Ornamental Odyssey

When you think of Brighton you probably imagine pebbled beaches, slot machines and fish and chips. Like most coastline towns it has a pencha...

Let me introduce you to a little French acrobat, Monsieur Moustache ...  My uncle returned from the South of France with him, one s...

I popped down to decoporium today and was once again tempted by so many nostalgic items. http://decoporium.com  I often recognise items from...

I'm going to say it now loud and proud my heroes are none other than Rosie and Jim. If you are British and were born in the late  80...

Enjoying a lovely little afternoon break from lesson planning by looking through some old photos.  Whilst reading a personal account of the ...

In an earlier post, I spoke about how I prefer to see old objects given a use, rather than placed in a cabinet and receive an occasional d...

An interview with myself: Why the fascination with old, discarded and previously unwanted objects? I have always been curious about other ...

Post Christmas drives on the motorway are always glum, especially in the fog. So we decided to take a break from viewing car bumpers and tar...

St.Albans is old, very old. So it's no surprise that it's home to the oldest pub in England 'The Fighting Cocks'. A pub has ...

I grew up in Yorkshire and one of my favourite places to visit when I'm back in the area is the 'Harrogate Antique Centre'.  htt...