Tick Tock

The summer seems to be drawing to a close, with the evenings creeping up ever earlier each day. The nip in the air that comes with the autumn season is there more often than not and I've been feeling the need to be inside and knuckling down to some sewing...

Life has been busy here at home and just recently I've not known which way to turn. I have been mulling over thoughts in my head and I've also been out and about trying to make sense of where I want to be...but usually end up going full circle.

Our youngest daughter was back at school again last thursday, but our middle one is still at home. She starts uni towards the end of September. In the mean time she is producing huge artworks, taking over most of the kitchen(!), as well as sorting out her worldly goods for car boot sales and charity shops. She is the untidy one of the family, so whenever she's on a mission, it usually entails the whole house being turned upside down and we're all left climbing over things! ;-))

I'm supposed to be sorting out the house for important visitors coming on Wednesday next week - I need the house to be spick and span to make the right impression...I did try to put them off until our daughter was at uni, but it just couldn't happen that way.

I have been productive too, sewing some pieces for the next Vintage & Handmade Fair, and should have plenty of stock for that again in November: including 5 large rag dolls so far, some huge squishy cushions and an assortment of pretty low-cost stocking-fillers.

I've also sourced a fabulous collection of must-have vintage treasures to supplement the stall, which I hope will solve some of the visitors Christmas gift dilemmas.

All of this recent activity does mean that my on-line shop has once again gone some time without an update...I'm sorry to those who have emailed asking when my next lot of dolls will be ready...

Perhaps for now you can enjoy these pictures taken from The London Illustrated News from Dec. 1919, when shopping looks like it would have been a lot of fun...I'd love to scoop up some of the costumes and accessories from that era that were advertised at the time.

Just realised that this is my 400th post! I thought I had neglected my blog somewhat, so unless someone else has been writing my posts without me realising it ;-)) - I guess I've been more industrious than I thought...

Have a lovely weekend,

Niki x