'on the musical scrapheap' by fitzhughfella

on the musical scrapheap, a photo by fitzhughfella on Flickr.

This weekend we had a good old clear out at home. We were actually really ruthless and got rid of loads of clutter. One thing I came across was my big box of cassette tapes. I had a good old rummage through them and there was no way I was throwing any of them away. Far too many memories. And luckily we do still have a couple of tape players in the house so I can listen to them if I want. Likewise I know I will never get rid of my CDs even though music is all digital these days. I guess I just like having 'stuff' I can actually hold in my hand and have a good old browse through.

I love this cassette tape photo. It's great seeing all the different types of tapes. I think this picture looks especially retro because it was taken with a film camera. It's a toy camera called a Holga apparently which I am now slightly fascinated by!

'Ladybird books' by Me

Ladybird books, originally uploaded by PhotoPuddle.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a fantastic photo of vintage Ladybird books. This inspired me to point my camera at my daughter's very own collection of rather more modern Ladybird titles. This was my favourite of the the pictures I took. I think because of the angle and also the bright colours. I do wonder whether someone will stumble across this photo in say 20 years time and think "Wow, I remember those book from my childhood!" and feel all nostalgic. As I mentioned before I'll definitely be keeping a few of these aside for my daughter to have back when she's all grown up.

'My Secret Stack Of Vintage Ladybird Books!' by Vintage Pleasure and Agnes Darling

My Secret Stack Of Vintage Ladybird Books!, originally uploaded by Vintage Pleasure and Agnes Darling.

What a fantastic nostalgic image. I love the colours. The chair, wall and bed go so well with the colours of the books. Ladybird Books will always have a special place in my heart. I had loads of them and I so regret not hanging on to them. They just got passed down to younger siblings and then when my parents moved house they eventually got given or thrown away. My two year old daughter already has a huge stack of Ladybird Books herself and she loves them. And I mean she seriously loves them. I am making a vow that when she grows up and wants to get rid of her old books I'm definitely going to squirrel a few of them away. I'll then present them to her when she all grown up and feeling nostalgic herself. It seems funny to think that one day she will look at these books which are all new and shiny now in the way I am looking at this pile here. I hope this photo makes you feel a nostalgic too.