3 times a year

That's how often I estimate you find something in a charity shop that genuinely delights you.  Something that makes the pulse race, the years fall away, with your name on it, that you can't quite believe would be in a charity shop in the first place but if not there, then where?

Today was one of those days for me.

A white leather/black polka dot bat wing 80's leather jacket

with leather tie belt and polka dot lining

and the obligatory massive American Football style

shoulder pads.  

I am in leather jacket heaven.

Photographed on my person because it needed a body in it to do it justice.  I suspect it is a little large for me but I don't care.

'Scuse the big, red head but anyone who knows me knows I don't photograph too well.  And all attention has to be on the jacket.

Here's the fella that would have loved this jacket too!

Charity shop art

Charity shop art aka thrift store art.  Usually limited to original paintings but I couldn't resist the creepy, faded clown.  And of course, they have to be photographed in situ.

See also http://www.thriftstoreart.com/ and http://thewurstgallery.com/artists/vintage_vandals

I was tempted ...

and did give in to temptation.

It made me very happy.

Original Sherborne vinyl pouffe - just the thing for my tiny paws.

I was tempted ...

but did not succumb.