Favourite things
A vintage find with all 6 cases included My Ruby nan’s cruet set including mustard pot Some of my rather large collection of tea cups My enamel bread bin – battered but loved! My … Read More
Vintage Day with Wool and Willow
On an extremely cold and snowy day last week, Gavin and I set off for Oxfordshire to spend the day with some lovely ladies who were all very interested in hearing me talk about Vintage knitting and Vintage clothes. The … Read More
The Anniversary of the third battle of Ypres
I was going to post a new blog post today but today is the 31st July which is the anniversary of the third battle of Ypres or Passchendaele, the day great uncle Herbert is thought to have died, so I … Read More
The Comforts Committee
Browsing through vintage knitting patterns this afternoon I found this beautiful illustration on the back cover of “Knitting for the R.A.F” published by the Royal Air Force Comforts Committee, based at 20 Berkeley Square, London. Ration coupon-free wool could be … Read More