I came across this vintage ceramic farm animal in a local shop the other day and couldn’t resist bringing her home with me. When I was little my parents both worked full time Monday to Friday so our Saturdays had a pretty routine format…
Read MoreAll in a morning’s work! 05.00 Up and shower, fill the flask with hot water for tea, put the last few items into the car and check I’ve got my float. 05.45 Set off on the deserted roads with only the company of magpies, rabbits and a rather straggly fox that is walking down the centre of the dual carriageway! 06.20 Arrive and join the queue outside the gates but before long I’m in and see that the field is already full of shoppers…
Read MoreOn a recent fossicking trip I came across this little cup and saucer duo by Royal Stafford China featuring Shakespeare Cliff, Dover. My husband, who lived in Dover for a while, remembered going down to Shakespeare Beach, to the westward side of Admiralty Pier and the harbour, on a school field trip to draw the beach and cliffs, but wasn’t quite sure how to access the area now. So, on a super sunny morning this week we set off in search of the elusive pathway.
Read MoreSt. Margaret’s Bay – from the Crusades to Hollywood! My regular trips in search of vintage booty recently took me to the village of St. Margaret’s-at-Cliffe, a settlement known at the time of the Domesday Book as Sancta Margharita, which is situated around 2 miles from Deal at South Foreland on the White Cliffs.
Read MoreTravels with a Denbac Monk Bottle! Introducing Brother Bradshaw who will be accompanying me on my travels in the coming months as I seek out interesting stories with a vintage flavour.
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