Treasures Aplenty

Here's the loot from my little trip! 

How sweet are these cupcake picks?

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 And their little bunny brothers!

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 Pink and blue bird and chick picks

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 Super cool Beth Singer Design tile

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 A new deck for my card addiction collection... can you see the silver lily-of-the-valley flowers?

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 I have no good reason for having purchased this rusty metal travel clock.  The front is so cloudy you can barely see through it!  Just one of those things I bought because I knew no one else would love it like I do.

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 Two-table bridge scorepads with tallies in a horoscope theme- new old stock

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 Loads of ephemera.  I'm trying to figure this stuff out.  Apparently there was some deal where you sent in your cardboard punch card and received prizes.

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My favorite one... I would LOVE to win one of these!  I think I'm a little late though.  I can't find a date, but I'm guessing 60s.

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So there you have it.  Not tons, but I sure had fun looking!!  Most of this will be in sosovintage at some point, but if there is something you must have right now, just let me know ;)

Memory Lane

Well, I don't know it for an absolute fact, but I'd be willing to bet that Hallmark no longer makes bridge tablecloths. I KNOW that if they did, they definitely wouldn't be 65 cents!!

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I found 3 of these same table covers the other day, still new in their packages, and can't get over the gorgeous colors. Neon before the neon craze came and went. Psychedelic, even.
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Since I'm prone to fits of nostalgia, these brought back loads of memories of my parents playing bridge with family friends back in the 70's. We lived in Naples, Italy, and they'd get together with the "K's" for cards. I'd get to run around and play with their 3 children. There are great photos of me celebrating my 9th birthday with them- wearing my ultracool, super stiff dark denim Levis with the red tag.

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I've never played bridge, and I probably never will. Who plays it now? Is it a generational game that will one day go the way of pinochle? I do love to play cards, though. Nothing like sitting down with friends or family for a fun night of spades or cribbage, hearts, or rummy. Or Go Fish, as is most often the case these days.

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In any case, those fond childhood memories are probably what fuels my love for all things "bridge-y"... the card table cloths with the side ties and embroidered suits, the double decks and cool designs of the playing cards, the decorative tallies and note pads. Is it just me, or were things way simpler back then?