Finds from the weekend

I only went thrifting on Saturday last weekend as we had an important dog show on the sunday where if you are a member you can have your dogs heart tested for free (normally costs £35 per dog and I took three with me).

So, only one day of bargain hunting! It was quite a sad day too as I found very little and passed by two things I should have bought and kicked myself later. I big bevelled mirror with a gold surround that would have looked lovely painted. It was a bit expenisve at £10 but my guess was that it had been expensive to buy new. I looked at it, dithered, walked away and then walked back later to find it gone. Thats what you get when you dither, serves me right.

Also saw a beautiful shabby chic style triple dressing table mirror up at £7 and I didn't barter for it. Just looked in horror at the cheap, nasty plastic handbags someone had tried to drape artistically over it. BOING! Hit myself over the head for being so stupid!

The dh didn't come with me yet he had a very good day. I bought him a fishing book he's been drooling over for months and months for £3.50, a fishing dvd for £1 and two other fishing books for 50p.

The two books for 50p I acted a tough customer over. She wanted 50p each and I simply refused to budge over 50p as I was 90% sure he'd got one of the books (turns out I was wrong). In the end the stallholder let me have them both for 50p but told me to take her advice and get rid of the husband as they 'are more trouble than they are worth,' and that she 'should know as I've got rid of three of them!"

I got a giggle over that I can tell you.

For me I only found three books. Two Bull Terrier books and a small pocket book on flowers (3 @ £1).

Out of the three the one I really wanted was this one, which is a children's book and difficult to get hold of.

I don't know if any of you can remember watching Animal Hospital with Rolf Harris a good few years ago and there was a mini bull terrier on with severe skin allergies and in bad condition? Anyway, the lady who created the lovely illustrations in this book was the one who took on this dog and nursed her back to health. So much did this dog take over her life (as this breed do) that she wrote and illustrated several childrens stories.

The last time I saw a Lisa Kopper book on ebay it went for over £10 so to find this one for less that 34p made me over the moon.