Vintage Singer and more Pyrex

Scott just got home from a business trip today.  Doesn’t this look like your standard business trip photo?  You know, seedy hotel, large dirty city….. terrible location…..

Yeah, that’s what I thought you’d say.  He has been on the island of Oahu since Monday.  Poor guy.  He is working on a project just outside Honolulu and he and his partner just HAD to go take a look in real life.  Rough life, huh?

This was the view from their 16th floor hotel room.  I know.  I feel sorry for him too.  (And to answer everyone’s burning question of “WHY DIDN”T YOU GO WITH HIM!!!”  Well, two reasons.  OK, just one.  He didn’t know he was going until about two weeks ago.  And while he could justify purchasing super expensive tickets with his company expense account, our personal expense account couldn’t justify purchasing my super expensive last minute vacation ticket.  Also, a red eye overnight flight with a very small wiggly person in my lap does not sound like my idea of a great vacation.  Do those sound like excuses?  Yeah, I thought so too.  Moving on.)  To celebrate him coming home (and being gone) I took a trip to the thrift store this afternoon.  And oh boy it was a good one!

First up a total Vintage Singer jewel! (Even with the broken faceplate, it’s a jewel.)  I saw this vintage light turquoise machine just hanging out and I nearly swallowed my gum.  It came with the lid that snaps onto the sides and it is so so cute.  I immediately called my friend Amylouwho and asked her if she was interested. (It was only $10!)  She being a sewer, and a big turquoise fan I knew that it was supposed to live with her.  She of course said yes, and into my car it went.  (She however lives a dozen states away.  But her mom lives around the corner from my dad.  Which makes her seem much closer, right?)

I was almost ready to go home right then, but I knew I should at least walk down the aisle of dishes.  And I’m so glad I did!

Two more pieces of Pyrex to add to my collection!  The top bowl is the pink gooseberry pattern, and it is the smallest in a set of four (here is a link to a picture of the whole set).  The other is the turquoise Butterprint pattern, it’s a one and a half quart casserole dish.  Both of them are in excellent shape, with nice bright colors and hardly any scratches.  The best part about these was that they were on sale for a dime a piece.  Really, I’m not kidding.  Ten cents!  Be still my fluttering heart!

Here is a picture of my whole collection.  Total cost for all of these pieces was under $6.  Man, just thinking about it makes me giddy!  Whoever thought that retail therapy was a real thing must have been talking about collecting Pyrex from thrift stores.

I took my treasures to the front counter, and I pulled out my cash.  After I had counted it out I handed him 41 Quarters and told him to keep the change.  It was a happy happy day.

And yes… I realize I just paid for a sewing machine in quarters.  Doesn’t that sound awesome!