Lesley's Loot

Looking into the past to create something new is another way of making a fresh start and there’s no better example than this find. Remember those western movies, where the cowboys chewed tobacco instead of smoking it? This activity stemmed from the native Americans and was later adopted by the new settlers ever since Christopher Columbus landed there. So here we have it ,nicotine pouches. These act like chewing gum as they come in different flavours except they contain nicotine. Once the pouches loose their effect and flavour they’re then placed conveniently back within the container in a separate compartment from the fresh supply which is a rather neat idea at preventing street litter.  

Do you really believe that? Well trust is at it’s all time low, so much so I wouldn’t feel safe checking out this QR code, it’ll probably link to some sort of scam!  

This toy contains one of those poppers (look back and you’ll find this little fidgeting gadget popping plaything, which explains how they work) a rubbishy type toy so why do Ferrero, chocolatiers, the makers of this product, produce them? Toy inside a chocolate; it’s a bonus isn’t it; you don’t just get the edible treat but a toy too.

  Another tie, this one’s been personalised with a name tag. 

This pink pig, if squeezed, will make a horrible honking noise which is a delight for any energetic dog but also a great source of enjoyment for it’s owner as pooch scurries around after it’s squeaky play mate.    

A sweet furry giraffe perched on railing waiting patiently to be picked up by it’s owner. Who incidentally never comes as after a couple of days I decided to take him home with me. Now he sits in my inbox of finds waiting to be photographed in amongst other lost things. Then he’ll be release back onto the streets.

This key rings announcing a trip to Ibiza. The Volkswagen camper van is the iconic form of transport accompanying holiday trips. You can sleep and cook in one of these vehicles as it’s perfect for touring in just the right size for all the family.   

These set of crayons were left outside a shop.

  This posters mocking our obsession with fitness combined with laziness. That said it was not long ago that people never bothered disposing of their dogs waste, they’d just let their pooch do it where ever they wanted unless you were more of a considerate person and even then you’d see it on the sides of pavements. In some cases you’d smell it too. It’s been some years since I stepped in some dog muck. Worse still when I was a child I’d been rolling down a bank at school and had come home with foul smelling dog filth in my hair; poor mum had to wash it all out. Sensibly in this case it’s all down to health and safety these days, so people are fined heavily if they’re allowed their pet to do it’s business in the street. There are now specially designated bins and bags and that take care of all that these days. Now that’s progress.

  Auugh, this little strange object was unearthed by workman in our garden. It must have been accidentally abandoned by my brother just as he was being called in for tea, back in the 1970’s, or in from the coming rain or finding another distraction like a friend coming round to play. I’ve since popped it back, probably to be found again in years to come by another relative, perhaps my brother’s grand child or even great grand child wandering what it is they’ve found. It’s embossed product details reveal it’s been made in Hong Kong,1973. This country was where most our child hood toys were made; cheap labour I’m guessing.