... all meet up on the Somerset Levels.
Those painted animals are from a screen which has been papered with vintage child's nursery wall-paper. I REALLY want a roll or two of that for myself. It was actually used as a backdrop for some articles of clothing, but the screen - sadly - wasn't for sale. How did the exhibition go? Well, it was a good excuse to meet up with one of my favourite families and party.
You were all right about those droving dogs - they are Smooth Haired Collies, and now quite rare.
My legs are long, but the sun was low.
Muffin the Mule was also featured on the screen, which makes it 1950s. I bet that wallpaper would be expensive if you could find it.
ReplyDeleteHello Gumby.
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DeleteYour shadow looks a bit like Gumby. Google Gumby.
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DeleteThat beautiful dog, Tom. It looks like a greyhound. Is it really a smooth haired collie?
ReplyDeleteSo I am told. Dogs with one white eye always look a bit weird - like Marilyn Manson.
DeleteCutsie naivety. Exactly what children liked in the 50's. We came across a largish ride-on metal Muffin at a local boot sale recently. The bloke wanted a bloody fortune for it, so we declined. What WAS it doing in France?
ReplyDeleteRide-on Muffin' the Mule? Now you're talking.
DeleteWith wheels, and front/rear legs that moved apart.
DeleteParting front legs - now you're talking.
DeleteI love the jacket slung casually over the shoulder ..... I had a Muffin The Mule brooch when I was little !! XXXX
ReplyDeleteAre you sure it wasn't a badge in the Girl Guides, Jack@?
DeleteNO !!! I did have some of those as well but, I have a photo of me, taken by the school photographer when I was in Primary School wearing my Muffin the Mule badge. I think that I was in the Muffin the Mule Club !! XXXX
DeleteWhat was the name of the woman on the piano? Marjorie something?
DeleteIt was Annette Mills, sister of John Mills. She had such a ' plum in her mouth ' English accent !!!! I can even remember the song " We Want Muffin " !!!! XXXX
DeleteANNETTE MILLS! Thank you, I haven't remembered that name for about 56 years. 'We want Muffin' - don't we all?
DeleteALSO it has taken this long for me to understand that she was the sister of Jon Mills! Well I'm blowed/buggered/fucked* (*delete as inappropriate)
DeleteHad to look up Muffin the Mule - but was distracted by falling instantly in love with the wall-paper (especially Louise - such innocent frivolity, cute!)
ReplyDeleteThe long shadow looks like that of a person in the Yellow Submarine.
Oh god, yes - that silly film based on the worst tune that The Beatles ever made, thanks to Ringo and LSD.
DeleteI learnt how to design this sort of wallpaper when I was at college - all colours separately applied in black only, then lithographed into register; then the repeats on all four sides so that they all blend in without any breaks.
Muffin the Mule is one of my childhood TV viewing highlights; Bill and Ben (the Flower Pot Men) is another. There was only one TV in the whole street of 35 houses. About 8 or 10 kids could sometimes be found, mainly if the weather was bad, suitably bored in a semi-circle on the floor in front of it.
ReplyDeleteYou must be in your early 60s as I am, Gwil.
DeleteYou're not wrong, Tom.
DeleteIt may not surprise you that my favourite character is willy
ReplyDeleteAnd it may not surprise you that the sole reason I put Willy the Worm on the top was JUST to attract you, John. I do love you, you know.
DeleteI know.......my boyish charm gets em every time
DeleteYes, it cuts through all that dog-shit and cat-vomit.
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