Our inheritance: vintage record player

One of Andrew’s favorite things that we got from his great-grandfather is this record player and sound system.

He uses it every day without fail.

Andrew could tell you more about the specs, details, quality, etc.

All I can tell you is how happy Andrew was to play a record loudly on those speakers [...]

Our inheritance: scarves and costume jewelry

These are some of the AMAZING pieces of jewelry I got from Andrew’s great-grandpa.

And these are the pieces that were left after everyone else went through it.

Honestly, I’m surprised there were any left at all.

I am so inspired to go scouring Goodwills and vintage/antique stores. I want to [...]

Our inheritance: vintage book collection

One day, when Julie and her in-laws were almost done cleaning out Papa’s house, she came home with a big box for me.

This I thought strange, since Andrew and I had already ‘claimed’ which belongings of Papa’s we really wanted and didn’t want to take advantage.

But what Julie had brought me was [...]

Our inheritance: vintage linens

Another fun thing we got from Papa’s house was this big stack of linens …

Lovely heavy tablecloths. I don’t even know if I own any legitimate tablecloths …

Some of these sheets remind me of my childhood – the yellow flowers.

Plus there’s something about vintage sheets that keeps them so [...]

Our inheritance: vintage luggage set

Over the next several weeks I will be doing a feature I’m calling ‘Our inheritance’

As you may know, Andrew’s great-grandpa passed away a few months ago.

One of my biggest regrets is that Andrew and I never made the time to go record his stories. We’ve heard many of them (playing golf at [...]