Stock-hunting for 'Kiss the Book' is one of my greatest pleasures and I have come across many treasures. They are not always the most valuable but they are the ones that please me most.
Every so often I let myself keep something I have found.
I am afraid I must not be truly spiritual as I cannot say honestly:
"If I was to loose everything, I wouldn't mind much"
I do have belongings that I would miss, which I find useful and beautiful and give me pleasure every day.
I was enjoying my first cup of tea today and I decided to look around and show you the some of the things I couldn't quite bring myself to sell!
I'm fond of green glass am now tempted to start a collection of old glass bulb holders...
The little green pot usually lives on my kitchen window sill and is perfect for holding a bunch of fresh herbs. The primrose is in the picture merely because I bought it today!
My bedroom is full of my favourite things. I collect old eiderdowns and couldn't resist the rich colours of these two. They are so cosy too, on winter nights, I just keep piling them up on my bed.
The painting is from a car boot sale. It's been re-framed and I look at it every morning with pleasure. It dates from the 1960's and is by a fairly minor artist but to my mind it completely captures those sultry late summer days.
And finally, I have to include some books. There are really too many to mention but then I don't consider books a treat, more of a necessity! However, I shouldn't really have kept this set- it is so eminently saleable! It's in full leather, published in 1887 and they are still called Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell on the main title page. How could I resist a set of my beloved Bronte's?
Although needing a bit of work, they are still beautiful-
I shall mend them, feed them, read them and love them.
I'm so glad I kept these treasures!
Every so often I let myself keep something I have found.
I am afraid I must not be truly spiritual as I cannot say honestly:
"If I was to loose everything, I wouldn't mind much"
I do have belongings that I would miss, which I find useful and beautiful and give me pleasure every day.
I was enjoying my first cup of tea today and I decided to look around and show you the some of the things I couldn't quite bring myself to sell!
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| Shelley- Utility Ware from the 1940s and 1950s. The simple lines please me |
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| This plate is a perfect size for two pieces of toast and I love its hand-painted moss roses |
I'm fond of green glass am now tempted to start a collection of old glass bulb holders...
The little green pot usually lives on my kitchen window sill and is perfect for holding a bunch of fresh herbs. The primrose is in the picture merely because I bought it today!
My bedroom is full of my favourite things. I collect old eiderdowns and couldn't resist the rich colours of these two. They are so cosy too, on winter nights, I just keep piling them up on my bed.
The painting is from a car boot sale. It's been re-framed and I look at it every morning with pleasure. It dates from the 1960's and is by a fairly minor artist but to my mind it completely captures those sultry late summer days.
And finally, I have to include some books. There are really too many to mention but then I don't consider books a treat, more of a necessity! However, I shouldn't really have kept this set- it is so eminently saleable! It's in full leather, published in 1887 and they are still called Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell on the main title page. How could I resist a set of my beloved Bronte's?
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| Jane Eyre, my favourite Bronte novel |
Although needing a bit of work, they are still beautiful-
I shall mend them, feed them, read them and love them.
I'm so glad I kept these treasures!
