I've neglected the blog a bit the last few days. I've been quite busy though. There are the obvious things...mom stuff, you know, everything that goes along with having two kids (6 yrs and 13 yrs old). The age difference makes for fun times! As promised my husband took me with him on a "dig". I'm thinking he probably regrets taking me, lol. He probably would have only came home with a few things....I on the other hand made sure we came home with an entire truck load. Literally. The entire bed of our full-size pick-up truck was full. We found tons of glass bottles of all kinds, different varieties of mason jars, perfume bottles and even some porcelain. We came across several pieces of Homer Laughlin but unfortunately they were all broken. My husbands favorite find was an hood ornament for a 1950's Chevy Belair. I think my favorite find was the top part to an old stove that still had the clock attached. I plan to do some restoring and repurposing. When I get finished it's going to be an awesome home decor item. Perfect for the kitchen! We have tons more to go through, lots more digging to do. Can't wait to get back out there! (I do plan to post pictures of our finds from that day. I want to get them all cleaned up and sorted first. That's going to have to wait a few days though.)
I also paid a visit to one of my favorite antique malls. My son tagged along. We ended up spending nearly 3 hours there. I was surprised how much my son loved looking at all the antiques. He found several great things that we ended up bringing home. He spotted a great book that ended up being part of a rare collection that only a few were printed. He also bought several vintage watches. He's always loved watches and was intrigued with all the vintage watches they had. He's decided to start collecting.
I am loving that my kids are getting interested in antiques and vintage. It's becoming a family affair!
If you'd like to see some pictures of previous finds that I just never had a chance to post here (a few I did I think) check out my photostream on flickr, (anniebananie76). http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniebananie76
I think that link will work.
I hope everyone is having a fabulous week! Happy finding!
