This is an old jar that belonged to my grandmother.
And this is the afghan she made me when I was 10 in 1976.
One of the many reasons I love photography is the old photos that help us to remember the things we loved from long ago even if we don't still have them. I'm enjoying all the finds that I'm pinning to my vintage goodness board and there are still lots of things I'd like to find for it.
I really loved Mrs. Beasley when I was little. I don't mind that I no longer have her, but I'm so glad I have this pic from a vacation in 1972 that includes my favorite doll.
I have no idea why my favorite doll was an old woman...
It's time for you to share your photos again! There are just a few rules.
- submit the url of your blog post, not your home page
- link up a photo that was taken by you
- include a link back to my blog in your post (you can use the button or a text link if you prefer)
- visit a few other blogs and leave some comment love
Okay, now let's see what you've been shooting!
I have a huge collection of vintage milk glass, but nothing in the tulip pattern. LOVE that jar, Deb.
ReplyDeleteI think we may have had the same outfit at that age. :) and I had a Drowsey Doll instead of Mrs Beasley... but I love the tv show...Family Affair.
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My grandmother collected milk glass - I think it's so pretty and timeless! Never seen it like yours! That afgan is great!!
ReplyDeleteI love that jar! And weren't you cute back in 1972? :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, we've both written about our Grandma's today...the milk glass makes me think of her, too! You were adorable when you were little...I absolutely loved dolls but I never had a Drowsey Doll. You're a bit younger than me so it probably wasn't around yet when I was that age! :)
ReplyDeleteI really like that old jar. very neat.
ReplyDeleteI am like you. I dont like clutter so I try not to get much stuff in but still, I have plenty of stuff and I manage to fill every closet or shelf. It is like with my purses. No matter what size my purse is, it is always full. We are moving to our house in Florida in a couple of months that is double the size our house here in Italy and I am sort of dreading it. Lol btw you were an adorable kid!!!
ReplyDeleteI love those family treasures. My hubs family is really big on family pieces. My family doesn't keep anything & the few valuable or special pieces will only make it to my house if someone dies. So I really love having all his family heirlooms here- especially since his mom passed a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteLove your vintage stuff. I do not like to keep a lot of stuff either.The clutter drives me batty!
ReplyDeleteDeb, love that picture of you! What fun to share an old shot. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteTiffany
I don´t keep too many things either, only the ones that really matters. I think you have kept just the right ones! :-)
ReplyDeletethat jar is in beautiful condition! You are so lucky to have it! I always wanted one of those dolls too!
ReplyDeleteLove that picture of you when you were a kid! I don't keep things either and now that some family members are gone, I wish I had. If only to photograph them for the memories and then give them away. :)
ReplyDeleteI adore that afghan!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Beasley reminds me of Mrs. Brady! HA! You're too cute.
ReplyDeleteMy mom made an afghan very similar to that. I wonder where it is, we used to use it all the time...
That afghan is a real treasure to have. I always say anything handmade is given with love.
ReplyDeleteLol..about Mrs. Beasley's name. My favorite was Henrietta Hippo. It was an ugly pink stuffed animal about the size of me that I liked to carry around. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. :)
Oh, how adorable! I've gotta make some time to go through my old photos.:)
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ReplyDeleteMaybe you wouldn't think of her being all that old if you saw her today :-)
Oh Deb I love old things. We inherited a lot of items from my Dan's mum and dad, like a silver tea-set. We also got their dining room table and chairs which Danny did up and cleaned. They look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of you - you sure were a wee cutie. :))
you're so cute...
ReplyDeleteand i LOVE that brightly colored jar from your mom! precious!
I have a fair number of things from my family.
ReplyDeleteNot too many from my mom's side...a fire wiped out most of the photos and "things" back in the 1960s.
Quite a few things from my dad's side.
Each and every one is precious.
It is wonderful you appreciate the physical things from your history.
Items and the stories behind them which we pass on to our children :)
SO colorful - who is Mrs. Beasley? Was she in TV show?
ReplyDeleteOh I love it! Are you dutch? (was your grandma dutch?) That jar definitely looks like something my mom or her sisters would have in their abundance of tulip/dutch boy & girl collections... :)
ReplyDeletelovely vintage items, and that pic of you is darling!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cute jar. And a gorgeous afgan. My aunt made every niece and nephew an afgan when we graduated from high school. I still have mine.
ReplyDeleteLook at your cute self with the doll. Love it!
Beautiful jar and afghan.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you.
Have a great day.
Mette
We used to have an afghan just like yours when we were growing up. Brings back memories :)
ReplyDeleteI love the old afghan, it is beautiful and you looks so cute:)
ReplyDeleteI used to make afghans like that though my mum was far better at crochet than I was. I can remember dishes and jars a bit like that too - my mum called it pyrex.
ReplyDeleteThis post is awesome. Your old picture is adorable! I like your idea that we don't have to keep the stuff but it's sure nice to have the picture of it!
ReplyDeleteDeb, that is so sweet with you and the doll!
ReplyDeleteAwww, I love the pic of you when you were little! There is something wonderful about old photos that help us remember the things and people we love from long ago.
ReplyDeleteSo cool that you've been able to hold on to photographic memories. I had a Mrs. Beasley doll too {seriously, what was that all about?}. *hangs head* I still have my childhood doll. She'll show up one of these days.
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness. I had a favorite teacher named Mrs. Beasley too! You are/were soooo cute!
ReplyDeleteLovely old jar and afgan. I love old vintage things more now because I think I appreciate what they represent - the past and how things were simpler then.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of you and your doll! I had Holly Hobby dolls - loved them so much.
I can't participate in your link up today, but will be back next week.
Great pictures. Love the one of you. I didn't have that doll, but I think I had that shirt!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a coincidence. My image for this week was also something belonging to my grandmother!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics, I love that jar! And your vintage Pinterest board is fabulous!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThe old photo's are wonderful aren't they? It's a great one that last one :)
ReplyDeleteI love vintage things. I love antique shopping too. That's a great idea to pin your favorite vintage things. Didn't everyone have an afghan blanket like that one in the 70s?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE those gifts from your grandma! what treasures.. started following your board...love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the gifts that you got from your grandma..the colors on the Afghan are really stunning.
ReplyDeleteGreat memories captured in photos. I had a Chatty Cathy. :)
ReplyDeleteI really know what you mean, old photos are a treasure... and isn't it great that we get to make photo-treasures for our own children, for them to look at many years from now...
ReplyDeleteHow special! I love those I wish I had "old" things I don't have anything from my childhood as my mom never really keep anything. I think that is why I love being able to scrapbook and keep things of my children. Beautiful post :)
ReplyDeleteOMG, Family Affair and Mrs. Beasley. I loved that show. Great memories.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of sentimental things that hold so many memories!
ReplyDeletePhotos are such a special way of keeping our memories alive.
ReplyDeleteI totally know what you mean about finding old stuff everywhere. After getting married, I had to clean out my old room... I still had homework assignments from middle school hiding in crevices of my closets. I'll have to be part of this photo game next time I get the chance, it looks wonderful!
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