Lights on a dark hillside, and P.S. Blogger has been removing my posts

 Whenever I get up for the loo in the middle of the night, I can see distant lights out of the bathroom window.  The main ones are from the Quarry down in the town.  Not the best thing to have a view of, I'm sure you are thinking, but at night they leave office lights on and a light up on the building where the stone is graded (think that's what it does anyway) and they are cheerful.  The weather can also be read by their clarity!  To the right, on a hillside over by the church, there is a farmhouse that always leaves a light on at night - end of hallway I assume - there's a bit that sticks out the back of the building.  It is exactly between two bushy fir trees that are planted in the garden of the empty house opposite us. That light is soft and yellowy and often isn't on when we come up to bed, but is always there in the middle of the night, and I find it comforting.  We leave our top hall light on too, so I guess we are also a friendly light in the night to someone living round here.

Above and below: displays at Velvet Fern.  We bought middle daughter's birthday present from there last week - she has some lovely things in store, and at sensible prices too.

This is a shop which always has an interesting window display.  Lots of French stuff.  Not sure what anyone would want shabby distressed doors for, but that's me - I like my antiques to be less shabby-chic I guess.  Love that mixing bowl with the pears on but as I had a brand new mixing bowl for Christmas last year, I can't justify it! - although there is a smaller one on the left . . .

Further down the road is this rather scary Hare Mask.  Beautifully made.  A statement in the right setting.  This is the shop which Marina used to have and whoever made the hare mask, used to do dog ones too (Bulldogs I think) and she had a few of those to sell.

Grunge antiques.  Who would want a rusty old pram?  Or an old 60s record player with the covering peeling off?  Ah well, there must be a market or they wouldn't have them on display.

A thrifty purchase from our friend Sal's antique shop.  Just what we were looking for and a snip at £40.  Sorry about the wonky picture and the wonky shade - I can't get it to sit straighter.  I will have to sidle behind Keith's chair to straighten up this morning.

Sanderson curtains for our bedroom.  I had to let the hems down, but they are Sanderson and good quality and so pretty - and only cost £6 from a Charity Shop in Brecon.  

Wallpaper samples, with the Hot Pink bedroom in mind.  We are papering below the dado rail only as above it is still the original pitch pine planking (painted) and we will just paint it a different colour.  They both look nice on the wall, and although we all love the black one, not sure if we are going to use such a bold colourway.  Feel free to think Yuk if you want - wallpaper designs are such individual taste.   I am waiting for the William Morris designs to arrive - they may knock these clean out of the water!

Finally, I also got this in Hay.  Very like the Veronica I saw in the Open Garden. It may be a tad paler, but near enough.  Not sure quite where to plant it yet, as it needs to be admired not stuck at the back of the top of bank plantings.

P.S.  Apologies for past posts which Blogger have deemed offensive for some obscure reason (buying plants in Morrisons, REALLY?) or going for a Covid jab?  Anyway, they have removed them - just re-read their emails and it's on the grounds of malware or viruses, none of which I am generating personally.  I cannot for the life of me think WHY as in no way have I transgressed their rules.  Update: Just twigged - my fault for reporting spam.  If you just delete it, nowt happens.  If you report it, they take your post down!  I shan't make that mistake again.

Further update:  Blogger has had a look at the post content, found nothing offensive, and reinstated them.  Hmmm . . .