scuffed and worn....

i am sooooooooo in love with vintage anything! at least once or twice a week i do the thrift store crawl (such as it is in my small town) looking for treasures. i bought this top suitcase for a whopping five dollars and the other two..........i rescued them from the garbage pile! SCORE! i snatched these up like they were gold.... from the salvation army.....with a look of pity from the girl behind the counter..... a suitcase without wheels........OMG!

i can't help but wonder where they've been....with who....by car....train....plane....what hopes were packed along with the necessities....what treasures rode home in them.....

i've got a trip to edisto beach planned this fall with a few of my friends. i'm thinking these vintage girls should accompany us vintage girls to the shore.....they'll be in good company....we're all a little scuffed and worn ourselves....but still hanging in there......and still enjoying life......

photohunt #166 - lock

well.....it's time for our photohunt again. the theme this week is lock. i had a shot in mind for this theme but due to the pitter patter of little feet in my home i was unable to take the shot i had in mind. that said.....i opted for a vintage suitcase i'm hoping to paint and collage at some point. check out what others posted for this theme at tnchick's.