One thing that has struck me the past few weeks is that the economy issues haven’t seemed to have any effect on the auction attendence or the prices. In discussions with other auction goers recently, they all echoed the same thing. Maybe that is just a local phenomina. Maybe someone out there will let us [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Auction Report
Posted in The Shop on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tea Towel Tales
Posted in vintage linens on October 20, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Tea Towel Tales… or the blessings of women who won’t use their good stuff. I’m ironing some tea towels today. The first one is one of the old bright and cheery tea towels that woman would stitch up from fabric that they bought as yardage that was printed specifically for towels. This one doesn’t [...]
Hazel Atlas Show and Tell
Posted in The Shop on October 13, 2008 | 13 Comments »
When I was growing up our kitchen cupboards were full of mix and match hand-me-downs. But that all changed with Corelle in the 1970’s. My mother had that Corelle for the rest of her life. In the late 70’s many of my friends were getting either Corelle or Pfaltzgraff when they got married. The notion [...]
Pushed Over the Top by Racism and the Republicans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag on October 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve never written here about anything political and maybe this isn’t a good time to start. But my blood is boiling at the moment. I just got off the phone with the Republican Committee of Allegheny County to voice my concern about the Republican attempts to whip up Racism in the campaign. That was illuminating. [...]
Cafe Curtains for Tough Economic Times
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged vintage cottage on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our first house was a tiny 1950’s brick ranch. It had a 50’s picture window that took up one entire wall of the living room. There were some nondescript pinch pleated draperies hanging there when we bought the house. For a couple of years I looked at draperies and fabric to make them myself. Everything [...]
iantiqueonline and other Tidbits
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, I missed Show and Tell on Monday even though I had the pictures set to go of some terrific Hazel Atlas Tumblers. There is always next week.
If you get a chance go visit www.iantiqueonline.com. Dianne Zweig is a new editor there. Today I started a Vintage Cottage Group. I wish I could change the [...]
Pink October Shop Hop Coming Oct. 6th – 12th
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every October the women of Make Mine Pink sponsor this event
to celebrate all who have suffered and survived breast cancer
and to honor those who have lost their battle with breast cancer.
Participating Boutiques will feature special limited edition products,
offer special discounts, or donate a percentage of sales
directly to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
And as [...]
October in the Garden
Posted in cottage garden on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here in Western Pennsylvania most people seem to be finished gardening. Marc is still at it. As we read about food recalls and think about the use of fuel to move food great distances, we look out over the garden with a certain sense of satisfaction. Yes, it looks a little ugly at this point. [...]
Twitter / preservecottage- preservecottage: Four mile run today in record time...another benefit of the hiatus. It has been a great lesson in taking the time to do what you have to
- preservecottage: Just discovered summer sm hiatus produced great spike in sales. But I miss my friends.
- preservecottage: Back into the universe and trying to figure out how to put all the pieces back together
- preservecottage: wondering how a project I thought would take a couple of months has turned into a four month project, at least
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