Chores that aren't a bore

Don't you hate it when you have what you think is a great idea, you lazily sit on it, and then discover someone else has had that very same idea except they've got off their fine rears and made it happen? Well let that be a lesson for 2012; less talk, more action I say.

And so this "great idea" has arisen locally on our oh so pretty High Street in my lovely town of Old Hastings. Introducing to you the A.G. Hendy & Co. Home Store. If you love Labour and Wait in Shoreditch, you will be salivating in this store. For here we have many floors of functional products in rooms that tell you a story and have you fascinated by its Victorian dilapidated charm.

Brooms and brushes galore, chores are certainly no bore in this store. I personally would like one of everything please - purely for display, none of this cleaning malarkey.

This store is a welcome addition to the old town and a must-visit for our visiting friends. So if you're in town, add this to your list!

A.G. Hendy & Co. Home Store, 36 High Street, Hastings Old Town, TN34 3ER

A Pitstop at the Pelican

We seem to be spoilt for sunny Sundays here in Hastings this October and I am certainly not complaining. Had a lovely potter in the Old Town and it could have been May. The streets were bustling, the fishmongers were busy and the fish and chippies had queues of day visitors. It really has been a glorious day.

Whilst taking a stroll along the seafront, I came across a new little frozen yoghurt cafe called the Pelican which was adorable. I love finding a new place that I know I'll go back to. The friendly owners have given the listed building a new lease of life and I have to say, their homemade frozen yoghurt was divine. Heavenly yet guilt-free.

Sitting outside the Pelican, watching the fairground attractions whizz round as I soaked up some autumnal sun, I couldn't have asked for a more perfect Sunday.

Things that inspired me this weekend...

1. My lovely hometown. I love how there's always a festival or fete of some sort in Hastings. This next week sees the Hastings Old Town Carnival Week which has a packed diary of outdoor fun from sea boot leg races to a street party, it's all happening in Hastings.

2. My neighbours blue passion flowers. I've never ever seen these flowers before and they are absolutely beautiful. I think they could quite possibly be my official favourite.

3. I was in Barnes at the weekend and on my way to the pub I just had to get a photo of Orange Pekoe's handpainted patterns in their window. They make me think of those beautifully decorated Indian elephants.

I love to snap things that catch my eye and store them in my inspiration lock-up. Now I just need some time to raid it and make something of it all!

All things old and beautiful...

A snapshot at some of the old things captured in Hastings Old Town today.