Well the long weekend has been and gone. One minute it was nice and quiet, peaceful and relaxing...the next, crazy and slightly manic! On Sunday our faithful hound Jed, was stung by a bee and had a serious anaphylactic reaction. It was very scary and let's just say there wasn't much wow  left in our little Chihuahua by the time we got to the vet! Thankfully all it took was a quick jab of adrenalin for him to recover (and to return to his normal size which had almost doubled!)

Anyway despite that drama I still had plenty of time to hunt for treasure, one of the things I found was this book

It's full of beautiful things made by Australian women, often with very little money or resources. Like...

This was knitted by Mrs Gertrude Pepperell from odd balls of wool when she was in her eighties! She was almost blind but kept up the tradition of never being idle! Amazing!

When I saw this picture I thought how lovely it would be to have a blanket like this, and then by chance (no lie!) I found one. Slightly wonky and a little bit crooked but to me still beautiful. Have a look...

Not a patch on Mrs Pepperell's! But mine has doilies AND granny squares!!!

I also found some very pretty old tablecloths and a pile of unused tea towels (including a Rodriquez)

This mirror and china lady vase



And this too

It's a writing set. Made in Italy. Love that scarf and red bikini!

I think that's enough show and tell for today-I'll show you more tomorrow. Before today's tea towel a quick memo...If you are crafty (or more like me, a crafty wannabe!)have a look here http://sarahhodgsonblog.blogspot.com/ to find out more about a brand new

charter Sarah and Megan are starting in Perth. You can also learn more about Brown Owls here  http://brownowls-members.blogspot.com/ Should be lots of fun and the more the merrier!

And without further adieu the tea towel

One of my favourites!



Garage Sales were a bit thin on the ground this weekend (well they were for me anyway...)Despite this there was still treasure to be found and eight dollars later here are pics of the goodies I brought home...

Orange loveliness and handy too.

For the hunter and gatherer in me.

To add to my daughter's collection.

Old copper.

Afternoon tea tray. Willow Australia.

Caddy's for the tea.

And my favourite treasure of the day...

All the cool girl's are reading this!

Apart from fascinating articles including "Fresh Ideas for Party Drinks"(anyone care for a glass of hot tomato flip?),
"Acquiring A Cat" and "Plants in Pots", and riviting short stories like "The Tale of a Lame Pigeon" (called Stumpy of course!) the best and most lovely thing about the Modern Girls Annual are its coloured plates...

My favourite.

If anyone would like the recipe for hot tomato flip let me know, after all "this drink is appreciated by the sophisticated over-sixteens, and is good for serving at the end of the party"

And lastly for today,thank you to Laura for being my very first follower. Hooray!

I have just finished reading this book

If you love mid-century design and architecture you should have a look.

I spent a long time pouring over the wonderful photos...

Wow!

There's nothing sterile about these interiors...

I love the pale pink telephone.

Please don't just look at my second-hand photos, buy the book, or you might be lucky like I was and find a copy at your local library.
Leslie Williamson also has a blog where you can see more photos http:lesliewilliamsonphoto.blogspot.com