Sorting Out Shelves

Covid is a right pain but sometimes all the shielding helps you focus your minds on things to do at home that have been long overdue - like clearing the shed and de cluttering generally.  Hazel found a mysterious dusty suitcase in the coal shed and I assumed it was full of old correspondence but it turned out to be out collection of old tin money boxes shaped like post office "pillar boxes".  Some nice old ones amongst them. Also some nasty plastic ones that will be off to the charity shop.  First we had to find a shelf for them which wouldn't be easy as we hate to throw anything away.  Hazel convinced me that a cull of the DVD's above my work station would be a good idea.  So with a heavy heart I went through them all and put aside the ones I would least likely watch again like the Phantasm boxed set that seemed a good idea at the time!  They look great all dusted and standing in rows looking down at me as I type this.   Also found  some tin drums that went underneath the TV next the wooden puppet elephant from India.( via Yorkshire charity shop )

Even More Doodles!

More old toys and junk around the house. I have not done justice to the bright gaudy colours of the tin toys. Coloured pencils are not ideal really for showing how bright and zingy they all are.

Memorial Court Boot Sale

Ventured out into the rain and wind to the indoor boot sale in town. Got a few bargains despite being at the back of the huge queue again. Nobody seems to like the junk we buy! Just as well ! Got a nice tin toy "Monkey Circus" that trundles around very slowly when you wind it's key - a couple of books to cut up for collage material ( they are battered and scribbled in so don't feel bad ) a penknife, a tiny pencil, Capt. Webb's matchbox, a bezique counter thingy, a ceramic Welsh lady called Jones, a small plastic man with large head? and all manner of other goodies. Then to Lidl to buy a few bits ( grumpy sales girl at till ).