Saturday, June 5, 2021

Not Marie #3

 Up next is the front closet !

Lots of family coats , dog collars and slippers.

 Oh and a pin board!

Back when events happened and

 the Oilpatch in Canada was booming , 

every event would have souvenir pins.  

They were hot items to trade 

and if you were lucky ,

 you could get some lovely complex ones!




Now the question is , do we keep them

 or pass them on? 

They may end up in a nice vase for memory triggers 

for stories at family events. 

They could be great conversation starters!

Next, the  pictures!



 I swap out wall decorations with my mood , the season 

or just because .

 The out of circulation ones go on the closet shelf!

 There seems to be quite a stack.  

some have memories , some are gifts and 

some are just beautiful!

The family artist was visiting and 

advised on what to keep . I do have

final say . The most interesting pictures

was a pair I got at an auction.

The look is vintage New York and 

really appealed. A handsome couple!



But, and this is a big but, 

it turns out that they are the same person!

Seems Julian Eltinge was an early 

female impersonator! There is even a 

theater named after him!


Good finds!
Those are keepers.

I saved a whale picture from 
the "go " pile
 ( a retirement memento from my desk at work)
 and did manage 
to rid out the chewed and mended 4 times
puppy collar from big Boomer.



 
All in all a successful sort!

Keep tidy!












3 comments:

  1. Sentimental items are the hardest to get rid of, aren't they? I'm starting with the "low hanging fruit" and continuing from there. Keep up the good work, Deb!

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    1. Thank you ! I am slowly making progress but it is cutting into my quilting time!

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  2. Well it looks like you are very busy organizing and doing what can be difficult- getting rid of items. My daughter has a pin collection. It was a lot of fun for the kids to trade pins . Have a wonderful week and if you have the chance take a quilty break lol.

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