A routine errand to buy a black loo seat (aborted, as the Wickes model in question didn’t meet my stringent aesthetic standards) ended instead with an impulse purchase, in a weird little house clearance shop in Deptford. My toilet’s loss is my mantelpiece’s gain, as I came home with this mirror. It needs hanging properly […]
This is Margaret Tyler at her home in Wembley, north London. She has a collection of around 10,000 Royal memorabilia items including mugs, teapots, plates and plastic bags. Yes, plastic bags. You can bet she didn’t yell ‘who cares?’ at the tv when she found out about the engagement of Kate and William. Maybe I […]
My Friend I loved your post on your oldest bit of furniture the other day, and it set me thinking about mine. Turns out, like those poor people* Alan Clark sneered at for having to buy their own furniture, nothing of mine has been in my possession for more than a few years. So I […]
Have you got anything in your house that you’ve carried with you for more years than you’d care to count? I’m not talking heirlooms, more things that for reasons that are hard to explain, you can’t get rid of. Allow me to introduce you to my stool… Vintage B&Q if you will, probably circa 1982. […]
A weekend of celebrations at My Friend’s House HQ, as yesterday was our 1st birthday. To celebrate My Friend brought fizz and flowers, and I made a cake – to call it ‘rustic’ would be rather generous. Yes, a whole year ago we posted this, our very first contribution to the blogosphere – a rant […]