Vintage memories......rescuing the past

I recently came across the verse:

‘what we loved as a child remains in our hearts eternally’.  My childhood was quite simple with very few material possessions, none of which remain today.  I have always loved animals, with horses and dogs being my favourite of the domestics.  I was lucky enough to be a stable girl and ride as much as possible in return for my labours around the yard. My duties extended to milking the owners goat, which I have to say is definitely a learned skill and perhaps I should include it in my CV.  I often think of the ponies that flitted in and out of my life. I had no control over their comings and goings and hope that life was kind to them.

Memories of those years at the farm remain in my heart and as the years go by I yearn just a little harder for those simpler times. 

I often wonder what became of this sweet duo

My very early rabbit, possibly Peter rabbit

The gang...a very mixed bunch of old loved toys

Even my long suffering daughter has to house part of my collection in her room.

I love this French bunny, aptly name Pierre

Old books can be just as irresistible as the tattered soft animals that win their way into my heart.  My latest find, an early edition of Robert Williams Wood’s ‘How to tell the Birds from the Flowers. A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners’ published in 1907 is an absolute joy. Hope you will enjoy some of the pictures that I have included.  The book is still in print and would make the most unusual gift for those difficult to buy-for people in your life!