I thought this week's postcards should reflect the feeling of Spring that we're enjoying here in Britain at the moment. Of course, i...

Look closely at the photo above.  It's an advert from 'Pins and Needles' magazine 1968. But what is it advertising? A lovely lac...

You're probably familiar with the Japanese Lucky Cat or Maneki Neko , but I think this one is unusual as it's a rubber squeaky toy. ...

Have you ever heard of pose dolls? They are one of the kitschest types of doll around and definitely curious too. I wrote a blog a few years...

 I think a small celebration is in order today, as this is my 150th post on this blog! (Slight pause while I sip a small glass of sparkling ...

 I've been indulging my postcard collecting habit recently, and where I just used to have a few embroidered cards, I now have ..um... se...

I suppose at some point, someone, somewhere has made a really lovely glass animal, but I'm blessed if I've ever seen one. Instead, ...