I'M THRILLED WITH MY THRIFT STORE FINDS

I love old books. The older the better. Whenever I go to thrift stores I'm always checking out the book section and hoping I may come across something fun.

I've found a few treasures before. Not a lot, but enough to keep me searching every time I go in a thrift store.


When I saw this book I knew right away I was going to want it. The color of the book and the beautiful design on the cover captured my heart right away.

Then I opened the book and saw some lovely pictures. They were just gorgeous.

Turns out this book is from the 1800's and is a book of lovely poems.

I love to turn each page and think about all the hands who have touched these pages throughout the years. I imagine the people who read these same words.

Did some young man give this book to his lady suitor? Did a mother pass this book along to her daughter, in hopes that she too would become a romantic at heart, just like she was? Did a husband read these poems out loud to his new wife?

Sitting next to that book I noticed another faded old blue book. So I pulled it off the shelf.

Lavender and Old Lace was what I found. Isn't that a pretty name? The name alone congers up thoughts of romance.

There was an elderly lady standing next to me. As she was looking over at the book I was holding she smiled and said, "Oh I love that story. It's been turned into a play that I saw years ago."

You could tell by the look on her face the story brought her happy memories. So I offered to give her the book.

She said "Oh no honey. If you have never read this story then you must buy this book. I know you will love it."

I opened up the book and noticed this book was also over 100 years old.

There were no pictures in this book. Yet, just seeing the smile on that ladies face made me know I had to have this book.

Then I noticed there was a book label on the inside cover. This book had once belonged to E. Curtis Read. The same last name as the author!

Could this have been handed down to the authors son or grandson? I like to think so.

I can picture it in my mind. The day the book first came out, the author gave one to his each of his loved ones. He was beaming with pride and excitement as he handed each person their own copy to read.

E. Curtis Read took his copy to his study and opened it and put a book stamp with his name inside the front cover. Letting the world know this was his copy. He too was very proud of his father's book.

Don't these two old books look great displayed together?

I also found this vintage table cloth. I just couldn't pass this up. After all it's pink and has roses on it. Two of my favorite things!

I'll use it this summer on our outside dinning table.

When I came across this darling old Milk Glass butter dish I knew I had hit the jackpot!

I loved it at first site.

It now sits along side my other Milk Glass items. So far, it's my favorite piece of Milk Glass that I own.

You just never know what you are going to come across in your searches when you go to Thrift Stores. It's the hunt that makes them so fun to go to.

Sometimes you leave empty handed but often you find a great treasure or two. Surely enough times to make you want to go back again and again.