Happy New Year!
Wait, I'm a week behind ALREADY? How did that happen?
Well, best-laid plans and all that. I don't really have an excuse, other than I ain't as young as I used to be, and it takes me a little longer to accomplish things than originally anticipated. I'm still not back in the swing of things, but the Christmas decor is stored away, so I'm looking on that as a step in the right direction.
Our holidays were relatively uneventful, except for our toilet overflowing and the sewer line backing up.
On CHRISTMAS EVE.
At 5pm, as we were preparing to go out to some festivities. At least no one got a concussion.
Mr. VJIMT ran to Home Depot® for some de-clogging supplies. He did his best Dustin Hoffman pounding on the glass…
…as they had already closed, but the employees took pity on him and let him in. A regular Christmas miracle, I'll tell ya.
He was able to temporarily resolve the situation, but we held our breath as we prepared Christmas dinner the next day, and hoped we would have enough water with which to shower and cook. (We did.)
I have a stockpile of vintage treasures and events to show you from the last month or so, which may make a frosty January and February a little easier to bear. In the meantime, here's a little collage of some of my favorite finds of 2011.
Click on the corresponding number below the photos to read each post…
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
It was a very good (junking) year. Sewage systems, not so much.
Well I'm feeling sorry for all you folks who had stuff flowing from porcelain over the holidays. But I paid my dues on vacation this year when on our 2nd day the rental we were at backed up and started oozing out of the porceelain AND the bathtub. The bathtub!!! Brown!!!!! Smelly!!!! On Easter. At least you'all knew where the stuff originated from, there was just something worse not knowing who had been there before us. Maybe we can pool our experiences and do a book. Far cry from decorating!
~Bliss~
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Posted by: Bliss | 12 January 2012 at 10:07 PM
what great vintage finds!! i love love love those old ornament boxes - so fun!! sorry for sewage woes, that is DEFINITELY no fun!
Posted by: julie | 09 January 2012 at 03:30 PM
Wishing you lots of swell junk and free-flowing toilets in 2012!
xox
Pam
Posted by: One Gal's Trash | 09 January 2012 at 11:44 AM
it seems like time is truly flying by these days althoug I imagine with plumbing problems, time was crawling for a little while there. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Into Vintage | 09 January 2012 at 01:23 AM
Oh my gosh, I had a similar flooding problem on Xmas evening. Even had to rip up bdrm carpet...oh well, been wanting to replace the old stuff!
Weather is wonderful right now in central Cali so the yard/estate sales are back!
Hope you have a wonderful & prosperous 2012!
Posted by: Linda | 09 January 2012 at 01:21 AM
Well here's to NO sewage problems in 2012! And I can't decide which of your 2011 finds is my favorite. 12 & 13 are high on the list. :0) Looking forward to see all of your 2012 finds!!!!
Posted by: Colleen | 08 January 2012 at 11:09 PM