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Hi, my name is Alice and I am a self-confessed bake-a-holic. My dream is to one day own a tea room full of gorgeous things, with books everywhere, vintage crockery, and of course plenty of home made cake! On this blog I plan to share all my trials and triumphs from the kitchen, as well as some of my favourite recipes and inspiration that I gather along the way.
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Vintage penguins

As well as baking and making, I do love my old things. Not in a creepy sugar daddy kind of a way, more in an old teapot and vintage dresses kind of a way. Items with history have a story all of their own, which I suppose makes it two stories in the case of old books.



I've always loved old books, that smell (I always back it in the old vs new book smell debate), the yellowing of the pages, and the worn corners which suggest all the people who've read it in the past. I got into old penguins in particular a few years back, after realising that not only did they look pretty good on a shelf together, they are also a relatively affordable way into old book collecting.



Ebay has not helped this minor obsession of mine, and I must admit to recently having been on something of a book splurge. So far I've ordered over 50 books in the past fortnight. Oops. As I wait with anticipation for the larger lots to arrive however, I thought I'd share with you all some pictures of what I've got through so far.

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

My teapot!

OK, so this is the 3rd post and still no cakes! Sorry! Chocolate brownies is about the closest I've got so far, but I assure you there will be some cake based updates soon (and it really is a good brownie recipe).

Today I just wanted to share with you all a new teapot that I own!

Ta da! Isn't it lovely? Oddly it came with 5 saucers, 4 side plates, 2 larger plates and 1 bowl. Not entirely sure what I'll do with that combination of crockery, but I'm sure inspiration will hit me.

As you'll know if you've read the 'about me' bit (testing your loyalty now) my ultimate dream is to own a little tea shop where everything is served in vintage and mismatched crockery, but the garden will have to do for now.

Maybe some iced fairy cakes tomorrow to serve on those plates. Anyone for tea?