~" Old things are more beautiful.
than many things brand new...
Because they bring fond memories of things we used to do.
Old photographs in albums, love letters tied in red lace....
Recapture those old feelings that new ones can't replace..
Baby pink shoes, a teddy bear, a ring that Grandma wore
are treasures waiting there behind a door marked 'never more'..........
~ Unknown....
Hello....
Today I am pondering on becoming vintage.... and wondering just when this happens... Does it creep up on you in the small hours of the night....or is it lurking there all along...I personally think the latter.......
How about YOU?
Olivia asked me to answer some questions for her media course work and it got me a- thinking a little...
The topic was VINTAGE, of course...
And this being very close to my heart.......
The Questions.....
~ "Mum did you always like 'things' that belonged to other people", she asked!
~ And did you wear second hand clothes in the eighties too ?
( I still do, was my reply)
"Who was your favourite all time rock band during this time"
~ And what was your biggest desire and dream, when you were younger?
Above is......
~ The finished piece for her magazine in print!
It was an interesting little article to do with my daughter....
I think you can see I simply loved INXS and Olivia now has the original album,' Kick' on her bed room wall.....
( It all comes back again, doesn't it just )
Never tear us apart is 'our' song.....
I also loved the Smiths...which Olivia plays too!
My one big dream was to visit the ice caps in Canada and 'Save Seals' from the terrible slaughter of seal clubbing...
I was passionately into animal rights campaigning and Green peace....
( still am)
~ Although I now listen to more 'vintage music'....
Julie London ....The original cover....
I found this copy just recently.
I can look back with fondness at the eighties....they were such fun years after all.....
~ I did learn that loving vintage didn't just creep up on me, during the 'wee' hours of the night.....NO it was there all along.....
From desiring my grandmothers pretty rose teas sets and Mums beautiful cards from her past with the most sweetest sentiments....
To making my own zany frocks and wearing them rather oddly, I may confess!
(Olivia now does this ....)
(Mum's 21st birthday cards....)
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I did have dreams of living in the capital in my younger years....
I am glad they no longer reside....
Our home, although an on going project.... is made up of pieces that have already had a past life!
It is just me....
It seems to have evolved gently through time just like we have....
Painted and cherished and brought back to life!
I do bring home a lot of pieces of furniture, that I have painted up from the little vintage shop were I spend my hours...
( I do have to sneak them in now)
~ as men nearly always notice some thing new! or old.... hehe......But we are birds of a feather and he nearly always LOVES it as much as me!
So that's fine!
~ The thatched cottage with wild pink roses will follow one day.........
I always had thought's that our town was just rather quiet ish!
~ and never appreciated just how the lake district was on our door step, even though we spent all our summers, travelling in our little Triumph Herald car.....all around them....
Olivia has added a really old photograph of us all camping out with our beloved dog, Pip!
She was our companion on all our adventures.....
( This was the seventies)
but, Olivia liked the look of the old photography!
( I hope you can just make this out)
HAPPY DAYS ....
Talk about treading down memory lane....
We spent a good two hours reminiscing....such fun!
And do you know I had honestly forgotten about the 'Me', before becoming a Mum and Carer....
Actually I still wear second hand clothes and save animals, so much is just the same...hehe...
Moving swiftly on...with a skip and a jump!
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This week I received a lovely gift from a give away by Ted and Bunny blog spot!
~ A wonderful vintage address book, with the prettiest pictures inside... Just lovely!
Thank you once again!
Do pop on over and say a hello...
~ there is always such vintage loveliness to see and appreciate there....
Well that's a peek of my weekly pottering' s and puttering's....
~ I wonder has your week been one of the reminiscing kinds.....?
I will close for now and I just wanted to say 'thank you for the kindest comments always..They do make my day a jolly one!
~ A few peeps asked just what was inside the Cath Kidston parcel from Dean..... from last postie!
~ I can tell you it was just as pretty as the wrap!
This pretty floral measuring jug and spatula.....
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~ Leaving you with this one thought...".Do you remember your one day dreams?
did they blow away in the wind, or did you grow gently into them" !
Take time to dream, my friends.....
Love Maria x
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