Sunday 29 September 2013

Dad - the Arctic Star

This is Dad! or Grandad Stan to my daughters and grandchildren.  He's 88 and coming to live with me very soon and I can't wait.  Lots of people have said how difficult it will be - but I just don't believe them, he's perennially cheerful!  Among other things  I need to get back to cooking proper meals and Dad being here will make me do it!  
This picture was taken a couple of months ago when he got he Arctic Star, 12 crossings on the North Atlantic convoys !  We never heard him talk much about the war until he got his medal and then we were amazed at what he'd done!
We've already booked for a December trip to Center Parcs with the kids - he hasn't had a holiday for a while because he's been looking after his other half.  He's looking forward to getting in the pool.  Hope I'm like him when I'm 88, hope I get to 88 ........

Friday 20 September 2013

Wet and Windy in Morecambe

You know when I started doing this blog - I thought it would be easy to do a couple of posts a week - Ha!  Its now 10 days since the last one - all sorts of garbage got in the way and some good things as well!
One of the good things was on Sunday we ( youngest daughter and I ) went to the vintage fair in Morecambe.  I freaked out on the Friday before because I read that North Western coastal towns would be hit by 70 mph gales on the Sunday and there would be structural damage.... not too keen on driving anyway... so had a bit of a panic on.  As it happened I got there OK before the weather took a really bad turn, met the daughter (Rachel), who came up from Preston and we got the stuff into the venue before it poured!  It did the cats and dogs while we were in there - but when we came out the sun was shining!  Sadly the weather had a bit of an impact on the number of people who turned up - but it gave us more chance to talk to people! and to be silly in the photo booth!

Other good things that have happened - Middle granddaughter started school and loves it! She's  so keen to get there it's upsetting, no time for the last minute cuddle..... but it's so much easier than if she didn't want to go.
The lovely little coat in one of the other posts has sold - I get attached to things - I could do a whole item on the things I really liked that I had to let go....but everytime something sells I cheer myself up by getting new stock in, retail therapy!!!
We've just started a Facebook page for the vintage stuff, of course Rachel set it up.   I am a complete imbecile on Facebook  I never know now whether I'm commenting as me or as my alter ego Edith and Rose - that's the problem with getting old, technology gets to be a mystery..... If I ever work out how to do it I'll put a link to Facebook on this site....

Friday 6 September 2013

Duck Weather

At last - September brings the summer we are used to - rain!!!

Rain drops on telephone wires....
Duck's having fun....babies off their hands (wings)... having a get together
Muddy boots in kitchen and a good cup of tea!!!

Sunday 1 September 2013

Adorable!

Sometimes, while looking about for nice vintage items, you come across something absolutely adorable like this toddler's  Harris tweed coat from the 1950's, handwoven in the Outer Hebrides! 
I think I want to keep it - but common sense dictates it needs to go in the shop - shame......


Although it buttons both ways - don't you think it's more of a boys coat?- reminiscent of Prince Charles when he was little!