A Vintage Kinda Gal

 Saturday was the Vintage Fair at St Matthews.

Lots of goodies bought, (that need photographing), friends caught up with and new ones made.

Sadly my 'twinnie' has a chest infection and wasn't able to make it but we've sent each other best wishes via Trevor!

At last, the perfect weather to wear my 'new' vintage Burberry that Mr B brought me from Scout in Sunderland.

as we call it, The Burberry Museum

Cannot believe that one was ever made large enough to fit me! The most brilliant thing for me is that, what some people would hate, the shorter sleeve, is the perfect 'bracelet length' for me and saves me having to roll back my sleeves, which I do with most of my jackets.

The yellow brolly I bought at TK Maxx, for a fiver, ages ago.

 My wonderful vintage poker print scarf was a giveaway win from Char, again, ages ago!

Isn't it fabulous?

My tiny little yellow flower head earrings I bought when I was a student, so that must make them even older than vintage!

http://www.random-makes.co.uk/index.htm

The amazing 'H' the old Citroen van was a newcomer to the Fair and Mr B bought me the most apt gift from them...a cushion made from a vintage Bognor Regis and surrounding views T-towel. BR basically runs through my veins. I will do a post on that as an individual 'thing' as most of the views I have photographs of that I have taken in the past.


A large part of my life on a cushion, you could say.

Obligatory windswept hair shot



Just to remind me to get a trim and some new highlights done!

Zxx



#BEDM rather fell by the wayside; just got totally disillusioned with posting anything last week.



Don't Go Breaking My Heart

I've hankered after a pair of Terry de Havilland shoes since forever!

 

 

Having bitten the bullet, egged on by Pearls' post, I plumped for 'Jay', in the sale on the TdeH website and over 200 quid cheaper than Sarenza!!

 

(Start small I thought and then work up to the even more beautiful expensive 'Margaux').

 

Sadly, I don't think the cut of his jib suits my foot. Great round the heel-end and with lacing good over my foot. But where have my toes gone???

 

I know I'm not actually going to be wearing that much, I mean, look at that heel height, but I still want them to fit and not make me look as though the front end of my foot is deformed!

 

So, not this time, but, maybe, if I get to actually try some on before I buy, I may yet find the perfect pair.

 

 

Pretty blue nail varnish is Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine in Blueberry. My first Barry M nail varnish.

(Oh yes, I really know how to push the boat out!).

Thanks to Victoria extolling the virtues of their Gelly Hi-Shine Lips, I did a little recce on the Boots website and, when in the store, plumped for the 3 for 2 offer, and bought the lippie in Capella and the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Cool Medium 2.

 After trying out the Boots No7 Stay Perfect Superlight Foundation on her recommendation too and being totally impressed I think Florence & Mary is becoming my go-to beauty bible!!



 Zxx
 

#BEDM "Cinco de Mayo - Let's be Mexican"

Having been a milliner in days gone by, the first thought that crosses my mind is

'Mexicans dance on their hats'.

Not particularly helpful, and no doubt there will be someone out there shouting 'that's not PC!' But that's what people of my generation grew up with and the song is really funny.

OPI nail varnish set from TK Maxx...that's a bit more like it. (Though this was actually a set for The Day of the Dead/Halloween). Came with a whole load of stickers to put on your nails too.

 



Photo Credit: chicagocincodemayo.com

I am so loving this picture that I found via Google. It's for Chicagos' largest Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Pilsen neighbourhood.

Some of my favourite things...arty skulls, roses and even a cowboy hat thrown in for good measure. Never had a tattoo, but this sure could be a contender if I was ever up for one!

 

source

Nice hats!



Vintage tomato ketchup dispenser. Well, don't all Mexican dishes have tomato in? Home grown fruit from my lully neighbour.

 

recipe here

 This salsa picture popped up on my fb page as I follow Nadia G (Bitchin' Kitchen).

 

As she wrote...

" Don't show up with store-bought salsa this Cinco de Mayo, show up with G's fresh homemade salsa for that unique Italian-Mexican fusion! And Tequila. Everyone likes Tequila."



