tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62913895233553821372024-02-07T21:15:14.962+00:00Vintage cottageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11664195073850900270noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291389523355382137.post-9027674435480294932011-10-30T00:52:00.008+01:002011-10-30T08:28:21.300+00:00What do you get when you take….<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">... One little boy with a plaintive face,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">One devoted Granny,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And a motley collection of feathers, leather and beads?</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Then after you've spent several hours contemplating, stitching, pricking your fingers and swearing . </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It's finally finished - well almost.</span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Result….One very happy Big Chief Oscar!</span></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I know, the buffalo horns in the first picture gave it away! And I couldn’t even use them as they’re too heavy.</span><br />
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In the spring of last year, whilst trimming a topiarised golden cypress and tottering on the top of my stepladder, straining to reach the last "ball", a small bird flew out at top speed within inches of my face. Well I nearly fell backwards with shock, as it was obvious I'd disturbed its nest, and it was a <em>goldcrest, </em>it had to be, it was so small. <br />
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After recovering my composure, a quick delve into the thicket of branches revealed a tiny nest, complete with seven equally tiny eggs. So I did the decent thing and retreated in haste and resolved to leave it undisturbed. Several months later, the nest was empty and my conscience was salved! The birds did not reappear this year so I've taken the nest down for my grandson's nature table. Here it is, completely flattened now, but it was ball shaped originally.<br />
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It's made of tiny twigs, lichen, moss and weeny feathers and bound together with cobwebs.<br />
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But the reason for the goldcrest's intelligence? Not that it had the sense not to come back to my tree, not that it can construct a beautiful nest in miniature, but the tree is called - <em>Cuppressus macrocarpa "Goldcrest"!!</em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11664195073850900270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291389523355382137.post-84242380066587277002011-09-04T16:06:00.001+01:002011-09-04T16:32:19.630+01:00All the fun of the Kitsch and Stitch Fair!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, Saturday 3<sup>rd</sup> September dawned full of promise of a lovely day out in glorious weather, to the ancient and historic town of Cranbrook, Kent.</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #444444;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11664195073850900270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291389523355382137.post-49129650732160839432010-08-02T07:35:00.030+01:002010-08-02T08:47:25.405+01:00A woman's work is never done.<div style="text-align: center;">Part 1 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday morning blues</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Such a lot of washing to do every Monday, it's no wonder my hands are so dry and sore.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I shall rub some Snowfire in - that should do the trick. My mother used to swear by it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And once the clothes are dry, there's still all that starching, ironing and goffering to do!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it my imagination, or is it only me and Mrs. Tiggywinkle who goffer these days?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do YOU goffer? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If only I could fast forward a few decades, they're bound to have a lot more choice in the 1950s!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I've been sorting through numerous boxes of <strike>crap</strike> vintage clutter today and found an authentic accompaniment for my Edwardian loo! It's a full box of 600 sheets of toilet paper, circa 1920/30. (No, I <em>haven't </em>counted them - the box just feels full)<br />
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It’s an Edwardian loo complete with wondrous floral decorations that are the perfect colour match for my bathroom! I’ve been looking out for one of these for several years, but they don’t come up very often and are usually <span style="color: #3d85c6;">blue and white.</span> Which I love of course, but they’re very expensive and obviously not the right colour. </div>
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So this had to be snapped up at the bargain price of £41! Oh, and petrol to Gillingham and back. A packet of Milliput will take care of the chips, and my friendly handyman, who is quite used to my eccentricities, will plumb it in. And if it doesn't work then it becomes an eye catching plant pot in the garden! </div>
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All I need now is a basin to match! Watch this space in another 5 years.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11664195073850900270noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291389523355382137.post-74208037337771003042010-04-02T21:29:00.001+01:002010-04-02T21:29:20.084+01:00Happy Easter to everyone<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-vintage-cottage/4484593646/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4484593646_38183a66f1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-vintage-cottage/4484593646/">Happy Easter to everyone</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-vintage-cottage/">the vintage cottage</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11664195073850900270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291389523355382137.post-78586406461907269792010-04-02T21:21:00.000+01:002010-04-02T21:22:33.285+01:00New kid on the blog<div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Please </em>be gentle with me!</span> This is my first posting of my new blog, and all of a sudden I feel terribly nervous, as though I have an audience! I should know better of course. H</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">aving read lots of homely blogs by ladies who love to create and collect gorgeous vintage, it's obvious just how friendly this area of Blogworld is. </span></span><br />
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