I had no idea these adorable miniature Stetson hats with cute little matching boxes even existed until one popped up in my recommended list over on RubyLane.com. But now that I know, I want more of them! I couldn't find a ton of information on them but they are from the 1940s and 50s and …
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I haven't bought any new antiques (pun intended) for awhile so it was bound to happen that I went looking for something to add to the dressing room I'm setting up. I want it to have the feel of a Victorian dress shop, so I'm looking for specific things. And while I didn't find a …
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One of the first things that I can honestly say piqued my interest in collecting old things is this cute little rusty 7up can I found at an abandoned roadside dump site in Wyoming almost 30 years ago. There were a few of those abandoned dump sites where we lived and many had been picked …
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I am in the process of dusting and rearranging my kitchen antiques and among them are these vintage milk bottles we've collected along the way. I love how they invoke that feeling of yesteryear when the milkman would drop by to bring fresh milk and pick up the empties. That was back when the neighbors …
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As you may or may not know, I do a lot of cooking from scratch. Not so much because I love to cook but out of necessity due to my wonky immune system. While I am doing much better these days and having less food reactions thanks to the miracles of modern mast cell stabilizing …
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Empty Nest Homesteading 