Snow

Snow - it's everywhere.

Lovely to look at but oh how I wish local councils would sed the gritters down country lanes!

Belated Christmas Greetings

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas, enjoy the rest of the holiday

and may 2010

bring you all that you hope for.

(image from Niki Jones)

Kirstie Allsop buys secondhand, vintage, books for Christmas presents

In last weeks Homemade Christmas we saw Kirstie Allsop purchase a 1970's cookbook as a Christmas gift for her sister.

As a vintage book seller I'd be interested to hear how you'd feel about receiving what amounts to a secondhand book as a gift.

Personally I think they can make wonderful, thoughtful gifts. A few years ago my eldest son was positively over the moon with the vintage Dennis The Menace that my brother sought out for him. It was his absolute favourite pressie that Christmas. And I remember a middle aged friend who was nick-named Dash-it-all Darcy, but had no idea why, being thrilled with a copy of one of Pat Smythe's Three Jays books featuring his namesake. I'm told it has become a prized possession.

Anyway what do you think?

Kirstie Allsop makes soap for Christmas

Great idea

BUT

it takes 6 weeks to "cure".

So why oh why Channel 4 didn't you run this show sooner?

Answers on a postcard please .....

(The handmade soap shown isn't Kirstie's it's by Mapel Hill Farm)

Kirstie Allsopp's Homemade Christmas

So did you watch it?

Will you be blowing your own glass baubles ?

(Definetly not one for me)

Making salt dough decorations ?

(Maybe....)

Anyway what did you think and will you be watching again tonight?

Ebay win - Vintage Fairy

So now you know who will be adorning the top of our Christmas tree this year.

Displaying Vintage Plates

Love this display of miss-matched plates

(image found via Home Sweet Home)