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| Blue pig guards the staircase |
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| Corridor to the bedroom |
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| Guarded on the bookshelf side by a cat! |
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| Wooden zoo, a gift from my brother |
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| The golem. Bought on a trip to Prague back in my youth. |
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| Even further back in my youth... from Portugal. |
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| Crystals with properties and smell, rocks from Mount Etna and pebbles. |
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| Fish comes from Jamaica. There was a sea-shell thrown away when it started to smell! |
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| Glass perfume jars - again from my brother. Ginger jar because I like crystallised ginger! |
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| Napkin ring from my christening. Angel from MiL - dedication or aspiration?! |
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| When I was young my Gran had a music box that played Eidelweiss. This one does too. |
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| Beethoven, one of my favourite composers. We had a bust at school who wore the music room headphones! |
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| My parents had a bigger shinier one of these... I have two smaller ones which I generally put earrings or ear-plugs in! |
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| These were table decorations when we celebrated my Grand-parents' Emerald (55th) wedding anniversary. |
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| My most eclectic bookshelf. |