vintage holidays

we do not have hording disease, we are not packrats here. nope. for every new item we bring in, an old or used one goes out. afterall, we (that's 2 of us and a dog) live in a cottage that's less than 900 sq.ft. we even subscribe to cottage living magazine for tips on how to do it well. this week our alumni association hosted a food drive in conjunction with the local holiday parade and we dropped off a bin full of cans. finally! room in the pantry for stuff we actually eat. last weekend we cleaned out the shed, and loaded the pickup truck with gems destined for a yard sale. finally! there was room to fit the no longer used, yet vintage, couch in storage. alas we did pull out a vintage aqua-green, formica dinette set to donate though. its seen better days and someone will restore it, just not us. my neighbor who runs a consignment store has promised to give it to a new family in town. aubrey must have been inspired by all the vintage things moving about because he went directly to ebay and secured a vintage aluminum xmas tree with rotating base and multi-colored spot light. its lovely and we wrapped it in an aqua-green vintage fabric in honor of the departing dinette set. i was also lucky enough to find a few early gifts for myself at the indie craft-a-ganza downtown last weekend. a lovely barrette, victorian bears for mom and connie, and the most fabulous ring. yes these are are vintage holidays.