One of the disadvantages of having a big house is that if your partner is a collector there is space in which to put everything. A house was sold in Sintra and it had a lot of history. Over a hundred years of it. When we went to have lunch at a nearby café we discovered they were clearing out the house and the next day when we returned they had a sign up saying "PODE LEVAR". Well, that was the green light for Luís to get so excited about very old postcards, stamps, and books. And secretly even though I am not an official collector and all the piles of things freak me out, I do love the fact they are old things.
Since this family had and still has a souvenir shop in the center of Sintra there was artesenato and correspondence with people all over the world who bought things from them.
The collections (of stamps and old postcards) of the patriarch of the family we brought home. What will happen to them when we are gone?
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:) gostei do: "pode levar"
that sort of thing is my downfall!
que fixe! quero saber o que dizem as cartas sou bué de cusca, parece um tesouro :)
Adorável o "pode levar" e muito pouco vulgar.
Real Treasure
Que aventura! Eu vivo numa casa tb grande, não muito antiga, mas nunca mudámos de casa. Entendo perfeitamente a noção de "pilhas de tralha"... e a mania de guardar esses "tesouros". Quando estudei no Porto, verifiquei que muitas vezes as pessoas mudavam, ou faziam limpezas e punham as coisas velhas na rua. O lixo lá é recolhido porta a porta. Então nessa altura apanhavam-se coisas fantásticas, tipo mobílias, livros... desperta um pouco o "voyeur" que há em nós.
:)
Isso tudo podia ter ido para o lixo????
Meu Deus até me arrepiei.
Quando ai fôr quero "mexer" nisso tudo, posso?
que achado! que tesouro!
São outras histórias, são histórias diferentes! Gosto muito das fotografias, parabéns Mary!
Ai meu Deus!!!! Que lindos postais,estou apaixonada!!! Também faço colecção de postais antigos, escritos, selados e de preferência com retratos... Enfim, pedaços de vidas...
What wonderful treasures..yes one day you may be leaving piles for others to rummage through..when you find things in this way it makes me feel like I've delved into the person and their past, it's almost uncomfortable, and always fascinating. Happy hunting. Al x
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