Glass fish made from the offcuts/scraps dropped on the floor of the glassblowers' workshops in Murano. They have been sold to tourists for over 100 years as cheap souvenirs and can now be found in charity & vintage shops and car-boots as they've become less collectable. I love finding them & have a small collection 'swimming' around the kitchen shelving.
My first find was the one with the red kissy lips which I bought from a Russian market-stall holder in Tallin, Estonia. The largest fish in the picture is my most recent: I bought it here in Saltburn at our new and fabulous Vintage shop on Milton street.
Another fish found in Saltburn is this Atlantic Pomfret which was washed up earlier this year. When I googled it there are lots of references to them being found for a short period in January along this part of the East coast. They're a deep water fish whose natural habitat is an ocean - Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It's quite rare but occasionally when migrating they take a wrong turn & this is what happened in January this year with disastrous results. Apparently the North Sea just isn't deep enough for them to survive in.
Another stranded 'fish'
found when cleaning my sitting room floor. It was just a piece of yarn that had dropped so perfectly into the ichthus symbol that I couldn't resist catching it.
And finally this fishy entry ends with a confession. I recently left church still clutching one of the kneelers that I'd been admiring. Only when I got to the car did I realise & decided to take it home & bring it back next time. So I'm a church-lifter. Returning it has almost arrived at the top of my to-do list. This picture will always be a reminder of that senior moment and also of a great miracle Jesus did in producing an unplanned feast for thousands.
My first find was the one with the red kissy lips which I bought from a Russian market-stall holder in Tallin, Estonia. The largest fish in the picture is my most recent: I bought it here in Saltburn at our new and fabulous Vintage shop on Milton street.
Another fish found in Saltburn is this Atlantic Pomfret which was washed up earlier this year. When I googled it there are lots of references to them being found for a short period in January along this part of the East coast. They're a deep water fish whose natural habitat is an ocean - Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It's quite rare but occasionally when migrating they take a wrong turn & this is what happened in January this year with disastrous results. Apparently the North Sea just isn't deep enough for them to survive in.
Another stranded 'fish'
found when cleaning my sitting room floor. It was just a piece of yarn that had dropped so perfectly into the ichthus symbol that I couldn't resist catching it.And finally this fishy entry ends with a confession. I recently left church still clutching one of the kneelers that I'd been admiring. Only when I got to the car did I realise & decided to take it home & bring it back next time. So I'm a church-lifter. Returning it has almost arrived at the top of my to-do list. This picture will always be a reminder of that senior moment and also of a great miracle Jesus did in producing an unplanned feast for thousands.
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