16 Things I Am Thankful For

 1. Purple rooms and comfy beds.

2. The sweet, the new, and the old, family.

3. The "greatest and bestest" of voice teachers.

4.My letter-writing friends.

5. Thrilling concerts and great chaps to join them.

6. Listening to music while washing the dishes.

7. Lonely times, when I triumph over my pity-party self.

 

8. Friends, comrades, and new acquaintances.

9. Long car rides to talk, and/or sing really loud, and/or laugh so hard that no noise comes out and you clap your hands like a seal. :)

10. Great guns and uncles.

11. Pookie and Nate Hood-Marques, and their/our family. :P

12. Good discussions with friends.

13. My loving and patient parents.

14. Chai tea, and rockin' awesome sisters.
(oops, did I say that out loud?)

 
15. Beautiful places.

16. God's grace in this sinner's new life.

Love,
       Caro :)

Estate Sale find!

An estate sale find in Austin!
A first edition book, in wonderful condition, but what attracted me was that the previous owner was a colonel of, I'm assuming, the Air Force. His name was written in the first page (in clear, exact print). This colonel was apparently the one that died, because the estate sale was selling all different kinds of plaques and framed documents. It was all very impressive. Though I paid more for this book than normal, I thought it was worth it!

The Compact History of the United States Air Force
Selling at $34.99!

Close up on the corner of the book. I'm not sure if it has any significance.
Anyone know?

Another estate sale find, except in Houston. I thought it was a cute book, and I probably paid $2 or something. I'm currently reading this book. The book is 26 mini biographies of famous men (Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, James Whitcomb Riley, Robert Dollar, and Calvin Coolidge, to name a few) and the story of their childhoods. A children's book from 1932. I was thinking about selling it, if it isn't that great of a read.

A little bit nicked and worn, but in good, readable condition!

Letter of 1970

Well, I can now talk about the surprise I mentioned last month.

In January of this year, we (with the Hoods) went to an estate sale, and I bought True Grit. And as I was going to buy it, I noticed a slip of blue paper, -- I was curious-- but I bought it anyway. Well, when we were walking to the car I opened up the paper, and it was a letter, dated June 1970! Now, I always find these things very intriguing, and yes, I realize it is sometimes called "being nosy". But not when you bought it, right?

That evening, when all of us girls were chatting in Mom's room, I brought the letter, and Mrs.Mitzi was able to decipher and read the letter aloud (I have awful handwriting, and I'm awful at reading other peoples handwriting).

The letter was SO sweet! This lady--Mrs. Nicholson-- was writing to her friend in New York, telling her about everything from BBQ parties, to gardening, to room decor, to getting ready for her baby-on-the-way! As Mrs.Mitzi read it to us, we took the news in as if it were us that the writer were writing to!

So, over six months later, here we are.

Earlier this month I finally sat down and wrote a letter to the Mrs.Nicholson, telling her about this letter that is in my possession and if she would like it back. When I sent it, I knew I shouldn't expect an immediate reply back, that is, if the lady still lived at the original address that she wrote from.

Okay, so that was less than two weeks ago, and last Monday I received a charming little note from the lady--Mrs. Nicholson!! I was so giddy, I felt like I'd won the lottery! Though she doesn't live at the original address I wrote to, it managed to find her. :)

Mrs.Nicholson graciously gave her permission for me to write this post, and she allowed me to keep the original letter!

Note the six cent postage stamp.

People had such nicer handwriting in the 70s.

Makes me ashamed of my own.

Thank you, Mrs.Nicholson.
:)

True Grit- The Real Thing

This was an estate sale find earlier this year. I had immediate plans (in my head, that is) to sell it! But, as you can tell, I have only recently put time and effort to accomplish this. Amusingly enough, I managed to have time to read it and review it within the first couple months I got it.

Unlike most books that I find, this one has no fade marks

Dust jacket has taken a great deal of the wear and tear.

The book itself is in great condition!

There is a interesting side-story about what I found in this book after purchasing it, but I'll save that for later!
:)

Embroidery Threads

This is not a great picture and I would have taken another except the camera is no where to be seen. But estimating there is probably at least 100 bundles of threads! And yesterday I bought four packets of "Fiber Cards", as they are called on the packet, but they used to wind the thread instead of a tangled mess .There are 25 "Fiber Cards" in each packet, so if you did your math properly, 100. But I am confident that with a good movie or radio drama, good popcorn or some sort of yummy snack, and a certain two pairs of hands to help me, I think I can do it!


Caro :)

38 Cards And 3 Hats For...

I love going to Estate sales and buying old fashioned things or not old fashioned things. As you see, I bought a few things...38 cards and 3 hats and a prettty round tin box (not included in the picture). Let's see, I bought the cards for...guess...ok never mind but I bought the cards for...are you sure you don't want to guess?....ok, ok I bought the cards for, yes all the cards for $.50! I "made out as a bandit", as mom says. And as for the hats, they were $8.00 so I payed $5.00 and mom took care of the rest. And the tin box, why that only cost me $.50 as well!

Recent Estate sale finds for my hope chest...

Here are the latest additions for my hope chest that I found at an estate sale this morning: another apron and two glass serving bowls.

And here is the beginning of my Depression Glass collection!

While we were in the Arkansas antique shops I fell in love with it and wanted to start a collection like my Aunt Amparo. So for three dollars I began my search for this delicate, lovely glass.