You could hear our want bones wanting ...

This weekend was a second-hand weekend and no mistake.  As I was working on Monday, being the brat I am, I got to have my birthday presents from Ben on Sunday and he made sure I had a second-hand birthday :)

This is a Voightlander - one that I was eyeing up on Greenwich Market one day. Ben bought it for me along with some bw film as well. It's such a gorgeously simple little camera and it was great fun playing around with it on Sunday when we went to Battersea Park. I can't wait to get the photos developed - unfortunately the film was C41 so I can't develop them myself but the next lot will be on regular bw film.

He also bought me this:

It's a weird little camera that takes 110 film - he got me some out of date film to go with it. I have no idea where I'll get it developed but could be fun finding out and playing with it.

I think I need to make a real effort to use every single one of my cameras AND actually get around to developing the photographs.

After popping to the Battersea School Car Boot Sale we went to Lasscos - according to their website they are England's prime resource for architectural antiques, salvage and curiosities - and you could hear our want bones wanting as we wandered around.

I fell in love with these posters (sorry for the Hipstamatic overload - I must learn to take my DSLR out with me):

 

They were about £90 a piece though - so they weren't purchased.

Thought I'd take some other (Hipstamatic - sorry) photos for your delectation:

I love the bulkhead lights - we have a couple of wall mounted bulkheads but would love to have some like this. Also would love to have the 'Do not spit' sign - perfect for my classroom!

Some of the goodies outside the shop:

It was definitely one of those places where you tend to 'look' - buying is kind of out of the reach for people such as we ;)

Probably tomorrow I'll get around to posting (proper) photos of all the other things I/we bought this weekend.  Deptford Market was awash with goodies and I ended up treating myself to a beautiful book off Peter's stall that cost me £10! I've never spent more than £5 on his stall before.  He was most surprised when I said 'I'll have it'.
Also will do a quick 'review' of Battersea Car Boot sale too.
Until then, faretheewell my lovelies.

EXCITED :)

When I was younger, before the days of Facebook and email, there was a world of pen-pals.  I had quite a lot of them; my best friend was my penpal and I am still in touch with about 6 of my old penpals.  One of whom moved back to Australia when we were both in our late teens.  We fell out of touch and I missed her.  Then, a few years ago, I looked her up on Facebook and found her :)  She came over a couple of years ago and it was like we hadn't been apart.
Today she's back in London as a one day stop over on the way to Poland.  She's back here again at the end of the month for a few days but unfortunately I'll be away and won't be able to see her.  So we're going to get together tonight after I finish work.  Can't wait  see her :)

Lilla and friend at her last London gig - Nitzer Ebb at ULU. 

A thrifting morning in the sun ...

... while Ben was away at work at the South Bank today I decided that another trip to Deptford Market was in order.  It is an almost essential part of my weekend and I feel kind of lost if I don't pop down there at least a couple of times a month.  Thankfully as it's been the Spring holiday I had Wednesday AND today to go down and I wasn't disappointed.

As I stated earlier one of the things I'm always after is expired 35mm film.  I didn't manage to find any film but I managed to find these sweet expired single-use cameras; two of which were promotional items for Teachers Scotch Whiskey.  I don't know how much luck I'll have getting any film developed from them but I thought that for 50p each they were worth a shunt!

I'll obviously share the results (if there are any) when I get them developed - fingers crossed I get something!

Next I found a great Soda Fountain - I think it cost me about £1. Not sure if it's any age or not but I really liked it - it's solid and works.  I don't think I've ever used one before but it looks pretty :)

I photographed it on our gorgeous green wing-backed chair that we got for free after a show at Ben's theatre.  And yes - that's a Union Jack flag cushion on the chair - we love Union Jacks and the cushion looks great on the chair.  Unfortunately it's not a cool vintage one - just one from Primark :(  But still we like it!

These books I bought on Wednesday:

There's a stall that sells small paper-backs for 50p and I couldn't pass these up.  The Edna O'Brien book just looks pretty - I love the design of the front cover.  As for the Scientology one - well - I have no desire to become a Scientologist but thought I'd have a read of it.  So far I've managed about 3 or 4 chapters, which is already more than the angry annotator seemed to manage (see the pic above).  There are a LOT of things written in capitals by Mr Hubbard as well as some passages which could definitely be construed as racist.  Not a particularly pleasant read but it's a good addition to my collection of weird paperbacks.

Now onto why I go there so often - more goodies to my paper ephemera collection.  This 1950s Salon of Photography catalogue is a lovely addition to my photography related ephemera - some great adverts for Kodak in here which I mean to frame and hang up in the study.

 I love this BOAC in flight magazine. It's dated 1969 and includes a short story by Doris Lessing.  I really bought it for the adverts though - some great tobacco, alcohol and Coca-Cola adverts.  I'll scan these in properly soon and add to my free ephemera blog here.

Then some obligatory knitting patterns.  I don't actually knit much - I find patterns particularly hard to follow - however I love the design of these patterns and the poses of the models.  I might actually start up my Etsy site again to sell these on as they might just clutter up things.

I particularly love the knitted slippers!

Men with pipes - a real love of mine!

I'm also building up quite a collection of Woman's Weekly magazines - these three were from the year I was born (1973) so hold a lot of interest for me.  They have some great advertising in them which again I will share when I scan them in.  I'm sure I don't have enough walls for all the adverts from magazines I want to frame.

The only photographs I found that I wanted on the market today.  I have an old scrapbook from the 1960s that I found on the market a few months ago.  Each of my portrait photographs has a page in there and we are slowly writing stories about each of the people.  These two really captured my attention though as they were both so beautiful.

Now that I'm blogging all of this it looks like I bought up the whole market - believe me when I say I really didn't!
Some other little bits - a great metal Benson and Hedges tin - I love little tins and this one was a gem at 50p.

Inside the box

A cute little Elvis purse - great and kitsch (though not in the slightest vintage - it still had its label on it!) and I wanted a little purse as mine's a bit too large sometimes.

I'm slowly building back my Manics CD single collection.  I used to have them all but had to sell them as I owed my partner at the time some £.  Very sad day.  But I'm getting there.  This one was all of 50p again! Hoorah!



Now for my most fun purchase of the day.  Whenever I have been to my friends' flat I have secretly coveted their crazy Ms Wonderful doll.  And guess what? I managed to find a working one in its box :) It cost me all of £1!  Admittedly the box is pretty ratted but how much fun is this?

Though to fully appreciate her and her inherent wonderfulness you NEED to watch this short video I did of some of her phrases.  The voice is pretty ratted but it's fun!

Well there we go - my morning thrifting on Deptford Market - buying a load of tosh that makes me smile.