The last day of #SecondhandSeptember has me in a reflective mood.
I started seriously secondhand shopping in the early 90s, because I was skint, had debts and couldn’t afford to buy new.
The find that sticks with me from that period was an M&S navy calf-length wool coat with a fake fur collar.
£5 was a lot back then, but that coat kept me cosy on so many dark winter commutes. Huddled on the exposed train station platform, feeling like I was wearing a blanket, yet smart enough for work.
@tansy It is indeed!
I got my #SecondHandSeptember off to a good start yesterday, mixing in a little #MakeDoAndMend as well.
One of the feet on my second hand footstool was coming loose, so I used a tip my Dad taught me and used broken off matchsticks as rawlplug substitutes so I could screw the leg on tightly.
A friend once told me, if you had patient, you’d eventually find things you were looking for in the second shops.
Well today, fittingly in #SecondHandSeptember , I found this egg coddler in the Hospice shop for £1.25: https://www.amazon.co.uk/BIA-Raining-Porcelain-Multi-Coloured-65x65x105/dp/B017IVLX04?th=1
When I first looked some years ago, the cheapest I’d seen them at was ~£7.
@shezza_t is moving to .ie
Tansy Hoskins 🍉 🍉