Today's installment...
Ode to the Typewriter
If you are one of those, like myself, who tends to frequent antique and vintage stores, you may have noticed the surge in popularity of these beautiful, old machines that have been cast aside by the computer age. I fell in love with these beauties of another era and had to find some reasons to buy one. They can range from $30 to well over $200. Here's what I've done with mine.
One..it's a wonderful décor piece on a shelf adding character and history to your display. The older and more unique looking it is, the better in my book.
Two...party décor. That next fete that you throw for a family member or friend...don't spend money on balloons or cheap looking décor from the party store, use some old pieces that you already have to put together a table setting that says "unique!" I brought a few of my own décor pieces to decorate the tables at a tea themed baby shower recently. To add a special touch, I typed up a blurb about momma and baby and put a Jane Austen quote at the end (it would have been much cooler had the typewriter actually worked so it could have that "aged" feel to it, but in a pinch I just used a pretty font on the computer and inserted it into the typewriter) Add some old books and a vase of flowers and voila!
Three...put a plant in it. I have wanted to do this but haven't yet. After I thought of doing this I did actually see it in a magazine recently, so hey, it is a thing. I'm making this the new catch phrase "put a plant in it." "Put a bird on it" is so 5 years ago. Find a cool something at the antique store that you like but don't know what to do with it?? Put a plant in it!
Cheers! Until next time...
I have a trim typewriter now,
They tell me none is better;
It makes a pleasing, rhythmic row,
And neat is every letter.
I tick out stories by machine,
Dig pars, and gags, and verses keen,
And lathe them off in manner slick.
It is so easy, and it's quick.
Edward George Dyson
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