On Saturday, I went for my final thrift-shopping trip to the charity shops in Beeston before we move out of our house. And I found three good things to buy.
1. Retro Thetford tray
This Thetford tray with a retro floral pattern in blue and purple was just £2.50 from the Vintage and Retro section of the Sue Ryder Shop. When I saw it in the shop it looked a bit faded, but it has scrubbed up beautifully. I love it!
2. 'Scoundrel Days' by A-ha
I paid £2 in the Oxfam Books and Music shop for this. The tracklist includes 'Manhattan Skyline' which is one of my favourite ever A-ha songs. This record will sit alongside my copy of 'Hunting High and Low'. I am now on the look-out for a record cabinet to store all my records properly.
3. Smoked glass serving dish
I am thrilled with this smoked glass serving dish, which is in mint condition and came with its original box (£3.50 - Vintage and Retro section of the Sue Ryder Shop). It is so evocative of the 1980s. I will be using this at our house-warming party when I finally move into our new house.
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Love the tray
ReplyDeleteMe too - I couldn't resist it
DeleteThat tray is fab.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a major crush on Morten Harket!
Yes the tray is fab - I just checked on eBay and Thetford trays are listed for £20+
DeleteThere's definitely something about Mr Harket! Great voice too!
The tray is a great find if I found it I would bring it home.
ReplyDeleteDenise
Yes I'm very pleased with the tray
Deleteooh yes, i'm a fan of the tray too, very liberty looking to my eye x
ReplyDeleteYou're right - it does look Liberty-esque x
Deletea-ha!!....oh that takes me back x
ReplyDeleteAll the way back to the mid-80s x
DeleteI love the colour and print on the tray. Very sweet.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a lovely tray - I'm hoping to get a lot of use out of it
DeleteLovely post Ruth! Am humming A-ha as I type. God, I had such a crush on Morten Harket...mmmm
ReplyDeleteGoodness, I've just googled Morten Harket. Turns out, I STILL have a crush on him!
ReplyDeleteI saw A-ha in concert in Nottingham in 2010 and Morten Harket still looked and sounded wonderful!
DeleteWhat a fine collections of treasures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure
DeleteSurely A-Ha only did Take on Me though??! :-D
ReplyDeleteSurely you must remember some of their other songs? Check them out on YouTube :-D
Deletedid somebody mention a house warming party? ;) xx
ReplyDeleteAh yes must work out how to do a house warming party at some point...
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