Lu and I managed to get a two night stay in Portsmouth at the last minute the other week.
I don’t think we have ever felt so desperate for a change of air ……….
……. let alone see the sea in real life …………. it was wonderful. We just sat for hours on end with a flask watching the world and countless wild water swimmers go by and just chilled!
We hoped to get in a little charity shop shopping but sadly Portsmouth yielded very little, and no considered purchases unfortunately were made. Lu quite fancied the kidney shaped dressing table (above), it had “potential”, but me thinks it would need someone quite adept at cutting and sewing to replace the flounced cover!
We both loved this desk - £65, for goodness sake ?????? Look at all the drawers and nooks and crannies, it also had the potential to be something quite magical ……..
It had seen better days and I wouldn’t say it was top quality …… but I could see it painted navy blue with gold stars and moons here and there, but wonder if that would be possible with the roll top? A job for a professional no doubt and not for the likes of Mrs FiddleFart Bodge-It me!!!
We also spotted these “vintage” Kath Kidston dresses on the clothes rail in the same shop for £8.99, if I was size 8 or 10 I would have had them in a heartbeat, how cute are they?
I was quite excited by the prospect of a visit to The Cadbury Shop at Gunwharf Quays, especially at the thought of finding a few boxes of Cadbury Dairy Milk Miniatures as in days of yore to embellish for special occasions. They didn’t have any! After a little research I don’t think they even make them any more ……. which is really sad, but then again it must be nine odd years since I last bought any!
On the way back home we stopped off in Winchester, which is very, very, very posh and where the clothes in the charity shops are on a whole new level, again if you are a size 8 to 12! I wish I had taken a few photos just to show you some of the beauties I had to leave behind.
Lu was very chuffed to find this Beatles jigsaw as she’d fancied it in meltdown but couldn’t justify the price …… she paid £3 for hers and if all the pieces are there when she’s done it she’ll probably get me to put it on eBay to help towards a few more jaunts in the coming months.
I also spent £3 in the same shop (????) It’s so bad it’s almost good? I thought it might be something special, but I could be wrong. I’ve put it on eBay but I think it might be a slow burner. More common in the USA, made by Lego in Japan in the 1950’s. If it doesn’t sell it doesn’t matter, it’s my sort of quirky taste, she already looks quite at home on one of my shelves in the lounge so whatever happens it’s win win.
I’m not sure what the lifting of Covid restrictions will bring on July 19th, we’ve booked a stayover in Southport for Lu’s birthday at the end of the month ……………. I think we need to make hay while we can!