Hi.
It is almost Halloween. I am looking forward to the Halloween party at the dance studio I go to - costumes, of course. Also, I am looking forward to seeing what all the neighborhood children's costumes are.
Last night I was thinking back to visiting my grandmother and all the antiques she had in her home. Reminiscing was fun. I remember that she had a beautiful old china closet in the front room of her house. Is it any wonder that the oak china closet I bought recently to house my great grandmother's china is very much like the one she had?
I do not have a picture of her china closet, but this is mine.
I also remember my mother's blanket chest being in the attic when we lived on the farm in Pennsylvania. It was filled with all kinds of really old clothes - a treasure trove when my sisters and I were looking for Halloween costumes! I recall my Dad's marine uniform, a pilgrim style dress, complete with a bonnet, a baseball uniform, a "poodle" style skirt and twinset, to name a few.
Mom passed the blanket chest on to me and I use it for storage of many things too.
When I opened the blanket chest to take a picture of the inside, wow, did that cedar Dad put on the inside smell good! And so many years later too!
I also remember when I was a teen and my grandmother gave me an old trunk she had. It was in bad shape and I refinished it and replaced the leather strap handles. Years later when I was an adult and was allowed to explore her attic, I found the tray insert to the trunk she had given me.
Please comment to share some of your stories of "I remember when..." I would love to read them and so would other readers.
Sincerely,
Lynn
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