Change of Life

This week marks my the beginning of new adventures ahead for me. I resigned from the Public Hospital system and I'm taking a break for a while. Lots more changes will happen along the way

 

My Library colleagues presented me with a beautiful vintage illuminated world globe which had been in the archive room for decades ( circa 1960s) Perfect for my old library catalogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the holiday monday  Mr VL and I took a trip to the Fisherman's Markets at Port Adelaide and I found some gorgeous old books with sweet frontpieces which I enjoy collecting .These 2 were Sunday school prizes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr VL bought home from work a nice pot plant holder...its nice and rusty...perfect for herbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lovely flowers from my last day at work

 

 

 

Sunday morning in the garden

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A Blue Day

I called into the Animal Welfare Shop on Friday and found a couple of blue and white pieces

 

This chinz vase is quite large and will be great for hydrangas

 

 

 

A sweet jug

 

 

 

 

 

My 3rd King Penguin arrived in the mail this week

 

 

 

The garden has slowly recovered from the heatwave.....spinach,cucumbers,spring onions,parsley,tomatoes,basil and chilli

 

 

 

Time to trim up the topiaries and hedges

A Good Day's Haul

I hit a few op shops this week and found an eclectic mix of bargains . I was gobsmacked to find this highly collectable vintage  Royal Worcester  porcelain egg coddler  "Palmyra" for $2, at a Quaker shop.

 

 

 

Another old book to add to my growing collection  c1897 found in a junk shop in the Adelaide Hills

 

 

 

 

I found some great stuff at the Animal Welfare Shop

 

 

A vintage "Stratton" compact with monogram, yay now I have 6 in my little collection

 

 

Another large white bowl

 

 

Always happy to buy Tupperware for $2

 

 

This week's mail bought my second King Penguin book for my new collection.

 

 

 

I first read about this beauties in "Homes and Antiques" in an article written by one of the BBC Antique Road Show experts and fell in love with their covers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday morning cherry tomato haul!


This morning the garden fragrance is divine....and looking fresh (before the next heatwave strikes)



 

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A Classic Saturday Find

We were up early this morning  to haunt a book sale at a local church that I picked up great old books last time and it didn't disappoint ..... I love this old  classic book and a bargain at $5. I wonder what happened to Emma

The  first King Penguin book arrived in the post, for  my new collection. There are 79 gorgeous collectable editions in the series to find and they all have wonderful covers from the 1940s  to 1950s. This one is number 30. I fell in love with them after seeing a story in BBC Homes &Antiques magazine last year all displayed together

I opened a Christmas gift yesterday for the first time... a gorgeous quilt roll on winter!

We are battling to keep our vegetable garden alive in the above century heat

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