Loot Glorious Loot - Day 1


Some days whilst op-shopping you can't find anything that really jumps out at you & other days like this one it does! and you feel like jumping up & down & screaming...
"Look what I found".
That's just how I felt when I found not a single item...BUT, 2 boxes of Fowlers jars!
If you don't know what these are, well chances are your grandma probably had some she used to preserve fruits/vegetables in.
These are the Rolls-Royce of jars ladies, beautifully shaped and gorgeous to look at.

Ohhh...can't wait to preserve something, mmm, mums fig tree is kinda full at the moment...

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