Why 'My Mink Betty'? I'm not your common, everyday twenty-something year old and when I graduated from High School I got an equally uncommon gift. My parents found for me a beautiful 1940's mink stole at a garage sale. It had belonged to the woman's Great Aunt Betty who had married late in life to a man with money and had only allowed him to buy her this one luxury. The unusually styled stole has the name, Betty L. Jones, embroidered in the satin lining so that's what I call her. They never had children of their own and the mink was passed to Aunt Betty's niece and on to her daughter. Until it got to me, no one since Aunt Betty had worn it. Now Betty the mink and I go to the theater together on special occasions and I hope that someday I can take her to the Symphony or the Ballet. Although Betty hadn't been worn or loved for many years she was waiting for someone to love her again as are most other things I look for when thrifting.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Totally Awesome Holiday Giveaway!
Nope, not mine.
Vonlipi, my friend from The Pyrex Collective, is having a giveaway.
And it includes Pyrex!
So head on over to her totally awesome blog and check it out. Vonlipi's Favorites
Hi Betty! Thanks for posting this. I'm headed right over. Pyrex and vintage kitchen stuff - yay!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks for the heads up!
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