Vintage Knitting Pattern

While sorting through some old knitting patterns, I found this lovely one of a little girl in a lovely knitted pinafore and jumper.  She is playing various toys, including a Triang Dolls Cot, you can just see a Triang Dolls House to the left of the picture.     That toy duck by the cot…

Karen’s No.77 Restoration

This Triang No.77 belongs to Karen Lyons, a lot of hard work has gone into the restoration of this house.  She kindly sent me pictures of her progress. This picture shows the house with the back removed, your can see how bad the roof is. Many of the Triang house’s have roofs that are made…

A Visit to Milestones Living History Museum

Recently I paid a visit to the Milestones Museum of Living History in Basingstoke. It recreates streets representing those found in Victorian and 1930’s Hampshire.  You can take a trip back in time walking through streets with shops, factories, houses, vintage vehicles, and even a Gales Brewery Pub where you can stop for a pint….

Pintrest – Collect and Share

Have you ever wished you could remember where you saw a picture, an idea or inspiration on the Web. Well I have been using a photo sharing website called Pintrest for the past month. The idea is that you create pin boards on subjects you are interested in, and pin pictures from the Web on…