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Inspiration: Vintage Pharmacy Finds

Just a few more pictures from my trip to Zagreb, Croatia.  You can see the central market pictures here.

While wandering around, we came across the Black Eagle Pharmacy, which is the oldest pharmacy in Zagreb.  Their window display was full of vintage apothecary ideas.  Here you can see a mortar and pestle for crushing up herbs, some old advertisements, and scales for weighing the products.

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Happy Easter!

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Fabulous vintage easter hat photo from George Eastman House on Flickr

I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend with friends and family!

If you have  some leftover easter chocolate, why don’t you try making Easter Bunny Blondies?

Inspiration: Market in Zagreb, Croatia

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One of the perks of living in the UK is quick trips to Europe!  Recently I spent a few days in Zagreb, Croatia, and as usual, was on the lookout for Vintage Savoir Faire inspiration.  I also have a weakness for markets – which although Zak thinks they are ‘all the same’ – they’re really not!  Sure they all have the basic vegetables, but every country’s markets have their own personality.

Zagreb had a huge central market with around 100 different stands of fruit, veg and flowers. I was not expecting it to be so big in such a small city.

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