[gallery type="circle" ids="1030,1029,1031,1033,1034,1035"] A few snaps from the house sale, as we were setting up. It was a blisteringly hot day, so we made double sure we had enough orange squash and chilled white wine to keep us going! And just in case our energies were...
[gallery type="circle" ids="961,964,958,960,967,968,969,974,971,973,972,977,978,979,980,981,982,983,985,986,989,990,991,993,994,995,997,999"] It's sunny in July! In the North West of England, this usually makes headlines...
It's taken me a while to come out of my shell, having been rumbled for coordinating my outfits with all the exciting locations of Glamorganshire in Fossil Hunting in Wales. Well, here are some snaps from my point of view, including one of Java and her...
[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...
[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...
[gallery type="circle" columns="2" ids="651,650,652,653,655,656,658,660"] It snowed again today. Jon, Humphrey and I went out pruning amongst the vines and we took some photos with my pocket camera (hence the dodgy quality). Humphrey quickly lost interest once she realised there was no food at the end of...
[gallery ids="496,488,498,490,491,492,493,494,495"] This cocktail is a bit special. One, because it is delicious and a lot of fun, and two because it contains some rather special hail stones. I shall explain. Last August, there was a freak storm over the vineyard. It rained and it hailed, damaging...
[gallery ids="457,448,452,447,446,451,458,456,455,450,449"] This morning the air was thick and quiet. We slept for hours longer than we should have, we stretched our tea drinking out until our bladders were bursting and we socked our feet until our wellington boots couldn't fit. Eventually, Jon, Bramble and I ran...
Cheers! Lyon, France Everyone starts a fresh on January 1st, or early September at the start of the school calendar, or simply every Monday after a debauched or slothful weekend. Recently Jon and I started a new beginning on December the 18th, 2012. We moved from the beautifully...
Merry Christmas and a thrifty New Year! For a 20% DISCOUNT SALE, use our New Year's Sale Coupon Code: TINCUP2013DELIGHT Valid until 6th of January 12am GMT Time, have a dance and have a rummage here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TinCupVintage?ref=si_shop ...