The last seven days have been busy ones. There's been successful chazzing, a few purchases made at the Ardingly Antiques Fair and a lovely day out on the other side of West Sussex with a friend. I know you want to see my charity shop buys.... so wait no longer.
I scored this gorgeous PVC jacket, Boden no less, although I didn't buy it for the label. The colour is sensational and an instant spirit lifter.... if spirits happened to be low that is. It has a bit of 60's vibe going on. Instead of posing by the shabby shed, shouldn't I be in Carnaby St ?
I wore it to the antiques fair at Ardingly last week as the sky looked decidedly black when we left and no sooner had we arrived when a male stall holder complimented me on it. No doubt he was buttering me up so I'd buy his £65 vase, but even so I felt chuffed.... this is how Vix must feel every day!
Another stall holder spied me eyeing this basket with interest and offered it to me for a fiver. I've no idea what I'll do with it yet but I couldn't leave it behind at that price. There was all manner of vintage gorgeousness at Ardingly but although I took my camera I was so engrossed in the stalls I completely forgot to take any snaps.
And how about these shoes I scored at the Cats Protection chazza?
Oh yes I'm very pleased with these. Not only do they accommodate my bunions but they are Kennel Und Schmenger...no, I was none the wiser either. They looked expensive to me so I googled their website and discovered that even their sale items were retailing at £130...I paid £2.49.
The weather has been glorious lately, us Brits are always surprised by this so take full advantage of sunny skies to spend time outdoors. I've been planting annuals and generally titivating the garden in hope of an impromptu al fresco soiree this summer. Poor old Prue doesn't know what to do with herself except find a nice shady spot amongst my gladi's, which have now been flattened.
Today was another sunshiney day, perfect for a day out with a friend and a pub lunch.
Afterward we visited a couple of junk shops but delights eluded us, so we returned to R's house and walked down his lane to the local church, St Botolph's.
It's thought that this ancient church was built around 1050. There are several Roman sites nearby and Roman tiles and bricks were re-used in the walls. Inside the church is one of the finest series of wall paintings in the county which were painted in the 1100's.
I was amazed to find the church door open and viewed this with ambivalence. I felt privileged to be able to experience these ancient works but also felt anxious that unprotected, they could be desecrated. God forbid though that they should become some dreadful commercialised tourist attraction which Stone Henge, seen on TV this week, now is.
So that was my week, how was yours?
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