Finally I use that damn parasol
I’ve carried this from house to house for 15 years.
Bought, on weird impulse, when I was 22. I’m not even sure I had a garden at the time. It was the height of boho-chic, and all that very girlie, exotic, Portobello interiors stuff was well in.
The awful smell of glue from the waxed-paper canopy has taken approx 15 years in various sheds to wear off – just in time for the 2013 heatwave. Doesn’t it look a dream?
It’s beautiful!
… you may laugh but, I was looking for a ‘paper parasol’ yesterday. I love them! I could only find a wee 60cm diameter one though. I’m jealous of your treasure find! Burnt orange too, HOT!
Mine was from The Conran Shop, but they don’t appear to have them now. What about these: http://www.oriental-umbrellas.com/
They have 8ft ones for the garden x
Ele é lindo. E a folhagem do seu jardim também. Aqui nos trópicos (Brasil) ele não resistiria aos ventos e a chuva. Parabéns pelo sonho realizado.
Thank you! I had to google translate that. For our readers, your comment read as:
“He’s gorgeous. And the foliage from your garden too. Here in the tropics (Brazil) he could not resist the winds and the rain. Congratulations dream realized.” The wind and rains are a regular feature of UK life, so he’ll have to be put away come Autumn. x
That looks beautiful! Nice share!
That is seriously awesome.