not feeling it

Last night I just wasn’t feeling it. Perhaps I hadn’t quite fully recovered from last weekend’s disappointing stall. I certainly had a cold. My nose was streaming, my head felt fuzzy and my instinct was telling me that I should … Continue reading

pride and joy

I promised yesterday to share my final couple of buys from my epic Hopkinson spree. I thought I’d split them between two posts because a) I didn’t want to go on and on, and b) I think that this one … Continue reading

broke, but happy

This weekend I went on a lovely rummage. As you may remember, Hopkinson is a fantastic old building near Nottingham station, with four fabulous floors crammed to the gills with vintage and handmade stuff. It’s where I picked up my “Golden Hands … Continue reading

pure gold

I had to pop into Hopkinson yesterday. Just near Nottingham railway station, Hopkinson is one of my favourite places in town. Needless to say, it is a vintage emporium, but what an emporium! Formerly H. Hopkinson Ltd, established around 1880, the building was … Continue reading