Enid Blyton III

Last week the little jammers and I had a treaty day out.

We embarked on what we thought was the final part of our Enid Blyton trail but to make it a bit more fun I decided we'd go by boat.

There's nothing quite like messing around on a boat so they say. So we caught the boat from Wareham Quay

and sailed off down the river

and watched it grow wider and wider





until we spotted Brownsea Island and realised we'd arrived in Poole Harbour.

This was our destination. We were heading to Poole Museum to collect our next clue. The eldest Jammer had been here before with a friend and kept telling me about the 1940's floor and how I'd love it.

She knows me well! I cooed over the shop and chemist but not the dentist.

I love these kind of old chemist drawers with the lettering and cut glass handles. I've bid on them at auction before but never rich enough to get lucky!

We admired the electric shoe driers!

 And then what she'd really been waiting for and I'd already heard all about. Take a peak through the window and you'll see she's made herself at home.

The 1940's kitchen!

We love and use lots of this kind of stuff at home and 12 years ago kitchenalia was what we were dealing in. So much went to Japan and America it was unbelievable.

 Luckily it was all very child friendly and the lady said they could put the apron on and get stuck in. And that is exactly what they did. They read the old recipe books and baked me Egg Mornay! They cooked imaginary biscuits and offered them to other bemused visitors.

I love the way role play is still one of their favourite forms of play.

I couldn't decide whether I loved the cooker or the chairs best.

The cooker would have looked perfect in our old kitchen a couple of houses back which was all cream and green '40's style.

I am pretty sure the kitchen was the highlight of their day. Shame they can't remember my version of it but then they wouldn't have got excited about it.

We ended up skipping the last clue as we didn't have time to do it justice. Something saved for another day.

Now I'm off to look for photos of my old kitchen. I have a feeling they may be pre digital but I'll post one on here if I find them.



Another busy day

Today was a hectic day. First stop the auction house in Wareham. I've not been for ages as I'm usually working on a Monday and it didn't disappoint! The Jammers took a liking to this cute double desk. I've not seen a double one with a single lid before.

Delicious show jumping fabric that I think Cath Kidston must have modelled her similar design on!

Two 'must have' chairs for the garden we 'must get' soon!

And finally a classic Mobo I'm hoping to win for a friend's daughter's birthday next week! The smallest Jammer had had enough by this point and lunch was required...

Our favourite treat in Wareham is a bag of chips on the quay (and always a good bribe for traipsing round an auction).

Afterwards the Jammers fed the swans and cygnets - bread not chips - before we set off for a look in the pet shop. The Jammers eyed up some 'must have' guinea pigs for our 'must get' garden but we restrained ourselves and came home empty handed!

The afternoon saw a trip to the library and picking raspberries, courgettes and our first cucumbers.

Finally I put the last coat of paint on these two pieces of furniture ready to take them off to the shop tomorrow.

Only one Jammer with me tomorrow so maybe a quieter day...?