Sunday Night Stories

Sunday Night Story: The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Four    (The Stitch That Woke the Shop)

Sunday Night Story: The Witch in the Wardrobe —...

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...

Sunday Night Story: The Witch in the Wardrobe —...

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 Three -The Seamstress of the Between

The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Three -The Sea...

This week’s story begins with a mystery. One morning I opened the shop early to find the old Singer sewing machine dragged across the timber floor — stool pulled out,...

The Witch in the Wardrobe — Part Three -The Sea...

This week’s story begins with a mystery. One morning I opened the shop early to find the old Singer sewing machine dragged across the timber floor — stool pulled out,...

The Witch in the Wardrobe        Part Two -The Sleeping Apprentice

The Witch in the Wardrobe Part Two -The ...

Normal is never quite normal in a vintage shop. A jar of cotton rearranges itself, old linens mend overnight, and Beckham purrs at the air as if greeting an invisible...

The Witch in the Wardrobe Part Two -The ...

Normal is never quite normal in a vintage shop. A jar of cotton rearranges itself, old linens mend overnight, and Beckham purrs at the air as if greeting an invisible...

The Witch in the Wardrobe   Part One - The Arrival

The Witch in the Wardrobe Part One - The Arrival

It arrived on a Wednesday — an enormous oak wardrobe, heavy enough to make Peter and Harry swear they’d never help me move another one again. When we set it...

The Witch in the Wardrobe Part One - The Arrival

It arrived on a Wednesday — an enormous oak wardrobe, heavy enough to make Peter and Harry swear they’d never help me move another one again. When we set it...

Sunday Night Story: The Ghost in the Dressroom

Sunday Night Story: The Ghost in the Dressroom

They say she still sits quietly by the window — a seamstress from another time. The Adjustoform mannequin once stood in her sewing room, its dials still marked with her...

Sunday Night Story: The Ghost in the Dressroom

They say she still sits quietly by the window — a seamstress from another time. The Adjustoform mannequin once stood in her sewing room, its dials still marked with her...

The Little Maple Duchess

The Little Maple Duchess

A sweet 1920s–30s Queensland Maple duchess with her original brass handles and gently rounded mirror. A treasured 21st birthday gift that later became a little girl’s dressing table — her...

The Little Maple Duchess

A sweet 1920s–30s Queensland Maple duchess with her original brass handles and gently rounded mirror. A treasured 21st birthday gift that later became a little girl’s dressing table — her...