What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

Well, the school bus has cometh. Our summer adventures are over.

This summer I agreed to watch my two middle grandchildren a couple of days a week. We were worried about being bored, so we made a list of things to do.
SUMMER 2012
WE WILL:
go to movies
go on picnics
go to the playground
tye-dye
go canoeing
play tennis
etc etc etc

Here are some of the things we did.

Tennis!

We had a paddleboat adventure. The boat we rented was broken and we pedaled and pedaled, but the boat just went in circles. Luckily I had my Smart Phone and was able to call for help. We were towed in and it was very exciting.

Naptime.

DS time.

Doing the dishes.

LEGOS!

We also went to several movies, had a picnic or two, and rolled down the hill at Ellenberger Park. We had a wonderful day tye-dying, but it was so messy I couldn't take any pictures.

So now school has begun and I'm feeling kind of lonely for my little companions. I think we will all remember this summer. 

Vintage Typing Table

I found this wonderful metal typing table today at the Goodwill Outlet Store. It has a little rust, but is very sturdy.

As soon as I found the table, I spied this very old Gregg typing book in the same bin.

I remember having a typing book similar to this - but not quite as old!

This one is Copyright 1932. 

Great old pictures. 

Great old graphics!

This was the way it was before computers. 

More Goodwill Outlet Finds

More Goodwill Outlet finds!
A beautifully done old sampler. 

A harp-backed chair. I've always wanted one of these.

Can't wait to re-do!

This is a cool old tray, very large. I shall serve lemonade when company comes!

The Old Suitcase

Found an old suitcase at the Goodwill Outlet today. It is beat up and rusty, but there's something about it I liked.

The last owner was a Mrs. M. Cape, from Boynton Beach, FL.

Must have been coming home from West Palm Beach, FL.

Can't help but wonder whose hands tied these ribbons last.

It was a good day at the Goodwill Outlet Store. More to come.

Indie Arts and Vintage Marketplace

I went to this today. It was held in a big parking lot by a mall. 

The very first vendor to catch my eye had a vintage Scottie camper and was selling vintage clothes and jewelry. I wish I had taken a better picture of the camper.

She let me go in the camper and snap some pictures.

The kitchen area was kind of cluttered because I don't think she had time to set it up yet.

How cute is this?

Loved this dress form with the vintage apron and pins.

Here's a closeup of the pins.

I kept seeing old buckets because my son & daughter in law were looking for photo props for newborns. This one had a great wooden handle.

I love these bright colors, and check out the wooden clothespins attached to the edge of this little table.

More buckets.

And last but not least, there was a whole line of food trucks. This one caught my eye. So cute.

The Happy Wanderer

The Happy Wanderer

I love to go a-wandering, 

Along the mountain track, 

And as I go, 

I love to sing, 

My knapsack on my back.

Chorus:

Val-deri,Val-dera,

Val-deri,Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha 

Val-deri,Val-dera. 

My knapsack on my back.

I love to wander by the stream 

That dances in the sun, 

So joyously it calls to me, 

"Come! Join my happy song!"

I wave my hat to all I meet, 

And they wave back to me, 

And blackbirds call so loud and sweet 

From ev'ry green wood tree.

High overhead, the skylarks wing, 

They never rest at home 

But just like me, 

they love to sing, 

As o'er the world we roam.

Oh, may I go a-wandering 

Until the day I die! 

Oh, may I always laugh and sing, 

Beneath God's clear blue sky!

Whenever I walk in the woods, this song always goes through my head, and I love to sing it, although I never have a knapsack on my back.

I recently went to Yellowwood State Forest near Brown County, Indiana, had a lovely walk and took lots of pictures.

I have a childhood memory of walking in the woods at Holladay Park with Aunt Agnes, who always led a group of cousins in singing "The Happy Wanderer". And she knew all the words.

Upon a little research, "The Happy Wanderer" was written by Friedrich-Wilhem Moller in Germany shortly after World War II, but it was made popular by a recording of The Obernkirchen Children's Choir in 1954.

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Birthday Carriage Ride

I was so excited to take a carriage ride on my birthday.

It was a beautiful night.

Downtown Indy was all lit up.

It was very soothing and quiet, just the horse clip-clopping along.

We rode by all the city landmarks.

Loved it!