Bestest charity shop trawl ever, despite stupid bloody back pain and subsequent exhaustion.

I bought:

An old hostess trolley in dark stained wood with barley twist legs. This will house lots of plants.

A beautiful bone china willow pattern tea set consisting of three cups, three saucers and three small plates. These are clearly very old.

Two original paintings, one quite large watercolour landscape in a tatty frame (you can have the frame if you like, Angyl) and one small botanical study of a blackberry in what looks like acrylic, beautifully done and framed.

A cream bathrobe, very floofy (but missing its belt, damn)

A bright red silk dress which looks unworn

A blue silk waistcoat (which I shall probably give to my brother)

Two pairs of shoes - an unworn cream suede pair and a mint green pair with multicolour wooden soles

A pair of black linen-mix trousers

A smart-casual black jacket

A burnout silk chiffon top in rose and plum shades

A ribbed khaki top which I plan to use as the base for a costume.

Total cost? £15.50

This insane list of bargains was brought to you by the St Luke's twice-annual sale of 'all clothes, shoes and handbags are 50p'