The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

1964 And The Cat Was Outside

The story behind this picture…my mother arranged to have a professional photographer come to our house on evening to take some shots o...

February 12, 2012 by shirlie williams

A Fun Way to Spend a Penny….Unusual Urinals

I have come across these ceramic flower urinals before , a garden centre in the north of the UK has them in their loo, they are quite stunni...

February 11, 2012 by shirlie williams

The British Telephone Box Has A New Use

Here in the UK, we are very fond of our Iconic red Telephone Boxes, people try to think of many ways to save them from destruction, and we h...

February 9, 2012 by shirlie williams

Mud Maiden and Mud Giant, Lost Gardens Of Heligan, Cornwall, UK

There are 8o acres of historic woodland , brought back to life by Tim Smitt the man also responsible for The Eden Project.The gardens were...

February 8, 2012 by shirlie williams

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Toilet Shaped House

The Toilet shaped house is in Korea, and was built by Sim Jae-duck, the chairman of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Assoc...

February 7, 2012 by shirlie williams

The Inflatable Church…

I never thought in my wildest imagination that an inflatable church would exist..but it does and it appears to be for hire. Check out the bo...

January 13, 2012 by shirlie williams

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Conch Shell House

I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this house ! Its on the Island of Isla Mujeres.In the Caribbean....

January 10, 2012 by shirlie williams

Street Art Part 2

Some more street art, how amazing is this it makes the mind boggle.. Very Inspired , my favourite I think…...

January 9, 2012 by shirlie williams

Nautilus House

How fab is this house…stunning..This amazing house was build in 2006 by Arquitectura Organica I believe it is in Mexico....

January 7, 2012 by shirlie williams

Street Art Part 1

I had an e mail from my dad Bernard, containing several images of street art ,which suprised me , dad not being one for showing an interest ...

January 6, 2012 by shirlie williams

Holiday Train Show NY Botanical Gardens 2010

Last Christmas we went to the New York Botanical Gardens to see the Holiday Train Show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. It was wonderful, ...

December 23, 2011 by shirlie williams

Radio City Rockette Christmas

A year ago today , Karl and I went to see the Rockette Christmas Show at Radio City. This was something I had waited years to do and I was b...

December 19, 2011 by shirlie williams

Drink your Coffee and admire the Christmas Village

Last Christmas we visited West Cornwall in CT and had breakfast in a little cafe, and in the corner was this ornamental Christmas Scene, I w...

December 16, 2011 by shirlie williams

Dwarf Garden -Salzburg Austria

Visiting the Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg ,Austria. I calmed my inner Maria Von Trapp and managed not to fling myself in the fountain, I fou...

November 9, 2011 by shirlie williams

Crazy Woodcarvings – Austria 2011

Karl and I came across these while wandering around Mayrhofen last month, the shop was closed ,and these carving were left outside, sadly to...

November 7, 2011 by shirlie williams

Wonderful fabulous Cakes made from Jelly Sweets

Wandering around the back streets of Innsbruck I found a shop selling Jelly sweets and the window display was fabulous, It was almost the si...

November 4, 2011 by shirlie williams

Whistlers Mother (and her cat Princess Bobo)

In response to showing my pal Petee, Fat Cat Art, he sent me this edition of Whistlers Mother with Princess Bobo on her lap. Princess Bobo i...

September 16, 2011 by shirlie williams

Fat Cat Art

I’m in love with this big fat chubby cat, how well he fits into the poses . http://www.geekosystem.com/fat-cat-art/...

September 13, 2011 by shirlie williams

John Wayne Blanket

Found on a stall at a local fete, had to straighten it out a bit to get a better picture. I presume its a blanket or wall hanging, I was tem...

September 12, 2011 by shirlie williams

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Scarecrows in Somerset

Fabulous fun and imaginative Scarecrows , in the Victorian Walled Garden of Knightshayes Court In Somerset South West England. I can imagine...

August 9, 2011 by shirlie williams

Street Entertainers Bath UK

Two crazy guys who spent ages on their heads in Bath High Street, a good contrast with all the Georgian Buildings. I remember a few years ba...

July 12, 2011 by shirlie williams