The heat that sails across the love ocean

Thank you thank you thank you!

For all your happy birthday wishes, and Facebook messages, and cards and gifts.

Truthfully, I was - am - a bit overwhelmed. 

But very grateful and appreciative too!

 

 

 

 

My birthday on Tuesday was a lovely day.

I'm not going to do a look at my gifts post, for fear of sounding like a acquisitive contestant on The Generation Game reciting items from the conveyor belt. And anyway, I didn't get a cuddly toy or a fondue set.

But I can happily show you this beautiful 1960-70s maxi dress, which was a gift from my dear friend Lucy, and which demanded to be worn immediately.

 

 

 

The prairie styling and pretty floral cotton look a lot like late 1960s or early 1970s Laura Ashley, but the dress is in fact by Just Jane, a label about which I can find no information.

 

 

 

No matter. I love it, and wafted about in my garden feeling like a Timotei or Cadbury's Flake girl.

 

See?

 

 

The kids had all made cards for me, but Littlest added an extra note;

 

Spelling... hmm, not so impressive, but you can't fault the sentiment and the poetic sensibility!

So while I was out with Jo for a birthday cappuccino on Tuesday morning, we saw a poster advertising a charity vintage sale the following day. Needless to say, we returned to see what was on offer, more in hope than expectation.

 

I found;

 

 

 

a beautiful 1960s Jinty's metallic mini dress (too small for me so destined for Ebay);

 

two lovely Victorian micromosaic brooches (dated thanks to the Youtube video which Clare shared a while back);

 

 

and a mahogany butler's tray with brass corners (don't know the date but I would hazard a guess at 1920-30s maybe?) and a hand-embroidered tray cloth (because it fitted perfectly.) 

Now the other items are today's Chesterfield flea market haul.

It looks like that parlour game where you are shown a tray of items to memorise, then one is secretly removed and you have to recall what's missing.

1960s patterns

1960s pressed glass vase (it looks like a Dalek when it's upside down)

1950s New Hall tea bowl

four 1960-70s stainless steel rings (I keep finding them!)

1930s hexagonal Woods Ivory Ware lidded tureen

The vase, tureen and bowl were from Joseph's 3-for-a-quid box.

The rings were £3 for all four (from Joe's Mrs, Wendy).

Patterns - a quid.

I love the fact that I can spend a fiver, and have a little collection of pretty, useful, interesting vintage items. Beats shopping in Primark any day of the week.

 

I seem destined never to have any decent photos of the Ladies Purse in action.

 

We performed woefully at the pub quiz last night, but had a huge laugh.

 

But goodness knows what happened to the pics...

We've gone all blurry and weird; it was a work/school night so honestly, no one was over-indulging. If only - then we could blame our shambolic performance on the booze.

 

 

1970s kaftan-style dress (I think it might be a nightie actually) - Ebay

Bangles and necklace - charity shopped and gifts

Hair flowers - retail and gift

Sandals - retail

Mexican woven tie belt - jumble sale ( I know it's Mexican cos my mate Ruth spotted me wearing it and said she had donated it to our last school jumble, and that she bought it while travelling!)

I hope your week has been excellent so far.

What are your plans for the weekend?

    xxxx