Lockdown 27

….was burbling on about label makers in the comments section of a recent post when I remembered these… a pre-lockdown find at the local dump-shop….

…bargains at $4 each….

…could use those lovely bulging plastic frames for some form of art skullduggery…..

…then I noticed the over-labelling….

…kiwiana repurposed hand built diorama madness!…

…did they just make two?….

…did they have a little shop at the base of the mountain?….

…here they are out of the frames (carefully) for clarity….

….(and you all KNOW how conflicted I am….shall I peel the labels to see what they housed originally…should I be considering filling them with dioramas of my own?….how many more did the original perpetrator make?…do I have the whole set?….are these valuable examples of pre- mass produced kiwi keepsakes?…..soooo conflicted…did I mention “how many did they make”?)….

…(guess I could hang onto them till after lockdown….if you lean in real close and squint it’s almost like being in the mountains)….

Another Kind Of Window In Another Time And Place

….that delivery off-sider job I mentioned the other day…. it took me places… cruising the highways and (mainly) byways of Dorset, U.K…..

…you notice things when you look up (and aren’t responsible for the direction of the truck)…

… noticed the attic window as we hurtled thru this quaint little village, all stone houses, many with thatched roofs…no time to stop and confirm what I saw….went back a year or so later, whilst showing my good friend Dee my favourite haunts…

… yep, it’s what I thought it was….. and it’s still there