Library Card Drawers

I dreamed of finding a vintage library card catalog for years. They are not cheap so I added it to my “someday” list. Late one night—-when I should have been zonked out—I saw a listing on Facebook Marketplace. The listing said her stepmother was moving into memory care and the family would only be available for …

Family Stories, Fond Memories, and Vintage Perfume Machines

(thank you to Part Time Pickers for allowing me use of the photo) I come from a family of story-tellers and memory keepers. We are blessed to have documents, photos, and stories from both sides of the family. One of our legendary stories involves my grandma, my mom, and a perfume machine. I had never …