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| Ok, could you resist? I did it again. Went to the library book sale at beautiful Fort Mason, right on the water. I missed the member's preview but there was still some great stuff to be found. Oh yes. After looking for several years, I found a College Typing Manual. And who can resist an old anatomy book? A better person than I. Creepy but cool. Some good images for collage. Or Halloween. And the yellowed pages in books in other languages? I think not. And in a falling apart old book covered in marbled paper were yellowing old newspaper clippings that someone painstakingly cut out and pasted in from a bygone era. And a beautiful letter in calligraphy (Chinese?) tumbled out of one book. And then there was I LOVE LUCY on the cover of an old Life magazine. And perhaps a message from God? Now it's time to cut and paste. My rule is, if I bring it home, I've got to use it. Life around the home front is still nerve-wracking but I have been doing a lot of art. San Francisco weather is gorgeous and tomorrow I'm going to make a big pot of Fall soup and cut and paste all day while it simmers. And you? What are all of you planning on doing? SEND MAIL --- RECEIVE MAIL |
OMG what a great haul! The typing manual is wonderful. And you've got almost a month to make creepy Halloween stuff with the anatomy book. I really need to follow part 2 of your post and actually USE all the stuff I've accumulated. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHey Leslie -- I think you are using your stuff -- the old photos for sure. And I got the red dot postcard yesterday and loved it. I have a few of those typing manuals -- made a whole lot of envelopes with them. Thanks for stopping by the blog!
DeleteOh man, am I ever envious! We never get good stuff like that here at our library sale!
ReplyDeleteYeah Connie and I didn't even have to shove anyone to get to the stuff.....haha...just kidding. I wouldn't think of it. But having missed the members preview the sale was MUCH less crowded than when I normally go and I was surprised they still had some good finds.....
DeleteEven I can appreciate how cool these are!
ReplyDeleteOf course you can, shams!
DeleteLove the Lucys! Get to pasting!
ReplyDeleteI love Lucy too! I'm pasting.....
DeleteAnd I'm jealous again, haha. Wonderful paper findings, the yellowed ones are my favourite.
ReplyDeleteTomoyoHime--I like the yellowed paper too....the older the better, don't you think?
DeleteLibrary sale, sounds like paradise!
ReplyDeleteCorelay--it is pretty close to perfection......except for the pushing and shoving...lol...
DeleteThis looks amazing! I wish we had something like this here in England!
ReplyDeleteHi Sally -- you don't have Library book sales in England? That surprises me.....
Deletethanks for commenting. Pamela
Now, that's what I call a library book sale! Ours are much smaller than that, but we have a lot of them in the area, so I certainly can't complain. How funny that you have shopping carts at yours! That could certainly come in handy. I'm always struggling around with multiple totes on my shoulders. I really like that typewriter book.
ReplyDeleteAndria--Sometimes it is so crazy at those sales that all the shopping carts are taken. I have lugged totes around many times -- and OooOoo books are heavy!
DeleteMy mom always invites me to our local library book sale and I've never gone! I must go to the next one. You find the best treasures. I love the Lucy cover, the foreign books and the letter written in Chinese! Good job.
ReplyDeleteOoOo chandlerguera -- you better go with your mom next time she asks. Think of what you might be missing.
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