The Second Day

Made it to poky last night, up early, and dove in to the boxes.

Overview:

Digging through Virginia's past is somewhere between the excitement of Christmas morning, and the dread of a viewing.

Grandpa and I drug box after box of belongings out of the basement, into his backyard, and the hottest afternoon of Pocatello this year. We had two tarps and a old wash bin. Piece by piece, we scrubbed, washed, and talked about each item, It took a good five hours to get through the first five boxes, and we have at least twelve left to go.

Virginia was not as alienating as I had been lead to believe. Despite my grandfather's stories, the photos Virginia had of him as a child prove how doting a mother she was. She was odd, I'm sure, but she wasn't a bad person.

Bob (grandpa) told me some illuminating stories of his past. A lot of stories. Very illuminating. It was a fun afternoon.

We finished the day with some patrone. Seemed fitting.

Finds:

Big finds of the day were a complete set (perhaps dual set) of Kayson Golden Rhapsody china, two etched mirrors from the late twenties, and some Grey Model Granite Ware enameled biscuit pans, and quite a few pieces of classic pyrex fridge ware (in the poppy, chocolate, and avocado flavors).

We also found a box full of nineteen forties kitchen utensils, which, if I've done my research right, will probably bring some interest. And some weird single pieces of super fancy china... Yeah we'll see about that.

Troubles:

Most of what we are finding that is worth the work is either heavy, or breakable, or both. Not really sure how to combat this in favor of the customer. I've been scanning through other vintage based Etsy-ers, looking for tips-tricks-ideas. Looks like it's price low with a high shipping cost... Any ideas?

Hopes:

Tomorrow we'll hopefully get into the clothing, which may or may not have money hidden in the lining (seriously Virginia was 19 in the roaring twenties, living through the depression made her saving strategies a little odd).

Pictures coming soon, and new postings to the shop. I remind anyone reading this, if you see something that you are interested in and I haven't listed it : email me - convo me- contact me and we'll make a deal.