Showing posts with label dorchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dorchester. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

...they call me the wanderer.....

...do you ever get distracted
from the task in hand?
...well i do...
...all the time!

yesterday i woke with a mission...
i needed some fabric..
...i knew exactly where to go
(the dorchester curiosity centre - i've taken you there before)
but it was high risk...


...because there are so many lovely things...
...it can be very distracting
for a squirrel on a mission!


...so it comes as no surprise
that 'en route' to my fav fabric stall...
...i fell in love....

...with this amazing retro kitchen unit!
it was perfect...
in an 'orla kiely' kinda way
that made me just stand and sigh for a bit...

...after coming to terms with the fact
that i was there for fabric...

...and that my love would have to remain unrequited...

....i pootled on only to be confronted with this:
...yup another amazing retro kitchen unit...
this one was a lovely pale blue...
...just look at those compartments!!!!
(i also loved seeing fred there too)

having never particularly contemplated
a retro kitchen unit....


...suddenly there i was...
...finding beauties at every turn...
...and contemplating:
(a) how i needed one
(b) how marvellous it would be to have one
(c) what treasures it could hold
(d) how stunning it would look in my home
(e) where it could go
(f) how i could possibly afford one!???? 

..it was at this point i remembered....
what i was actually there for...

...and contented myself with this teeny basket
of treasures...
(which i was very pleased with indeed)

...and the fabric of course!
(phew i remembered)

does this ever happen to you?
X


p.s. do keep an eye on my etsy shop as i am adding new things all the time!



Monday, 10 June 2013

.....making a quick getaway......

....we didn't go far....


....just down the road in fact....


....but it felt like a million miles away...


...a husband's birthday 
and a well timed night off prompted this 
happy little jaunt to dorchester...


..the town is undergoing some major new development....
...upcycling on a massive scale!


just a stones throw away from the high street
the old, beautiful brick industrial buildings
are being given a new lease of life...


...with a modern twist...
...clever architecture linking the old 
with the new....
....creating a lively new heartbeat...


...we sipped frascati as our children
skipped in and out of the fountains...


..oh yes...it wasn't just the children...
(how many glasses of frascati?)


...this looked amazing as it got dark...
...and they changed colour too...


...there was quite a bit of this...
(oops sorry diet!)

...and it felt really quite cosmopolitan
sitting here with coffee and antipasti..
....a real treat and just a little bit exciting too....


.... we stayed overnight at the
 spangly new 'premier inn'....
...allowing for more pootling around town..
....more coffees...


...and a hop around my favourite
for some lovely lucky finds...


...we had such a fun time...
...and i am looking forward to the completion of this challenging development...
..a new arts centre, a large hotel, shops
and more residential buildings...

...of course there are worries for 
the old town...
...but i can't help thinking it will
be a wonderful addition to the whole area.

p.s.
....just thought i'd pop these vintage buttons
on at the end to share with you...
...i'd forgotten i'd bought them...
...so was doubly pleased to open them
when they arrived!

X



























Tuesday, 12 February 2013

..spud-u-like...

...valentines day came early for my husband tonight....
....with this spud of love...
..quite symbolic as we met 28 years ago 
outside 'spud-u-like' in edinburgh..!
..i had some free time this morning...
..and found myself in the 
it was such a treat to snuffle around
with no time pressures...
..even if it was FREEZING!!!
..more hangers miss squirrel????
(it's getting to be quite an obsession you know!
..i have plans for these......)
...i have been resisting these little red shoes for some time now...
..but today i just wasn't strong enough..
..oh and a friend for my policeman..
..a 'little chef'..
(...which takes us rightback to where i started 
with 'spud-u-like'!)
x

Thursday, 6 December 2012

....hangover cure.....

...oh dear naughty squirrel...


...unused as you are to gin fizz....
...it is not advisable to drink too many..
...too quickly....
(note to self regarding forthcoming christmas festivities)


...so the day started somewhat shakily..
...with the thought of impending work
not altogether a welcome one...

..but then an unexpected parcel arrived
to distract my thumping head...
...some vintage toadstool decorations,
buttons, material.....


..sometimes mothers do know best...
...and mine had packaged up
some special treats...
perfect timing!


...then a trusty 'melon' arrived!
..she quickly deduced i was not fit
for work...
...and reminded me that ellie
was opening a new shop in dorchester today..
..hurrah for ellie! 


..by this point i was feeling decidedly better!

....so off we went...

...gorgeous christmassy tins...


...and lots of lovely 'jelly jam' treats..


 ...i have been loving this alpine fabric
on ellie's blog for a while now...
...so was excited to invest in a little purse!

....we also visited dorchester's

....oh me oh my....
..it's HUGE and FABULOUS....
...and freezing cold!
(thermals and mitts highly recommended)


..we had heart palpitations..
(not alcohol induced)
...and were unusually controlled...
(it being christmas and all that)

..but a £4 chad valley bun...
.. in need of love and affection... 
..and squirrel restoration...
was not to be missed!
(sorry beautiful straw lamb...but i had to be strong)
(probably see you next week if i can't sleep tonight) 

..so as you can tell...
...my cure was a natural one!
...much better now...
 thank-you one and all 
X