Woah.. That serious withdrawal..... Hope you're feeling brighter today lovely. Enjoy your day and don't forget to haggle!Originally Posted by Paula
I’ve got an alarm on my phone for 8am. I snoozed the alarm and by the time I got up, it slipped out of my head. I didn’t take them til 2pm so Venlafaxine, Pregabalin and tapentadol withdrawal took its toll today - last thing I need lol
Tomorrow, we’re off to an antiques fair in fareham. It’s 45mins away so I hope it’s not just a glorified car boot
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Soooo, normally when I go antique-ing, I buy ornaments and sparkly stuff (obvs) and Si very rarely comes with me. Today, for whatever reason, I was drawn to the unusual and we both loved looking at old records/tapes, war memorabilia, cigarette cards, 007 playing cards and a 17th century map of the Isle of Wight. (Oh, and an 18ct gold, fire opal and diamond ring costing £1600. But we both fell in love with 2 incredible books.
The first is an original, period book produced for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. It’s got all sorts of details including the line of succession, her statesmen, her family, how transport had changed between 1837 and 1897, British victories on land and sea etc with the most glorious adverts and illustrations. It’s stunning!
The second is Princess Mary’s Gift Book produced in 1914 (when she sent tins with chocolate to all men at the Front for Christmas) which featured stories, poems and illustrations from some of the literary greats at the time inc A A Milne and Rudyard Kipling - they were sold to raise money for the men fighting.
Honestly, I’m so excited to have these pieces of history!
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
OldMike (27-01-19)
I'm so jealous!!!!
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I knew you’d appreciate them
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They're brilliant!
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I can’t do justice for the colours in the Victoria book - they’re so vibrant, esp as they’re 120 years old!
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I'm currently eyeing up a 98 year old copy of Wuthering Heights on ebay...
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OH WOW!!!! Those are AMAZING!!
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Omg! Those are just wonderful.
I’ve just read the first short story (J M Barrie) in the Princess Mary Book, and the adverts (absolutely hysterical and mind blowing all at once) and introduction in the Victoria one. One of the adverts was for Epps Cocoa, or what they call cocoainewhich apparently cures all ills. You couldn’t make it up
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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