Fish Corks
As March drips down in to April, Shelf Appeal looks for pictures of lambs frolicking. Of course. Woman’s Magazine, April...
As March drips down in to April, Shelf Appeal looks for pictures of lambs frolicking. Of course. Woman’s Magazine, April...
I will spare you the empty protest that I don’t collect Jaeger things. It’s obvious – even to me –...
An expression that is nice is ‘rarer than hen’s teeth.’ It brings to mind so many interesting images. This little...
Such a prosaic item a handkerchief. Somewhat out of fashion now. There are some very lovely vintage handkerchief designs. There...
Ladybird books are lovely things. They pull gently at childhood memories if you are old enough to remember reading them....
This post is about a set of things. Not often read about here, it’s true. But some things shouldn’t be...
It’s always nice to find survivors. A small and attractive one here. This might have been for selling sweeties in,...
Living in the city – in a flat with no outside space – I have no pets. It always seems...
This is my ideal book really. It’s a King Penguin book – a superlative set of illustrated books from around...
I have surprised myself. I thought I must have written about Barbara Jones on Shelf Appeal. But no. I think...
An era that interests me, ephemerally-speaking, is the Utility scheme of the Second World War. It ran from 1941 to...
In the way I am in denial about collecting King Penguin books (10 doesn’t a collection make, surely?) I am...