Saturday, August 8, 2009

Pink Saturday



Wooden Spools of thread found at a Flea Market in an old Train Case. I opened the case and it was full of sewing needles, a tatting hook(?) threads and the wonderful scent of Old Lady perfume.



For a flash of a second I knew that older woman. She had stuffed her beloved needle work into the train case with her perfume and some loose face powder, most likely, then carried it where life took her. Perhaps to her daughter's after a fall or to the retirement home as her life-line.

So many thoughts, situations, I hope she was happy.



Pink Thread, still wound on the spool. Many spools, small, at the ready. And embroidery thread, my favorite. The embroidery thread was marked 5 cents, the pink thread on the wooden spool is marked 19 cents and both with the assurance: 'Will Boil'.

And for 5 and 19 cents! We don't even have the cents symbol anymore! LONG before electric typewriters, main frame computers, PCs, laptops, Blackberries....Embroidery thread, not DMC, is 29 cents at my fabric store...I have SO much regular thread I have NO idea how much that might cost but a wee more than 19 cents, I would guess.

Rather takes you to a time long ago when clothes were washed with boiling water. My G-Mom had an old wringer washer, I'm sure after the water was heated on the stove (drawn first from the cistern) it was poured over the clothing in the washer and agitated.

Oh, I wish I had that wringer washer on the back porch of my little cottage!

Well, until I get the cottage I won't complain. LOL!

Special thanks to Our Sweet Pink Saturday Hostess, Beverly at How Sweet The Sound! Now run over there and indulge yourself in all things PINK!

Enjoy!

25 comments:

  1. Yep, that brings back lots and lots of great memories, thankyou for taking me down that wonderful road, Happy Pink Saturday, Char

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  2. What a treasure. i know that you will enjoy looking at it for a long time. i love looking at my moms stuff and what she had saved in her sewing treasures

    happy satuday

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  3. Isn't it wonderful to find a treasure like that? I love opening them and looking at all the little finds that they have tucked inside, wondering why each one was a necessity to this little person. Thanks for sharing this wonderful Pink Saturday post. Wooden spools, they are gone by the way side. Please stop by and say hi. I would love to have you visit. Country hugs honey, Sherry

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  4. Happy Pink Saturday! Thanks for sharing your treasure!

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  5. I just love perusing pink Saturday posts. I see all the girls with tastes like me. I would totally have been competition for you with that purchase and what fun to open the case and see what was inside. Happy Pink Saturday.Meg

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  6. Thanks for the trip down memory lang. Happy PS

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  7. Sweet treasure!
    Hope you are having a very lovely Pink Saturday!
    xo Tami

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  8. Happy PS, Melissa! What a treasure. Love the trip down memory lane!

    Have a lovely weekend!

    Tina

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  9. Your little treasures sure paint a picture of another time and place. My Mom had a wringer washer when I was a little girl - I remember seeing it in the basement. Happy Pink Saturday!

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  10. I love your Pink treasure! How much fun. Happy belated Pink Saturday!

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  11. Still visiting for PS. I love all things vintage and the thread and the story that "sewed" around it was wonderful! My friend just got rid of a ringer washer that she was still using!!

    Please stop by The Old Parsonage anytime, I love company!

    Enjoy!
    Leann

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  12. What a neat treasure to find! I have a thread keeper from my Mom with a lot of the old wooden spool of thread in it. They don't make thread that good anymore I don't think! Happy Pink Saturday!

    Linda

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  13. Great treasure
    Happy PS and have a great weekend
    ♥Ita

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  14. Happy Pink Saturday!


    What are you going to do with them?



    ~ Gabriela ~

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  15. How totally lovely! Thanks so much for sharing this week. Raining here...again...so I needed a little bit of cheer! Pink Saturday always makes me smile, even if the sky is gray.

    Have a wonderful weekend with those you l♥ve.

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  16. What wonderful musings about your "found" treasure. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

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  17. What a cute little treasure!
    Have a very Happy Pink Saturday and a wonderful Sunday too!

    Come on over and join my House Beautiful giveaway. Drawing today!

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  18. i love when you find unexpected treasures

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  19. What a great find! It's always nice to see something that brings back memories.

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  20. Hi Melissa! I would have LOVED a find like this at a flea market! Happy Pink Saturday, and hope you're enjoying a wonderful weekend! ~tina

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  21. Love finding treasures of long ago. Thanks for sharing.
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  22. Ah, so sweet. It reminds me of my grandmother. The owner would love that you treasure her belongings.

    Happy Pink SAturday, Melissa.

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  23. This is one of my favorite kind of finds! I love the thinking of the people who had it before. I wandered onto your blog today and I am enjoying my visit here. Thank you so much. Have a nice Sunday! Twyla

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  24. what a treasure and can you imagine the stories it could tell
    Hugs,
    Judy

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  25. A very nice story :-) It's nice to have something so old cause it has lots of stories to tell you. It doesn't hurt also to discover something still as pretty after all these years :-)

    Li

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