This was my wallpaper from when I was a little kid-

this is an image I remember very clearly. This fox always looked like a keyhole to me. It must have been right at eye-level when I lay in bed.

this kitty is my favorite now-

I needed to bring this old tea crate home and will keep it for a while at least- it says Tanganyika on it!

this sticker is on the other side-

I found this box of buttons. There were lots more when I opened the box but many just crumbled away when I touched them. Too many years in the attic. I remember playing with the sombreros when I was small.

and here is an actual sombrero that my Dad brought to one of my brothers in the early 60’s-

I found lots of my Mom’s UFO’s (unfinished objects)… let that be a lesson to me!

I found a box of miscellaneous vintage table textiles. There were the usual unmatched napkins and assorted doilies. There were a few odd things though, like these embroidered “bottom of your wine glass” cozies or whatever they are!

and a cross-stitch dish towel (?) map of Taiwan-

some silly fellows that I couldn’t bear to leave behind-

and Eleanor, here is that suitcase I was telling you about- isn’t it great! The box says it is a shoe and hat suitcase.

The couples are hanging out in the dining room these days.

I am helping my family clean out my parents house; the one I grew up in. They have lived there for almost 50 years. So much stuff. So much personal history. I am driving 2 1/2 hours each way, with car fulls of stuff.

Fabric and sewing stuff, a collection of silk ties…

tons of vintage clothing… there are 26 hat boxes here. Each box has several hats in it and although they are all labeled, the label almost never matches what is in it! I am meeting with a vintage clothing dealer on Monday.

I got lots of things that I like… I’ll post pictures. Here is the first-

I will be back and forth for the next few weeks and so there won’t be much doll-making.