Tuesday morning started with a Wii Fit session, followed by a thorough dust, mop, sweep, polish and scrub of the lounge. I love it when I've cleaned, the wonderful aroma of pine, beeswax and turpentine from Lord Sheraton's Wood Balsam lingers for days.
Tuesday's sunrise was particularly spectacular and Jon and I stood transfixed watching the golden clouds scudding across the almost lilac skies.
We'd just finished our fruit & yogurt when our friendly MyHermes driver arrived with a parcel containing a jacket I'd won on eBay before Xmas. It was worth the wait, an early 1970s Anokhi piece which wouldn't be out of place in the Museum of Hand Printing in Jaipur (which we visited in 2019, HERE). Lockdown or not, I wore it straight away. No sense in saving anything for the right occasion. I can't believe it only cost £10.
While I was upstairs getting dressed the postman delivered my sweet-smelling Lush half-price sale order. The bathroom smells absolutely gorgeous.
With the UK now in lockdown and with the instructions to stay at home, I thought it would be the perfect time to list some vintage lingerie on eBay, a far more attractive alternative to tracksuit bottoms for wearing around the house.
It was still bitterly cold with intermittent snow showers and temperatures well under the seasonal average so, rather than risk freezing my t*ts off in the garden, I opted to take stock photos indoors. The Cole & Son flamingo wallpaper on the landing seemed like the perfect backdrop for these flimsy confections.
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| TUESDAY: Vintage Anokhi shirt & maxi skirt (both eBay), Lamani Raj-era pendant (Anjuna Flea market, 2002), 1970s sheepskin hat (gift from an ex-blogging pal back in 2010) |
After a break for noodles, I cracked on with the eBay listings. Jon had been working through his to do list, his tasks today included taking the rope lights down in the lounge, repotting the Devil's Ivy and refurbishing some vintage car lights using some yellow film he'd bought from eBay.
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| WEDNESDAY: Scotch & Soda coat, Rockport boots, maroon wool jumper (all charity shopped), wool scarf (FabIndia), Levi 510s (eBay), pompom hat (present from me, 2016) |
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| WEDNESDAY: Vintage Afghan dress (eBay), Hindu deity buckle belt & handmade beer mittens (presents from Liz), pompom hat (made by me), 1960s maxi coat (secondhand stall on the market), 1960s cranberry suede go-go boots (car boot sale) |
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