Thursday, 28 January 2010

Going for a song





I'm rather pleased with my little yellow vase;
a pleasing charity shop find, in amongst the tat.
My local thrift stores are not the happy hunting grounds 
that seem to exist only in dreams 
or transatlantic blogs.
There, a cornucopia of exquisite embroidered cloths,
vintage china, milk vases, kitchenalia,
 heirloom quilts and cashmere jumpers
are 'going for a song'.



Oh... the late lamented Arthur Negus and Humph.
So sedate. 
Watch this if you feel at all agitated and all will be well.

5 comments:

  1. finally time to come visit here! i've been following your blog on my reader, but i haven't had much time to jump over. i love your new look! it's fresh, simple and beautiful:)

    thank you for your kind words concerning my little girl. they are much appreciated!

    ha! i have Gombrich's Little History of the World on my amazon wishlist! i have yet to read it, but i want to add it in for my girls' history!

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  2. No such charity shops here, either. Maybe they're all in Canada, or Kansas.

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  3. I don't know much about coloured glass but I was reading Whitefriars glass recently and I wonder if this vase is one of theirs?

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  4. Yes, very sober and calming. No screaming audiences or zappy camera angles!

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