Vintage Tea Towel Tuesday, The Kindness of Strangers and a Winner

Business first. The winner of the beautiful hand-made (cough! cough!) vintage t.t. apron (selected by random.org) is...

Donna

Commiserations  Congratulations Donna, and thank you to everyone else who took the time to write a note.

It was hard to resist middle-aged Mum's lovely offer (read bribe) of a vintage Canadian t.t. but The Catholic school girl in me did the right thing, and resisited temptation. The Nun's would be so proud.

Anyway to sweeten the deal (and compensate for my dodgy stiching) Donna, who is hung up on retro (she especially digs the 70's) will also receive:

This

Can't get much more 70's in the kitchen than tinned pineapple, can you?

It was so hard to choose a pic to share - the recipes are all so disgustingly awesome, that in the end I went with this one

because I've got a bit of a thing for breeze blocks.

These

a pair of vintage Japanese stacking mugs

and my personal favourite, this

very cool wall hanging

I hope you like what I've chosen for you Donna, posting tomorrow. And don't forget to wear your apron next time you're whipping up a Sunny Island Roast, okay.

Now to the Blanch Dubois reference...

Whilst I don't depend on the kindness of strangers, I'm ever hopeful that people will be kind to each other. I think it's nice to be nice. I like nice people. Forget what you look like, dress like, how much money you've got, blah blah. If you're nice I'll like you.

And what's the point of all this soppiness? Yesterday I was the v.lucky recipient of a stranger's kindness. Her email says it all, so (with her permission) here it is:

Hi there Kylie,

I discovered your blog recently, and have really enjoyed reading your posts  :)
Thanks for the heads up on the Gayware FART canisters, I bought them!!

I thought you may be interested in some new additions to your tea towel family.
I am not sure how many unused tea towels there are at my Mum's, but at least half a dozen at first glance.
I think they are probably all from my family's circa 1975 tour to England!

My mum is 84 and moving to a residential care facility, and I have to downsize her belongings.

Would you like them?, I would love them to go to a good home!

Let me know, if you are interested and I can pop them in the post for you...

How about that eh?

To say I was surprised, thrilled, happy etc would be a massive understatement.

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned an unpleasant encounter with a stranger, that's all forgotten, especially now.

And did you read the bit about the Gayware fart canisters? As chuffed as I am about the t.ts. that's almost better. Look, here they are (keeping good company with some handsome Germans) in my mysterious benefactors house.

Yep, she even sent me a pic!

You just know m.b's. nice don't you - anyone who appreciates a good fart joke's got to be. (well nearly anyone...) 
And I promise to show-off her Mum's t.ts. here when I receive them.

Long post, best end with today's tea towel

pure linen, handprinted, fast colours, made in Poland

 Thanks for reading and for being nice x