MY CHILDHOOD REVISITED

When I was little my uncle Mervin who was a chief fireman In Monmouth wales had to very sadly attend the aberfan disaster , ( when a slag heap slid down the vallely and enveloped a school and village in mud) killing 144 people ,114 been children in 1966 ,do you remember it? very very tragic, any way my uncle bought a raffle ticket that was part of the drive to raise funds for the community and he won the most beautiful dolls pram, coach built black and shiny , (probably donated by a toy shop?). I remember the day he gave it to me with lovely embroidered bedding and a dolly , it was so beautiful and I treasured it! When I left home for my first flat ,my mother gave it away ( had been stored in the dinning room at my family home since my childhood)I was devastated , when I demanded she got it back, it had been left out side and very abused and was ruined ..sob..sob.. having had two boys , so no girly , dolly things re entered my life this way and I have all ways secretly wished for a pram so .... on Monday a local antique dealer rang to say come and see what she had found.. da da ..




its a lovely vintage Triang 50,s doll pram , what do you think!

I am going to make some lovely bedding out of brightly coloured embroidered old table cloths, I also managed to get a sewing machine this week end from a lovely lady on free cycle, so their will be no stopping me now!!


Nat and D both think I have lost the plot and keep mentioning regression and dementia!!!



On saturday I went to a fantastic vintage/ craft fair in Masham , a stunning little market town close to where I live, and a had the great pleasure of meeting a fellow blogger , the lovely Catherine of alchamillamolly
she had a stall ( I forgot to take my camera so no pics,sorry) with so many lovely things she had made and also vintage bits and pieces , as I had just bought the pram ,I limited my self to this lovely bunting she had cleverly made from Cath Kidston fabric, I was so thrilled to meet her and her lovely friend(sorry forgotten her name) and so glad to meet my new blogging friend in the flesh. We have arranged to meet again , we both agreed that blogging great for connecting with like minded people and making new Friends!!!





Today the weather has been lovely and after my usual car boot pilgrimage I spent some lovely relaxing time here in my garden readind the papers sipping coffee and pottering about , with my little stone friend who had his eye on the bird house, ..

and my real furry baby Malachy , who so enjoyed the warmth , and cake crumbs! I will show you my car boot treasures latter in the week, hope you have had a lovely week end and got to relax as much as Malachy!!!

BRING ME SUNSHINE

This morning some friends came over for the day and we all went for a walk ,to enjoy the wonderful warm sunny day ,Fergal sun bathing
The river Swale and beautiful wood land close to our house , look at that sunshine....

WE found this deer scull on the moors, bit grim but interesting , I will put it in the garden..What we had for lunch ,sausage casserole cooked in ale with Herby dumplings served with Stilton mash...nice even though I say it my self.
This is my every day pottery

After a long day and waving good bye to our friends , I then retired to the bathroom to gather my thoughts and relax ,and Look what was waiting for me to read in the bath country living ,English and the USA version, I subscribe to booth, one of my little pleasure's. This I bought at a car boot in Normandy ,2 euro es a bargain I think!
D hates this picture , He says she looks miserable! I rather like her , its quite a old picture and I think she looks serene,what do you think?
I spent a lovely hour in here relaxing , after a stressy night and busy day don't you think I deserved it? !
This is the base of an olds gas lamp that we adapted in to a soap dish holder.
This is my Press where I keep all my linen and towels , the wire basket filled with loo rolls I bought in Honfluer last summer , it brings back lovely memories of a fab place.

Last night my 16 year old camped out with a group of friends ,boys and girls, Yes I know its early March and still officially winter . I did,nt want him to go for many reasons , the cold, the dangers that my mothers mind sees, I don't know about any of you with teenagers of this age , but I find it so hard to juggle my feelings of protectiveness with letting him have his independence and to gain life experience ... So he went ,kitted out with enough provisions he could barley carry them, Supplied by a fussing me , his words as he headed to the door were ! " no mum I don,t need a flask of horlicks ", . They camped about 1/2 a mile away in some open fields, At about 11,o,clock , after me saying too many times , do you think he,s OK, ...D gave in and SAS style crept along the river bank in the dark and peered at the camp site to make sure they looked OK, his comment on reporting back to me was ,I could get bloody arrested for hiding behind trees in the dark peering at children!!!! I spent a sleeplessish night ... half listening for a phone call or knock on door( to be fare he as camped out before ,but in high summer and 200 yard from home)H e was fine , had a great time and came home covered in mud this morning with a group of friends, who got feed bacon sarnies ,but they didn,t seam keen to drink the huge flask of horlicks I prepared earlier!!!