Down to the end

I hope! Keep coming across little bits of history. 

This was a box of fridge magnets. This is only my favorite ones. 

This little pic of Dupree as a biker boy. 

My favorite comics of all time. 

How many gift bags have I collected? This many to many. 

This is the after pic. This space was full!

A box of the girl’s paper dolls. I guess kids don’t play with them anymore. 

And everyone has one of these   Right?

Look at us! So many sweet friends. 

Book club August

We read Lisa See’s latest - Daughters of the Sun and Moon. It was a toughie. 1870’s Los Angeles for Chinese immigrants. Horrible 

Kathy served a Chinese feast. Started with homemade egg rolls. Smashed cucumber salad, fruit, Chinese chicken salad and lovely sauces. 

Beautiful table. 

Her great grandmother’s mud people. And beautiful echo stained silk she made. 

Lovely plate. Those are Tuk Tuk Brussels sprouts. 

It was Jill’s birthday so…cake. 

I love cake!

Cleaning goes on

This is the drawer above the one I did yesterday. 

Doesn’t look too bad but lawd is it full. 

Sophie’s christening bonnet. Now what can I do with that?

Scarves, old glasses, old driver’s licenses, sewing supplies and a Teletubby used as a pin cushion. 

A million cards and buttons. 

Mom brought this to me from Russia. The lady who sold it told her it was a family legacy to paint these. They went on to see them sold everywhere!! 

Oh dear.  How do you deal with this!

An old fortune I liked. 

Done. 

Mom and I having some Froyo after excellent heart check up. Doctor said she is a marvel. 

Swedish death cleaningp

Guess I’ll start documenting my clean out. I’ve already gotten rid of the heart of things with the upstairs. 

Mary Grace and I did my closet. Didn’t get a before pic. Trust me it was bad. It’s so tiny 

The drawer. 

What came out of it. 

What went back. I wonder how many pairs of black pants I have bought over my lifetime. 

Who remembers this store ?

Cant wait to sift through this!

This was a big deal to us!

Just a little scrap. 

I became a Fish (level of skill) in the basement of the YWCA which is now Old Capitol Inn. 

Ok. Back again

Y’all know about pockets of fun, right? Well what if you text your friend to get together for an afternoon visit and she says…I’ll bake a cake. 😃.  What?!! Not just that but my favorite! Devil’s food cake with white icing. Yes this really happened.

Iced it hot. It melted in. 🫠. But then I came home to this. 

Boiled peanuts!! What a pocket. 

Ross Bridge 1

Another unexpected pocket of fun! A trip with Amy2 and Mary Grace. We are at Ross Bridge resort near Birmingham. Amy got us a great rate in a lovely suite. 

Our view from one side of the balcony 

The other side. Now , what for dinner. 

Natchez 5

This beautiful church was right behind our apartment. We enjoyed the chimes every fifteen minutes. 

We ate an early lunch at Frankie’s on Main. It was a lovely old bank building. 

Mary Grace said I looked good in this light. 

This window provided the light. 

Started with a charcuterie board. Time to head home after another stroll downtown.