It's late fall, creeping up on Thanksgiving. It's a good day to take a stroll and hit some vintage clothing shops. If I didn't live in an old cape farmhouse and had plenty of closet space, I be in significant trouble. I like clothes; I like junk; I like vintage stuff. Perhaps I might even find a copy of "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson laying around. I wouldn't mind picking up a used copy for my library. Maybe Paul still has his copy. I think I first saw and read his copy one night in high school at his house. I had never seen it before. It never made an appearance in our house growing up. Sheesh! Now how did I ever get here today?Saturday, November 19, 2011
Ferdinand
It's late fall, creeping up on Thanksgiving. It's a good day to take a stroll and hit some vintage clothing shops. If I didn't live in an old cape farmhouse and had plenty of closet space, I be in significant trouble. I like clothes; I like junk; I like vintage stuff. Perhaps I might even find a copy of "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson laying around. I wouldn't mind picking up a used copy for my library. Maybe Paul still has his copy. I think I first saw and read his copy one night in high school at his house. I had never seen it before. It never made an appearance in our house growing up. Sheesh! Now how did I ever get here today?
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I LOVE the story of Ferdinand! I often used children's illustrated story books in my secondary level creative writing class, and this book is a true classic. Love vintage stores, too.
ReplyDelete:) lovely colours!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great place to browse around and locate some little treasures.
ReplyDeleteI checked and your library has the hard copy, the digital and on CD. So many choices.
ReplyDeleteIs that the one about the daydreaming bull?
ReplyDeleteMy days of roaming in places like this are drawing to an end. I don't want any more stuff cluttering my house.
Vintage shopping is such fun, you just never know when you might find that extra special something. I just Googled The story of Ferdinand' as I didn't know it, quite a political history such a simple little story caused!! Hope you're having a good weekend Birdman.
ReplyDeletehmmm. you reminded me of a little plastic ferdinand the bull we had when i was young...
ReplyDeleteI like all those things you said, too. That has gotten me into a lot of trouble sometimes, especially when I've lived in a smaller space like a condo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice comment today!
Some unexpected meeting.. reviving old memories again.
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Interesting how most of us as so nostalgic ... I try to indulge when it is not going to clutter my home further...
ReplyDeleteI like to browse in vintage shops but rarely purchase anything. I need to give stuff away not collect more. :)
ReplyDeletegreat light and leaves!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Honolulu
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What a jump you made today!
ReplyDeleteI love a good vintage shop!
By a very circuitous route. There's a concept in applied math called The Drunkard's Walk, an illustration of randomness in a geometric setting. I'm not suggesting anything, of course, but is there a store called Isabella down the street?
ReplyDeleteI love vintage shops. Looks like a great place.
ReplyDeleteIt's never too late to meet Ferdinand.
ReplyDeleteI love vintage clothes. which is good because that's all I got.
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