Can u help ?

                                                                                                    Hi everyone hope your all getting into the swing of school  and the Autumn weather :)
just wondered if anyone can help
                   
I bought this tablecloth last week very cheaply because it has what I think is a rust stain. I know old linen can get these marks a few of my stored pieces have them.
Can anyone tell me how to  get rid of them without causing any damage ? I have done a bit of research on it but would prefer to hear someones first hand knowledge. Thanks

the marks are at the bottom between the roses.



Picked  up this as well it's in a cheap frame but for now it will do, I thought it might look good in the kichen.









I thought this was a fun tin it just makes me smile it's from the 60's

This is an either love it or hate it item D and I both saw it at the same time on the boot fair and loved it, it's very heavy and we think rather old., no one else in the family likes it in fact they thought it  "not very nice"as you can see its leg is holding back the door :)

Thought this worth 50p it's made up of tiny beads I have a feeling U J stuff will disappear the way the world is going so I would like a little momento :)

Last pic I bought these for my daughter as she likes 50's but she didn't want them so I have sold them on E bay. Can't believe I have actually got rid of something.
If your still with me Thanks, this bit of blogging has taken my mind off a somewhat trying week won't bore you with the details
enjoy your week 
bye for now cate x

is it just me who gets big white gaps ? the more I fiddle the worse they get :)

I had to take a pic of this tomatoe it looks like one big one tied in the middle.
I'm still trying to cling onto the last of the Summer, I don't mind Autumn  as such, it's the dark nights creeping in I object to, anyway a few pics from last week.

This is one of my survivers we have a border in the back garden  which I try not to water it's a case of do or die. We are not too far from Beth Chetto's wonderful gardens, if you don't know of her it's worth a read on the net, she is an authority on no water gardening, we have the least rain fall in the country


Who lives in a house like this ?

We have to protect our greenhouse every year from these alians.

Berries for the birds









This poor bee was being being attacked by the ladybird I had to rescue it




Taking this I bent  down lost
balance and ended up lay on my back :)  notice how Zara runs to my rescue

Well that's all for now  it's pouring down here after my saying we don't have much rain :) serves me right. speak to you all soon have a good week
Cate xx

Many Thanks to Sue at Dollytub Cottage for this award it was kind of you to think of me.
I have to tell you 7 things about myself  ummmm

I would love to travel around the world
I start many things and don't finish them
I love mangoe and have it most days for breakfast
One of my dearest and oldest friends lives in Oz
 At 4yrs old I ballet danced on stage in the Suger Plum Fairy
  I am researching my family tree.

Not very exciting stuff, I found that really hard to do :)
Hope you've all had a good weekend the first full week back will be hard next week but I'm sure we will get into the swing of things soon.
   Hello to my new followers
Bye for now Cate xx                             

A few treasures

I was rather lucky over the holidays to find a number of things I really liked, on Sat I found this oil lamp it was very dirty and although i like a bit of shabby this looks much nicer after a wash, it is stamped on the bottom made in Austria and only cost me £1:50p

This plate caught my eye on a real junky stall at the boot fair it's unusual as it's made of tin, The romantic in me wondered if it was fom a gypsy caravan :)  the lady selling it thought it would be good for camping of all things, sadly the other one she had was covered in scratches.








I love the colours on these glasses I would like to use them but they are so thin. I remember my Grandmother having something similar when I was young.
I am now trying to find more of the ones on the left, my daughter found some with red roses on which she loves.






The lady I bought these off has a rather fun way of ending the day she always has the same pitch with 2 long tables and a huge floor space, the tables are priced at 3 items for a £1 one table being a bit dearer this is where I bought my lamp from. At the end of the day she shouts constantly " fill a  bag with any items from the floor as much as you can get in for £1" I have done this a couple of times and it can be great fun this week i got a wooden box to decoupage a glass cake stand a couple of small items and these. I only got these because she insisted I had my £1s worth. Can't remember the last time I saw old money on anything
Well thats all for now i will post some more later in the week I don't want to bore you too much  i hope you have all had a good day i found my first day back tiring but it was lovely to see all of the children again.
bye for now
Cate xx

Once more into the breach dear friends

I bought this last week to wear on my first day back at school  :)

never mind it's nearly weekend.
Cate x