Living in a Box

Tea Time

One of my favourite cups & saucer sitting quietly on top of our old piano. I have 2 of them - really wish I had the whole set. Can you tell I love roses ?   

Glorious Colour

The colours in this little jar caught my eye immediately in our little local Charity shop. We don't get an awful lot of really nice stuff here...the shop is just too small. But this little treasure was irresistible. I don't quite know where I'll put it yet. For now, it's on my desk and I'll just admire it for a few days. 

Mmmmm - Apples

A couple of weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, my mother, daughter and I (yes...three generations of thrifters) set out on an expedition to visit all the Charity shops in a nearby town. We spent a couple of hours there and had great fun.  We also found a few very nice bits and pieces. This wooden wall hanging is one of them, and I really like it. I have the perfect place for it in the kitchen. My kitchen is painted white, and the tiles are white. Most of my accessories are green - a real country green - with a dash of red here and there just add some spice.

This fits in just right.

Mr Noah

"Mr Noah built an ark,
Mr Noah built an ark,
The animals went in two by two,
The animals went in two by two,
The rain came down and the floods came up,
Noah and the animals floated on the top.
The raindrops stopped - the floods went down
Noah and the animals floated to the ground."

We sing this song every Sunday in our Children's Bible Class. Imagine how thrilled I was when I saw this little treasure in our local Charity shop. The manager had just put it out when I grabbed it. She commented "I knew that wouldn't be here long. I should have doubled the price !" I laughed.

The roof at the front flips back and it's filled with little carved wooden animals. Yes...two of each.

Look at the detail on this little hinge.

How exciting. It is old and I love it. So do the grandchildren. I allowed the little one to play with it and she was very careful. She asked "Is this for us ?" I replied "No darling - this is Granny's toy". She turned to Granddad with a look of disgust and said "Granny has a toy. Is that funny or not ?" We had a good laugh at her. But no...it's not funny, and as much as I love her, it is Granny's toy.