Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Shallow, that's me................

Felt pretty fed up first thing this morning - torrential rain, a leak in the back door of my car (I won't tell you the make of my car, but I went to Halfords recently and asked for "Some oil for my S****" - "Seems a fair swap to me" quipped the man....so yes it's one of those), just missed out on a couple of things I wanted at the Flea market...... :(  etc..

Then by mid-morning, things seemed better - because I'm so shallow, that little purchases cheer me up!  Went to Waitrose and bought two lovely mugs - stoneware, dipped glaze - astonishingly for Waitrose - £2 each! - they look like something you'd pay £10 for in Habitat -

 
Two new books too!!  Hurrah.
 
Then I found a tiny brown set of shelves in a charity shop - painted them blue this afternoon -
 
 
And a huge, Mexican-looking dish (it was from The Pier in a former life) for £2.99 :) -
 
 
And a sweet little pot -
 
 
And best of all, noticed two little irises in the garden, battling the elements - not very focused pic, as so windy! -
 
 
Anyway, off to see Holy Motors at the Film Society tonight - looks pretty bonkers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NWu9WjEcdbk
 
 
Have a good week!
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15 comments:

  1. Things and Thoughts5 February 2014 at 11:10

    Little purchases cheer me up too! I love all your finds but this Mexican dish is fantastic!!! Enjoy !
    Hugs from me!

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  2. gillyflower5 February 2014 at 11:21

    Looks like your day just got better and better after a miserable start! Great finds, love the mugs and the shelf looks lovely. It's a positive thing to be able to be cheered up by small everyday things I think, not shallow - or if it is shallow then thats me included too!
    Gill xx

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  3. Anne5 February 2014 at 11:25

    Lovely finds. I really love the little dresser that you painted. What are you going to put on it?

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    1. Vintage Tea Time5 February 2014 at 15:06

      Well, Anne, I'm gong to put a price tag on it! It's going in my unit in the shop. It's very sweet, but I've got nowhere to put it.

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  4. CJ5 February 2014 at 14:25

    What great finds. I could have done with that kind of cheering up today as well. I really love the mugs, I'm wondering when I'l next be in Waitrose...

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  5. Rosie6 February 2014 at 01:13

    Little treats always cheer you up don't they? I like the shape of the mugs and I like the colour you've apinted the shelves with. I used to like The Pier - shame they closed down. Hope you enjoyed the film:)

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    1. Vintage Tea Time6 February 2014 at 01:43

      It was a very bizarre, surreal film, Rosie! We decided that we'd go to all the films at the local Film Society whether we really fancied them or not - it's been good to go out of one's comfort zone! I liked The Pier too.

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  6. Beth of The Linen Cat6 February 2014 at 10:45

    Ha ha - new things cheer me as well - I do like those mugs!

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  7. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms7 February 2014 at 03:08

    Lovely buys VTT. The mugs are really lovely and a bargain for 2 quid each. I'm fed up of our leaky roof. We've had three separate leaks in as many months.....bah......xx

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  8. Young at Heart7 February 2014 at 06:29

    never underestimate the power of a purchase treat.....any purchase!!

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  9. thriftwood7 February 2014 at 09:01

    Aw, hope you're not fed up any more ... A little spend always makes things better, doesn't it?

    Thanks for popping over to me earlier, you're always welcome xxx

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  10. Helen Philipps7 February 2014 at 12:37

    I'm glad your little treats cheered you up! I love new books and new china too....usually do the trick! And some flowers too :) Your little iris look so pretty. Hope you have a lovely weekend.
    Helen xx

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  11. Anonymous11 February 2014 at 05:44

    Can't beat a bit of dipped glaze stoneware - they looked a lovely shape too. Just right for cradling with one hand while the other turns the pages of a book. Don't tell me what happens in Life After Life - I've got 2 others in front of it in the Unread Queue! Tonia x

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  12. Elizabeth26 February 2014 at 10:52

    I've just found your lovely blog and see that you've bought "Life after Life" and wondered if you've read it yet and what do you think of it. I was tempted last week in our local bookshop. Hopefully the crochet is going well, I too learnt recently and have some way to go to get it right.

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