Tom & Jerry, Underpants and Rowan Wool

Yup, that was what I came back with from the charity shops in Billericay. 

Three new pairs of underpants for DN, 25p each or 5 for a £1.00 (sadly, could only find three pairs in his size).  These apparently had been donated, along with lots of other childrens underwears, socks etc, by Tesco.  Seems a bit of an odd concept to me but I'm very glad I managed to take advantage of Tesco's generosity (every little helps as they're so fond of telling us.)  I'm quite proud of the fact that I must be amongst a very small proportion of the UK population who almost never shop in Tesco.   It's not just that I feel Tesco have way too big a percentage of the UK food market, and a stranglehold on many high streets, it's also that the nearest Tesco to me is totally inaccessible by public transport.

In the same charity shop I found a 100g ball of Rowan Big Wool in a shade called 'Latte' apparently.  More prosaically I would have called it stone.  Not sure what I'll do with it but at £1.99 it was coming home with me.  I so rarely find any decent wool in charity shops these days that anything that's not a 'fun' yarn, or 100 per cent acrylic (and sometimes even bri-nylon makes an appearance - scary!!) tends to be given a good home with me.

In the only really 'rummage-able' charity shop left in Billericay, I found a video of Tom and Jerry cartoons.  For only 25p I was willing to take a gamble that they were the original 1940s cartoons (produced by Fred Quimby) and not the hugely inferior 60s versions - having watched a couple whilst having my lunch I can confirm they definitely are the real deal.  I love Tom and Jerry and always have, they still make me laugh out loud in places.  Why aren't they ever shown on telly any more? 

I was very kindly given an award by Sharie  last week - The Marie Antoinette Award - thank you Sharie.  Sharie finds some wonderful bargains at car boot sales and bazaars, check out her latest find - a beautiful red set of scales, they are, in the words of Craig Revel-Horwood, 'fab-u-lous' 

The Marie Antoinette Award- a real person, a real award

Comments

[sharie]

Glad you like the award - I thought of you straight away!

Tom and Jerry , the original ones are wonderful to watch, so funny. I'm not sure if this is right but I did hear that they were considered too violent for todays viewing.???

[Maureen]

I thought you'd taken thrifting a step too far and was pitying the poor child who was going to find knitted Tom and Jerry underpants under the Christmas tree this year but then I re-read the headline..LOL!

[Sarah]

Liz,
They do show Tom and Jerry on Cartoon Network Too. Recently, they've had whole Saturdays dedicated to them. Unfortunately, you obviously need a higher graded package than the one we have and so we cannot watch it. I find this very disappointing as I would much rather watch Tom & Jerry rather than Billy and Mandy, Pokemon or Ed, Edd n'Eddy which is on the Cartoon Network. Don't know what DN would say though!