had a meal at the 'restaurant' on the site where the caravan was on the first night and we ordered a bottle of wine (of course!) and the bar had run out of glasses so they gave us plastic slush cups to drink the wine from !!

In the end we got some dirty glasses from an uncleared table and washed them in the basin in the ladies toilet - what a start to the holiday. We did have some lovely meals out after that though

Anyway now its back down to earth and the rest of the school holidays
I am trying to get things listed on Ebay and having a big stock clearout with some low start prices to clear the decks a bit
Some Vernon Ward pictures to start with
See here if you would like to

 Does anyone remember a doll called Flotti from the seventies?
I had one myself. She came with clothes printed on fabric to be cut out and glued together.
She bought back some memories - may even be mine ?

I have been doing some crochet as well, I will take some pictures to show you soon

Back soon hopefully and I will try and bring some brighter weather - very grey and damp here in Devon today

Sue x