Monday 28 January 2013

New Horizons

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Florence is looking out on her new horizon…….as you know we currently live as far from the sea that you can get in England (The Cotswolds), and due to a change of circumstances and the offer of a Farm cottage, this Friday we, Michael, Florence maybe Tom & the Doglets and myself are moving to …………Dorset!

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We are looking forward to spending our summer evenings here, perhaps even swimming as we did one evening last summer.

Lily doglet will love it as she is a great swimmer, Florence will paddle and I expect Sako will go mad!!

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So we will be on our big adventure, be ready for lots of pics and info about this great County………

Monday 21 January 2013

Green means go

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If you are thinking that I have had a rush on buying green, you would be right, but all of the green pieces are my own colleted over many years, they have been in storage for a few months and now that we are moving on I decided that I must let them go……..

Monday 14 January 2013

This morning Flo had a surprise!
We then had to drive to Chepstow where it was pouring with rain,
and then on the way home it was lovely sunshine!!
When will we be doing this again??
 

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Hello, hello……..

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Another Marrakech pic…..no words needed I think?!

Tuesday 8 January 2013

Station Mill Yesterday..

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I have a small spot at Station Mill and would love to do “less is more”, I plan to do so, but it never quite works!
This week I have brought in a few more pieces of small furniture and my love, a few bits of garden stuff, a blue ladder and children’s chairs, a beautiful green wirework planter, a pair of Danish oars and some very bright vintage fabric a lovely sky blue with yellow tulips….more springlike?20130107_114732
As always there are lots of lovely items in stock throughout the shop….I seem to have been particularly drawn to sofas and cupboards this week!
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Saturday 5 January 2013

First January buys



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Not such an early start, however it was pitch black when we arrived, Why are the mornings so dark at the moment?

Anyway first buy, a pair of framed educational prints, just as light was breaking through, I never buy in the dark it is when mistakes occur but I knew that these wouldn’t be there too long…I also bought a fabulous set of industrial drawers….these items will be making there way to Dairy House soon.

On our way back, we popped into a little upmarket junk shop that has recently opened near to where we live. I go in nearly everyday as Martyn that owns it is always bringing new stock in.

I went to collect this teaset,  although I don’t usually buy them, with Spring just around the corner I felt compelled, he did have the most beautiful Victorian one in fine white bone china with a molded design and pale blue floral decoration but by the time I phoned him back it was sold……if you see it buy it….he who hesitates….

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OBVIOUSLY I didn’t just collect the teaset, he had brought in a nice pair of oars, what is a girl to do??????

Off to Malvern tomorrow to hopefully fill the van, and then next week a trip to Station Mill and one to Dairy House.

Oh I love the Spring….busy, busy, busy.


Tuesday 1 January 2013

Walkies!!

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On a bright, sunny Cotswold New Years Day morning, what else is one to do, other than take three lovely girls for a walk through the woods?!

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“Come on everyone” says Lily

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Blown over in the storms but still very beautiful

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Lily says “come on, we’ve done the woods, just up Dover’s Hill now”!

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Two happy doglets on the way home.

Things are a changing again this year, but what a lovely way to start it off.