Thursday 7 August 2014

Stanley

Meet Stanley.


An evidently much loved …
… and much hugged bear.
In fact, loved completely bare.


Only the teeniest, tiniest smidgen of yellow fur remaining …
... in the crease of his left ear …


… to show his original colour …
… and fur status.
Oh! the stories he could tell!

I bought him from the Portscatho Fair at the weekend …
… where I had a stall.
Stanley was bought from Cowboys and Custard …
… whose stall was opposite mine …
… with their vintage toys displayed enticingly in front of me.


Stanley was sat in a trailer …
… passing the time of day with a cloth bunny in red dungarees.

* the bunny in red dungarees *

Stanley’s eyes and threadbareness called beseechingly to me ...
… between the handmade card display …
… and the vintage child's sewing machine …
… until I could no longer resist.


He now sits in a wicker chair enjoying the sunbeams …
... between gently snoozing …
… and gazing out into the garden.
Reminiscing ...
... and settling very nicely into his new life here …
… at the cottage.
(The wound under the plaster healing very nicely thank you)


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A few more of the Portscatho goodies that was on offer.

* I do have a soft spot for a dog on wheels *

* beautiful linen purses from La Lilly Bea  ...

... and her bunnies *

* vintage goodies at The Sea Garden*

* hand made candles from The Peagreen Furniture Co *

... and finally ...


Minnie from Cowboys and Custard enjoying a cuddle with her Dad.

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