Little things this week
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 3 Comments 
Busy busy busy at work! As a treat on the way to the train home I picked up these magnolia branches. Hopefully I can force them. If not they are still a lovely shape.
A local shop is closing and I dropped in to pick up some bargains. It will be sad to see this local treasure trove close but the owner is changing direction and will be selling online. I scooped up some old wooden Indian printing blocks. I have always had a thing for these. Maybe I'll try them out ... maybe not :)
Thrifting has been patchy but I did manage to score a vintage Marimekko table cloth and some Hornsea Saffron soup bowls (6), side plates (5), tea cups (6)and saucers (4), a jug, one saltand one egg cup. I, of course, do not really need these but $4 for the cloth and $10 for all the Hornsea meant they HAD to come home with me. Anita? Carmel? Can you find a home?
Hopefully I'll have my mitts on more party photos this week and if I'm brave enough I'll publish some. On the home front I was just about to order the pendant light for the living room when a certain naughty parrot (Portia not Puki) caused a commotion on Friday morning when it was discovered that she had chewed through not one but four electrical wires in the stables. Exposed live wires, a 150 year old wooden ceiling and the need to rush off to work are not a good combination. The sparky has isolated the circuits and all is safe. Portia is sulking in her cage and the electrician is coming back on Monday to quote on the repairs. We'll need to have the whole area rewired (she managed to fluke chewing every circuit) and probably have to place the wires in conduits to prevent it happening again as the wires run across the ceiling and bricks and cannot be hidden unless we sheet everything. That will ruin the look of the stables and cost even more. Bye bye living room light for the moment :(
Reader Comments (3)
those freaking birds of yours. thanks gawd they're so damn gorgeous!
as if you got hornsea and marimekko so cheap.
and i see a couple of pieces of art that look familiar. :)
Finally putting things out that you sent me. Took me long enough didn't it.
I think Carmel's your girl with this one... I've looted your place quite enough...but I know what you mean that you can't leave it behind. I haven't checked on your page for a while. Have to let you know how terrific that party looked the other week. You have a great bunch of mates definitely! xx