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New Gallery Jumble

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I’ve lived in London for 15 years and on Saturday I visited Peckham for the very first time. It was quite exciting. As I stepped off the 77 with my suitcase of swag the first landmark I spotted was a … Continue reading →

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Hook Road Arena Car Boot Sale

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My friend and I were up and at ’em at 5am this morning ready for the last boot fair at Hook Road Arena for the year. It was rained off last week so this was a date added to the … Continue reading →

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One-Stop Vintage Haberdashery Shoppe

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I’ve been lucky enough to work with Jazz on many projects over the years from organising crafty fun at her much loved Viva Cake nights to designing the Shoreditch Sisters WI rose emblem jewellery and showing a room bursting with … Continue reading →

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New In! 50s & 60s Magazines

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I pounced on the Picturegoer magazines from June 1956, July 1956 and July 1957. Picturegoer was a UK magazine published from 1913 til 1960 and featured films but more excitingly the behind-the-scenes real lives of film stars. It became particularly … Continue reading →

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Living Room Sales

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Whilst I absolutely love buying someone else’s cast offs at a car boot sale I know it’s no fun at all to sell at a boot fair. Kilburn Car boot, 1999 – never again. So how very civilised to set … Continue reading →

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