tedandbunny

ted and bunny

I found the gently dog-eared 1910 postcard at Alexandra Palace antique fair many years ago, instantly enchanted with such an adorable old Steiff Bear gently pushing his bunny friend in the ancient wheelbarrow.
Ted looks so handsome in his knitted suit!

When I registered for eBay back in 2002 the card was on my desk and I could think of no nicer name than tedandbunny.

After their sedentary beginnings with a handwritten message and halfpenny stamp, this dear old bear and his companion have been beamed all around the world via the internet.
and when I launched my website nothing seemed to sound better than tedandbunny.co.uk

Ted and Bunny are now firmly "part of the family"!

twenty blessings

May the best hour of the day be yours.
May luck go with you from hill to sea.
May you stand against the prevailing wind.
May no forest intimidate you.
May you look out from your own eyes.
May near and far attend you.
May you bathe your face in the sun’s rays.
May you have milk, cream, substance.
May your actions be effective.
May your thoughts be affective.
May you will both the wild and the mild.
May you sing the lark from the sky.
May you place yourself in circumstance.
May you be surrounded by goldfinches.
May you pause among alders.
May your desire be infinite.
May what you touch be touched.
May the company be less for your leaving.
May you walk alone beneath the stars.
May your embers still glow in the morning.

elspeth thompson

Friday, March 16

Household Tip #49

Miss Bunny's Home Hints

on no account
no matter how empty you think it is
DO NOT
put the liquid soap dispenser in the dishwasher
and set it to auto timer

for les femmes d'un Certain Age who recall an old advertising slogan

but I could learn to love lavender scented crockery. . .

and food simply glides off the cutlery. . .

and the floor is beautifully shiny. . .

20 comments:

Menopausalmusing said...: Oh dear........ oh dear......... OH DEAR! :o))))))))))))))); 16/3/12 8:20 am
delia hornbook said...: Oh Dear bless you ;-( i can just imagine the mess. But quite funny for an outsider sorry ;-) Have a great weekend, dee xx; 16/3/12 8:23 am
OhSoVintage said...: Uh oh! Have a squeaky clean weekend.
xx; 16/3/12 9:20 am
Ivy Black said...: Excellent! I love bubbles!xx; 16/3/12 9:25 am
Ivy Black said...: Excellent! I love bubbles!xx; 16/3/12 9:25 am
Cheap2Chic said...: Mmmmmmmmmm lavender? My crockery sometimes tastes of the DW salt if I've been over-generous when I've refilled. xx; 16/3/12 9:37 am
Susan McShannon-Monteith said...: My great-grandmother's favourite scent, you could smell it everywhere in her little cottage.
At least you won't have to worry about moths visiting the dishwasher anytime soon.
Have a great weekend.
Susan; 16/3/12 9:42 am
Alix said...: Ho-hum...Guess you'll be floating around all weekend!
x; 16/3/12 9:44 am
Andi's English Attic said...: Oh dear. Moments when you wish (your readers do, at least) you had the video camera working. :) xx; 16/3/12 10:20 am
Jane said...: Ooops! I caught myself putting a carton of milk in the dishwasher the other day! You are not alone. Got the kitchen floor washed though didn't it!; 16/3/12 11:15 am
Pennyblossoms said...: I guess that shows the beauty in not having a dishwasher!!!!
But, oh to have a shiny kitchen floor!
Z xx; 16/3/12 11:47 am
Vintage Jane said...: Whoops! Crack open some bubbly of a different kind and have a great weekend! M x; 16/3/12 12:57 pm
Sherri B. said...: Eeeeeeeekk !!!!! The mental image is too painful to watch! Next time I hear the saying "her kitchen is so clean, you could eat off of the floor.", I will think of you. hahahaha! Have a great weekend, you sure do deserve it! xo; 16/3/12 1:31 pm
Melissa said...: OK. I am laughing so hard right now! Only because I've been there, done that. It does do wonders for the kitchen floor though. Have a great weekend!; 16/3/12 2:03 pm
sue15cat said...: Lovely shiny kitchen floor, the scent of lavender wafting through the house....it can't be THAT bad....can it!! Lol.

Have a good weekend.

Sue xx; 16/3/12 4:32 pm
Rose H (UK) said...: I'm quite lost for words....I bet you were too.
Rose H
x; 17/3/12 8:37 am
Kim said...: hahahah...love this post, Elaine...so you and me too!; 18/3/12 1:59 am
Kim said...: Love to Kit♥; 18/3/12 2:00 am
BusyLizzie said...: chortle, chortle... gotta have a laugh (and just to cheer you I have added another photo of the "boys" on my blog!) xx; 18/3/12 7:20 pm
Kim said...: How's your lavender scented flooring?; 21/3/12 2:03 am