Here are those naughty mice and Toad, Ratty and Mole who have been hiding in blog space somewhere.

 I love these stories, Toad has always been my role model. The Sleeping Beauty book has illustrations I've never seem before.

more market photos and other finds

This is the tablecloth I bought.The tray that I love heaps.

More photos from the market. These ladies above were selling aprons and bags the red one of which you can see in the photo, the bags were very cute.
The ladies here were selling new things made from very NZ fabric and such like.

more market photos

Some more photos from the market, the top a photo of a really nice stall, and the next one of a stall which had these really clever cake stands made of odd plates with a theme, seperated by odd wine glasses glued to the plate below these were very nice but someone had glued glass buttons to the plates. We that is Larissa, Chris and I liked them but when it came down to it, where would we store them, no room at the inn, I'm afraid. The last photo is Lauren's stall and she had made all her pretty things and her errings in particular were really lovely, using lots of buttons which are always a favourite of mine. That's it for now it took over 1 hour to download these 4 photos some I'm calling it a day, before I go crazy.

Vntage Market

Stall at Vintage Fair

The fair/market was held at a private house in an old working class part of town. If you want people to know where your going you usually say near the glue factory and everyone knows where you are. So I met Larissa at Chris's (friends) and Larissa had a suprise for us both which I can't divulge at this time, but I can say I shall be or we shall  be having a very very boozy Chrismas Cake.(Note I used capitals for the cake) enough said.

So after the division of spoils, we left for the market, in Woolston, I had of course googled a map and was confident where to go with Larissa following in her mini. Well the map didn't quite show the sharp turn we had to make to get on to Connal St. but we both made it ok. Jensen would have been proud of me. We got a park and this is a area which has some old houses (old in NZ sense not a Northern hemisphere sense) and some empty sections and new industrial buildings, we followed a stream of people and behind a lage hedge was a delightful old small villa. There were at least 9 stalls, one selling vintage clothes( not in my size of course, ) but someone with a great eye had put together a great selection. Two lovely ladies selling aprons (photo to come) when computer behaves, various odds and sods and a young girl selling errings, brooches and hair thingies. The house was open and every room had a amazing collection of things, everything you can think of that's old and interesting plus some refashioned things. No photos here it was to crowded, and you would have only seen a collection of fellow vintage fans(people fans I mean) not any articles. Now Larissa and I were tempted by some fabric, but it was too expensive I know hard to belive that I actually put fabric back when told of the price, but I did and so did Larissa. We made our way to the kitchen and they had glass lemon squeezers for $12.00 and both Chris and I thought  our plastic ones at home were looking more attractive by the minute. So what did I buy, well I didn't buy the flour shaker thing which still had flour in it, I don't think it was for sale but  it didn't have a red dot on it. I did buy a tray vaguely oriental in design I have a thing for willow pattern and it many variations. One table cloth with roses on it, which the seller said she liked so much she wanted to keep it herself, which obviously precluded her washing it, as it was dirty. A pair of button errings by Lauren who can be found at thislittlepiggee@gmail.com and at pillow case (I know,I know but it won't be a pillow case in it's next life). And that was it, I have more photos which will post later. We did have a look at a homeware shop in Ferrymead but it was a quick look although I did get a good idea there, which I am thinking about making will let you in on it later, but I had to collect the boy. Tom, at  Uni as he had just sat his second exam. Stress oh stress, the exams are nearly over, one more to go on Monday and then AJ starts his NCEA, why is it the parents could sit the exams with all they have learned over the year but it's up to the children who went to school or Uni and learnt nothing who sit  them. If you look at the photo at the top you will see a willow pattern tin and you'll think why didn't she buy that, well I'll tell you, 2 weeks ago while foraging I found a tin similar but darker blue, I bought it, it was dirty I put it in the dishwasher, I took it out of the dishwasher it was very, very clean and had no pattern left on it, I can't bring myself to tell how much that shiny old tin that is the back of the cupboard cost me so we'll say no more. Hope to tell about the Stash/Rehash being held on Sunday.

Dave the Cat

I'm trying not to let the fact that no-one has read by blog upset me so I'll think of this as talking to myself. Which I do anyway, so after many years of boy world I have decided to show my true colours and go girly. I've started by buying and hanging a new pink notice board, see above not as I hoped alongside this entry. I'm going to a vintage Fair/Market( I wonder where the idea came from) on Saturday and I,m looking forward to it , not sure what to expect but going with an open mind and a open purse. Ops the photos aren't going where I want, but Dave is" the boss" and we mere mortals obey his orders. Top right is a photo of Dave and his slave AJ who calls him his" furry brother", it's so hard being a school boy on holiday. Yes he is a school boy just a very large one.

I am writing this with my empty clothes line outside the window, it was raining so heavily this morning I didn't put out any washing, but now of course it's fine,if a bit cool and windy. This appalling spring weather can be blamed on me, first back in September I took our electric blanket of the bed, stupid of course it turned cold, second I bought jandels on the weekend, the curse of the weather gods is on us. Ok. have put photo up, yes this blog is proving so stressful I,m not sure Tom's and mine mother/son relationship can survive the teaching me computer skills required. I have also got a picture of my Christmas quilt I have finished, it was lying in my UFO pile for 2 years but is finished. ok I see I'm still a lot to learn but at the top is my quilt on it's side, but your head on a angle and you'll see it better.