OLD YORK OLD YORK

Well hello girls, how as your week been? just want to say I am always thrilled to receive your comments and I feel I am getting to know My regular comment girls as friends ,so thank you for taking the time and if you have ,nt commented before ,please do, as I love reading them.. On Thursday I snooked off for a bit of city living to York, as I knew it would be my only day off this week and I needed a city fix.. so glad I went as Cath was holding a party!!

Look at the shop window! cath was holding a vintage tea party, and I was invited!!

Pineapple chunks ,so 70,s don't you think? I can remember my grand ma serving them with carnation milk when I was a girl,

I spent ages just looking in the window savouring every thing before I went through the door, love the child's Stanley jumper, do you? I always feel a rush of excitement before I enter the shop....

Once inside don't know what to look at first, but spotted some Christmas cards on one of your blogs and knew I wanted some so headed to the Christmas section,

really like the bauble stocking... and the retro baubles

loved the red tapestry cushions ..

and of course all the china, i have so many of her mugs.. D would say to many!!

I really like the cowboy sofa, I wanted to be a cowboy when I was little ,yes a cowboy, I was brought up in a horsey household, dad a amateur jockey, grandfather a blacksmith, uncles hunted , I had a pony,ect, and i was a avid fan of John Wayne movies and my dad and i would watch them together , and when I used to announce I want to be a cow boy when I grow up, he used to say , that's great! and he bought me a cow boy outfit, he died when i was 18 , so you can see why I am rather drawn to the print!!but don't know if i could like with it in my house,could you?

If you go to York or are going to York some time, my favourite street for shopping is stone gate ,which id full of beautiful Georgian shops and the best shops! Like Wild Heart which I know I have blogged about before ,but it sells the loveliest thing..

What do fancy from the tempting window?

I really fell for this 1930,little bunny, his ears are so cute and realistic, but I resisted (just) as I have ordered some thing from a fellow blogger and crafter ,so had to be a bit steady! but if he is there next time I go and he is there......

Look at this fab Maileg danish elf, he is a advent elf..and is hung on the door to tempt you inside..

look at that face...

another maileg sweety..

and a whole gang of them , they are quite pricey but adorable, do you have any ?

this huge chap is out side a teddy bear shop on the same street.. he is over six feet tall,




just thought Jack Willis looked really lovely with all its traditional greenery outside the window, the whole of york felt so festive.. even though its only Nov..


This is stone gate with the cathedral at the top of the street, as night fell..

this is a great deli, the quiches are to die for, the goats cheese with caramelised red onion.. yum yum..

I was there so long the moon.... was out when I left, a girl from the country has to make the most of her to infrequent city visits, and i have to have plenty of cappachinos and cranberry toasted bread from star bucks, its the nearest to my home and its 45 miles to York!! So are you wondering what i spent my hard earned pennies on? Well I bought these rather kitsch vintage style Christmas decorations from paper chase....

this jaunty little dachshund with his jester out fit..theese sweet little pussy cats came home with me..this is my little stash of loot, do you like the felt sausage dog , he isn't just for Christmas ! these Cath cards , paper chains bought quite a few of theses, and the ribbon
so I had a lovely day, taking in the Christmas loveliness , and getting lots of ideas as I do the decorations where I work , and I will show you what I have been getting up to for the last couple of days in my next post, have a great week end, think of me having to work all week end , and enjoy the Sunday papers for me!! Linda x x