Monday, August 20, 2012

Hello gorgeous!

Look at this beauty I've just picked up.
When I phoned the previous owner said she'd only just listed it five minutes earlier. It's what I would describe as a split cane chaise. I'm guessing it's circa 1940s? Any ideas? It had been in the father-in-law's house, and 'hadn't been sat on for 40 years'.
Now how's this for a coincidence. I virtually know only one street on the southside, Pompodour Street, Sunnybank Hills because that's where the lady who makes our cushions (used to) live. Guess what street this little baby lived in - just a few doors down.
I love coincidences. When I was at school we studied them for a whole term under the tutor of a very chubby American pastor whose name I can't remember anymore - Pastor Smith? If you don't know the list of coincidences between JFK and Abraham Lincoln you can read them here. To me it's absolutely fascinating stuff. 
We had a birthday over the weekend. The festival commenced Friday afternoon with a stiff Screaming Soda complete with mini-brolly, and continued for two days.

Happy 8th birthday Mim!

6 comments:

  1. Got to love a mini brolly. Particularly a pink one.

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  2. Hello, I found your blog through Faux Fuschia's, and I have a similar chaise which came to me by a nice coincidence also, after I pined for one for years. The person who sold me mine said that they were used back in the day for the infirmed who were taken out in the fresh air on the hospital verandahs. Yours is lovely, it looks gorgeous with the cushions on your verandah too. Happy birthday to your little girl, the brollies are too cute!

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    1. Hi Kell, that makes sense. This one is much wider than a normal chaise.

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  3. Happy belated birthday Mimi. We were thinking of you. Our turn coming up this weekend.

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  4. Love the chaise M.R.! Also, I've nominated your blog for a Liebster Award, see the link here: http://blog.spotsandstripes.com.au/2012/08/liebster-award.html

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    1. Ah, how lovely, thank you. I'll answer those questions when I do my next post, which will be very soon. x

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