................and before the rain too
The grass in my new garden is growing like crazy but the weather has only been dry for a while between rain, not heavy downpours but enough to make the grass too wet for cutting. Saturday was horrible with drizzle on and off all day so it was good to open the curtains and find a beautiful Sunday morning, sunny enough for an early trip out to the car-boot sale.
Not many cars there this week - people were probably put off by Saturday's weather and a dubious forecast. It didn't take long to look round but I found a few useful things.
A pack of terracotta Das air-drying clay (after making the plant labels for the hampers for my sister and sister-in-law I wished I'd made some for me too - and now I can). £1.50. The gift set of secateurs and gloves for £2 will be a present. A Duplo police van for £1 to add to the box for the grandchildren. The new pack of Peek-a-Blocks will make a Christmas present for the new baby - I paid £1. The 3 coat hooks are much needed - there are no hooks like this anywhere here. I'm going to put them at the end of the hall, they cost me £2.
And finally the picture which I picked up because it looked interesting. I took it out of the frame which was pretty rough. It's actually a painted tile but with raised bits of metal pressed into the clay making the fence and little bits of clay fixed on and painted to make the spotty mushrooms......intriguing. I'm a sucker for small interesting bits of art.
It stayed fine for a few hours on Sunday but the rain arrived about 2pm for a while before sunshine again later and the forecast isn't much better for the week and it just doesn't seem to get any warmer.
Here's Elkie Brooks singing "Sunshine After the Rain" - from many, many years ago.
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Sue
Glad you got some useful bits at the car boot sale - especially those coat hooks. A real necessity. LOVE that little picture (well, painted tile). Someone's done a good job of that. Now you will be looking for a better frame at the car boot sales.
ReplyDeleteWe had torrents of rain on Saturday - the day my poor daughter and internet dating site chap went walking in the Brecon Beacons! They got soaked, needless to say.
The lawn here has grown and desperately needs cutting if it stays dry long enough. I will probably leave the Primrose bank to go completely feral as it's on a slope so not the easiest place to mow.
The picture caught my eye - a bit unusual I thought. The frame and backing were all wet and mouldy on the back - I hoped for a signature scratched on the back but it actually looks factory made.
DeleteWhen we moved into our current home, there was nowhere to hang coats either. One of the first things we did was put up hooks! Some good finds at the car boot sale. At least you can plan the garden while it rains, even if you can't get out there! xx
ReplyDeleteIt's so odd to have no coat hooks, there are also no towel rails in en-suite and kitchen. Where did they hang things? Must have been tidy and put coats in the wardrobe.
DeleteThere are no coat hooks here in the holiday cottage either. Very odd. I'm using the wardrobe handles!
ReplyDeleteThat sale was well worth the effort, wasn't it? Good hunting!
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In the small bedroom that they used for an office there are about 20 small picture hooks, but the only coat type hook was on the inside of the kitchen door and that crashed into the wall cupboard every time the door opened!
DeleteYou are a real squirrel at car boots Sue - I never see anything - you root out perfect bits and bobs.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much junk but occasionally I find something useful.
DeleteI love the duplo truck, and the Fisher Price blocks were a bargain too. When we got Cornerstones, there was ONE hook on the back of a door. Now there is a whole row of hooks. Did the previous owners [a] never take off their coats [b] hang them straight in the wardrobe or [c] drop them straight on the floor, or drape them over chairs? Having said that, in our last home, we turned the coat cupboard into a pantry [it was right by the small kitchen] and stood our coat-stand in the spacious hall instead. So the new residents may wonder why WE had no hooks...
ReplyDeleteWe used to have whole porch full of hooks when there were 3 children at home......school coats, play coats and all Col's overalls - goodness knows how we would have managed with all those here!
DeleteNice buys from the boot sale! Are you settling into your new home well? How do you like it so far? SO glad you're finally in.
ReplyDeleteI'm VERY glad to be in after all the weeks of moving between holiday lets. So far everything is good and I'm working out the best places for all my possessions.
DeleteI especially like the trees in the tile.
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ReplyDeleteLoved the music at the end - long time since I heard that one.
You have a real talent for finding the best and most useful bargains. Those hooks will be very handy and I love the picture. Didn't you say you wanted to make an art wall like John has done? That picture will be a lovely addition!
ReplyDeleteLove that tile - even if it is more industrial than you first hoped. Someone still had the idea and created the design.
ReplyDeleteYou might not have bought much, but what you did get is lovely and useful too, it's nice to buy just what you need isn't it.
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