Simply Thimbles

Well, as I mentioned in my last post I felt an ebay moment coming on.  It turned out to be more of an ebay hour.  I didn't find Kermit the Frog but I did come across this rather sweet little sewing machine thimble.  It reminds me of the sewing machine my mum used when I was small.  It was a Singer and I can still hear the slightly sing-songy tinkly, clickety  clack it used to make as she turned the handle.   This thimble is  pewte r and has been hand painted.  The little handle turns round and the sewing machine flips up on  a hinge to show the top of the workbench.  As you can see in the picture below, the thimble dimples are under the hinged lid.   I wouldn't fancy trying to sew with this particular thimble as it is quite heavy.   It's a nice little momento of times gone by though and I couldn't resist it.       It was a very productive hour on ebay as I also c...

There are times when you just can’t get what you need from local towns or even the out of town retail parks here in Cornwall. That’s when we head to our local city - Truro. Well, actually it’s the only city that is anywhere near us as it’s the only one in Cornwall. The next closest are Plymouth and Exeter but they are an hour’s drive away in Devon. This makes Truro the most southern city in the UK. It’s also probably the most expensive place to shop in Cornwall, but that’s just my opinion. The parking charges are a wee bit pricey so we don’t go that often. The car park we tend to use is £4.10 for a stay of more than two hours. It kind of takes the fun out of shopping if you have to spend most of your cash just to park. Its no wonder most people prefer the internet – it’s cheaper in more ways than one. One minute they are telling you the high streets are dying through loss in trade, the next they are charging you the earth to visit the same high streets like its some sort of priv...