I finally found a good antiques place sort of near my house, but I have yet to find something that even comes close to the gold mines that I had in Tucson!
Craig humored me on Monday, his vacation day, and we spent some time digging around in said location. One of my favorite finds was this postcard to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Beaman from Lillian. Lillian had apparently taken a trip to Jerusalem in 1968, and wrote to her friends:
I have been from the manger in Bethlehem to the mountain of ascension so if there is any little thing you want to know about Jesus- just ask me.
Now that is a friend that could come in useful in the right kind of situation.
(The front of the postcard was this wrinkly old man picking grapes; I guess he was already at the raisin stage.)
I've been to this place twice, and both times have been most enjoyable thanks to the two HILARIOUS old ladies sitting behind the counter. There is no way to not eavesdrop so I got to enjoy one of my favorite activities and have a listen in. Their conversations include interesting anecdotes about various trips to the doctor, how much they hate Sally Field and her stupid bone commercials, how their friend started crying on card night because she didn't win and someone had to tell her "you stop crying right now! You're 76 years old and this is supposed to be fun!", and a lengthy phone conversation with a man named Roger, who, although we've never met, I feel very sorry for. I could only hear one side of the story, and it was mostly the old woman yelling at him to ONLY PICK UP HER QVC BOX, NOT THE PAPER TOWELS! DO YOU HEAR ME, ROGER? ONLY MY QVC BOX! NOT THE PAPER TOWELS!
Probably much funnier in person, but if you come and visit me I'll take you there for a good laugh.
*the first photo is just some decal that I saw the other day; it seemed to fit with today's theme.
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Oh my god those women sound amazing. And I love the postcard message! Ha!
Holy moly, I am reading this one to Dave! HILARIOUS! The "you stop crying" with an added "right now" is fabulous! QVC! My goodness..... Sally Field and her bones also made me gasp for air. My grandma always has something to say about those folks :)
both of you, come and visit! I promise it is better in person... there was even talk about a colonoscopy where the one lady didn't know that you were supposed to fast before... lots more details, but I'm trying to be sensitive to my readers!
Also, the whole health care system was explained as, "doctors, hospitals, the government...everyone's just having a good ol' time!"
OH MY GOD, you guys gotta stop!!!!! Why do I want to hear the rest of the colonoscopy story?
Oh, also, you know Barb volunteers at a thrift. I can here her saying the same things!
Just read the post to Dave and he is dying :)
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