Author Archives: GEM
Christmas plates
by GEM
Made in Denmark, these collector’s plates capture the essence of a Christmas as shown in publications of my childhood. These evoke very strong images from those days – not of actual scenes like this but the depictions of them.
Categories: China
Into Advent
by GEM
Here we go! On into December. Although Fun in the Lounge is having a bit of a rest this year (see earlier posts), it turns out to be more of a slow down than a true break. There are some new things and a few familiar items have been popped on display. Discovery of the day. I have just learned from a fascinating book by Jeff Kurtti that in about 1930 Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth received an ink and […]
Categories: Decorating • Tags: 2018, Lemax, Mickey, Minnie, New, Santa
So a few things are emerging
by GEM
Even though we are not doing full-on Fun in the Lounge. The ’12 days of Christmas’ was a gift earlier in the year, so of course must be displayed. And surely a tree or two is sensible, although this one seems dwarfed by the lamp next to it.
Categories: Decorating • Tags: 12 days, 2018, gift, tree
New Mickey things
by GEM
Okay, so a few new ornaments have found their way home. The Mickey Mouse ornament is one of the Hallmark keepsakes, issued in 2018. Rather a full hand he has there! And from a Sunday market in Geelong, Australia come the Mickey and Minnie Mouse pillow cases. Why not end and start your day with Mickey and Minnie?
2018 message from the Professor!
by GEM
Categories: Professor-Von-Puppet • Tags: 2018
Fireside chats
by GEM
The temperature is uneven and so it made good sense to bring the Christmas fireplace into play. This is the centrepiece of minimal Not So Much Fun in the Lounge.
Categories: Decorating, Uncategorized • Tags: 2018, Santa
