Tuesday 24 June 2014

Out of order...

I've had a bit of a freak accident. It could happen to anyone really. Connie decided she needed an obstacle course in the garden so I quickly rustled one up for her. You know the kind of thing, canes balanced on watering cans as jumps and wooden site pegs laid down as chicanes to zig zag through. Well, I was just demonstrating the order in which it was to be completed, and I jumped the first jump, in my heels, landing on our very uneven lawn and went over on my ankle. Oh my God, the pain!

I spent a good deal of yesterday in A&E and it's not broken. But I can only walk on my heel and I can't drive. Such a drag. I think we can all learn a valuable lesson from this episode about hurdling in heels. Please send your healing vibes my way so I don't miss the flea market on Friday!

Explaining how it happened to the hospital staff was slightly embarrassing. I get the feeling they don't see too many 43 year old women who show jump around their gardens of a weekend.

Fortunately, I didn't cripple myself until Sunday evening, meaning I didn't miss the boot sale in the morning. It was a stonker.

Look who came home with me!



Isn't she fab? Look at those lashes!



Obviously she will make a very useful necklace holder. Or a hat stand. I may start wearing hats. Or a wig display unit. Just in case.

I was walking around holding her proudly and one of the regulars admired her but asked why she had a sticker on the front saying, 'PENIS'.
It actually said 'PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS'.
And there was me thinking I was getting funny looks just because I was walking around with a mannequin.

I also found this BEAUTIFUL quilted table runner for £1.50. It's immaculate. I love whole cloth quilting so this is right up my street and will be perfect for when I re build my dining table with a scaffold board top.



Fridays flea was also a good 'un. I collect these plates and found a few more from the £2 man. I don't see them very often and never that cheap. My Grandad had these plates. They're very large and deep and great for roast dinners when your plate is piled high with vegetables.


Obviously I can't keep buying stuff without things leaving the house. I'm like an antiques dealer in that the new old stuff comes in and the old old stuff goes out. We're hoping to have a car boot sale at the weekend to get rid of a lot of the old old stuff. Actually I think we need to have one a week all summer long!

I'm still waiting on wallpaper samples from your4walls a staggering two weeks after I placed my order. I got an email the next day to say it had been dispatched and now they're saying it hasn't even been printed as the wallpaper printer is broken! Very frustrating. It's not just me who's out of order. I want at least half the kitchen finished before our parties happen in a few weeks!


21 comments:

  1. What a fabulous mannequin you've found! I'm sure you got quite a few double takes with the sticker she was wearing. :)

    I hope your ankle heals soon!

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    1. Thanks Vickie! Makes you wonder what sort of people had her before me!

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  2. Your mannequin is amazing, can't imagine why she would be wearing a penis sticker though?
    I'm sure your ankle will suddenly get better on Friday morning, you CANNOT miss a flea market.
    Good luck with the boot fair.

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  3. She's gorgeous! I think she should wear a turban scarf, 30's style.
    My dad had an accident in the garden. At the hospital the nurse asked him "were you on grass?"
    He said "No I don't smoke the stuff". Good luck with the ankle healing. It might be natures way of saying Slow Down and put your feet up ... ♥

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    1. Haha! I think it's natures way of saying ''you're a bloody idiot!''

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  4. pastcaring has left a new comment on your post "Out of order...":

    Oh dear, a show jumping accident, but without a horse! Hope the ankle heals very soon.
    That mannequin is beautiful, despite the unfortunate penis sticker! Love the table runner and plates too.
    Yes, you have to clear the way for new treasures - something has to go! xxx

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    1. Sorry Curtise, I deleted your comment instead of publishing it. I'm having one of those days...

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  5. Ooh dear no wonder you got some funny looks with the penis sticker on the mannequin! She does look very nice though, wonder what you are going to do with her?.....Hope the ankle gets better soon xx

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    1. Thanks Anne, I'm just leaving her on my dressing table for now. xx

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  6. Love the table runner - it's beautiful.
    Oh to have the bone structure of that mannequin!
    I went to my first carboot sale since March on Sunday morning, which entailed a 5 mile walk in the early morning sunshine. It was a tad disappointing though, and the only thing I really wanted would have got broken on the way home so I didn't buy it!

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  7. So sad to hear about your ankle & glad it was not broken. I am in love with your table runner. I also love your plates - so cheerful. What is the English saying - cheap & cheerful?? Best of luck this week.

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  8. Bahaha - I would have bought her for the sticker alone! Those plates look and sound brilliant too; all the plates in our house are larger than average, because we are greedy. I'm so sorry to hear about your ankle though; it sounds really painful. I will be keeping everything crossed that you recover by Friday. xxx

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  9. Thank heavens your ankle didn't stop you from getting to the flea Em...... EEEEKKKK...what a horrible thought!!!!! You lucky thing I'd kill for a mannequin. xxxxx

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  10. I remember doing a grand jete in four- inch wedges when I was in my early 30s - I scraped my knee on the landing, but Lordie, I couldn't even walk in those shoes today! Sorry to hear about your ankle and I hope you recuperate quickly! I love love all your finds. We're back living in the UK now so will have to drag hubs to the nearest car boot sale. Or barring that, we'll find Vix in Manchester! Xoxo

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  11. I gave up the impromptu gymnastic after breaking my kneecap in half a few years ago. Beautiful table runner and the mannequin is gorgeous!

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  12. Hope your injury heals very quickly.
    I LOVE that mannequin!
    M x

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  13. I'm dying with lust over that mannequin- what a beauty!! Hope the ankle heals quickly, I bet you were the talking point of A&E! xxx

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