no im not getting married--just stating the facts of the day.
here's the
new part :
i went to the thrift store and saw these two lonely crates of old books {BIG fan of old books here} hanging out under the table. i decided to pay them a little attention, and boy were they worth it.
"$1 a piece? ...with that kind of charm i'll take 13! thanks."
i carefully selected my 13 based on cover, illustrations, and advertisements. my favorites were '41-'43. they had both cover (right above) and ads (below) going for them.
there was a book from every year ranging from the 1930's to the 1970's
at least. rarely do you get the chance to see the progression of a single yearly publication [this being
The American Rose Annual] over nearly its entire existence. i saw the opportunity for a little design history lesson and took it upon myself to carefully rearrange the crates in numerical order.
it was interesting to see when the cover styles changed, how the typography of the advertisements progressed, and when the number of photographs began to outweigh the illustrations as technology advanced. i probably would have added a few more to my lot, but my education was rudely interrupted when some missus decided to come over and practically steal half of the books out of my lap!
you know the economy is tough when you need to wear padding to make it home from the thrift store in one piece. i'm sure i'll see the rest of those guys on ebay tonight.
heres the
blue part :
a new office chair!
she's pretty. easy on the back. and a lot skinnier so as not to maul my precious map
[which i shall speak more of at a later date]. funny that those $12 feel sooo much more well-spent than the 100 some i spent on the fancy desk chair that i hate.
it's true when they say things just aren't made like they used to be...
