A VERY VINTAGE WEEKEND...

Another beautiful day in the country.

  The temperature is steadily climbing

 and there is talk 

of thunder showers

 sometime today.

Do you have something in your life

 that pulls at you

 and you don't know why? 

 My something is cemeteries,

 especially old ones,

 and even though I have no desire

 to become involved, personally,

 with one anytime soon,

 I can't resist the sight

 of the intricate, lacy iron work

 that surrounds some of the graves

 or the flowery inscriptions

 that are carved into

 most of the headstones.

This one is of particular interest

 because it tells a partial story 

of a very small boy, Little Georgie.

  We know the beginning of the story

 and the ending,

 but what went on between those dates

 in the short space

 of 2 months and 18 days.

Now,

 this grave tells us a little more

 about this life...

...times were hard back then.

It is always so sad

 to see an old cemetery in rough shape.

  I suppose all family ties are gone

 and it is just a body there, after all.

  The heart and soul of the person

 has moved on 

and no amount of vandalism...

...or disrepair from Mother Nature

 can diminish

 who that person

 once was.

There is another visitor 

to this place

 on this day...

If you think about it,
 what other place
 could be as safe as this one,
 to hide your valuables in?

No,

 he is not a grave robber

 but...

...he has done

 just as good a job

 of burying his

 beloved

treasure...

...and now

 he can reap

 his rewards.

This pretty little nosegay

 is a result of dried roses

 from a vintage bush 

in the garden.

I picked up another vintage book

 to add to my collection. 

 Pretty colors on this one

 and a title that speaks 

of the changing times 

in the early 1900's.

The Tall Pines Vintage Trailer Rendezvous

 took place at our fairgrounds this weekend.

  What a treat to see 

all these older (pre-1970) trailers

 and how the owners

 have fixed them up.

From here on,

 I will let the pictures do the talking.

 I have tried to show you a peek

 inside each one.

 There were a lot of onlookers

 and with the spaces being so small

 it was hard to get a complete picture,

 but I hope you can get the idea.

These bikes came along for the ride with the trailer above.

This little Airstream, a "canned ham" was all decked out inside with some French flair, below.

Below, you can see the original flooring in this little jewel.

This orphan needs a lot of fixin' but I do love that screen door.

This trailer was so cute,

 done up with part of it's siding

 in chalk board paint.

 We couldn't go inside. 

 As you can see,

 Dad was leaving this message for us.

 You can see

 his little daughter's art work

 on the left of the door.

It was so much fun

 to see all the vintage trailers

 in different stages of restoration,

 and it so happens

 that we had one

 that was identical,

 to the one pictured above,

 back in the mid-1960's.

 The only difference was,

 ours was the real deal,

 and this one is a

 brand new reproduction.   

How great would it be 

to just add

 some gorgeous accessories

 and not have to do

 all that work?

The owner pulls the trailer

 with this 1949 Ford.

What a fun camping experience! 

Or as they say, 

"glamping" experience.

To cap it all off,

 we did get our thundershower...

all six minutes

 of it!

Rain

 is becoming

 a very vintage item

 around these parts.

...Judy...

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