Bittersweet and the little soap company

Vintage White

Thank you for the well wishes. How could I not feel better after receiving them? Slow going, but hopefully on the mend. During the last two weeks I've grown an enormous appreciation for a healthy mind, body and spirit. I can see how they all need to work together.

During the last two weeks I had only left the house twice! One to pick up necessities, the other, a short jaunt to my favorite twice a year vintage market. My 84 year old friend Evalyn went along with me. You might remember me talking about my sweet friend.  Evalyn was my neighbors nanny and we became friends the moment we met. I am sure everyone says that when meeting Evalyn. She's a special soul.

There are a couple favorite vendors at this show that I always skip to first. When I arrived at her spot I couldn't help but first notice the outstanding selection of vintage under garments and sweet blouses.

 
They were laundered and nicely starched and quite appealing to me as most white garments usually are. Remember the movie the Great Gatsby? I watch that movie just to see the wardrobe. The movie deplicts my favorite era, circa 1920.

 
I purchases one more vintage white blouse.

 
I also found several yards of home spun hemp fabric, very old.

This sale is temporarily housed in the towns high school. It's a fund raising activity for the school. School volunteers prepare homemade pies and soups and chili and offer their goodies in the cafeteria. I always have to get a little something so that I can sit down in the cafeteria. Instantly I'm taken back to my school days and I get this warm soulful feeling.

Funny, while Evalyn and I were standing talking in the cafeteria a volunteer asked me if my name was Jill? It was an old classmate from those school days I mentioned. Although she was 10 years or so my senior  Karen led the high-school band with her baton. I remember watching her in awe as she strutted,  (video funny) her stuff and threw that baton high in the air and caught it.

Enjoy caring and sharing spring days.

Happily,

Jill 00  

Little flea market finds

 

I spotted this picture from afar at one of the antique booths. I was drawn to it for some reason. Taking a closer look, three woman, their dresses divine, especially the middle one. Check out the little buttoned shoes, boots on Aunt Mabel, and her pretty necklace. Yes, the photo was labeled on the back so I know who is who.

I get sad thinking about all the wonderful old photo's that get discarded when family members pass. I don't have a large collection of strangers vintage photo's but attracted to particular ones every now and then, such as the one above.

   

Then I spotted this 1920's cookbook. Aren't' the graphics wonderful? The recipes are good too. I'm hanging it in my kitchen as it has a little tassel for that purpose.

I had walked the large room of vendors and then decided to backtrack as I often do, just so I don't miss anything. I had walked by a crowded booth earlier and passed it up from the crowd. I went back and saw this.

 

A very retro spool of some three-hundred yards or so of ribbon from the fifty's, sixty's with bird love all over. I knew when I spotted the ribbon what I was going to do with it.

I was going to make these.

 

Little Lavender Bird Love Sachets..

Then I made these...

 

Pouches to hold the Lavender Bird Love Sachets.

Enjoy caring and sharing Spring days.

Happily,

Jill 00 (Two hugs are better than one)

Vintage Handkerchiefs

I love handkerchiefs! Nothing beats them when you have a drippy nose. If you use tissue your nose gets red and irritated but a handkerchief would never let that happen. It's soft and nice to your nose.