I’ve been round the local antiques place with a friend today.
It’s closing down next week so Brenda & I had a good mooch round.
We were in our element.
Who remembers these bulky heavy hot water bottles? They kept very hot for a long time but my word if they fell out of bed there was a heck of a noise!
I did buy a few things….no stuff to clutter up, just an old fashioned brooch, a couple of strings of beads, two Prosecco glasses as I have broken two this week & a sweet little wire egg stand.
I also bought Harry one of those leather shooting sticks you can use as a walking stick & when you want a rest open them up & perch your bottom on for a rest.
Will be very handy going round agricultural shows.
There was a great farm shop next door with amazing pies & packs of meat & BBQ stuff.
Great for entertaining which I vow to do this summer!
My Nanna had one of these hot water bottles. I would love to have one now just as a keepsake. The antique place sounds like my kind of place to browse.
What a lovely day out Pat , and great little purchases - I vaguely remember the stone hot water bottles and having mine wrapped in an old jumper so I did not burn my feet on it !
Only a few of us can remember them - and we would all have to be in our 80's now! Surely they can't be used as such. Maybe as part of a table flower decoration!
Ooh great photo and story. How fascinating to browse through all those things.
Sometimes I went to stay with our lovely 'adopted auntie and uncle' across the road and remember how hot these bottles were. Auntie Etta used to wrap it in a jumper so we didn't burn our feet 😊
February 13th, 2025
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Sometimes I went to stay with our lovely 'adopted auntie and uncle' across the road and remember how hot these bottles were. Auntie Etta used to wrap it in a jumper so we didn't burn our feet 😊