One thing I miss living on Norfolk is access to Op shops. I read blog posts about other peoples thrifty finds and feel somewhat envious. We have one small church run op shop which I drop into from time to time, but on the whole I've never found anything particularly interesting. Occasionally I visit garage sales too. But this morning the lovely ladies from the hospital fundraising committee hosted a Trash and Treasure market at Rawson Hall. And boy oh boy, I could hardly contain my excitement (much to Ben's amusement). I came home with lots of goodies, but this Vintage Pyrex bowl is my favourite....
A lovely lady named Bev approached me when she saw me carrying it. She told me the bowl had belonged to her mother, who'd brought the bowl with her to Norfolk from New Zealand in 1964. I love that I know something of the history of this beautiful kitchen item and I assured Bev that I'd take great care of it. I've always had a soft spot for blue and white china. And look at that fabulous pattern. Ah, it made my day!
2 comments:
It's pretty gorgeous Shell. You would be in heaven next weekend. It's the Australia wide garage sale, heard of it? Local councils are providing signs and tshirts(!!) etc and you register your garage sale online on an interactive map. A few friends are doing it, should be fun! I can't wait to wander our local streets.
Gorgeous! Love that pattern and the colour is beautiful.
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