Veggies and Salad for our Garden - £36.99

We would like some vegetables and salad plants for our "garden"....so if we win the battle with the snails, we can have home grown (and cheap) veggies this summer.

www.rocketgardens.co.uk sends you ready started plants so you have more chance of success. (or your snails are fed well from day 1!)

The Patio Container garden has toms, lettuce, rocket, peas, beans, strawberries etc.....or if you have green fingers you can start them for us !

Material for our door curtain -£?

Stoods and i need another trip to a Peter Jones to decide on the exact fabric... but we are leaning towards dark, patterned, velvet...

don't panic GP - it won't touch you when you come through the door...due to the nifty portiere (see previous post)!

Some John Lewis vouchers for the material, lining, heading tape and cotton will get Thelbridge Curtains and Blinds started!

Georg Jensen sugar bowl - £36

sugar and spice and all things nice....

this is in john lewis and the lovely Georg Jensen shop on Bond Street

Georg Jensen teapot - £126

more tea vicar?...!

this is a gorgeous design classic by Georg Jensen. It is in John Lewis and also the GJ shop on Bond Street.

Portiere for the Front Door - £56

i have learnt a new word today...

portiere = special curtain pole made for the back of a door...

Our front door is quite drafty and a gorgeous dark velvet curtain will look great.

we would like a "self-closing" portiere from jim-lawerence.co.uk in the polished finish with glass finial (code:686L) with a length of 97cm.

(14 curtain rings would also be great, if possible)

Vintage Basket Locker for Bathroom Cabinet - $525 plus shipping

We would like a reconditioned vintage basket locker for our bathroom...

We would like one the same size and shape as the white one  ("2x2") but without wheels (like the green one). We would like our 4 baskets to be in "spring mist" to match the bathroom and the frame in a clear coated finish.

They are from america on www.twentygauge.com....they have quoted $525 plus shipping... so our weak £ is not very helpful ... sorry guys! (the email contact address is jc@twentygauge.com)

I also love the architectural plan chest coffee tables....but already have a lovely coffee table... too much gorgeous furniture not enough space! 

Vintage Soda Syphon - approx. £5-10

vodka lime and soda.......orange and soda......

making our own must be cheaper than buying it in horrid plastic bottles.....

There are lots on ebay between £5 and £10 this morning. We would prefer a glass one please.

some gas thing-ys to make it fizz would also be handy.

Large Cafetiere - approx. £20

I smashed ours this morning - oops!

A large-ish one in black or chrome please

Groovy Dresser for the Kitchen - £340

spuds....tea cups.....kilner jars..... cake stands

This is made from reclaimed pine and has blackboard panels on the front for labels.

We would like one (as shown) with 20 "pigeon holes" 

It is on a very cool website -metroretro.co.uk in the storage section....or a handy carpenter could maybe make it. (the dimensions are on the site)

Curtain Fabric and shameless plug ...£?

Thelbridge Curtains and Blinds is open for business !

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thelbridge-Curtains-and-Blinds/10403107131?ref=s

Stoods and I have tried to choose some fabric so that i can make a curtain for the top room - so Sophie and our guests can have some privacy! I think i might debut a roller blind too as the one we have is nasty....

Some John Lewis vouchers for the fabric, lining, cotton and heading tape will be much appreciated. We will need approx. 15 metres depending on pattern repeats etc. 

"Antique" Cruet set

An old fashioned, "antique" cruet set would be lovely. 

Salt and pepper with tiny little spoons, possibly in silver with blue glass lining...

if i find a picture i will upload it...or let me know if you find one!

Bread Bin - £41.11

cut bread....crumpet...... bagels....

it has been so hard to decide which colour we prefer....

Stoods and I saw this in John Lewis and it is also on www.josephjoseph.com.... the lid is a bread board - v.clever! 

Picnic Blanket - £69.00

picnic blanket in the summer ... essential for our living room in the winter!

This is called a Heather Isle Tartan blanket - so very apt.!

it is on www.kiltmakers.co.uk with lots of other scottish things!

"Testing, Testing .....1,2,3"

will this blog / wedding list even work?!...

