bird song

My saturday morning took a diversion to my favourite place to forage for vintage treasure and I was glad I did! I bought this beautiful magazine of bird photographs by Oliver.G.Pike printed in 1907.  It was only during breakfast this morning when I was showing it to my mum & dad (they love birds) that mum found it was actually signed by him as well. With a little research I discovered that Oliver G Pike was one of the early pioneers of natural history photography and film making. I feel very lucky to have stumbled upon this magazine of prints. I'm treating it as a good sign for my nest venture! I think I will keep the magazine and make prints from it for my own nest when I finally get one of my own!

Nostalgia

nos·tal·gi·a (n -st l j , n -). n. 1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past. 2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness. I don't think it I am homesick or can't be in the context of these photos below as I wasn't even born when they were taken, but I agree with definition 1. I guess there is a bittersweet longing to talk to my nan or great auntie nancy, to hear their laughs feel their warmth and ask them all the questions I should have asked when I was young. 

nest pots and creatures

As well as collecting junk, over the last few years I have been attending  an evening class in pottery  at a small working pottery in Lytchett Minster. I have always wanted to throw my own pots and considered living in Poole would be the best place to learn this old art. When I can't get on the wheel (there is only one) I started using the time to play with Raku (japanese meaning joy / happiness) clay which is a heavier stoneware, it is a great process, removing the clay sculptures/ pots at a very high temperature 1800F (From an outside kiln) submerged in water then covered in sawdust, once clean will reveal an amazing crackled silver glaze. I am hoping to sell my pots and creatures at my next event, but if you are interested please feel free to email me through my website nestvintagefinds 

vintage at the village

Had a lovely day yesterday in a little village in Puriton in Taunton, thank you to Laura & Phil for arranging such a busy event. It was just as I imagined a cute village hall decorated to the ceiling in bunting. All the stall holders were lovely, and we even had vintage dressed tea and sandwich makers, with lots of tempting cakes. I had great day, selling lots of nest finds to some very  like minded customers, I said goodbye to a few of my favourites; a bright red super fast scooter and a little bronze dashund which is making it's way to New Zealand to a sister far away. Here are a few pics of the day. I think I have the bug now! Can't wait till my next autumn event in a forest in Dorset. I also have my website up and running its very small at the moment, hopefully it will grow some wings in the shape of an online shop sometime soon.nestvintagefinds.co.uk/

Corners of my room

nest was created because of my love for anything second hand or vintage, I think i have inherited this lifestyle from my mum and dad. My mum can't pass a skip without jumping out and having a good rummage, and my dad loves restoring furniture and collecting drift wood on the sea shore. So here are a few photos of my own treasures. I don't have a house of my own yet, so nest a house of vintage finds allows me to enjoy buying lovely items to sell on to others who have a nest that is all theirs! I will just have to stay in my shared rented nest a little longer! 

Pokesdown Womble

Saturday morning I woke up slightly hungover from a gig the night before, but excited by what treasures I might find in Pokesdown vintage quarter. My friend Maria has recently moved to the area and invited me round for breakfast and what we have nicknamed a womble around the shops. It was a lovely morning bumbling from shop to shop, usually I'm looking for items for the stall but I thought i'd treat myself, ironically all my items are cosy winter clobber but summer looks like it may never get here!

Books on the wall

On Sunday I took a stroll with friends down to the river with their kids to feed the ducks. In the village high street lives a lady who without fail lines her garden walls with books all for 50p, raising money for the RUH. I wish I had taken a photo now, I will do next time! Here are the books I found for nest; a Pelican book on Badgers (a library essential! ) and this lovely book called The Home Counsellor guiding you through any of life's woes from problems of a house owner to maintenance of relatives. Leafing through just now I found a draft of a letter from somebody called Gilbert giving tenancy notice for the 14th of July 1941! That's almost 71 years ago to this day, on page 63 I found the template they used!