Fresh air

Our house is the picture of fall right now...the leaves, the mums, the pumpkins....I love it!!!! The air seems crisp and somehow, easier to breathe.  Don't you agree?

The tag sale was a great success!  We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day, and despite the cold start to the morning, somehow my fair skin even got sunburned???  It was fun to make some new friends and all in all it was a great opportunity for me to clean out the basement, and make a nice little profit at the same time!  

Here's what I sold and a few more photos throughout the day!

My Acorn + Archer jewelry didn't sell well, but I think most people that came after the first rush of fellow bloggers and lovers of mid-century, were in hot pursuit of yard sales....and we were no yard sale.  There were hagglers like you've never seen!

If you were unable to join us, keep your ears peeled because we may do another one next Spring! Thanks again to everyone who was able to attend, and a special thanks to Modfrugal, My Interior Life and Me, You and a Wiener for including me!

Tag sale

Hi pals! I know I've been gone for quite a while...I've had some mental and emotional cobwebs to clear out, I've written several (seven eleven and counting) blog posts and just never felt like I was in a place of wanting to share, so I never posted them.  I hope to share more important and noteworthy information soon, but for now...I have  some fun news to share!
This Saturday, October 1st come check out our pop-up shop/ tag sale in Berry Hill!!  I will be there with Acorn + Archer jewelry as well as some mid-century modern/industrial treasures...and will be joined by three other lovely ladies and their abundance of mid-century and antiques!
Be sure to check out the other bloggers and previews of items for sale on their blogs!

Modfrugal

Me, You and a Wiener

My Interior Life

Hope to see you then!

So sweet!

I've been sitting on this info for a few weeks now, waiting patiently for the OK to share with anyone who will listen.....

The movie stars in the announcement? My grandparents!!!  Aren't they the cutest!?  They had a secret wedding a few weeks ago and those crazy kids tied the knot..again.  They wanted to send the announcement to their family and friends without actually telling anyone they were going to remarry!  They just wanted everyone to check their mail one day and "Well, what do you know? Joe and Peggy got married!" haha
So, I've had to sit quietly on the information until I knew that the announcements have been mailed.

The photo in the announcement is from their first wedding which took place on July 2, 1955. I just think it is such a romantic photo, so reminiscent of the famous V-J Day photo in Times Square taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1945!

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, taken on V-J Day, 1945 (from Life Magazine)

They were really cute about getting engaged again, using their original rings which my Grandfather took to have cleaned and re-sized.  They were in the middle of planning a small ceremony to take place at their house, but my Grandmother is not in the best health these days and it was just getting to be a bit of a stress on her, and her health has been declining.  So, one day they went to get a marriage license, and just decided to go ahead and say their vows there that day.  I wish that I could have been there, but we all know that I would have been a blubbering crying mess of happiness!! Doesn't it just spark something in you that says love is not dead!!?  It makes me get all sappy, because of what they have come to mean to each other, at their age now... we joked about that he needed to make an honest woman of her, and that they've gotten so old, they got good again. haha   

But, I know that they had a rough patch in their marriage and decided to go their separate ways several years ago (10 or so?)  but shortly thereafter splitting up, they each had illnesses where the other was their caretaker and came back together in the same house.  With my Grandmother's health being not the best these days, I know that they probably went ahead with saying their vows to do it as soon as possible...but I can't go there yet, emotionally.  I want them to enjoy their honeymoon phase (again!) and I think that they both know that they truly truly want to be together...(and here comes the waterworks! ha)

In planning their second wedding, my Grandfather was very sentimental and wanted it to be on the exact same day as before and wanted her to wear the same color dress that she wore to their wedding celebration in 1955.  I just love love, and when it's your grandparents...it's even better.

  

Congrats to you guys, you are a wonderful inspiration to us all! xoxox