Nantwich

This mornings wanderings around the charming town of Nantwich to do some shopping and visit the market etc. There was also an antique market on at the town hall or whatever its called. Some bargains included some silly games, two postcards from Southend and Westcliff , a nice Ry Cooder CD that I'd never seen before - a live radio broadcast from 1974. Hazel found a few things too including some tapestries, a glass eye and a small frame. I had some time to spare before meeting up with Hazel again so went in the local museum for a look at the cheese making equipment and the shepheards smock.

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.

Nantwich

Nice morning in sunny Nantwich looking round the charity shops and market. The friendly toy and framing man sold Hazel a few things including a nice Japanese spinning top, a tin mouse and lead scarecrow. We were tempted by other things too but maybe next time. He showed us a photo on his phone of a Chinese lorry he sold on Ebay for £450 - he later discovered he could get £700 for it! Amazing as it didn't look anything that special. Hazel bought a new coat but I didn't find much. On the way home got a bundle of old Look & Learn from 1962.

Toys

Just to show you that I haven't been completely seduced by the animating doo-dad at Mini-Clip. Here's a quick tour of the toys and gew-gaws on our shelves at the moment.