 You can't disagree with that, can you?

 

 This showed up as well, and, well, looks totally delish!

 

Pomegranate Tequila Guacamole recipe

So, paint your nails, add your stickers then sip a drink and eat your salsa while they are drying.

Oh, and watch the video.

Laughed?? I nearly peed my pants!!

 

 

Happy 'Cinco de Mayo' Day!

Zxx

#BEDM "Star Wars Day! Talk about Sci-Fi (interpret wildly)"

I have never actually watched a Star Wars movie; seen bits, just never a complete film.

 

And what was it with Carrie Fishers' 'doughnut' hairstyle?

 Here beautifully modelled by Rachel and Phoebe from 'Friends'

source

 But, from the name of my blog you may've guessed that I am a fan of The Big Bang Theory; so that's scientists that are fictional.

http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Work_Song_Nanocluster

Guess that fits the bill!

But I did used to know Paul McCartney. No, not him, but a geologist, who co-wrote "Earth Lights" a book about UFOs.

 

 But to finish off todays' post a photo of me taken this afternoon, at a great diner in Far Cotton and a nifty little toon from the fabulous Rezillos. 

 

#BEDM "Weekend Morning Routine"

What?????????

 

Weekend Morning Routine

 

Morning?

 

The chance of a long lie-in, more like!

 

But weekend morning treats include Macca Ds pancakes and maple syrup, crispy bacon rolls from 'Mrs Screwfix', (the lady that has the catering van outside Screwfix a few minutes cycle ride away) and sitting in bed watching The Larkins  on those free DVDs from the Daily Mail/WHSmiths giveaway a while back.

 

 

As Pop Larkin would say

"Perfick!"

#BEDM "5 Fave Posts"

This is a hard one (5) to choose; I don't normally blog every day but when something I want a record of happens. So...

 

Number 1

 

RIP Millennium Dome. Long Live The 02 Arena!

A little piece about backstage at the O2 Arena. You follow Pennyblossoms? That makes you a VIP in my eyes!

 

Number 2

Pink Pan(t)s
If you know the TV show 'Smack The Pony' I'm sure you know where I'm coming from. This post may be 3-4 years old, but just thinking about it still makes me laugh.
Would you like a leeetle deserrrt?

Number 3



A post(card) from Plymouth.
Photos of the sea, from one of our twice-yearly trips to Devon. Mr B goes on tour there and me and the 2 cats go for a holiday. We usually rent a basement flat on West Hoe and have been going there for years. We first took the cats when Rene was about 3 months old; she will be 15 years old this year.

Number 4

Getting rescued by a hunky copper! Say no more, honest Guv!
http://penny-blossoms.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-knight-in-armour-in-his-dashing.html

I have suffered from Clinical Depression for years and have popped in posts about how/what has affected me during the 5 years of this blog.
I like to see and read how I have improved and the total nutcase-ness of this situation proved how well I have progressed.

Number 5A

Danielle, Mrs Bossa, Char, Helen, Alex

The Northwest Bloggers Meet-Up.

Alex made me an honorary member and I had a fabulous day meeting unknown people!!!

That is the amazing-est thing about blogging...I have met such fab people who (I hope) I can call 'friends', that I keep in touch with and care about deeply.
Lucky me!
I mean, wouldn't you want to spend a day in the company of these lovely ladies?

To think I may never have met Pearl doesn't bear thinking about!

But I'm gonna be cheeky here and add another post which ties with 5A and call it 5B...

Number 5B

 

http://penny-blossoms.blogspot.com/2011/11/boozy-bear.html

One of my meet-ups with the wonderful Vix.

Yep! Blogs and Bloggers are fabulous!



#BEDM ‘What is your blog all about?’

"You never know what you'll find on Pennyblossoms",

so says Mr B, my partner of 28 years on Sunday.

  (Or is that 'partner-in-crime'?)

Superstar Vlogger, Louise, of Sprinkle of Glitter said my blog is '... mostly about homes and interiors and what not, I enjoy blogs like that muchly..'

