Hello lovelies!
Happy weekend! Have you got nice plans?
My plans involve doing some sewing, watching True Detective, and a Eurovision sleepover with plenty of glitter, too much Chinese takeaway, and excessive quantities of chocolate. Bliss. Last weekend I ventured further afield, and spent Saturday on another mooch around Hastings with some of my favourite people, lingering over copious cups of coffee and scoffing delicious, artery-clogging cheese toasties.
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| Tomato soup, carbs, and gooey cheese- the perfect lunch for a day by the sea! |
The day got off to an excellent start, with some belated birthday presents from Alice:
I loved the plasters so much I was tempted to stick one on my (thankfully) wound-free face a la Nelly. He must be really awful at shaving...
Hastings is an odd place at the best of times (in a good way!) but it really outdid itself last weekend during its annual Jack in the Green festival. Everywhere we went we found leather-clad, blacked-up(!) Morris dancers and people dressed as trees. And they were only the peak of the iceberg of oddities...
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| This was labelled as a double-ended babies' bottle. How would that even work?! |
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| This torch was about 40cm long, and reminded me of The Jetsons. |
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| Faux llama, standing well over 1m tall... |
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| The most provocative mannequin I've ever seen |
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| This wild boar clearly wasn't impressed by being killed and stuffed... |
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| Quite possibly the best hat I've ever seen. |
The food was ace, the company was better, the sights were seriously strange, but the highlight of the day had to be spying this calendar in a fishing equipment shop window:
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| "Beautiful women with monster carp - every fisherman's dream!" |
Have you ever been to Hastings, or found a calendar better than Fishing Babes?
Katie xxx
What a great collection of oddities and interesting things! What a great calendar! I've never been to Hastings but it certainly sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a fascinating place. The Old Town is my favourite part- crammed with antique shops, rustic cafes, and ancient maritime flotsam. xxx
DeleteMy Son would love those plasters - any excuse for a trip to Ikea!! :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! To be honest, I prefer Ikea to Disneyland :p xxx
DeleteI had a Gamelan gig in Hastings back in 2000, but apart from that and fish and chips on the Beach, I know nothing! X
ReplyDeleteHastings looks quite bonkers. Not what I expected at all. That ''fishing'' calendar is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteHope you're not too hungover after your Eurovision party! xxx
Thankfully I think all the Chinese food soaked up the champagne :) xxx
DeleteHaha awesome photos! That calendar is ridiculous! I would not want a giant carp near my naked body. No thanks! And I did not realize what we call 'band-aids' are 'plasters' to you. Yay for learning new things!
ReplyDeleteNice calendar.... The winged hat is amazing, it's owner must have a great sense of humour x
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