I've bin Womblin..

Bloggers..I have had THE BEST time charity/thrift shopping today..I think the BEST EVER.

Now I must explain, The Wombles were very popular in the 1970s, they were little bear..well Womble type creatures who made use of things other people left behind. I have ALWAYS loved Charity shopping...So I think thats what I am ..a bit of a Womble!

(Image care of Google search!)

Heres my stash I wanted to share with you!

A big box of vintage beer mats. There are so many I don't know what to do with them!

Two more cream little terriers to go with my collection.. woof woof..

A vintage leather Kelly Style Bag...This photo doesn't do it justice.

The most adorable original and very old framed pencil studies of baby birds..A lady actually came up to me in another shop, and she really wanted it too! Mr M has already 'tarted' up the frame for me with our trusty Annie Sloan paint.

Nice pile of clothes... (AKA Womble Chic!) including a TM Lewin shirt which I love, especially as I'm trying to dress like I live in The Hamptons...LOL

So I'm WELL chuffed..also because last night my dear chums Mum...gave me....a

MULBERRY BAG

Oh yeah!

I mean this doesn't happen normally..Its the cutest leather bag, such a pretty colour..I think I can take the handle off as well so I can carry it like a kind of clutch bag too..

So..Mary...THANKYOU VERY MUCH!! if you are reading ...;0) xxxx

Hope you are enjoying the sunshine..Miss Silkiesue has taken to her bed..well I mean 'her' double bed in her I mean our spare bedroom..she actually puts herself to bed under the covers!!

Happy Saturday!!

Love Sam xx

Too hot for Silkiesues...

Bless my dear sweet old pussy cat Miss Sue...love her to bits.. hard to believe she will be 17 years old this year....Don't forget to wear suncream bloggers xx
Samxx

Phewy..where has the last month gone?

Fear not dear Bloggers..if any of you are still popping over..I'm still here!

Goodness me, where are the days wizzing to?

I know in the past some other bloggers have disappeared for a bit, and then appeared again. To be honest sometimes, life just gets too darn busy, and my brain gets all wooly at the best of times, so please forgive me for my absences :0)

Here is a random house purchase, from a lovely shop down in Devon that sells recycled bits and bobs..

We have used them as tie backs..they worked really well! The Shop is called Sea Green of Appledore

I absolutely love it, and can't wait to go back again..Appledore is one of my favorite places.

Now I must mention the Eurovision Song Contest...Looki at lovely Englebert Humperdinck..(I had to be very careful writing that ..!!) Fingers and toes crossed for this Saturday. I have to say I would have loved a bit more of an up tempo song, but his voice is amazing considering he is in his 70's..

GO GO ENGLEBERT..!! I still like to score the songs myself..I know its cheesy !!

So hopefully this time it won't be nearly another month before I blog again!

Roll on the summer and sunshine!

Love Sam xx

Noffin like a Puffin..

Hey Bloggers!

Hows u today?
Sorry I haven't been in blogland, I've had a bit of a break from Bloggin as I have been trying to get fit!..
But I will get onto that in a minute..

Mr M the husband bought me a lovely gift last week, a box of vintage puffin book jacket postcards, and he had the brain wave to frame them..

So that was a little project today.. I was just the assistant to be honest..

I think it looks great...the postcards are amazing, but the frame was a pain to get up..but we did it.

Thanks Mr M xx (Can you see my little spectacle wearing kitton bookends too?)

So on to the keep fit routine. Between me and you and blogland, I'm nearer 40 than 30, and although I have always been used to comments mainly from my mum, about always being slim, I realised that I had been taking that for granted and, realised that I needed to get a bit healthier and fitter. I used to love dancing, and I wanted to get more flexible again.

So thanks to some amazing Ballet DVD's and Dance workout DVD's for the last 7 weeks I have been 'working out' for up to an hour almost everyday, plus I can touch my toes again, whilst keeping a healthy way of eating. I feel so much better, oddly though I feel the cold more..not sure what that is all about though!

Love it, love the music too!

Oh and another thing...I have a new obsession.

2 words..

GOSSIP GIRL

I ..just...can't stop watching...I LOVE it...its pure fantasy, with great clothes, and is based in New York...so u can normally find me here..

after I have been jumping about like a mad woman...

Hope you are happy and well..I will be back soon xx

Love Sam xx

Ebay Stash..

£5.00 box of 44 vintage Agatha Christie Books..seems criminal really..
I am trying to turn my house into a library :0)
YAY FOR FRIDAY!!
Sam xx

I got it!!

Check it out...the cutest little desk!

I just had to have it!! Its so cute and well made!...It fits in a cute nook in my kitchen, and all my bits and bobs fit in nicely.
wowzers its hot today, I just had to rush out to fill the car up with fuel, apparently there is going to be a strike here in the UK any time now, as seeing as my commute is a 2 hr drive every day, thought it best to stock up :0)

Image care of google search and Dancing with the Stars

I have also been trying to watch the american 'Strictly come Dancing' Melissa Gilbert is competing this time, and she is a favorite lady of mine. I grew up watching her in Little House on the Prairie, and she looks amazing at the age of 47. I'm 9 years younger and just hope to look as well as she does..(Even a little finger!) when I'm that age.

