Antiques Archives - Planet Penny

A while ago I came upon a new blog, County Living, with the appealing idea that there would be a draw from the first twenty people signing up as followers. Well the blog looked as if it had potential, the prize was a pretty little Beswick preserve pot and I’m always game for a little flutter, despite my lack of luck with these things.

A few days later I went back to the blog to see whether the draw had taken place, and yes, it had, and the lucky winner was Penelope. Oh, gosh I thought, another Penny, you don’t see that many about, that’s nice. I tried to look at the list of names of the people who had signed up to follow, but as luck would have it the link wasn’t working that evening. Two days later I happened to be passing, the link was working and I checked through the list to find this Penelope and to see if she had a blog. She has, it’s Planet Penny, the only Penelope on the list was me, as listed through Google. I am so rarely Penelope that I didn’t recognise myself!

Oh dear… I realise that with this post and my last I am fast giving the impression I am completely batty. I do sometimes feel I leave a trail of brain cells behind me wherever I go but I’m blaming the weather and feeling as if I’m going stir crazy for this latest lapse. Roll on the Spring!

Anyway, Maria at Country Living kindly sent me the pot and it’s charming, and looks very pretty with my little plate. Do go and have a look at Maria’s blog, she has some pretty things to sell.

I’m off to do some Brain Training!

Real nostalgia came with a trip to the Little Vintage Lover Fair on Sunday. I found out about it from one of my favourite blogs, Kitschen Pink. ( This just goes to prove that the hours I spend on the laptop reading about other people’s lives are not entirely wasted)

It was a lovely way to spend a sunny sunday morning in August. A drive into the heart of the Norfolk countryside to the beautiful little village of Heydon, where the village hall was a early 20th century army hut, a perfect meeting place for a crowd of vintage lovers! Heydon Village Hall - Vintage Lover Fair

There were stalls both inside and outside the hall – thank goodness for a sunny day!

Little Vintage Lover Fair Little Vnitage Lover's Fair Little Vintage Lover Fair - Norfolk

It was here I met not only Kitschen Pink, but also Mrs Bobobun and Faded Splendour and saw all sorts of lovely things I would have bought if only I could throw out another wing on my little house! (Visit these blogs for lots more photos of all the tempting bits and pieces.)

Meeting them adds a whole new dimension to blog surfing! felt flowers