My gorg. bridesmaids - Tastic, Al and Sops as well as Mr & Mrs Smith Jnr, Mrs Thornton and Mr & Mrs Smith Snr, have various combinations of blogging experience (from never to blogging in Italian) and span the generations! They have all been kind enough to sit on our testing panel.

If they can do it, everyone can!

Chrome - to finish refurbing our original Herbert Terry anglepoise

Anyone up for a challenge?!....

It looked worse than this when i bought it on ebay.........

but i wanted it to look like this....

so i dismantled it, (whilst drawing lots of diagrams for easy reassembly,) stripped it and have bought the original flex to rewire it..... but i cannot find anyone to chrome the parts...can anyone help??

Stoods will be delighted as the utility room will look less like scrap heap challenge..!

(I really hope i can understand my dotty scribbles ...eek!)

Cake Tins/Silicon -£10-20

Victoria Sponge: take 2 x 20 cm silicon cake "tins" and preheat the oven to 180 C, etc etc

I would also love to made Madelines as they look so pretty......we will also need a tin (or silicon) 

Anglepoise Type 1228 in grey with floorstand - £145 + £47.50

This will be lovely in our living room... it looks a bit crazy in the picture but fab in real life.

We saw it in John Lewis and it is also on www.anglepoise.com

Do have a look at the Giant anglepoise which is just fab, but too big (and too expensive)- most annoying.

The prices mentioned above are the price in JL.

Port / Madeira / Sherry Glasses - 3 boxes @ £12.50 per box (1 box left!)

Port and Madeira is very popular at 19 GS, both over ice cream and in a glass ... we have two lovely madeira glasses Dad gave us but two is not many!

These are will match our wine glasses and are called Michelangelo Masterpiece Sherry Glasses and are in John Lewis.

They come in a box of 4 and we would like 3 boxes.

(1 box left!)

Wine Glasses - 1 box at £17.50

Impossible to have too many wine glasses......

and always good to have a backup when one gets chipped...... naughty dishwasher!

These are Michelangelo Masterpiece Large Wine Glasses Box of 4, from John Lewis and online (www.johnlewis.co.uk) 

Water Glasses - 3 boxes @ £21.50 per box (1 box left!)

We have a hotch potch of Ikea tumblers so would like to upgrade to these water glasses.

They come in boxes of 4 and we would like 3 boxes....they are in John Lewis and are called Zone Hi-Ball

(1 box left!)

Glass Champagne Flutes (box of 4) - £17.50

Another 4 champagne glasses will mean we have 12 in total and will be perfect  ... 

These are from John Lewis, are called Corto and can be bought online at www.johnlewis.co.uk or in the shop

Pair of Silver Champagne Flutes - 3 boxes @ £44.00 each

These are heavenly.......and will never chip or smash - just dent!

Stoods and I went to choose crystal glasses today but love these much more.

They are in John Lewis and on the website. www.johnlewis.co.uk

Gordon Ramsay for Royal Doulton Mug - 7 @ £7.75 each

We have one of these mugs and it is everyones favourite - tea tastes better in it!

It is in the white tableware collection and is on Amazon and John Lewis. For some reason they come individually gift boxed!

£ To Mend Harry's Ceiling

Harry...... Doodle........Cub.......

We have a leak in our roof  and Harry bares the brunt through his bedroom ceiling.

We would love some £ or expertise and patience to try and mend it and redecorate...again!  (We have tried a few times already....)

Harry Doodle will be v.pleased!

KitchenAid Food Processor in Cream -£215

A Kitchen Aid food processor in cream.

This is very impressive and has a 10 year motor guarantee, 3 bowl sizes, 2 blades, a wide feed and seems invinsible!

It is available in all well known department stores, kitchen shops and on line too.

£ £ £

it doesn't make the world go round - but certainly gives it a spin...

We appreciate that this is not everyones idea of an appropriate present but please be assured that we will spend it on our home, Glenrosa Street.

A Show - Lion King Tickets x4

 it's our problem free, philosophy..... Hakuma Matata......!

We would love to see the Lion King with Sophie and Harry as a "honeymoon" treat.