Winter Outings – Vintage shopping spree

I know there are some who would cringe at the mere thought of this (my Hubby lol) and others I know are green with jealously that they could not join us. This is something I had been planning for a while, a real get together and vintage shopping spree with friends and students alike. Sadly…

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Regular Random – Vintage Chair

Welcome to the last day of 2017! As you read this I am probably fighting my way through airport traffic and trying to find the rental car desk; Happy Holidays! I recently acquired a vintage chair, according to the guy in the antique store it was 120 years old and made of mahogany, found in…

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One Four Challenge – November Week 3

November week 3 of the One Four Challenge

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Spring Outings – Coolart Homestead and Wetlands

Another sunny Spring day gets is visiting some more Monington Peninsula, this time Coolart Homestead and Wetlands

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Winter Outings – Australian Steam & Locomotive Museum Pt 2

Last week I did a post about the Australian Steam and Locomotive Museum, but I did not put in any images of the Model Railways, I just had so many. So this week I thought I would do another post just on the model railway. It has all been built by hand and there was…

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Winter Outings – Australian Steam & Locomotive Museum

The other week, Moth and I went out with a new Meet Ups group, to the Australian Steam and Locomotive Museum in Newport/ Williamstown in Melbourne, it is also know as the Train Cemetery; I now know why. They are privately funded, running on donations and door fees; which are minimal. Some of the trains…

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Symbol

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Symbol.” In My youth I used to travel into the city to go the the movies, meet friends, work, this sign was as familiar to me as my own reflection. It was the sign on the train platform I used to catch the train home. It…

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Fabulous Fridays – What’s Old is New Again

On recent Magical Mystery trip Moth and I took around Melbourne we found this wonderful antique/junk shop in Hobson’s Bay. Moth and I love to wander around these fascinating glimpses into our past, the wonderful old junk people threw away 20 or 30 years ago (or more), are now all collectibles! I featured a trike…

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Three items

For this week Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge the theme is Three items. I have a small note book I write down future challenges in and when I am out and about I try and keep an eye out for things that would be great for challenges; take these three surfboards I found in a Junk store…

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – One

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is the Number 1, I was planning on being literal until I saw this photo I took in a antique store on the weekend. Moth and I adore going through these old junk / antique stores, we seldom buy anything, just love to look. I fell in love with…

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