In the slow spirit of recycling, we thought we’d draw your attention to Swapatorium: A Journey Through Junkland. Sharing highlights from garage sales, it posts patterns, photos and recipes from the past so you can bring to life things like: a carpet collage (made from offcuts of colourful carpet squares), a 50’s knitted vest or a plant terrarium. It also runs retro food experiments - recreating recipes of yore (when food was hyper-coloured and moulded rather than cooked).

Another regular, Other People’s Photos, shows those stray pics found in a shoebox somewhere near the pile of books that when taken away from their familial context take on all sorts of meanings – limited only by your imagination. (Look for the 'Me & My Sloth' series.)

We thought we’d share a pic from the Atlas of Orthopedic Traction Procedures (1954) found at the op shop recently. While it doesn’t really inspire you to lie back and put your feet up for the rest of the day, we have the instructions if you like.