Hot Chase

I have been following Vintage Edmonton for a while now.

I love reading the old clippings and browsing the ads {a dress for $0.98, what?}.

Unfortunately I don't have as much time to catch up on my blogs as I would like but just happened to catch this one this morning and had to share.

I love that the Constable commandeered "a passing taxi" to catch the "city youths".

Remember the days when your address was included when you were in the news?

How different it is now.

We share much more but some pieces of information {like your address} seem so guarded.

I only know a few people who have theirs even listed in the phone directory.

Ready to Rummage

Ok that was bad I know but it kinda rang true.

This weekend was the SEESA fall rummage sale.

I have been meaning to go to one of these for years!

Each year I'm either pregnant or have a baby so I forego the sale.

Well, this year I still have a baby but also had a Jenna and a Steve who offered to help out.

{Jeff was working on hail again this weekend.  

Thanks Daddy, we so appreciate how hard you work.}

I wore Cedric and Fiona was a doll on her best behaviour.

Success!

We went at opening to get the best selection.

Now I'm glad we did but that timing is what gave this post it's title.

Those rummage salers are ruthless determined!

Cedric actually got a hand in his face at one point so I didn't last long in the big room.

Despite that I managed to do pretty well.

 Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, I even went back on Sunday for a more leisurely {albeit picked over} browse.

I hightailed it out of there before the $2 bag madness began though.

I have my limits.

 Those little girl guides were also there and they just get me every time.

As my Grandma would have said "they're lovely girls".

{I'm channelling Grandma after seeing so much that reminded me of her this weekend.}

All that and I only spent $21!

Now I know I've been talking about purging rather than bringing more in.

The bonus of this though was that I was prompted to organize and clean up a bit to fit my new treasures in.

Just let me justify it ok?

Another Use for Burlap

Last year I decided to do burlap runners for Christmas dinner.

I had no idea how much to buy so I went my usual route and bought way too much.

{The stuff was cheap and I didn't want to risk another trip back to Marshall's with Fiona.}

Well, since then I have been finding all these little uses for burlap.

Fiona's birthday banner.

Jenna's shower gift.

Now, our newest addition to the stairway art.

These patches belonged to Jeff's Grandpa.

Heather {Jeff's Mom} brought them over a while back and I loved the way they looked.

Jeff and I both have a love for antiques and anything nostalgic.

We're the ones who get a call if there's an old piece of furniture up for grabs.

We love the look of these pieces.

Mostly though, we love the thought that our home is filled with pieces of the past.

Pieces of our families.