20 cents is a small price to pay for Hope, don’t you think? I rescued her on my escape to Yamba NSW [one of the most awesome places on Earth but shhh don’t tell anyone, it’s perfectly underdeveloped and saturated on all sides with blue water, ocean, rivers and fresh water pools] So divine.
I left my man and 2 kids and drove off on a road trip/ op shopping adventure North. Hung out with three of the best bravest girls [ahem ladies, so much reminiscing…] I will probably ever meet who, as the cliche goes, know everything about you but like you anyway.
Sun, swimming, op shopping and lovely liquid flowing freely. It was Heaven. I am renewed. I have Hope.
She’s all sorts of soft, squishy handmade love and deserves a second chance. I wonder about her past lives…Not even sure I’ll fix her ear where the stitching has come undone. Embrace the imperfections I say. In a world obsessed with youth, beauty and newness perhaps one day the old and fugly will stand out as original and interesting. Somehow I doubt it [being a aesthete Libran myself] but it’s a comforting thought anyway as I get older and fuglier.
One can only hope…
urban rustic 
hang on to your hope! i am looking forward to see all the other treasures you got on your op-shop odyssey.
Thanks Edwina. It was awesome. I hope [heh] to make it an annual event. Next time I will need a bigger boat [ie car and cash] Notice you have been busy blogging away. You’ve got some great treasures yourself. Happy days…
happy days indeed…i’m into my second year and the collection is somehow bigger, not smaller. after this heat wave i am going to come visit your shop- totally looking forward to seeing it/you. and inevitably adding to my collection!
I just returned from a few days up the north coast and got some amazing op shop treasures…a big bundle of vintage Australian tea towels, some fab tupperware and a great 70s tea set. Prices are still quite reasonable up there. I recommend the little community run op shop in Nabiac…only open mornings.
Oooh thanks for the tip. Never been to Nabiac. Now I want to go. I went berserk in Ulmarra. Little town up past Grafton. With at least 6 very cool antique/ op shops. I am discovering Antique Shops are the go now because the real junk is eliminated and quite often especially here in Sydney op shops are more expensive! Go figure. Hope you had a great break too. Cheers
Darling post. I love the little bit of stuffed HOPE 🙂
Well thanks so much for saying. Stuffed hope is better than none, that’s for sure. cheers