antiquing TREASURES

Don't worry, I ended up finding a few treasures during my antiquing adventure, and they were all in my price range.

I've been falling in love with milk glass lately. I have a few vases already and found this lamp for $8. It will be perfect for our living room. I'm going to find a bright lampshade for it- maybe red or tangerine.

I found this vintage suitcase in a corner where everything was 60% off because the seller was retiring. I ended up paying $2 for it. You can't beat that! I'd love to find a couple more to make a stack of them. The most fabulous thing about vintage suitcases is that they are great storage. I have a million throws and blankets, so 3 of them are hiding in this suitcase now. But I have approximately 999,997 left to store... 

Hubby and I were talking about getting a globe last time we visited the Antique Mall, so I went ahead and got this one because I loved the colors and it was 20% off. I think I paid $18 for it.

Okay, so this was not on my list. I was looking through a pile of sheet music and when I saw the title of this song and the cover, I had to take a closer look. This song is hilarious, and the cover fits in with our living room color scheme perfectly. I'm excited to frame and hang it... after the construction is done. I've included the lyrics to this song below. I hope it makes you smile as much as it did me.

Eve Wasn't Modest Till She Ate That Apple

Everybody loves a girl who's modest,

Everybody loves a girl who's shy,

When a girl is modest and retiring

You can bet she'll always get by

Modesty began in the garden of Eden,

In every book you'll find

I'll admit it started in the Garden of Eden

But just bear this in mind

Just suppose that every girl was modest,

Just suppose that every girl was shy,

There would be no dust when days are windy

To blow right in the naughty man's eye

We'd have better business in our marriage market,

Each man would surely mate

When they start proposing they can see what they're getting,

That's why some hesitate.

Eve wasn't modest till she ate that apple

That old apple to blame

The minute she ate it,

she felt humiliated and hid behind the apple tree till darkness came

If one little apple made the first girl modest,

It ought to work now as well as then

Once they only wore a leaf

Clothes are getting just as brief,

If every mother's daughter, wears dresses any shorter,

We'll have to pass the apples again.

Eve wasn't modest till she ate that apple

That old apple to blame

The minute that she ate it,

she felt humiliated and hid behind the apple tree till darkness came

If one little apple made the first girl modest,

It ought to work now as well as then

Way back in the olden days

Men were fooled by girlie ways,

For then we never knew them,

but now we see right through them,

We'll have to pass the apples again.

Composed by Albert Von Tilzer

and published in 1917- can you believe that?