Where to walk?

 So here's only a small part of a huge stash of patterns I bought last week. It was impossible to walk through the living room for days. I'm still working through them and so there are still boxes stacked high in the living room. (And let's not even mention the store pattern catalogues she gave me. I just sit and read the over and over. And yards and yards of vintage plisse and some silk shantung thrown in for good measure.) But hundreds of them have migrated into the office and a small handful have made it to the attic. An even smaller number have sold as I have had time to list them. The one box you can see into is the oldest box and it was full of 1920s, 1930s and 1940s patterns. Some of the most amazing things you can imagine. I am particularly fond of the mail order pattern for aprons for your bridge party.

You could make four aprons, one for each of the four suits in a playing card deck. It's in my shop right now for an exorbitant price. Right here! We'll see if anyone will pay it.

I also acquired a huge stash of 1980s fabrics. So far I've managed to auction off one of the Rainbow Brite doll panels, a Rainbow Brite Sprites panel, and several patterns from the above stash. Amazingly the Sprites sold for 53.00 and the American Girl doll tent and backpack pattern went for 70.00. Too bad I don't have a lot more of this stuff!

Michael has been doing some acquiring of his own. He had really been going through a slump and a down period and there's nothing like a vintage Studebaker pickup to pick up your spirits.  Happily for me, it doesn't live at my house. I haven't even met it yet. But Michael is thrilled and he goes to visit it every Saturday. Here's the photo:

In other news, I'm still working on my new novel and waiting to hear about the Louisiana one. Plus, I got my first newspaper byline last week. I've started working for the Times-Leader as a correspondent.  And it's birthday season in our family and that's keeping me busy too.

I guess if idle hands are the devil's workshop, I'm pretty safe for now. I've got my hands full.