[Alison knew potter Michel Cardew’s children] because we all belonged to a philosophical society in London. Mother [went], father wasn’t … More
Author: Mil Stricevic
Card tables, a lifetime of games & evacuees at Bog Hall
Anthony : Folding card tables have played a big part in my life. All to do with games, from being at … More
Eurasian Crafts & homeschooling
Alison – These remarkable faces came out of the eurasian crafts antique shop in the Great Western Road a long … More
The Nutella agent, National Service & and Egyptian dolls
Anthony – I bought the Egyptian dolls in Eqypt, in Cairo, when i was staying there around 1980 or a … More
Shackleton Jugs – one each and one more for Alison
Anthony : We went to this pottery on our first visit to Spring Fling , whether it was 2010, I suspect … More
A highly sophisticated jug
Alison – Well…. Jugs have always fascinated me because they are so absolutely useful and incredibly diverse. And I’ve got … More
Coconut Cup
Anthony : I suppose when we first moved here and started putting things out for birds, although it may have pre-dated … More
The lusty soap dish
Alison: This week’s object is our ordinary old soap dish, and this object takes my memory straight back to Barnaby’s … More
What connects an antique chest and the problem of freezing fish at sea?
Anthony: The adventure with Hull started in the 1960s with my father doing work with one of the largest trawler … More
Musings on a mystery sketchbook and memories of a dear grandmother
Alison: About two or three weeks ago this rather dreary looking orange album turned up in the living room and … More