Porkadilla & Turnip

If you've been following me on Instagram or Twitter, this will be old snooze news for sure but for all you other folk, I thought I'd take a moment to bombard you with cat photos introduce you to my new ginger cat children, Porkadilla and Turnip.

Look at these boys! They pretty much decided that they were going to move into my house last winter and that was that (they always seem to know where the crazy cat ladies live...)

They're pretty much the sweetest kitties around. I won't go into the dramatic details of how they came to live with me but, in a nutshell, all out war was declared with my next door neighbour and we rescued them from her "care". I tried to find them a home, as we really wanted a break from having 3 cats for a while, but everyone was too full up with kitties of their own to take them.

In the end, I'm so glad no one ended up being able to take them in because we love these little fuckers! Pooair and Badooda think they're pretty swell too...

Maxi-Cosi.

This big fluffball is Porkadilla and...

...this little terror is Turnip (originally we started calling him TurnUp because he kept just turning up crying for food all the time but we couldn't spell it like that or people would think we were complete idiots who couldn't spell turnip so, yea...)

Nothing says I love you more than a swift punch in the face.

Flee to the Junction Flea: Round Two!

I know, I know, I never update my blog and when I do I just bombard you with crap for sale. I've been so busy around here the last few weeks getting ready for the next Junction Flea (happening this Sunday, July 8) that I've neglected most of my online life (that's never a bad thing though, is it?). Anyway, who cares, too bad, so sad! Okay, so this month's offerings are about 90% on the industrial/rustic scale and there's not a whole lot happening on the mid century side of things but that's how the pickin' works, right? This will be my one and only sneak peek this month, so here goes!

I wonder how many gallons of beer and hot beef sandwiches were consumed at Elks Lodge 748 over the years...

The always popular (and reasonably priced) wooden crates are coming again this month, along with all of this other stuff. I will also have a pile of old Crown jars (all around $4 each) as well as various terrarium jars and display domes which also flew off the tables quickly last month.

I was thinking of strapping these onto a bra for the day so I could give new meaning to the term "knockers".

The map on the right is a pioneer map of Muskoka from the 1950s.

NOW Magazine kindly made a wee mention of my booth in this week's issue saying my typewriters are $50. Well I think not! Try $30-$40! What a steal. Plus, you can do really cool stuff with them, like...

I will also be bringing a great big pile of vintage nautical maps and, what's that? They're only $10 each!? Who am I, Honest Ed!? They're all different sizes, styles and colors and they date from the 60s to the 80s. Even cooler? They've all actually sailed to the locations they represent (I got these from the sweetest gay sailors you'd ever want to meet, I'm not even kidding). 

...or you could just buy this globe instead.

And look at this beauty! A Maurice Chalvignac 1960s light with the original shade & tag.

And last but not least, my handmade lights will be on sale again for a very special price of $150 a pair (you can read all about them HERE in case you missed it last month). Seriously, that is a hell of a deal considering it costs me and my neighbor about $149.99 to make a pair of them. The last batch I brought got a lot of attention and sold out by noon so I am bringing some extras this time. They will also be available online in my shop starting next Tuesday for $175 a pair (or $90 each).

So that's it, that's all folks! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday and if we haven't met, feel free to introduce yourself. The last sale was completely insane all day long with people so if I seem like a maniac, well, it's because I am and if I'm covered with dripped sauce from food and haven't peed in 10 hours? Well, that will be just like last time then.