Sunday Night Stories - Deb’s Made up tales

The Hat That Commanded Attention

The Hat That Commanded Attention

Made around 1890 for the third son of a prominent family, this English top hat travelled from ceremony to colony — from Sydney to Brisbane, and finally north to Mackay....

The Hat That Commanded Attention

Made around 1890 for the third son of a prominent family, this English top hat travelled from ceremony to colony — from Sydney to Brisbane, and finally north to Mackay....

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Eight- The Christmas Thread

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Eight- The Chri...

  The week before Christmas always feels like a race no one trained for.   The air outside is heavy with rain, the fans inside hum over the scent of ...

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Eight- The Chri...

  The week before Christmas always feels like a race no one trained for.   The air outside is heavy with rain, the fans inside hum over the scent of ...

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Seven - Anniversary Stitch

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Seven - Anniver...

Rain, mending, and quiet magic at Kitten Vintage. A golden thread repairs a cracked teacup, and an anniversary brings gentle truth: some threads don’t break — they mend.

The Witch in the Wardrobe -Part Seven - Anniver...

Rain, mending, and quiet magic at Kitten Vintage. A golden thread repairs a cracked teacup, and an anniversary brings gentle truth: some threads don’t break — they mend.

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Six - The Camphor-Laurel Secret

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Six - The Camp...

The camphor-laurel sideboard has always been polite, quiet, and mostly unopened — especially that top-left drawer. Then last week, it shifted, just slightly, as if something inside had grown tired...

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Six - The Camp...

The camphor-laurel sideboard has always been polite, quiet, and mostly unopened — especially that top-left drawer. Then last week, it shifted, just slightly, as if something inside had grown tired...

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Five- The Midnight Feast

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Five- The Midn...

It began with a ping. Motion detected: Kitten Vintage Shop Floor. Not a cane toad, not a possum — this time the room was glowing warm and golden. In the...

The Witch in the Wardrobe - Part Five- The Midn...

It began with a ping. Motion detected: Kitten Vintage Shop Floor. Not a cane toad, not a possum — this time the room was glowing warm and golden. In the...

The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Four    (The Stitch That Woke the Shop)

The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Four (The S...

The ticking began like a heartbeat under the floorboards — not from any clock I owned, but from the walls themselves. Then, without warning, the old cuckoo clock stirred to...

The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Four (The S...

The ticking began like a heartbeat under the floorboards — not from any clock I owned, but from the walls themselves. Then, without warning, the old cuckoo clock stirred to...