We needed to get up into the attic and clean out all the boxes the previous owners left behind... and since it rained last night and the temp was only in the low 60's we decided today was the day to go up there... (hotter then blue blazes otherwise).... we dragged all the empty (or so we thought) boxes out,, and to our delight we came across a few surprise boxes left behind.... (elderly couple passed away).... We decided to finish cleaning before we opened the boxes... we swept, and vacuumed a ton of mice droppings and acorns (don't ask)... and yes we wore eye glasses, gloves and respirator.... not gonna take any chances.... so after we got it all cleaned up we opened up the boxes... and here is what we found...
1. in it's original box, a punch bowl set, complete with ladle, cups, hooks and bowl.
2. Two nice large heavy mirrors still in their box.
3. two shoe boxes that had been turned into dolly trunks... filled with assorted dolly clothes including faux mink wrap, and 2 pairs of dolly Nylons! yes nylons! Omg!
4. a sweet Indian Maiden doll in real suede clothing.
5. assorted vtg. games from the late 1950's
but the best find of all.... drum roll please...
a "Barbie Game'... yes a near perfect 1960 Barbie Dream Date game! have you any idea how I coveted that game?
Daddy was career Army and we moved every two years... so we lived and traveled light....
All I was able to keep was my 2 Barbies and the clothes that fit in their vinyl carry case...
I wanted this game so very much but was never able to have one of my own..
As a Military Brat,,, making friends was not very easy for me,,, make a new friend and then either they moved or we did... so my Barbies were my one constant 'friend' in my life.... until daddy retired and we settled down and then I no longer needed my Barbie friends...I gave them to my little sister and then I discovered Boys!
One boy in particular caught my eye and now, here we are 41 years later... He is my 'Ken" and I am his 'Barbie'... thou we have morphed into Lucy & Rickie! lol!
Oh and yep,,, I am going to make him play this game with me! he just doesn't know it yet! lol
That was exactly what I was thinking.....playing the game with your hubby! How fun....for you at least...although I bet he'll get a kick out of it too. I never played it and I never owned a Barbie...I was a tomboy through and through plus I'm older than you. I missed the part where you moved? How cool...that's like a dream to find a old house, go up in the attic and discover things they left behind...old things, of course. I have to catch up or find out...how exciting....what happened to the horse?
ReplyDeleteOMG...a BARBIE game???? I played that so much in my childhood. Next time we get together....let's play!!!
ReplyDeletehey S.I.A., yep, moved in July from Spokane WA., down to Central California, in the mountains...Luv It too!
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