On Friday morning I embarked on a 7 hour coach trip to my home town of Newcastle Upon Tyne to surprise my Dad for Fathers Day.
To some that pilgrimage may sound like a horrific prospect but in honesty I didn't really mind, I quite enjoy a long journey alone, I find it gives me great space to think.
I had a fab new book (more on that later), a selection of freshly downloaded albums on Itunes to work my way through, a notebook and pen and a whole lot of greenery, sheep and torrential rain for company.
I had already planned to spend Saturday afternoon taking my folks out for an early Fathers day pub lunch in Corbridge, a small market town in the Northumberland countryside.
It's a pretty little town with idyllic stone cottages complete with Farrow & Ball coloured doors, cosy pubs, coffee shops and boutiques selling Emma Bridgewater and Cath Kidston en masse.
All very lovely yet slightly cliched - that is until you discover RE.
Tucked behind a filling station in a converted workshop RE is a haven of collectables and curios, old and new, weird and wonderful.
REclaimed, REcycled, REscued and REstored.
A delightful den of REally unusual found objects for the home.
Open since 2003 I'm not quite sure how I have let this one pass me by unvisited for an unbelievable 9 years!
I have definitely been missing out!
It was brought to my attention by my sister who's photographer friend often sources props here for shoots.
If you ever find yourself in Corbridge RE is well worth a visit and for those of you who rarely leave the bright lights of London town you will be pleased to hear that RE has returned as a permanent concession on the fourth floor of Liberty following the success of their pop up shop last year!
Click on the video below to meet the owners Simon Young and Jenny Vaughan and hear them chat more about the brand.
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