Image care of of Google Search

Ooo look at her here..shes so cute!! I have just ordered her Biography, by all accounts she talks about everything so I'm looking forward to that.
My garden is coming to life too. Thanks to husband, who has literally become Alan Titchmarsh overnight..hes worked really hard on the garden, plus he's more or less working 7 days a week at the moment..so thanks Mr M xx

I have also taken up a new healthly food and exercise routine..its been 2 weeks and I have been doing an hours exercise a night..its really good, and did kill my legs to start with, plus I have a little friend to keep me company..

Hello Miss Silkiesue..she must be laughing at me flaying about :0)
Happy hump day dear bloggers...byeee!!
s x

Desk Obsession..

Well I blame watching Miss Marple..you remember the old black and white versions with Margaret Rutherford?  I absolutely love her cottage (I know its a set on the inside) but some films sets are nicer than the real thing!

Now I have got it into my head that somehow I want a little writing desk in my living room..not that I write much or anything..but you know just incase!

Then whilst perusing ebay I came across these cute little sloping desks..they were all the rage some years ago..Oh I do love a bit of vintage stationary! I do have a really lovely old writing bureau..but its kinda being used already in my kitchen with my TV on it...(I know not really using it for what it was for, but it works really well....)

Ooo just what to do dear bloggers????

Byyee 

S xx

PS and...I have got a real thing about old books too...

Isn't this a lovely room? (Image care of google..thankyou!)

Back again..

Hey bloggers...hows u today? Sorry for the lack of posts..I have to admit that I am struggling a bit about what to waffle on about..I think I'm having a bit of a blogging blip..When I first starting blogging..4 or 5 years ago I was blown away with these new websites that I had come across..Yves Town..Posy...Tales from Pixie Wood (Which is now an ooober blog) and I wanted a bit of it. If I hadn't discovered blogging, I wouldn't have learnt to crochet a bit, and to make bears either..but at the moment I'm in a bit of a creative slump.....I think that I threw myself into all this creativity that I have run out of gas at the mo!

Anyway, I'm trying to dig myself out of my hole at the moment...so I will keep you posted..plus I'm now a Downton Abbey Addict..and I can't wait for the Titantic TV series to hit ITV in the next week or so..keep you eyes peeled for it I think its gonna be good!!

Happy weekend!!

Sam xx

I got a record player!!!!

I've got a date with Duran Duran and Ultravox tonight!!...Byeeee!!

S xx

I'm 14 and in love again!

Hey Bloggers...just had to share this..I'm sat blubbing watching Beauty and the Beast again...Oh Vincent!! I watched this TV series back in 1988 religiously.

I didn't realise it would have such an effect on me!!

Gotta go......

Oh my gosh the music makes me well up!!

S xx

Yummy Friday nights..

Theres just something special about Friday evenings when you have been at work all week. My days are quite long now, we live an hours drive away from our jobs (Our choice, we wanted to be in the countryside near our chums!), so leave at 7am most days..and are back in the evenings at 7pm..Its starting to get a bit lighter for us driving, for ages we were going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.

I must admit that I do find it quite relaxing sometimes, I can snooze anywhere, plus I love a good audio book, generally spooky things, but at the moment I'm listening to Rebecca read by the late Anna Massey, and its brilliant!

So I'm thinking of having a good mooch about the internet (I have just finished all the housework...where does all the dust come from?) and I'll fit in an old movie I'm sure today, my PJ's will probably stay on till we go out for a walk later, then off for supper at our friends.

I did have a little itch to maybe start sewing a new bear, I haven't done any sewing for ages...I had a little flurry of orders a year or so ago...but that was the last, they are expensive to make, and not the cheapest of items to sell...and these days with everyones purse strings tightening...teddy bears might not be at the top of everyones list!

Ooo I'm sure I mentioned that I really want a record player...well I'm gonna get one prob in a weeks time..waiting for payday! I've already bought a couple of old 80s records I had..and a few tape cassettes...why did I ever get rid of them?

I really am a child of the 70s and 80's... :0)

Hope you have some fun this weekend where ever you are!

Sam xx

Happy Valentine's Day

I'm afraid I must confess...I have fallen in love with another man..his name is Uggie.
Happy Valentine's Day..now go on...go watch The Artist!!
Samxx

Hi Bloggers ...hows you today?

Well I'm mainly sitting down now, after all the boring house work is done, and my slow cooker is full up with a stew..

I like to sit in my kitchen with a movie, or spooky film on..whilst I'm chopping veg.. The husband is busy working on a children's book so I'm amusing myself.

I like to sit in my kitchen with a movie, or spooky film on..whilst I'm chopping veg!  The husband is busy working on a children's book so I'm amusing myself.

Ooo I watched 'The Artist' last week..and yup its as good as they say it is..I think it had a lot to do with this lovely example of a man.......

Oh my....

Sorry...right...must stop staring at lovely Jean Dujardin...

I shall leave him with you....

S xx

My Movie Blog..

Sam's Classic Movies

Well as I mentioned before I have set up a new blog, which if you are interested you can find at the link above. Its a baby blog at the moment, and its more for me really so I can keep track of the movies I like.. I will keep adding to it ..

Hope you are having a nice Sunday..

Byeee!!
S xx

Oh no..now I want a record player...

and I have no records...I used to, many singles. But I suddenly thought how nice it would be to collect old vinyl...

I found this lovely one on amazon...it plays cd's and has a radio...

and this one that doesn't play cds..but you can plug a USB cable in..does that mean you can play an ipod in it too?

I'm really not meant for the modern world at all.....

Right I'm off for a hunt on the internet xx