Priddy Priddy

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Have I mentioned...

this yet?...

can I just also mention that I am getting pretty excited...

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

A Basket of Beryl...

This lovely little wicker basket, full of 42 pieces of Beryl Ware will be coming along with us to

A one off special

the price is just

£50

Saving over £30 to buy it all individually and it's all ready to go in a super little wicker basket!

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Monday, 21 May 2012

Lunch at Grans...

I have a long standing love for utility china...we call it old stuff around here.

Utility sounds a bit ugly and it's certainly not fine bone china...which is pretty but damages too easy for a busy family.

My love of the old stuff started when I was given a small 'chef ware' blue/white stripe jug that used to belong to my grandad on my dads side.

Roll on a few more years and my darling Gran was showing signs of age and moved into a smaller home...no longer needing what was left of her 'utility china'.

In fairness we didn't keep much of Grans china as it was too chipped {her old fingers & hands struggled to grip things in her later years}...

but it bought back memories of lots of lovely homely dinners and puddings she'd serve us on our trips for lunch.

Lunch at Grans always was a treat...it usually meant a very grown up bus ride, my mum would put me on the bus at one end telling the driver where I was going and my gran would meet me at the end stop {with a pie for the driver as a thank you for keeping an eye on me!!}

Gran was an amazing cook...a really good old fashioned traditional English fare kind of cook!

On our lunch dates we would have, home cooked ham, new potatoes, fresh veg from either her garden or a neighbours allotment {pies were exchanged for veg}, home made parsley sauce and of course home made apple pie with either custard or cream and lashings of extra sugar {never served out the sugar pot but always in a sugar shaker!}.

All washed down with a glass of ever so sweet fizzy Ribena!!

B-E-A-U-tifull

Gran used 'Woods Ware Beryl' for her everyday ware, the stuff we usually had our cup of tea from, on our lunch dates though she would use the 'Hedgerow'

Not surprisingly I find myself drawn to these.

In truth I prefer Woods Ware Iris to Beryl or Jasmine...it fits in better with the blue in my kitchen and our dining room.

{Which is why I rarely have Iris in stock as she's normally sat at home with us!}

I have in our loft a HUGE box of Beryl Ware for my eldest daughter, a couple of bits were Grans but mostly it's what I've thrifted.

Hoping to pass the love for the old stuff down another generation!

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Saturday, 19 May 2012

Box of Full of Wonders....

I picked this little beauty up a couple of weeks ago...it has sat patiently in my eye line, waiting for me.

I wanted to take my time and savour this, I didn't want to rush through it just checking for stock...I wanted to get to have a play with the contents

It was stuffed to the rafters with lovely Vintage Notions & Haberdashery, quite unassuming from the outside but once you opened the box up

Vintage threads, trimmings and lace

Vintage buttons 'Fashionable Buttons' no less

Vintage pastille tins

hiding

LOTS more super buttons

It was an extra treat for me as some of the packaging and pricing is from a long gone local independant department store

'Murrays'

Once again I have fond memories of time with Gran...wandering around Murrays. It was where we used to go to see Santa, where we might be allowed to choose a toy, where we would visit the Winter Grotto.

When I had to take sewing at school it was Murrays that Gran too me to for the pattern and fabric, where she bought me a lovely cashmere scarf that kept me toastie.

Gran would tell tales of my sister stomping her feet and sulking about not being allowed the toy she wanted at this store...sorry sis, but you know the story :)

I've still not had the heart to seperate the contents, price them and put the into stock...I will this week {ready to take along to the BIG MK Vintage and Handmade Fair} but for now Im enjoying the nostalgic blasts that the bright packaging is hitting me with when I open that little box of wonder!

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PS
I haven't forgotten the Liebster blog...I am on the case but busy preparing for next weekend at the moment

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Liebster Blog Award...

I feel like I should be sat with a glass of bubbly in a posh frock, not a cuppa tea and in frocktobering!!

The very, very talented Dandelion Dreams sent this award my way a few weeks back.

I've popped over several times to Dandelion Dreams to see if I have a *favourite* post but hand on heart there are too many to single one out

{although this may just be it!}

I am rather rubbish at blogging of late and have had this lovely award sat waiting patiently for me to spread further afield.

Thank you to
Liz of Dandelion Daydreams
for nominating Priddy Priddy
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About the Liebster Blog Award

The origins of the Liebster Blog award are somewhat unclear but the general consensus is that it originated in Germany, Liebster meaning favourite or dearest, to showcase bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to five more blogs of note. A way of introducing other bloggers to the blogs you enjoy.

The Liebster Convention says that:-
1. Thank your award presenter on your blog and link back to him/her;
2. Copy and paste the award to your blog;
3. Present the Liebster Award to 5 blogs (with less than 200 followers) that you love;
4. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know;
5. Have faith that those award winners will spread the blog love.

I shall be back later with my 5 'little blogs'....it will take some doing though to narrow it down to 5

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