So here I am feeling terribly guilty about my neglect of
this little blog of mine. It’s been at least 9 weeks since I found the time to
get anything uploaded or put words into a sentence. So after a hearty grilled breakfast see below...I got this wee post together :)
And why not have you been posting and DIYing like a maniac? I hear you ask! Well, I’ve re-joined the work
force since my last post and am now gainfully employed! Hurray! The downside of
which is that my DIY has been shunted from pillar to post while I get used to
the whole work/life balance again. Which also means a few treats for me now that I've got pocket money again. Yippee!!!
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| Treat 1 -My Mid Century Modern Lava Pitcher, it so reminds me of the famous wood print of 'The Great Wave'and my Op Art Geo Vase. |
Now that I am no longer caring for my dearest and much
missed Mum I have been trying to reconnect with friends and open up my life
again, baby steps but making progress!
So it’s all very positive stuff but I have sorely missed my
little internet blurbs and here I am again with an in between post of little
high points from this last while here at H for Home!
I have cracked on with my hall and landing as I declared I
would in my last post BUT I gave myself a little mini project of a ‘sortof’
foodie nature. Well, more of a boozy one to be really honest…..
A Vintage Drinks Cabinet!
This has totally been inspired by the most delicious of
cocktails, the Espresso Martini! It’s my top tipple at present after numerous
family dinners at Il Pirata, a local Belfast restaurant, whose reputation is a
bit good and whose espresso martinis I have enjoyed from time to time.
Weirdly I didn’t buy the boozy ingredients straight off and
get stuck into the joys of mixing cocktails, no, not I!
Knowing of my love for all things inspired and vintage you
should guess I went straight online and started searching for cocktail glasses
and vintage bar ware! Oh yeah! The booze comes later, right?
So I scored big time! EBay found me the most delightful
Atomic era cocktail glasses, the genuine article being sold after having lived
in the original owners attic for six decades. My delight on arrival of these
little beauties was immense folks. A real lift of my spirits, pun intended!
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| Treats 2 and 3 - adorable Atomic Martini/Cocktail glasses, each stem differently coloured and gleaming gold leaf detailing, such lovely wee things |
My next piece of vintage treasure came hexagon shaped and
from the 1960’s. A black and gold Op Art Bar tray! Stunning and again in
perfect condition! Yay me, winning streak or what! Swiftly followed by a glass
cocktail shaker from the same decade and suddenly from the USA I found an
Atomic era ice bucket to complete the kit for my H for Home Happy Hour!
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| Treat ???? lost count, opps! Gorgeous vintage Atomic Libbeys Ice Bucket |
Weeks passed and although my gorgeous vintage gems gleamed
enticingly yet strangely emptily at me ......
.......and though bottles of coffee liqueur,
vermouth, vodka, schnapps and others appeared and were stashed in the kitchen,
I was being held back by something to bring it all to life….
And then there it was, perfect for the requirements and only
£20 quid.
And the end result was the delivery of a well crafted Espresso Martini, following Jamie Olivers recipe and a relaxing perusal of my final treat, a couple of vintage cookbooks from 1970's.
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| It’s Martini Time folks |
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| Delicous |
I'll be back soon, no slacking! Looking forward to it, till then Bottoms Up!!!
