Saturday, October 07, 2006

Gotta love a Spring Saturday Morning in Melbourne (part 4)

Got this for my fella and it's just too appropriate for words (the reasons why will be revealed in February 2007)





It must be somebody's art (craft) work as the wingnut unscrews and the little door opens to reveal...



And check it out!! A sheepskin...




And a Cow Hide (I don't know why it's not a Cowskin, or the Sheepskin a Sheep Hide, but it just isn't)




And that's it. It's a beautiful day. I'm going to the Newlyweds for a BBQ dinner and tomorrow it's off to the ABC Gardening Australia Expo at Caulfield Racecourse with The NewZilander and My Beautiful Goddaughter - ahh bliss.






Gotta love a Spring Saturday Morning in Melbourne (part 3)

I don't know if these would still work but they are priceless and I got 'em thrown in with a group of books at 20c each!!


New Idea iron on transfers


They reminded me of a purchase I made years ago at the oppy in Daylesford



Which came with a transfer - still unused.


I don't think I have the appropriate chest to wear a tight t-shirt (cos it's gotta be tight) with a 'Number 96' transfer on it, so it will probably remain unused. Given my heritage, I do love the odd item of Australian Television-alia


And, some more books.


Gotta love a Spring Saturday Morning in Melbourne (part 2)

Books. Some for me, some gifts.
I did get a few things that I've already given away to the knitter so didn't get a chance to photograph them: A Scandinavian cookbook, a knitting book and a little black baby doll





Gotta love a Spring Saturday Morning in Melbourne

I do! The Greens were having a fund raising garage sale in Northcote which I went to with my favourite fellow garage sailors, Smelly Greek Girl and her 3 offspring Bite Your Bum Off, Sing It Again and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

It was ok and I got a few things but then on the way home we passed Garage Sale Heaven. It was so good I had to go to the bank to top up!!

Here are some of the spoils. I'll have to do it over a few posts as I don't know how to get more than one photo into a single post.


5 issues of Walkabout magazine from 1968-9 - $1

a fabulous Australiana tin tray - 50c

2 pot plant stands - you may recognise the concrete basket of roses in the background from an expedition earlier this year - $5 each (from The Greens, it's hard to bargain at a fundraiser)

shadow box -$2


who could resist this - $1



Last Week's Treasures

These are from a second hand shop on High St in Preston. Not strictly garage sale finds as they're from a dealer but I had to share them with you anyway.

Tin Coasters




and on the reverse...

if you can't read it, they're the recipes for the cocktails pictured on the front.

And something to add to my expanding Australiana collection

little bakelite tray

And, this one's from ebay so it shouldn't really count at all but it's just so special.

liz and phil