I have to be honest. The past couple of weeks have been hectic and a little stressful. We had a call for my husband to go for an ultrasound. That is never a good feeling when you are dealing with melanoma. Some of his blood levels had spiked. However the good news was that the ultrasound came back clear, and they will just monitor the blood levels.

I had a crazy spike with my blood pressure. Not sure what caused it but I saw the doctor and he put me on medication. Now every time I take my blood pressure it is low. Can’t win.

Lukie has to go back for more ear surgery in the New Year. Apparently his body is rejecting his tubes. Poor little guy. In addition his tonsils are enlarged and his adenoids appear to be a problem as well. So I guess that those will come out as well.

In addition we have had a run of birthdays. Everyone is getting older, myself included. Which brings me to the theme of the month {Vintage}, and I am right up there with it. I am a collector of family history, and so when things have been handed down to me I hate to let them go. I have a clock that is almost 100 years old. It fell off the wall and broke the glass. The way the glass was fitted meant it was hard to replace. I could not get the same thickness. In fact everything was too thick. I could not see it in the garage, so I asked my husband what he had done with my clock, thinking that he had tossed it. Turns out it was hidden, and I asked him if there was a way to just put a piece of glass in and secure it so that I can get my clock back up on the wall. I am not sure that the clock has ever worked to be honest. I hung at my mother’s house for years with it not working. I may try to get a clock maker come to the house to get it going again.

Another {vintage} that I have packed away is a cutlery set that my grandmother was given in 1925 when she got married. I opened it up the other day thinking I could use the casing and the cutlery is all tarnished. But I packed the box back away again because I couldn’t bear to take the cutlery out and use the box for another set that I had bought. I wanted gold for the Christmas table and ended up using it for thanksgiving as well. I liked the look to be honest.

One of my favorite {vintage} items that I have is books. I have a collection of classics that include Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Rabbit Hill, Call of the Wild, Jane Eyre, The adventures of Sherlock Holmes. These are linked to beautiful memories of evenings cuddled up on the bed with my dad as he read us stories. I cannot wait for Luka to sit still enough to pull out these books and read to him.

Digging away in the same display cabinet is my mother’s tea set. It is named Crown Regent 1950s Gold Chintz from what I can see. I have a couple of variations of the set. In an endeavor to get gold plates for Christmas I set out to find a set locally and managed to pick up another variation of the same style. So for this theme I decided to use the china set to show my take on {Vintage}.

I am a collector of history (and my husband will say all sorts of junk), I love things that link me to the past. To the memories of loved ones, and times that have slipped away. I miss my folks and this is just a little part of them that I can pass on to my children, with the hopes that they will pass it on to their children. I have this doorstop that used to be at my grandmothers. Every time Luka comes to the house he makes a beeline for the doorstop. It is a soldier on a horse. I am not sure what they attraction is for him, but I told him that is going to be his.

This is a circle blog and as I mentioned, we have some very talented artists in the group. Take some time to follow the links and see what they have for you this month. My incredibly talented friend Lupji Photography  up next. I can’t wait to see what he has to share. You can see more of his work by clicking on his Facebook page and Instagram page. Definitely check out his sportrait art.

Don’t forget to share your photos on the theme {Vintage} Tag us #sharesix_vintage.

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