Happy Days!

After a week which has, (shall we say).. become steadily more fraught.. I woke on Saturday morning, feeling like a little treat was in order. First myself and Mr M went into town to pick up something I have been covetting for some time now. A 1950's retro phone.

Joan - The Vintage Phone....

There was a sale on in the shop - if you bought one item, you got your second one half price. So, we had to pick this up.. it would have been criminal to leave it behind.

Then.. a short drive later.. we found our way to the Last Chance Charity Shop which raises money to support the Last Chance rescue centre for dogs and cats. (A subject very dear to our hearts). I was on the look out for some vintage fabric.. maybe some lace.. and other goodies. Here is Billy - who I just found on the Last Chance site - isn't he just adorable? Look at that wet nose!

Billy

No sooner had I walked in.. when I saw the lady unwrap this from a black bag. So I pounced on it! Perfect for patchworking, a vintage duvet cover with lace edging. I'll trim the lace off for future creations of things as yet undecided!

A bit of rummaging unearthed a selection of gorgeous doilies...I was a happy woman indeed!

We got home.. and plugged in the phone. And within ten minutes it rang. I was so unused to hearing a mechanical bell, it didn't sink in at first. Then, I ran like a crazy woman to pick it up. I love it!

I keep expecting a stong clipped British accent to speak when I pick it up now... he'd possibly be called Harry - asking me what I'm doing for the 'war effort'. Or perhaps a woman named Daphne, wearing a 1950's pinny, enquiring as to whether I still have my ration book.

Seriously, every time the phone rings.. it gives me the giggles (easily pleased aren't I?)!!!

Hope you're having a cheery weekend. We're at a boot sale tomorrow.. I'll let you know how we get on!

Mxxxxx