thrifting goes drifting

i suppose i need to lose a foot before i'll stop thrifting. what then? this morning i turned around my usual itinerary, got myself chased by two recruiting policemen on bikes (were they suspicious of my barely visible limp?) while loafing in and out of favourite shops. a lot of dilly-dallying going on too, especially at cashier tills. i could have easily grown a third foot. (oh, eek!)

i seem to be developing a passion for wooden block letters on the spot, style boggle&co. i feel i want many, because i have a plan. when i find some, i'm downright happy.

somewhere along the line i bump into a crochet shoulderbag that someone lovingly made and the handiwork makes my heart melt,

and a tiny feather filled cushion, which on my return immediately gets claimed by son,

after lunch with (princess) donkeyskin, some plastic drawing curve utensils (coincidentially in beloved vintage colours) and a packet full of images-to-be-cut-up. almost done!

this baby should keep me off the streets of london for a while. london being my first love, but just a little too expensive at the moment, i turn to gay paris and a dutch author (jan brusse) who's walking some seven walks in paris. can't wait to follow his footsteps, to check what all has changed, publishing date going back to the seventies...

these days time is on my side for i've taken time off work to keep on renovating. on the toe side, it's healing, the black and blue way. i'm expecting the nail flying off before long. cheers everyone! for the thoughtful words in previous comments.

later this week, bell and i are taking empty booted skippy out for a whirl along the belgian coast, thrifting exactement every shop that floats our way. we live in a small country, so rural areas are easily covered as such. a little coordinated a-drifting (thanks to nicole the gps lady), and careful packing of a few americanos-on-ice, trying hard not to go about it the patsy&edina way. anticipation is a fine thing. now, sophie's flea market finds for the day. 

19 comments :

  1. oh those stencils...we had some of those as kids! thanks for sharing!

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  2. ohoh,nadine..treasures are floating your way ;)

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  3. I always find it a little sad finding treasures that were handmade by someon, like your crochet bag, it makes me wonder how such gems end up in charity shops? Your stencils are really cute too ♥

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  4. A perfect post for my Sunday morning. I like it all; the letters, the vintage colours, the findings!
    :)
    And I agree with Eye-snacks on the header, it's just as perfect as this post.

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  5. My mind boggles, what are you going to do with those gorgeous wooden block letters?

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  6. You take such lovely photos. I could never trace good from stencils at all. But the ones you found are really pretty.

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  7. You truly had some great finds and I just adore how you present them!

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  8. Oh my god, Kers! I love♥ patsy&edina! Whenever I am down, I whip out my vhs tapes of them and watch them till my stomach hurts with laughter! they are on You Tube too for a fast fix! Those are my kind of women..my English friend thinks they are not a bit funny...but I love them...I hope you have a fun adventure thrifty in unknown regions like they do...I'll come with!♥

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  9. Glad the toe is better, I'm curious to know what you'll do with the wooden blocks.

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  10. Riding, admiring, discovering... it's a nice "promenade" you're offering me in all these things... Can I use the plastic drawing curve utensils ?

    ;)

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  11. I Simply can not wait to see what happens to your wooden blocks♥
    hope the toe is TwinkleToes real soon. ~ L.

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  12. can't decide which is more precious - your finds or your words. it's good to have a plan for your items - often i see something i like, but can't find a use for it and so i let it be... maybe i am too strict to myself and too careful with money.

    have a great time thrifting along the shore, with or without the nail. ;) i agree, anticipation is great, often even better than the thing itself.

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  13. yummy finds! especially that crocheted bag.

    (and yes, emily d. knows what's what. better yet, she put it into words...)

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  14. Thank you so much for popping by my blog and leaving a lovely comment earlier, I've really enjoyed your finds - the crocheted bag and stencils have really stolen my heart, you take gorgeous photos! :-)

    Jem xXx

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  15. Such great finds. I love those wooden letter blocks and wonder what you have in mind....? Hope the toe didn't suffer too much with all that thrifting?! x

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  16. I have always thought your country is a heanven for thrifting & antiquing

    ps : these street tags are familiar to me ;)

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  17. wow lovely finds, put mine to shame. Haha..I like everything particularly the blocks and crochet bag, isn't it nice to find something handmade? Following you to see more of your finds!

    love~mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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