Vintage Pleasure

Slacking

Well hello there old friends.I know have been seriously slacking on the old blog front just recently. Have you noticed? My sisters certainly have.Hi Julie.Hi Clare!

I completely missed a birthday post for myself and most importantly for the baker of the family.Maisie. She was 12 last week.Seriously how did that happen? I mean how did my baby grow so big? Anyone know where I can get me something to stop them growing up? I'll pay good money honestly. I have some spare cash after some seriously good thrifting lately.

Who knew 25p and a little elbow grease could make me smile so much.

I mean just look at the coffee pot over the campfire. Just too good.

I will be back to give the birthday girl her own post.Just let me catch up with myself first. You all fancy popping back?

The Sun Is Out And The Thrifting Is Good

Well not only has the weather been good this week but so has the thrifting.

3 of these gorgeous vintage deckchairs came home with this week for less than a tenner!

So if you need me I'll be in the garden.

Have a good one. xxx

The Rain Has Gone

Yippee! I think the weather read my last post and felt sorry for me.This morning it has brought me the bluest skies I have seen in a long while.I have even hung my washing on the line.Oh yes it feels good.Good to have bare arms and open shoes, good to have to squint at the sun.Ummm... now where are my sunglasses?

I'm looking forward to another daisy belt from Josie after the school run this afternoon.Oh how I like to be able to amble home in the sunshine rather than run to the car avoiding the raindrops!

Happy day to you all. xxx

It's Raining Again

Yep, after teasing us with a taste of spring, maybe even summer, the good old weather is back to rain. Good job I picked this beauty up thrifting a few weeks ago.

That was a very good thrifting day in fact as I picked up the vintage suitcase too along with lots of other bits and pieces all for £6.

Lily claimed the umbrella as hers after a mum daughter Flickr convo!

P.S. Thank you so much for all your kindness over our kitty loss.I still expect to hear his bell.So strange he isn't here.

Feline sad

This beautiful little fella was run down and killed on wednesday night.

He was the gentlest cat you ever met.It doesn't seem that long ago that we were here before.

So like I said we are feeling sad.

Just Chatting With Josie

In the car this morning...

Josie "Mum that lady on the radio just said the bum word"

Me; "The what word?!"

Josie; " You know a...Sssss"

Me; "oooo..."

Josie; " No hold on, she might have been talking about donkeys"

Me; ...smile...and relax!

Observations Kitty Style

I love finding all the bits of paper my girls leave hanging around the place.Notes asking each other to play, lists of things they want to do,little love letters to me or their Daddy.Even the odd ones that say things like  'Maisie you smell like poo' make me smile. The best are often just little observations and no-body does them better than Kitty.

 

So here are some observations, Kitty style, that I recently found.

1. My mum cooks exolenta soop. She is the best mum ever.

2. Sammy and Josie are adisted to the computer.

3. My dad eats 2 or 3 bowls of breakfast a day.

5. Lily is a great sister and she loves and cares for people.

6. Maisie is obsest with her hair and she is pretty.

So sweet.I almost hope she nevers learns to spell perfectly.

Cake For Anyone?

I'm only asking because if you are interested I could let you use my vintage desert forks.

Go on I know you want to. Just look at them in all their £1 and 50 pence worth of scrumptiousness. I'm sure you are powerless to resist!

So what should I bake lemon drizzle cake or Victoria sponge?

Josie's Birthday

As my lovely sister pointed out I haven't posted photos of Josie's 6th birthday.So here they are...

...party food...

...birthday cake(s)...

...a new birthday dress...

...and a birthday snuggle...

...that's my girl!

I still can't believe that my baby is six.Tell me how did that happen? You'll be telling me next that I'm going to be 38 next week!

Back To Normal

Well the girls went back to school today after a very busy but happy school holiday.If feels like we have done so much and when I think about it we really have.

We kicked the holidays off with a visit here and I got to snuggle the cutest garden gnome ever.Honestly she is so cute.I love me my baby fix.Nothing quite so calming as holding a sleeping baby.Nothing like it at all.

Bella worked her way through my girls.Being an artist with Kitty.

Making sure Maisie looked after baby Lily properly!

She even managed to coax a very poorly feeling Josie into playing for just a while. They are normally double trouble but Josie really wasn't her normally boisterous self.In fact she spent most of her time like this.

Curled up on one of Mandas lovely quilts.

Then of course my Lily got to hold baby Lily.Very sweet.Very, very sweet.

It doesn't seem five minutes ago that my Lily was that tiny.Where does all the time go? I mean my own baby was 6 yesterday. Six ?! That can't be can it? She tells me it really is true.She's six now.I'll post some birthday photos soon.Well as soon as I can be bothered to load the photos that is.