Give us this day our daily bread . . . Today's loaves - I made two smaller ones, planning to freeze one, but now Tam and Rosie will be here tomorrow night, so they will both be needed. 20% Rye flour (to use up) and the rest strong white bread flour. Brushed with an egg-wash and then sprinkled with organic porridge oats. Scrummy! Tam's still not very well, so I shall let her rest up whilst I deal with Rosie. Hoping I don't get the bug next . . .
Anyway, I finished the quilt border this morning, did a load of housework, watered in the greenhouse, and around lunchtime Pam phoned to see if I could accompany her to have her car MoT'd. We hoped it would pass but you never know . . . We popped along to Midway Plants and had a slow wander round, and she came home with 4 more for her newly dug bed. The people at Midway sell a few collectibles too, so we had a slow browse around those, to kill time, and then went down for tea and cake at The Thomas Shop, which also has the original shop still all pretty much as it would have been more than 100 years ago. I've done a post about it before but several years back now. Lots of photos now . . .
A local mangle, too, Builth made by Price and Williams. Keith's g. grandmother and grandmother used one like this (his g. gran had her own little laundry business, in the home, in Scarborough).
Keith would have loved this Green Man. It's a nice one.
A modern Marie Lloyd and friends. The real ones were an actual horse's skull.
Those J & P Coats drawers would be a good seller . . . And the really old sewing machine too.
Interesting old shop to visit even has things I recognise, my mum had a Mangle I remember her using a boiler, sticking it in the butler sink to rinse then putting it through the mangel a couple of times before putting it on the washing line. I don’t know what happed to it after she bought a spin dryer.
ReplyDeleteYes, washing technology has definitely improved since the days of our mums! When I was first married to husband no. 1, I didn't have one and had to wash everything by hand. Not easy, as he worked in the motor trade so jeans all oily and needed scrubbing.
DeleteI could spend hours in that shop. It looks fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I liked the mention of Izal though. That is one thing from my school days I would very much like to forget. Horrible stuff!
Whoever invented Izal obviously didn't trial run it personally first!!
DeleteStopping by quickly to comment on the stack of slotted weights. I believe they were used on what I would describe as a platform scale. My Grampa Mac had one in the grainery. You put a sack of feed [or a grandchild] on the platform, then the various 'weights' were placed along a balance bar and moved until a reading was achieved. Wish I could give a better description.
ReplyDeleteYes, you got it right. Obviously the scale didn't survive here - or no room for it. I feel lots of local people have donated stuff to go in the shop.
DeleteWhat a lovely shop to visit. I hope Tam starts feeling better very soon.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
She was still rough yesterday - but Wednesday was the worst day as she really struggled to drag herself out of bed.
DeleteGreat shop. What a fun outing! Did the car pass inspection?
ReplyDeleteYour bread always looks delish have fun w your girls
Lizzy d gone to the beach
Yes, the car passed. Just as well as garage is about 15 miles from here. Home made bread is so nice. HOme made anything is, tbh. It was nice to go out for tea and cake - something I would never do on my ownsome!
DeleteThe shop museum looks an amazing place to visit.
ReplyDeleteHope you don't catch any bugs from Tam or Rosie, have a good day with them
We were all in the fresh air yesterday, so hopefully the germs got blown away. The shop always fascinates - so many things to see and like stepping back in time.
DeleteThat bread looks delicious and the trip out with your friend to the amazing shop must have been a fun day. I have a box of two Fairy Soaps as pictured and am using the last bit of the current one, shame it is no longer made, all the family come to me for cleaning any difficult laundry stains etc, they call it Jan’s magic soap as it works so well. Jan
ReplyDeleteSo many things gradually disappear from the market. I can remember buying Lux soap flakes to wash woollies by hand, and then used to use them with Borax (and I think soda crystals?) to make home made washing powder. None of these items on supermarket shelves any more.
DeleteA treasure trove! I used to have a mangle like that..useful in power cuts! I was sad to have to sell it when I moved south in '98. They can be adapted for use as clay slab rollers or by relief printers.
ReplyDeleteIn Limoges I saw a sewing machine like that in use by a cobbler
Never thought of using a mangle like that for a clay slab roller but bet it worked very efficiently. I like the "if it works keep using it" mindset. Not like the modern use it and chuck it for a different colour mindset of today . . .
DeleteMy conservatory looks a bit like that at the moment, I am sorting out all the things that my family have hoarded and need to sell them, Interesting colection though,
ReplyDeleteKathy
It reminded me of all my "stuff" in the "library" here. . . As many boxes as books.
DeleteOh My Goodness! What an amazing shop. I'm glad I don't have to keep it clean though. It would be a never-ending job dealing with the dust. Lots f memories for me here, but the one that jumped out at me was the QUINK ink bottle, in New Zealand, in the 1950s, Quink was the really superior ink - cleaner by far was Stevens, but we used Quink for preference..
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is ever cleaned, as looking up, the linens hung over things higher up had a desctructive layer of dust. I used to have a fountain pen at school, and used Quink ink.
ReplyDeleteYour read looks amazing .
ReplyDeleteMy daughter bought me some delicious bread from Borough Market yesterday - but was reluctant to tell me how much it cost - she eventually disclosed it was £7.50
I remain flabbergasted
Miriam