Treats for me…

I collected this parcel on Saturday, it was delivered express from Devon…..

I had spotted them on a blog of a previous fair, and thought that they were “me”!

The lovely Samantha made these up as an order for me, I chose the fragrances, orange, cut roses, lavender & sage , from her list and hey presto…….fantastic soya scented candles…..visit her website as she fills all sorts of fantastic containers and offers a refill service.

Hello Station Mill

Firstly, thank you for following me to WordPress.

HOWEVER YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS BLOG IS THE WORDPRESS ONE THAT I HAVE COPIED BACK TO BLOGGER AS I HAVE DECIDED TO STAY. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH THIS POST, NORMAL IF NOT BETTER SERVICE WILL RESUME SHORTLY. 

Today I have moved into my new unit at Station Mill Antiques in Chipping Norton.

on the ground floor, small but perfectly formed, this is it as I left it today.

The centre is huge with two floors and surely something for everyone……I have taken the liberty of posting a lot of pictures for you, please enjoy and be inspired!!

There is so much to see that this is only a small selection, there are many cabinets of silver, antiquities, jewellery and interesting items.

Lastly, the café is wonderful, today manned by a chirpy young man and lady, rudely I didn’t catch their names,

and of course…….my lunch, goats cheese tart with spicy cranberry chutney & toasted walnuts.

……not forgetting the cakes……

Really worth a visit……..tell the lovely staff that you saw it here!!

T x

 

 

 

Decision made!!

I have wasted so much time on Wordpress, and although I like the designs and options, the fact that followers have to recieve/fill in email/faff, has put me off..... I have decided for the moment to bite the bullet and stick to blogger, at the moment (unfortunately) I have plenty of time so am going to "make over" my blogger site and as I will be paying for it will be posting more often, hopefully interesting and lovely things....????

No more dithering!!!!

I will get started today.

T x

I think that I am migrating to Wordpress.........I will keep all of you informed!!
T x
yes.....here it is, although I am not sure that I will stay,
www.vintagebothy.wordpress.com

Haha.....be patient with me, although I have started my Wordpress blog, I feel really sad to leave the blog that I have been writing for over two years, my pictures will no longer be with me and it may take some time to build up my new blog.....
I feel that I may succomb to falling into line with Google and paying them their MONTHLY bag of silver pieces in order to maintain my lovely blog.
I will be doing this very begrudgingly and haven't made a final decision yet................

 

I am currently unable to buy a 10gb allowance for blogger, they want a monthly fee for uploadiing pictures...which currently as I am not blogging as much (is not expensive), but the principle, is causing me to question if I need to continue with The Vintage Bothy.
I will let you know....
You can still see pictures of Dairy House Antiques at their blog and FB page.
T

Busy,busy….

We have been busy at Dairy House today mainly with

 "The Weekend Bohemian" and it’s finishing touches, please take a look.

My unit is also now looking

festive with a sprinkling of lights on a zinc “Christmas tree” and wreaths of ivy.

This lovely vintage trolley in original green paint is waiting to be bought on Sunday at ……….

Maybe you will be able to visit me on the top floor?!

shades of purple.....

 

 

Yesterday someone told me that December is going to be really cold.

So I decided that we needed some colour.

Pictures from Marrakech & Istanbul.

Boots - Hasbeens!!

Change is in the air…

I have brazenly taken this picture from the advertising of The Vintage Bazaar, who are holding their next fabulous Christmas fair in Frome on Saturday 15th December.

I am sharing my stand this time with my friend Woo, as we have recently launched our joint venture….The Weekend Bohemian.

The Weekend Bohemian loves sumptuous silks, damask, velvet, jewel colours, foxing, time worn metals, crystal, religious iconography, natural, eclectic, decorative and unusual items for the home.

So do come and say hello and let us know what you think of

“The Weekend Bohemian”

Another reason that I purloined the picture is that yesterday we left the cottage that I have been brought up in, and are now living in temporary accommodation until our new home is habitable.

For some years we have known that we needed to move, but have had the end goal of a fantastic barn conversion finished to our own spec at the end of the stressful tunnel.

We have a lot of work that we will be doing ourselves, electric, tiling, painting……but with the current move over I am feeling much more positive about things. I hope to come back to blogging and am now have the energy to look forward to next years new Vintage Bazaar fairs. I am happy at Dairy House Antiques and the top floor is looking fabulous (even though I say it myself).

It is quite amazing how uncertainty unsettles a person….I know that mine is nothing compared to others…..but I am feeling much chirpier.

So from the little static caravan by the river Avon, Flo and I say

“ have a lovely Sunday”

On my travels…..

In the Hermitage there are many works of art, you have to look everywhere and it is true that you can never see everything. I have been twice now and am still amazed.

It was founded in 1764 by Catherine The Great. In her lifetime Catherine acquired 4,000 paintings from the old masters, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 10,000 drawings, 16,000 coins and medals and a natural history collection filling two galleries.

Russian Society of the period wanted to be accepted as European which is why the collections showcase European art and art of Antiquity, Russian Art is barely included and certainly only added to the collections much later, which is a shame.

 

Medieval Scandinavian silver or is it contemporary?

So if you are in St.Petersburg this winter, do go and admire the beautiful Hermitage, but if you would like to see wonderful Russian art try the Museum of Russian Art in St.P, or the fabulous Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (no photo’s allowed, which is a shame as the Art Deco chandeliers on the stairway are fabulous).

Rustic Industrial @ Dairy House

This is my current unit @ Dairy House……

I now share the other side of the room with “The Weekend Bohemian”, click on the link to see wonderful Boho style.