Summer reading, part 2

The summer flew by; I can't believe it's gone already!  I've been enjoying the outdoors as much as possible, and in Tennessee the super hot weather has turned to regular hot weather, and it's actually been not too bad.

What else was I reading this summer?  Some of my favorite magazines, like always.  Vintage "Ideals" are so wonderful.  I often find them for a few dollars each at antique shops or estate sales, and I always buy them if they're issues I don't already have.  I've got quite a collection now.

Since I was just in my home town, the small town where I grew up, here's what I was reading:

This cover photo reminds me of the beautiful New England towns not far from where I was raised.

I thought this was such a pretty poem.

While I can't recall a blacksmith, the rest of the imagery is so familiar.

A couple of pages had these recollections of village life, and I just thought they were so interesting.

I never thought about how people sharpened scissors over a hundred years ago, or needing a street peddler to do it...likewise the big deal it would be to encounter a street photographer.

These images just make life seem so much simpler...though I know in many ways it actually wasn't, in many ways it was.

I enjoy history, and I love coming across something that makes me think about it in a new way.

I guess Ideals magazine is like a 1970's version of Instagram; full of all the beautiful imagery that harkens to some kind of impossibly perfect life.

It sure is nice to imagine, though!