More clobber than days to wear it

 After much humming and aahing about the weather we decided to stay 

in on Saturday, but couldn't resist the pull of a trip over to 

Todmorden for brunch in The Old Coop and a bit of charity shop foraging.

WWW.THEOLDCOOP.COM

It resulted in me finding this vintage St. Michael wool two piece 

in the RSPCA shop for £4.50

and this gorgeous Scandanavian made skirt for £5

 in the Greyhound Rescue shop 

 I've teamed it with this stripey long sleeve T-shirt 

and my red cardi that I've had for ever and wear 

constantly (both charity shop finds)

I'm obviously going through a stripey top phase

Sadly this jacket is to tight and will probably get 

passed onto one of my less well endowed friends.

Gutted really as I love it.

Wait while you see what's else is coming up.

I'm having a great time finding clobber so far this year

and there's not enough days in the week to wear it all.

More clobber than days to wear it

 After much humming and aahing about the weather we decided to stay 

in on Saturday, but couldn't resist the pull of a trip over to 

Todmorden for brunch in The Old Coop and a bit of charity shop foraging.

WWW.THEOLDCOOP.COM

It resulted in me finding this vintage St. Michael wool two piece 

in the RSPCA shop for £4.50

and this gorgeous Scandanavian made skirt for £5

 in the Greyhound Rescue shop 

 I've teamed it with this stripey long sleeve T-shirt 

and my red cardi that I've had for ever and wear 

constantly (both charity shop finds)

I'm obviously going through a stripey top phase

Sadly this jacket is to tight and will probably get 

passed onto one of my less well endowed friends.

Gutted really as I love it.

Wait while you see what's else is coming up.

I'm having a great time finding clobber so far this year

and there's not enough days in the week to wear it all.

What's on my workdesk ......

I have been knitting again

They are a bit addictive these triangle shawls.

This is the one I was working on last week

It turned out really well and then on Saturday

I couldn't resist the multi coloured Italian yarn

I spotted on the wool stall in my local market hall

in Todmorden, Yorkshire.

So I whipped up another one.

Finished reading this great book as well and by coincidence as I was sat 

at my desk yesterday the author, Ruth Hogan,  was interviewed about her book which 

is her first and is fast becoming a top seller.

Now for another read over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK LINK

What's on my workdesk ......

I have been knitting again

They are a bit addictive these triangle shawls.

This is the one I was working on last week

It turned out really well and then on Saturday

I couldn't resist the multi coloured Italian yarn

I spotted on the wool stall in my local market hall

in Todmorden, Yorkshire.

So I whipped up another one.

Finished reading this great book as well and by coincidence as I was sat 

at my desk yesterday the author, Ruth Hogan,  was interviewed about her book which 

is her first and is fast becoming a top seller.

Now for another read over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK LINK

Is reading a book during the day naughty

This is the super green tweed jacket I picked up on Saturday

in Todmorden for £7.  It's a definite favourite for me, 

I'm even wearing it around the house 

Sunday I teamed it with grape coloured opaque tights,

teal Fly London boots and a vintage skirt I've had for some time.

The wandering welder had a day off on Sunday so we headed over to Hebden Bridge

to stalk the charity shops and have a look in the new premises of 

Hebden's antique centre. It had to relocate after the floods last year. 

The books came from the Overgate Hospice shop.  

I love old books and want to set up a reading area in my home.  

I never read during the day, don't know why it feels a bit self indulgent.  

Working class thing probably. 

 I figure if I have a little area with a cosy chair, lamp and table to hold books 

and a cuppa that I might just escape there on miserable wet days.

As you can see I'm addicted to this jacket and wore it again 

on Monday to take Auntie Gladys shopping.

This time I've put it with my skirt made from a curtain found in the charity shop.

Added bottle green opaque tights and bottle green patent leather loafers from 

Clarks sale last year and of course my trusty charity shop basket

They'll be peeling this jacket off me at this rate

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x

Is reading a book during the day naughty

This is the super green tweed jacket I picked up on Saturday

in Todmorden for £7.  It's a definite favourite for me, 

I'm even wearing it around the house 

Sunday I teamed it with grape coloured opaque tights,

teal Fly London boots and a vintage skirt I've had for some time.

The wandering welder had a day off on Sunday so we headed over to Hebden Bridge

to stalk the charity shops and have a look in the new premises of 

Hebden's antique centre. It had to relocate after the floods last year. 

The books came from the Overgate Hospice shop.  

I love old books and want to set up a reading area in my home.  

I never read during the day, don't know why it feels a bit self indulgent.  

Working class thing probably. 

 I figure if I have a little area with a cosy chair, lamp and table to hold books 

and a cuppa that I might just escape there on miserable wet days.

As you can see I'm addicted to this jacket and wore it again 

on Monday to take Auntie Gladys shopping.

This time I've put it with my skirt made from a curtain found in the charity shop.

Added bottle green opaque tights and bottle green patent leather loafers from 

Clarks sale last year and of course my trusty charity shop basket

They'll be peeling this jacket off me at this rate

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x

Feeling all Swedish in Yorkshire

On Saturday the wandering welder left me to my own devices so

I wandered over to my happy place - Todmorden in Yorkshire, 

a 20 minute drive over the border from home.

What a fabulous haul I got in the charity shops

The welder wanted to know if the jumpers were for him.

No, said I but I will share with you as long as you don't mind

the lumps in the front when I've had them on.

This little OXO tin wasn't to remarkable until I turned

it over and saw it had a best before date of 1998. 

For 99p it is now holding my 2017 cubes.

I popped into our favourite antique shop 

Picture House Antiques  where I found two super books.

Its not that long ago that we had a clog factory near to us, Walkley Clogs.

You could watch them making them.

As a child I remember people donkey stoning the steps.

We would wait for the rag n bone man to come around 

with his horse and cart and we would give him some old clothes in

swap for a donkey stone or a balloon.

The framed nursery rhyme is going on the bathroom wall.

I love this shop

Popped next door to the Old Coop for coffee and cake. 

 Have you ever had that feeling flow over you of 

"this is where I'm meant to be". Well Todmorden does it for me.  

The Swedish would call it "hygge". Seems that is this year's buzz word.

I'll show you the tweed jacket 

I picked up for £7 tomorrow

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x

Feeling all Swedish in Yorkshire

On Saturday the wandering welder left me to my own devices so

I wandered over to my happy place - Todmorden in Yorkshire, 

a 20 minute drive over the border from home.

What a fabulous haul I got in the charity shops

The welder wanted to know if the jumpers were for him.

No, said I but I will share with you as long as you don't mind

the lumps in the front when I've had them on.

This little OXO tin wasn't to remarkable until I turned

it over and saw it had a best before date of 1998. 

For 99p it is now holding my 2017 cubes.

I popped into our favourite antique shop 

Picture House Antiques  where I found two super books.

Its not that long ago that we had a clog factory near to us, Walkley Clogs.

You could watch them making them.

As a child I remember people donkey stoning the steps.

We would wait for the rag n bone man to come around 

with his horse and cart and we would give him some old clothes in

swap for a donkey stone or a balloon.

The framed nursery rhyme is going on the bathroom wall.

I love this shop

Popped next door to the Old Coop for coffee and cake. 

 Have you ever had that feeling flow over you of 

"this is where I'm meant to be". Well Todmorden does it for me.  

The Swedish would call it "hygge". Seems that is this year's buzz word.

I'll show you the tweed jacket 

I picked up for £7 tomorrow

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x