Saturday Omnibus ~ A week of Panic, Relaxation and treasure finding

So big news for me this week, my youngest, Lotte, went on camp. That's nice you say, no big deal you think...well for me it caused a minor panic and all round near meltdown ha.There were lots of big boys saying "Calm down Mum" and bigger still boys saying, "Just relax honey". But those who know me know I am not great at doing either, where Lotte is concerned, and for the days leading up to camp I had that feeling like someone had punched me in the stomach and then decided to reach in and pull out my heart....

Here is Lotte looking super excited, ( NOT ), moments before she left on the camp bus. Lotte, unlike her mother, is always relaxed, so relaxed she is very good at nodding off during moments of high chaos and commotion.  She doesn't travel light and below is just the tip of the iceberg of gear she took with her for her two nights away.

My panic extended to panic purchases...she suddenly had to have new shoes for camp, new haircut, new outfits. Everything was labelled ...a huge 12 page booklet on everything her carers needed to know, about everything Lotte,  had to be written. Thank goodness Kristen had a plan for me to ease my extreme anxiety and severe separation complex while Lotte was on camp. 

But I was in PANIC mode so this plan led initially to panic food shopping. Notice all the instant and ready to heat meals.

Panic stocking of the WAC and garden centre...including this retro TV

coffee table

Unusual Art Deco style cupboard/dresser. But I am sure you will be pleased to know as soon as I saw this ...

I stopped panicing....Very soon, if asked, I would have said..."Children ? What Children?"

Kristen took me to the Sheraton Noosa while Lotte was on camp...what a super husband! That's why I had to shop up on the instant meals, as we left Frankie and Chauncy home to look after the house etc....(the etc is code for... have heaps of friends over when Mum and Dad aren't around and have free use of Mum's car. )

Our room was at the end of the longest corridor...it reminded me of some kind of movie set.

I drank way too many cocktails and the time went too fast. We have been home now for under 24 hours and already my dining room table, which was empty before we left, looks like this....

Thank goodness Nan is here and she can help me clean and organise. I hope you all had a great week too.  

Lazy Omnibus from a slack blogger

First off thanks for all the emails. No, I am not dead, just been lazy with my blogging due to school holidays (Not really, but it sounds like a good excuse). I have thought of several things I wanted to blog about but to continue on with my general overall lassitude, I am just going to post some pictures of my antique spots at the WAC and the garden centre. (I have been motivated enough to take some pictures)

 We got this lovely carved retro lady, it reminds me of a certain blogger's avatar. Can you guess who I am thinking of ?

Pair of old English chairs available at the Garden Centre.

                                     
These are old horse's brasses. My lovely customer Amanda, (Hi Amanda) has already purchased a couple and I am looking forward to seeing how she uses them.

Two lovely pumpkins ready for the Halloween month.

Amazing tapestry hangings. One still available at The Cottage Garden Nursery.

 I loved this stool. It sold on Friday and is headed to be in the film version of Eddie Mabo's life.

 This amazing old chair is available at the WAC. The people we got it off called it the "Witches Chair".

The windows at the WAC at the moment have the most amazing large Thongs in the window displays.

Shabby white chest and table at the WAC

 Retro Coffee tables

My latest work bench revamp

I am looking forward to getting back into things and visiting you all soon.

Oranges and Lemons Omnibus and don't forget to check out the skips

I took these Giant clam shells to the garden centre on Saturday, I thought they looked great with lemons and oranges in them. The one with the lemons in them sold yesterday so in future all I will buy is two bags of lemons for display rather than a bag each of lemons and oranges for variety.

Retro metal phone table and patio setting that came from the same groovy, retro, house as a bar I have pictures of below.

I love old typewriters...

and old books.

On to the WAC.....

Super groovy bar with lots of fab features,

like the tea towel holder and cupboards,

like this fab pull out drinks tray.

Recliner mid century chairs, pictured is one of three pairs.

The windows at the WAC suited last weeks weather....full of umbrellas. So clever but hard to photograph.

  We went to a house last week that already had two full skips in the driveway. Always remember to ask the people if you can look at what they have thrown away just incase you can use what they have thrown away.

This was the first piece that caught my eye, fortunately this old art deco gal had no chips from being thrown away.

This beswick horse saldy was not so lucky and had to be put down.

Also remember (but for some you would have to be a hard core vintage lover like me to attempt ha) to check the bins when you see full skips, as folks often fill them up at the same time when clearing an old house.

This is how I found this bin when I opened the lid.

The treasure trove went all the way through (yes this meant I had my head in a bin...not for the faint hearted) it was like they moved the black bins into the lounge room and emptied the china cabinets straight into them.

Here is just some of the items I salvaged.

While a lot was broken, from just being thrown in, it was amazing what survived intact

Of course you cannot break old collectable tea towels

Hope you all have a good week.