• About
  • Contact
  • Parties
    • Bloglovin
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Flickr
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Tumblr
    • Twitter

Living Vintage

Blog. Salvage. Repurpose. Build. Collect and Share Vintage Ideas.

  • Home
  • Tour My Home
  • Popular Posts
You are here: Home / Inspire / It was his obsession … (38/52)

September 21, 2016 By Kim 3 Comments

It was his obsession … (38/52)

It was his obsession. (It's 1 of 52 quotes that Living Vintage will be sharing this year.)

This is the second quote I’ve shared from one of my favorite authors, Josephine Humphreys.  The Fireman’s Fair was the first book I read of hers, and I think it’s still my favorite.

I’ve been saving the quote for quite some time, looking for the perfect photograph to share with it.  I’d find ones of just birds, of course, but none ever seemed quite right, and I remember thinking, “I’m going to hold out until I find a photograph of a bird-watcher.”   And in the next moment:   “Are you nuts?  When will you ever in my life find a photograph of a bird-watcher?!”

(Do you have those voices in your head, too?)

But then as fate would have it, I stumbled across RetroGraphic’s found photo (and they have been incredibly gracious in allowing me to share one of their images with a quote from time to time.  I hope you will check out their Etsy shop sometime.)

I hope you enjoy the quote and the way it’s displayed.  I played with a Photoshop background I found that was a free download, and I went in search of (and found) The Coffee Shop blog’s fabulous vintage photo corners.

Kim signature

P.S.  This post contains one affiliate link.

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Filed Under: Inspire Tagged With: 52 week project 2016, a quote for today, birds, old photos

If you liked this post…

Subscribe and get a little vintage love in your inbox!

« Abandoned Near Alto
Friday Favorites #116 »

Comments

  1. Heather C says

    September 21, 2016 at 12:19 PM

    Thanks for the new author (to me), I’ve already reserved her book and looking forward to reading. As usual I love your photos and quotes. Have a great day.

    Reply
  2. handmade by amalia says

    September 23, 2016 at 12:23 AM

    I’ve enjoyed this post. The photo and quote are lovely and it is great to come away with both a recommendation for a new author (always on the lookout) and a photo styling tip. I’ll be back.
    Amalia
    xo

    Reply
    • Kim says

      September 24, 2016 at 8:39 PM

      I’m delighted to hear that, Amalia! Hope to read another of your comments soon. 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Copyright © 2025 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2025 ·Divine Theme · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...