Happy Tuesday morn, dear readers! Yesterday was a treasure-finding day if there ever was one! I came across a stack of 1950s magazines for a song while out thrifting for a few minutes. As you know, I have been very drawn to the neatness and high fashion of the 1940s and 1950s lately! The more I look at pictures from that era, the more I think that they had it goin’ on.
Yeah, I know we see the re-do’s on design shows, where a HORRID 1950s bathroom is gutted and redone, but I think they were just so into neatness and perfection in the 1950s, we almost cannot handle it in this day of anything goes, paying NEW retail price for clothes with holes already in them, and the NEW minimalism that demands a white palette. Actually, there’s more where this particular ad came from, but I was drawn to this graphic specifically today because of the buttoned up collar which is dolled up with a ribbon and the orderliness of the bathroom (right down to matching toilet paper).
I realize, friends, that I am not NEARLY as neat (I had just bunched my hair up and put two sticks in it for ease in making my bed and putting a few things away) but I did want to show you the sweet little container I found for cotton balls yesterday.
I thought of many of you personally when I came across this very garden-themed container! If I did not need a place for cotton balls so badly (eek — they have just been sitting in the bag under the sink), I would send it out to one of you! 
While I did indeed don a very prim and proper blouse, buttoned all the way up and dressed up with a brooch, my hair was not so 50s-neat today! Last night after washing it I conditioned it with something I just purchased recently — Weleda Rosemary Hair Oil. This morning my hair felt so tame and soft and yet had a bit of wave from just being washed and sleeping on it, I wore it down.
I happened by the old garden, which is in dire need of some attention! My oh my, but I simply cannot put my heart into that again right now. I am afraid of that. I left behind a mountain that day (seems like long ago) last March, and all I can do now is observe from afar. It’s the memories of The Wild Little Garden that live on in my heart. Yeah. That’s right.
I admit, though, the sweet innocent flowers still call me gently to the ground, to a low place, where I can truly admire them, humble creations that they are. But you know what they say: Solomon in all his glory…
At the local co-op grocery store this morning, I spied a heart with some initials carved on it! How could one miss it in the bright sun?! Made my heart happy! Why is it that something so old-fashioned still captures the heart and makes true love that lasts forever seem within reach?
black shoes, diba, thrifted, 4$
black tights, new
long gray skirt, east 5th, thrifted, 3.39
long white blouse, new york &co., thrifted, 3.39
belt, guess, thrifted, 1.59
brooch, handmade by yours truly
Friends, I hope your day is as lovely as the weather is here! Yesterday was gray and drizzling. A girl in the local market and I had a quick conversation about how the weather affects our outlook sometimes. I told her that I have to tell myself on gray days, “Really. There’s nothing to be sad about. It is just the grayness that’s doing it to you.“ Yes, I know that’s true. I believe it. I can live it. But boy am I glad for these bright spring-like days as we are having today!
I am off to visit my little precious girl at her school for lunch and then jumping back into my work day here in the cozy Rose Cottage.
ENJOY this day!
shop for white blouses at Sears: white poplin blouse
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Wow…I never knew toilet paper came in colors! ha…must’ve not made it into my small hometown. I love your blouse and nice long skirt..(so hard to find!)
I enjoyed seeing your pics of your garden. I’m sure it was bittersweet….but thank God you have your children! That is a joy for sure.
love,andrea
Andrea, me either! Isn’t that funny!! We never had them either.
Thanks. This long skirt is great! Very nicely made. I appreciate your support. Yes, I do thank God for my children. They are a blessing from the marriage, even if the marriage did not last forever like I had planned. :/ Love, Lynn xoxo
Dear Lynn,
A lovely ensemble you have today! I love it when my hair is clean and soft, too. It definitely calls for wearing it down (unless you have a toddler). Those fifties ladies were something, weren’t they? We have a lot to learn from them, and all the other ladies from days gone by.
Love,
Marqueta
Dear Marqueta, thank you! I love the long skirt and very proper-professional white blouse! I think you would LOVE this hair oil. It smells and feels so good! And you are so right about learning from the ladies of those bygone times. Love, Lynn
hi lynn,
love the 50′s ad. and i agree, they certainly did have it all going on back then!! that hair oil sounds lovely. a couple weeks ago i started using a cleansing oil on my face. you mix castor oil (which is what gets all the gunk out of your pores) and another carrier oil like olive, sunflower, jojoba, etc. you mix those in a certain ratio according to your skin type – 30% castor to 70% other for oily, 20% castor to 80% other for normal, and 10% castor to 90% other for dry. my skin has never felt so good! and with only these 2 ingredients, i know i’m putting something good and natural on my skin for not a lot of money. try it!!
btw, loved the second hair tutorial. you totally should publish a book with all these ideas. seriously. you could have step-by-step photos along with directions. then you could use michaela as your model for hair that is not quite as long as yours. you’d be famous! and i could say that i knew you “way back when” …
friends,
connie
Hey Connie! Thanks so much for the oil recipe! I sometimes mix almond oil into my palm with a bit of face lotion at night and smooth it on my face — generally not beside my nose where oil tends to build up and pores are larger, but in the areas that are more prone to dryness! I bet using your recipe as a cleansing oil would be really what I need. Thanks for sharing! As I get older, I feel like my body and skin are crying out for good oils and fats!
And thanks about the book idea! I am flattered. One of these days I am going to start on my real to-do list; you know, after I am done with the one that takes up all my free time in real life these days. 
Your friend, Lynn
Good morning Lynn: This post is so cute! It remminds me of my grandmother who kept a house much like this. The thing I remember most about her clothes was that she keep suits and dresses in a closet with a list of jewelry, purse, hat and shoes that she wore with them and took excellent care of her clothes! Like I do not of course! Same with her house.
Also, I know you love that wild garden and hate to leave it. But remember that sometime, you will either move home or have another place and you will have a better garden. I am contemplating moving myself and hate leaving the bleeding heart and old roses.. but just remember that they will bloom and that they will come again for someone else to love again… just like you will … Love Terry
Hey, Terry! By now it is Good Evening! Weren’t our grandmothers from such a time!! My grandmother too! She did not have TOO much, but she had great taste and really took care of things. Thanks for the garden encouragement. Yes, I believe I will be in a different garden some day. Life continues on… Love, Lynn
Have you ever heard of “sock bun curls?” I saw them recently on Pinterest. My hair is too short and layered, but I think yours would look fantastic! You can probably just google it to find out more about it. I am a regular reader of yours, but I’ve never commented before. I’ve enjoyed reading your journey ever since your homeschooling days (I’m a homeschooler
Wendy, I have heard of those, but I am not quite sure how to do them. I need to Google that and do a tutorial! That would be fun! And thanks so much for sharing that you are a reader! You made my day! xoxo Lynn