this little life of mine

Sepia Scenes: Travel Clock

I swear I used to have a travel clock just like this one many, many years ago. In fact, who knows? It might still be somewhere amongst all our stuff in this very house! Also, I totally fell in love with these little birds that were scattered all over the store. I think I might  have to go back and buy one. 

Sepia Scenes: Mustard Tin

Nestled among some rather nice dishes and floral teacups was this rather out-of-place and slightly rusty tin of mustard. I love antique shops! You never know what you're going to find - or where you'll find it!

Sepia Scenes: Old Photos

I think it's kinda sad when I see someone's old family photos for sale in an antique store/mall. I wonder who these people were, and why their family chose to give the pictures to a store to sell to strangers? Maybe there's no family left; the person was the last of their line, so the estate was distributed by an attorney or maybe a friend who had no emotional ties to the family or memories of the people in the photos. Whatever the case, it's sad. 

Sepia Scenes: St. Francis

In the garden at Heart's Ease, Cambria, CA. 

Sepia Scenes: Santa Smokes

Found this in an antique mall and it made me giggle a bit. Back in the day, when smoking was an acceptable activity, even Santa promoted tobacco products! I don't know if there was any "smoking mixture" left or if they were selling an emtpy box, but for five bucks, I'd hope there was something in there!

 

Sepia Scenes: Seagull

Sepia Scenes: Into the Sea

This past September mom and I took a vacation to Cambria, CA. I took tons of pictures, but didn't get them resized and toyed with until recently. This one was originally going to be called "Lost Shoes" until I realized you could see footprints walking away from the shoes and decided to call it "Into the Sea".  Perhaps it was a mermaid or Selkie shedding her human form? 

Sepia Scenes: Grandpa's Hat

Sepia Scenes: World's Fair

Sepia Scenes: Vintage Rubber Stamp

I don't think the lady who used to host Sepia Scenes is blogging anymore, but I always enjoyed this meme, so I've decided to just keep doing it on my own. This past weekend my mom and I started cleaning out my grandparent's house. We discovered several treasures including this old rubber stamp that my grandfather apparently used for his work. It doesn't have a date on it or anything, but I know it's pretty old because my grandparents moved out of Dayton in the early- to mid-70s, I think around the time my grandpa retired. Also, this box only cost 8 cents for third class mail! Ha!