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Old vases

I love flowers in the house in particular but cannot always afford to have these.  However when I do they certainly brighten up the house and my mood. I like flower arranging although I do not class myself particularly good at it. It is something my Nan used to do is always have pot plants thriving even in the middle of winter. Nan had "green fingers" in any event. She had a small lean too conservatory between the bathroom wall and the kitchen wall that enclosed the space and her pantry was also off this room. It was not posh but it was fitted out with shelves and she always had plants growing there.  This little area also served as a drying area when the weather was bad.  A boon in those days as the Lincolnshire weather used to be a lot tougher than it was.  It also served like a mud room as boots used to be taken off at the door with the boot heel the boots cleaned down and then stored inside the conservatory.  What I remember most though is that they had...