Yes, the one on the top left is a faux vintage clock. It's one of those modern ones with the built-in tape players. We had a couple of the dark brown bakelite radios but they didn't show as well in the cupboard so they're gone.
These are all army dinkies, most of which my husband had as a child. He bought a few more recently to fill in the gaps in his collection of these army ones. 
Just in case you thought I was the only one with the 'collecting gene' in our household, let me enlighten you. We all love 'stuff'. Sometimes we love the same stuff and sometimes we don't, but we each seem to have the knack for accumulating, amassing, hoarding and finding things that make our hearts sing but which also fill up every possible nook in our home. Today, I'm showing you one of my husband's collections. For today, here are the robots - they do look cute, don't they, all lined up as though on guard, maybe on guard in case real space creatures show up. Stay tuned for some more vintage 'guy' stuff - vintage radios and army Dinky toys.
This group reminds me of our family unit - two adults and two children.
This guy is sitting down on the job.
The photos of our new floor are just a little blurry. I was trying not to use the flash on the camera and it wasn't quite bright enough. We are enjoying the new floor, it feels good and we're happy with the way it looks. 
The staircase originally had carpet down the centre which we stripped off. My husband gave it a fresh coat of white paint and for the final touch, we decided to add a gold-toned paint on the steps. The whole project took over two weeks with all the finishing work and jobs that evolved as things unfolded like repainting the walls. "Since the big cupboards are moved out from the walls, I may as well paint behind them", said my husband. This meant another trip to our local paint store for paint and rollers. And of course, the other walls got painted too. Glad it's all done and we can just sit and enjoy it all. 
Three days ago, we had no intention of ripping out our faithful but worn berber carpet. Then my husband went to the hardware store and saw a sale on plank flooring. It was such a good price, we decided to buy it and keep it in the garage for a few months until we had the time and the inclination to do it. We picked up the flooring and went home to survey how we would proceed with the work we would have to do to install said flooring and the next thing you know, we were ripping and tearing and moving all the furniture and smalls out of the room. Which leads me to my sad news about the gold-coloured pitcher you see in the photo. I took the picture because I love to see other people's posts about their creations and home renovations in progress and thought I would do a similar post. 
Can't wait to see the new flooring which should be done on Saturday.
I spent a very relaxing time at the cottage with my friends. I got to eat, drink wine, gab, go for strolls along the beach, sit on the deck, gab, shop, laugh, read, sit on the deck, nap, enjoy a glass of red, gab, and watch the sunset every night. One morning, I caught the sunrise; just beautiful.
And I found myself some Mary Jane Crocs. They are so comfy that I wear them all day long. They're great for walks, biking, gardening and grocery shopping.
