Two of a kind

 

What a find!  I've been hitting the jackpot at my favorite 2nd hand stores in West Seattle lately.  There have been sales upon sales.  One day a 50% off sign was the siren song that drew me into the Discovery shop's annual antique sale.  I found this handmade doll with its set of adorable homemade clothes.  The soft doll was like new and nestled with her wardrobe in an old time Nordstrom Christmas Box.  There was even some pretty material included that the original owner must have planned to use for making future outfits for the doll.  I tried to imagine who was the lady who had sewn all these things that showed so much loving care in the making.  And who was the little girl she had in mind when  making all these beautiful little things.  In its charming presentation it showed how much it meant to the owner.  I'd wished that the person who had done all this would know how much it was appreciated and how it would be cared for.  In her new home, she has been named 'Lessy doll' by Bianca and they do seem made for each other and are even a bit of look alikes.

 

An Old Orchard

Piper's Orchard apples

 

On Saturday, I enjoyed another summer walk of discovery with Joanna.   While having a wonderful picnic at beautiful Carkeek Park with a happy VM group, we walked to the secretive little Piper's Orchard.  It is not so little as it is home to about 50 fruit and nut trees.

 But it remained a secret for years by heavy overgrowth that kept it hidden from view.   After taking a pleasant little trail, the sweet orchard appears as a place out of time and timeless.   With its old trees and heirloom apples, it is a living museum of sorts. 

 

As Joanna described  here, the apples were obliging by falling to the ground and it was a game of keeping your eyes on the prize as we followed a rolling apple to its resting place on the ground.   As we headed out, I must have made quite a sight with my pockets bulging with found apples.  

Admiring my find before tasting