Wash on Monday: Eight stories of the People Behind the Antiques
By Trisha Faye
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Dusty Fiestaware and Depression dishes, musty books, mildly stained linens, old post cards and pictures ... antique and collectible stores are littered with these relics from the past.
Have you ever wondered about the people behind these ancient belongings? Have you ever thought about the forgotten stories that these items could tell if they could speak?
In Wash on Monday, the first ebook in the Forgotten Stories Series, eight tales tell of the people behind eight different antiques. Four of the stories are based on known facts of the pieces, although embellished with large doses of imagination. Four are purely fictional.
A primitive, handcrafted spinning wheel, indigo rag balls, a hand stitched tablecloth, marbles, etched purple candy dishes, a vintage Patsy doll, white enamelware plates and a hand pieced and stitched quilt; their forgotten stories are all here in Wash on Monday.
Trisha Faye
Trisha writes from north Texas where she spends her spare time gardening and rescuing abandoned kittens.
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Wash on Monday - Trisha Faye
Wash on Monday
Eight Stories of the People behind the Antiques
--Forgotten Stories Series--
by Trisha Faye
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2015 Trisha Faye
Cover design by Lisa Olive
Discover other titles by Trisha Faye:
Memory Gardens: Botanical Tributes to Celebrate our Loved Ones
Wash on Monday, first in the Forgotten Stories series
Spinning a New Life in Texas
Iron on Tuesday (Coming soon).
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WASH ON MONDAY
Introduction
Spinning a New Life in Texas: Denton County, Texas, 1888
Amana Rag Balls: Middle Amana, Iowa, 1890
A Stitch in Time: Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Minneapolis, 1928
Cat’s Eyes and Shooters: Kansas City, Missouri, 1936
Lovely in Purple: Duarte, California, November 1940
My Patsy Doll: Glendora, California: Christmas, 1941
White Enamelware Plates: Glendora, California Summer 1942
Grandma’s Quilt: South Bend, Indiana, 1966
Introduction:
Why do we collect? What is about old and nostalgic items that call to some of us and not to others?
Antiques, collectibles and sentimental family heirlooms hold a treasured spot in many of our lives. Others – well, they’re just not as intrigued. Some may even call our collections ‘junk’. Imagine that! The nerve.
Different people have an affinity for varying objects. Sometimes the increasing value of a rare or old object is the attraction. Sometimes it’s the look. The item itself. The history behind it. Old snuff tins? Eh – personally I don’t give them a second look. Others are enraptured by finding just the ideal snuff tin to add to their collection. But show me a butter churn, old kitchen utensils, old cookie jars and old bottles – I’m all over it. Quilts, quilt blocks and old embroidered handwork – when I can afford them – jump into my arms and follow me home. And then there’s the other items on the shelves – sentimental because this one is from Grandma Jones, that one came from Grandma Cline, or my mom crocheted the edging on that hand towel. Sometimes the value is only in what it means to our heart.
Antique stores, flea markets and estate sales have millions of objects sitting there waiting to be snatched up by just the right buyer. Sometimes pieces trade hands several times, sometimes in the space of a day at a highly attended flea market. We look at something that catches our eye, be it old bottles, or buttons, or marbles. We assess the piece and see if it’s something we think is worth the asking price. Do we like the color? It is in good condition? Any chips or excessive wear? Are there more like it? Is it rare? Is it an ordinary piece, with hundreds more like it around?
Do we ever stop to think about the stories behind these old objects we hold dear?
In Wash on Monday, we look at eight different collectible items. Each one has a story about its history and the previous owners. Most are totally fictional accounts. A few (Lovely in Purple, My Patsy Doll, White Tin Plates and Grandma’s Quilt) are based on tidbits of truth about the people that owned these pieces – embellished with a great deal of fiction.
In this book, the first of a series of seven, you’ll meet seven women and a young boy. Some of the characters are real people; some are fictional. Their stories are