Although I was delighted with the cake stand I found on my Glasgow holiday a couple of weeks ago, my favourite find is this little Taunton Vale ceramic canister.
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Even better, it matches the big canister my mum got for my 19th birthday. I used to keep caster sugar in it for baking in my uni flat. As it was one of my favourite kitchen pieces I refused to put it into storage when I moved home from uni, so it now sits on my bookcrockery case in my bedroom.
I love the shape and bold floral design. I've always been a bit of a sucker for 1960s kitchenalia (I'm guessing these are 1960s, although it's possible they could be 1970s). When I do get a house, it's going to be a weird mash up of classy art deco, pastel 1950s and funky 1960s designs.
These are also the last of the spring flowers (narcissus?) from our garden. It was difficult finding enough to fill a vase as most of them looked sad and battered. Poor things, they're not really built for the windy Scottish climate.