The Adventures of Lolly & Lala

Once upon a time there were two lovely ladies who went by the names Lolly and Lala. Now these two ladies loved to shop for ta…I mean quality second hand, vintage and antique goodies. They could be spotted by their ever so recognizable flower power trolleys!

Now the things that could be stuffed…I mean carefully placed in these trolleys was a sight to behold. One fine day they set out for a perusal of the goods at a friendly flea market in the lovely historical town of Hitchin… Oh the sights they saw and the bargains they saw! Now ditching anything remotely like quality they went completely for character this fine day. Scruff and Tatty just had to be had and without any fuss made their way home with these two fine ladies. Lolly re-homing Scruff and Lala taking Tatty.

Everyone knows what Lolly’s weakness is…well one of them anyway, she has far too many to mention here. Yes a rather heavy but very beautiful Singer Sewing Machine also made its way home with her. Beautifully clean and ornate dating to 1935, this shuttle bobbin, hand crank machine has obviously been well looked after…well how could Lolly walk by? Oh indeed she did try, but when she discovered the lid was locked, well what else could she do, but use the key to unlock the lid to see what was hidden inside. Thus the fate of the Singer and Lolly were sealed.

A little further on Lolly spied some little observer books holding up the legs of a table. Oh dear what a travesty, these poor books deserve a better fate than that, especially as they were about music, so without further ado, she whipped them out from under the table legs, and lo and behold was given one of the books by the stall holder, who said she couldn’t sell them without their dust jacket. She did have one complete with jacket for £2.00 but well the freebie one had far more character!

Now these two lovely ladies also like to lunch, and what better to have than cream teas with the most scrumptious scones, jam, clotted cream, fresh strawberries and blueberries, served on china plates, with china tea pots and tea cups. Really what more could two lovely ladies want?

Now this delightful place is where Lala sells some of her lovely goodies and is a treasure trove of new, old and interesting, handmade and a little bit of tat thrown in for good measure. Lolly being the big softie she is spied a little rabbit languishing on a shelf, and decided at £1 it would be the perfect gift for Sasha who was patiently waiting at home…

Sadly all good things have to come to an end and it was time for Lolly and Lala to make their way home…

To be continued….