The above photo is from Hilary's wedding to Lance in London on December 4th 1990. Hilary is a dazzling friend of my mother's whom, as a child, I held in deep admiration for her astonishing variety of earrings. I remember it as such a fantastic...
[gallery type="circle" ids="873,874,875,876,877,880,878,879"] Last spring Jon visited a French flea market in Bedarieux while I sat at home and tried to write 'The Novel'. Needless to say, the novel is not yet written, but I do have two very beautiful 1930's catalogues found at the flea market...
[gallery type="circle" ids="865,864,861,862,859"] One of the best things about the UK is the prominent availability of the common or garden crumpet. Crumpets are one of the finest carbohydrate packages to grace this earth. They are the wondrous cloud of wheat and water that will float your...
[gallery type="circle" ids="850,852,851"] Am I taking photos of food, eating food, thinking about food, admiring Jon's wrapping skills and checking my twitter/facebook feed instead of updating postage prices in the Tin Cup Vintage shop? Yes, yes I am. Back to work...
[gallery type="circle" ids="836,825,832,844,835,830,837,831,834,845,829,828,826,839,843,838,846"] It's been nearly a month since I last wrote...
Price: £16 This is a rather eccentric yet adorable set of ornaments. It has sat by the fireplace for many years but is now the prey of my mother's real life cat, so it needs a new home. The Glass is in immaculate condition but the ceramic...
Price: £24 A delicate piece, untouched by time. The kind of piece I would like to pass on to people I love and tell them stories about the sweets I stored in it. Condition: Perfect Measurements: Height: Approximately 9 inches Maximum width: Approximately 5 inches All item flaws are described as...
[gallery type="circle" ids="815,807,808,811,812,813,814"] Recently Jon and I spent an evening with the ferocious Green Fairy, or as absinthe is also often referred to as: 'Death in the Afternoon'. Yeah, she's no tinkerbell. The last time I drank absinthe I had to be carried out of a Barcelona bar, oblivious...
Price: £17 This wonderful bag looks like it was once bought as possibly a souvenir, or as a child's bag for going on holiday or perhaps a beach bag. The pattern of travel labels and stamps looks like it could be either 1950's or 1980's! Measurements: 17 inches...
[gallery type="rectangular" ids="705,699,701,700,702,703,704,706,707,708,709,710,711,712,713,714,715"] Jon is a collector of musical instruments, coats, things that make sounds and bits that you never know where to put because they are impossible to categorise. I am a collector of tins, boxes, suitcases, colours, small things that collect dust, postcards, old...