What's this.............

I was given this panel yesterday. 

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I looks like an apron ready to embroider the cut out and stitch together, which I am sure that is what it is.

But although it gives the backing it is not a mirror image.

The back is larger than the front.

Front panel

This panel looks like part of the waistband

But then I looked again this morning and thought perhaps it is a bag........



Monthly Make!

I love all types of flowers

February's Monthly Make I made some felt flowers

Which I then turned into some more of these!

Which are now on sale here!

Vintage Reading

This well thumbed read little book was my mums first ever reading book.

My mum started school in the summer of 1937 when she was about four and half.

I suppose cause she wrote her name in it she thought it was hers to keep!

What was standard "O"?

Recognise anything on this page........?

I also learnt to read with this book (very, very early sixties!) and I actually remember asking my mum what an "ass" was, and I remember her pointing to the picture saying it was another word for a "donkey"  

Sentences not seen today!!

I love the way you can see how the words are built up.

I love this little poem.

Apparently it is for recitation!
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Vintage & Retro By The Sea...........................

Sally, her daughter Harriet and I have got together for

Minehead's very first Vintage & Retro Fayre - 23rd June 2012.

email for details

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Tray Bakes.............. #1

My version of tray bakes and you don't wash the mixing bowl inbetween!

Please ignore the butter icing, the icing nozzle was not big enough.

These Giant Fairy Cakes (fairy cakes in UK)/Cupcakes cooked in muffin cases.

Best to prepare everything before starting to mix.

Plain Cakes (front row)

Weigh one egg, then weigh the Sugar, Margerine (or very soft butter - but not melted) Flour the same weight. 

Put the Egg, Sugar, Margerine, and three teaspoons water in to the mixing bowl and beat until very pale.

Sift in the flour and gently fold into the mxture.

Divide between four Muffin Cases

Cherry and Almond (middle row) 

Weigh one egg, then weigh the Sugar, Margerine (or very soft butter - but not melted) Flour and Ground Almonds combined and Glace Cherries - Halved  the same weight.

Half Teaspoon Almond Essence - optoinal 

Cover the cherries with some of the weighed flour and coat them.

Put the Egg, Sugar, Margerine, and three teaspoons water and Almond Essence in to the mixing bowl and beat until very pale.

Sift the Flour.  Gently fold in with the Almonds and Cherries 

Divide between four Muffin Cases

Date and Walnut (Back Row)

Weigh one egg, then weigh the Soft Brown Sugar, Margerine (or very soft butter - but not melted) Flour, chopped Dates and Walnuts combined, Half Teaspoon Mixed Spice.

Put the Egg, Sugar, Margerine, and three teaspoons water in to the mixing bowl and beat until very pale.

Sift Flour and Mixed Spice. Gently fold in with Walnuts and Dates

Divide between four Muffin Cases

Cook for about 20 - 25 minutes 180 degrees or Gas 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER



My little boy is 26 today









Peter is second from left



Peter and his little boy Liam



Old Magazines

We have quite a collection of these magazines. 

This magazine was rather like the TV Times version of the Radio Times of today.

It ran from 1934 to the outbreak of war in September 1939.

They have many interesting articles of the Radio Personalities of the time 

and the adverts are really fascinating!  I have loads of others to show sometime!

The advert in the previous post was from another of these magazines. 

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This recipe caught my eye.................as I measure all my ingredients in exactly the same way!