Monthly Archives: June 2012

Fridges and Fondue

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Suzy
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Today we’ve had a major white goods fail. Our fridge freezer went kaput a few weeks ago, and decided to turn into one massive fridge instead. Secondhand shopping is very time consuming (much as I love it, that is… Read More

THE VINTAGE HOME SHOW, MANCHESTER

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Suzy
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Last Sunday (June 10th) we went en famille for a visit to the brand new Vintage Home Show at Victoria Baths in Manchester. Now I had a good feeling about this show, which turned out to be completely correct. It’s … Read More

Mr SHS takes a bow

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Suzy
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About time Mr SHS joined in the challenge fully, and he stepped up to the mark with a 7am trip to Timperley Car boot sale. Timperley was of course the home of Frank Sidebottom, who was officially (in the SHS household… Read More

Provincial dreaming: Alderley Edge, Wilmslow & Cheadle Hulme

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Suzy
VINTAGE EGG CUPS

Since I last blogged things have looked up considerably on the thrifting front and we’ve had a few truly successful excursions, in various different ways. I’ll report ‘em one by one.
As I’ve mentioned… Read More