 

Sadly, Blogger seems to be playing silly b*ggers and I can't put in links or centre my typing, so I am giving up! Not how I envisaged my first #BEDM post to be!! Fingers crossed it'll be all up and running properly tomorrow.

Z xx

Record Store Day 2014

As I turned into Merchants Arch I heard Mick Jagger singing an old blues song "I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand."

 His long drawling tones filled the shaded walkway and the sound drifted up between the buildings either side.

The song was coming from a speaker over the door to a staircase that led you up to Mojo's Records.

 

"I moved upstairs because the rent was cheaper", said the owner. I found Mojo's on my first visit to Dublin but it was after closing time.

On this sunny afternoon off I was lured back by records and posters. 

It was worth the trip to see these album covers alone...Tom Waits, Keith Richards, David Bowie-wearing a dress, Bob Dylan and The Beatles dressed like Eskimos...now that's what I call a party!

 

Guest Post from Mr B, the 'birthday boy'. Not as old as The Queen but for one month only, the same age as me!

Happy Birthday Mr B!

 

Summer (Colour) Lovin'

This is the best I can do to say thank you to you fellow bloggy friends who wished me well with my impending tooth nightmare!

 

 

Can't quite do the bunch of flowers, so a selection of pretty flower bulbs that need to be planted up!

 

Working on from the last post of having buying things you might need - Mr B came home with this present for me (us?...but you know who'll be using it!) from 'techy support', Patch.

(See him here, with the 1948 Olympic Torch)

 

A giant 'pencil sharpener' to peel and curl your root veggies.

 

Now, I really like raw carrot, never eat enough of it and always tend to grate it.

(Unless they're ones I've grown then I just eat them straight out of the ground!).

So I rather like the idea of making those nice little curls that you find in arty foody pictures; a little bit more substance than grated bits.  



 

A rather scary-looking me planting bulbs on Christmas Day 2013. As always, a bit late planting, but I'd picked these packets up really cheap in Homebase; bluebells, white anemone and red tulips.

 

And this is how lovely the tulips are looking today!

(And I am wearing the same footwear today. Spooky!)

Zxx

Relieved

I think this is a 'happy' (do a little Pharrel Williams dance) face.

 

Or it could just be one of relief that I did succumb to this bargain one pound washing line in TK Maxx absolutely ages ago!

Cos, with my bed linen going round in the washing machine, I thought I'd put the duvet and the Minky blanket out on the line for an airing and a beating (ooo, Missus!).

 

Duvet on the line ...put the blanket over and it all lands in a heap on the soil-y ground underneath!

B*ll*cks!

 

So, ladies, the moral of this story is sometimes it pays to spend out on something you don't actually need at the time!

Zxx

Fur & Feather & Tooth

 Pinned down by the 'Park 2'; never seen them before, apparently, neither had the Park Ranger!

What is it about mummy's lap?

But he was a bit concerned for 'his' ducks!

 



 

A visit to this park can only mean one thing...another visit to the dentist. Pain in the palate and the tooth that had root canal work done 2 years ago!

Aaargh!

 

Seems there is an infection, (huzzah for antibiotics), and apparently I will have to have the whole thing drilled out, packed to clear any other 'yucky stuff' and then have to go to Wellingborough to see a 'specialist' who has the know how and equipment to see what's going on in high definition, so to speak. (About 15 times actual size). The 3(!) roots I have in this tooth have weeny little branches, almost invisible on a regular X-ray and this is where the infection is.

 

 

To say I am a bit apprehensive is a slight understatement. Not so much the work itself but the fact I have to Wellingborough, (never been), and a different dental surgery. But what is weird, is that the dentist was the original chap I saw here in Northampton, who has gone on to specialise. I went to him as he did call outs and when my mum was housebound he came to see her. At the time, I wasn't registered with a dentist, so it seemed a good move to go with him. I only saw him about once before he left and have been with Mr Q ever since.

 

I am beginning to think I should have a dental chair with my name on a brass plaque on, like at the theatre, I feel as though I have taken 'root' there!

Boom! Boom!

Zxx

Sunday Best