She Who Gives Shall Also Receive or A Visit to the Charity Shop.

Firstly Thank you to all of you who commented on my elephant planters, they actually came from 2 different charity shops in town and I have no idea how old they are, 50's I suspect. I bought Baby first and then blow me if  I didn't spot Mama about 6 months later, I believe I did actually shriek out loud with excitment when I saw her! Poor Himself, he doesn't like charity shops at the best of times and then I do things like that to embarrass him hehe.

Here they are happily back where they should be. The domed dish infront of them was given to me by my Nan because it has strawberries on it. It was a wedding present to her and my Granddad in 1935 from a relative in America and bizarrely it arrived with the dome intact but the dish broken.

So to the meaning of the title of my post!   
 I woke up early for some reason which is not the greatest of starts to the day it has to be said. Still feeling the effects of my cold in that I'm very listless and everything is an effort. So rather than cracking on with all the stuff that needs doing I'm fiddling here, then sitting down and fiddling there, then making a cup of tea and not really getting anything done.
As I already had a full bag of bits for charity I decided to get some fresh air and drop them into The Shaw Trust shop, as I've said before I like to support diferent charities rather than just go to the same shop over and over. I got there and on my way out had a quick gander at the £1 rack, if nothing else I have bought many a cotton shirt for cutting up for patchwork from this rail. I looked on the shelf above and nearly had heart failure. There infromt of me was THE Butler and Wilson bag I have coveted for about 3 years now. I have never been able to justify the price, even on Ebay where they go for about half price. It was clearly used but not wrecked and as it has a tiny hole in the corner it was £3.50, £3.50 I could have wept with joy, I practically ran to the till!

Behold my new bag. I know it's probably not to everyones taste but it makes me smile just looking at it.
The heavens opened in monsoon style so I chatted to the lady behind the till and another customer for 15 minutes until it eased enough to risk heading out. I scooted into the Cancer Research shop next door and found this little dish for my sisters glass cabinet

It was still pouring so I dived into Peacocks two doors down to browse until it stopped and struck gold again. I only went in there because of Porcelina's post yesterday about Peacocks.

Not only did I find a cute leopard print frock with a peter pan collar.

I also found this Pearl Lowe lace dress reduced to £10!! I can only imagine someone bought it elsewhere and returned it to this store because it is quite a small shop and has never had Pearl Lowe's dresses in before. 

Here is her daughter Daisy showing it off so much better. Not bad for just popping out for some fresh air? Oh and yes I know I've broken the no spending rule AGAIN.