Postman Dave's been .......

Lovely Postman Dave has been today with this inspirational little word bobbin

made by the fabulous Tina Gilmore of Indigo Moon. 

She is such a talented and lovely person.  Thank you Tina.

www.indigomoon.co.uk

I've got a bit of a brown thing going on here with my pictures.

When we were in York over the weekend at the Festival of Vintage 

I used it as a good excuse to visit Duttons for Buttons. 

www.duttonsforbuttons.co.uk

Well, its the equivalent of a sweetie shop but less fattening. 

Its like stepping back in time in when you enter. 

Have a look at the link for photo's.

Mr Dapper Chap picked up two Tootal ties and these lovely brogues

at the Vintage Festival

Don't think he will get his big toe in these little boots though.

The wooden chain is going to be revamped to include a textile piece.

I giggled when I saw this as I know you like a challenge.

So go on, what is it ?

Postman Dave's been .......

Lovely Postman Dave has been today with this inspirational little word bobbin

made by the fabulous Tina Gilmore of Indigo Moon. 

She is such a talented and lovely person.  Thank you Tina.

www.indigomoon.co.uk

I've got a bit of a brown thing going on here with my pictures.

When we were in York over the weekend at the Festival of Vintage 

I used it as a good excuse to visit Duttons for Buttons. 

www.duttonsforbuttons.co.uk

Well, its the equivalent of a sweetie shop but less fattening. 

Its like stepping back in time in when you enter. 

Have a look at the link for photo's.

Mr Dapper Chap picked up two Tootal ties and these lovely brogues

at the Vintage Festival

Don't think he will get his big toe in these little boots though.

The wooden chain is going to be revamped to include a textile piece.

I giggled when I saw this as I know you like a challenge.

So go on, what is it ?

Small but beautifully formed

 That was one heck of a busy weekend in Montgomery

to say it is such a small place.

 We stayed in this cottage that is over 200 years old.

Full of old beams, one of which I cracked my head on within the first half hour.

We spent a fabulous hour or more in Bunner's Ironmongers, its like a rabbit warren and the stock is fascinating.  Established in 1892 it is a family run business There are no computers on the counter, although they do have a website, everything is written down and either added up in the head or calculated with paper and pen or with a battered old calculator that was so old they had written the numbers on with masking tape.

www.bunners.co.uk

We came out £55 lighter but with some great stuff.

Spotted this sign on the wall next door.

 Montgomery is so quaint, like stepping back in time

 

Lunch was in the lovely Castle Kitchen then we popped into the shop next door just because it looked so quirky from the outside, and look what we found inside.  Who would have thought it.

 

 This is a knitted blanket made from the wools above.

No charity shops but a visit to Cloverlands Model Car Museum is a must.

Mind your head when you go in though.

www.cloverlandsmuseum.org.uk

A collection of 1500 model cars, with another collection of 280 British cars arriving soon on long term loan from Canada

• Long description

  The Cloverlands collection was built up over a sixty year period,by a motoring enthusiast and model maker Miss Gillian Rogers.She drove a Singer Le Mans for forty years to racing events in Europe and also attended meetings at Brooklands and Goodwood.She is also a motoring writer and has self published a delightful personal motoring history entitled DRIVING THROUGH THE DECADES.  

  Philip bought a copy, its fascinating.  
• There is also the Old Bell 16th Century inn which has been converted into a local history museum. www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk.  
• There are plenty of great walks and a chippy thats open all day till late.
• I think everybody should visit Montgomery, POWYS at some point, its a great little place.
• And that's before I've told you about the workshop I went on at Indigo Moon, where I got this beauty. (the cabinet).  I knew we were right to go in the van.
• 
  www.indigomoon.co.uk
• Don't forget to visit the castle and then try a pint of Monty's in The Dragon. 
• Nice food as well.
• THE DRAGON HOTEL

Small but beautifully formed

 That was one heck of a busy weekend in Montgomery

to say it is such a small place.

 We stayed in this cottage that is over 200 years old.

Full of old beams, one of which I cracked my head on within the first half hour.

We spent a fabulous hour or more in Bunner's Ironmongers, its like a rabbit warren and the stock is fascinating.  Established in 1892 it is a family run business There are no computers on the counter, although they do have a website, everything is written down and either added up in the head or calculated with paper and pen or with a battered old calculator that was so old they had written the numbers on with masking tape.

www.bunners.co.uk

We came out £55 lighter but with some great stuff.

Spotted this sign on the wall next door.

 Montgomery is so quaint, like stepping back in time

 

Lunch was in the lovely Castle Kitchen then we popped into the shop next door just because it looked so quirky from the outside, and look what we found inside.  Who would have thought it.

 

 This is a knitted blanket made from the wools above.

No charity shops but a visit to Cloverlands Model Car Museum is a must.

Mind your head when you go in though.

www.cloverlandsmuseum.org.uk

A collection of 1500 model cars, with another collection of 280 British cars arriving soon on long term loan from Canada

• Long description

  The Cloverlands collection was built up over a sixty year period,by a motoring enthusiast and model maker Miss Gillian Rogers.She drove a Singer Le Mans for forty years to racing events in Europe and also attended meetings at Brooklands and Goodwood.She is also a motoring writer and has self published a delightful personal motoring history entitled DRIVING THROUGH THE DECADES.  

  Philip bought a copy, its fascinating.  
• There is also the Old Bell 16th Century inn which has been converted into a local history museum. www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk.  
• There are plenty of great walks and a chippy thats open all day till late.
• I think everybody should visit Montgomery, POWYS at some point, its a great little place.
• And that's before I've told you about the workshop I went on at Indigo Moon, where I got this beauty. (the cabinet).  I knew we were right to go in the van.
• 
  www.indigomoon.co.uk
• Don't forget to visit the castle and then try a pint of Monty's in The Dragon. 
• Nice food as well.
• THE DRAGON HOTEL