MyLuckyChicken

Today's Vintage Linens

 who can resist blue lilacs?

or sunflowers?

(I guess I need to work on my 'lawn') 

 

Flooding Stinks

I am lucky enough to live in the North East. Normally I love it here. We get 4 seasons, so once you get really sick of one kind of weather it changes and you get a fresh start. Perfect for me because I am, as you know, more of a project starter than a project finisher. 

Well, lately the weather here has ummm.... sucked. 

It rained. 

a lot. 

There was water in the basement and ducks swimming in my back yard. 

 
 See, that's a duck. in. my. yard. 

So here is the silver lining. 

My vintage linens are kept in my semi finished basement. They didn't get wet, but since the basement was so damp for so long (2 weeks) they smell a little musty. I need to wash and air dry them all.

This is the plan. I am using a different one each day, soaking it in Biz, and hanging it in the sun to dry. I think it will be fun to revisit my little collection like this. 

 

These are 2 that did get wet drying on the soccer net. 
 

Because of the turmoil caused when you take a house and put everything that was on one floor, on another floor and then decide that that is WAY too much stuff for 4 people to own, try to sort through it, toss, give away, etc. I anticipate a slight lull in the crafting department. I figured I could appease you, my dear readers, with some pictures of my linens, which I hope you will enjoy.

Also followed by gratuitous Spring loveliness...

 

I love how vibrant the colors on this one still are. Since it's selvedge on one side and finished edges on the other I am going to guess 1950ish maybe as late as the 60s. 

 

I bought this one on ebay as a cutter. The only thing that is wrong with it is the little black marks you can see at the top right which look like a sharpie that bled through. It's fine for everyday use. Grey with the red, I'll go with 1940ish. 

 more 1940s, loooovve the yellow in this one. 

 and today's entry, the blue of the flowers is faded but still so pretty, 1940s, again (maybe 50s?)

and finally a few garden shots...

 
 nothing says Spring like tulips!

the grape hyacinth is spreading nicely.

my favorite tulip in the garden, there are only 3 of these. 

forsythia with creeping phlox.  

false pear tree in bloom, here you can see the forsythia we planted 5 years ago on the right and the plants we put in last year on the left. I just put more phlox in underneath the new plants this week so next Spring there should be a lovely purple carpet along the drive. 

and if you can handle one more picture...

I thought these sweet little things were weeds. Turns out they are woodland poppies, so I guess they can stay.  Does that make me a garden snob?

Flooding Stinks

I am lucky enough to live in the North East. Normally I love it here. We get 4 seasons, so once you get really sick of one kind of weather it changes and you get a fresh start. Perfect for me because I am, as you know, more of a project starter than a project finisher. 

Well, lately the weather here has ummm.... sucked. 

It rained. 

a lot. 

There was water in the basement and ducks swimming in my back yard. 

 
 See, that's a duck. in. my. yard. 

So here is the silver lining. 

My vintage linens are kept in my semi finished basement. They didn't get wet, but since the basement was so damp for so long (2 weeks) they smell a little musty. I need to wash and air dry them all.

This is the plan. I am using a different one each day, soaking it in Biz, and hanging it in the sun to dry. I think it will be fun to revisit my little collection like this. 

 

These are 2 that did get wet drying on the soccer net. 
 

Because of the turmoil caused when you take a house and put everything that was on one floor, on another floor and then decide that that is WAY too much stuff for 4 people to own, try to sort through it, toss, give away, etc. I anticipate a slight lull in the crafting department. I figured I could appease you, my dear readers, with some pictures of my linens, which I hope you will enjoy.

Also followed by gratuitous Spring loveliness...

 

I love how vibrant the colors on this one still are. Since it's selvedge on one side and finished edges on the other I am going to guess 1950ish maybe as late as the 60s. 

 

I bought this one on ebay as a cutter. The only thing that is wrong with it is the little black marks you can see at the top right which look like a sharpie that bled through. It's fine for everyday use. Grey with the red, I'll go with 1940ish. 

 more 1940s, loooovve the yellow in this one. 

 and today's entry, the blue of the flowers is faded but still so pretty, 1940s, again (maybe 50s?)

and finally a few garden shots...

 
 nothing says Spring like tulips!

the grape hyacinth is spreading nicely.

my favorite tulip in the garden, there are only 3 of these. 

forsythia with creeping phlox.  

false pear tree in bloom, here you can see the forsythia we planted 5 years ago on the right and the plants we put in last year on the left. I just put more phlox in underneath the new plants this week so next Spring there should be a lovely purple carpet along the drive. 

and if you can handle one more picture...

I thought these sweet little things were weeds. Turns out they are woodland poppies, so I guess they can stay.  Does that make me a garden snob?