Let's Talk Vintage #88: Seaside Serenade with Ogden Nash

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

This is where you can share your vintage inspired projects, latest finds, collections, treasures, and more.

My recent trip to the Jersey Shore made me remember I had saved a poem from a book by Ogden Nash last winter, as it was selling on Etsy.

Thought it was too cute not to share and knew I would be doing posts about the beach:

Seaside Serenade

 

It begins when you smell a funny smell,

And it isn't vanilla or caramel,

And it isn't forget-me-nots or lilies,

Or new-mown hay, or daffy-down-dillies,

And it's not what the barber rubs on Father,

And it's awful, and yet you like it rather.

No, it's not what the barber rubs on Daddy,

It's more like an elderly finnan haddie,

Or, shall we say, an electric fan

Blowing over a sardine can.

It smells of seaweed, it smells of clams,

It's as fishy as first-night telegrams,

It's as fishy as millions of fishy fishes,

In spite of which you find it delishes,

You could do with a second helping, please,

And that my dears, is the ocean breeze.

And pretty soon you observe a pack

Of people reclining upon their back.

(Page 16 from Selected Verse of Ogden Nash)


The book isn't mine anymore, but I can still enjoy this humorous little snippet!

And what's a memory about being Oceanside without a few vintage trinkets:

 

A fancy Atlantic City fan on a hot summer's day...

 

These souvenir plates are fun... especially when

arranged in a grouping on the wall.

 

 

Wondering what it was like the day this

Antique Atlantic City souvenir was purchased.

 

I think this James Salt Water Taffy box is my favorite!

Now let's see who is featured this week:

Rita from Panopoly shared her latest antique booth update... and this wonderful treasure trove of Jadeite!

and Penny of Penny's Vintage Home showed us her patriotic décor for her family gathering. I am a sucker for all things red, white, and blue this time of the year...

and check this out... Heidi, of My Sweet Cottage took an old beat up cookie tray and transformed it into this cool tropical serving piece. Awesome!

 

If you were featured, feel free to

take this LTV blog feature graphic

 and place it on your blog!

Let's Talk Vintage #87: The Old Fashioned Feel of Ocean City, NJ

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!
 

My apologies for being late to my own party...

Between the store and dashing off for quick

mini-vacations, I lost track of the weekdays.

 

 

Today I'm sharing my favorite ocean side

town: Ocean City, NJ.

 

Generations have been coming here for

 relaxation, entertainment, and worship.

 

Here is a little tidbit of history:

 

It was founded in 1879 by four ministers..who

chose the island as a suitable spot to establish a Christian retreat and camp meeting, on the order of Ocean Grove. They met under a tall cedar tree which stands today at 6th Street and Asbury Avenue. Having chosen the name “Ocean City”, the founders incorporated the “Ocean City Association”, laid out streets and sold lots for cottages, hotels and businesses. The Tabernacle was built between Wesley and Asbury Avenues and between 5th and 6th Streets. Camp Meetings were held by the following summer.

 

There are still youth groups, church meetings

and plenty of churches in town. It is also

 a dry town. No alcohol is served or sold there.

Families from all over the Southern NJ and 

Philadelphia area  have flocked here because

it still has that old fashioned feel.

 

 

Each year I go to see the ocean

waves crashing in and out...

feel the sand in my toes and breathe

in the ocean air. I've been going

there since I was a child.

 

(Here Bebe is showing me her latest treasure.) 

 

There is nothing quite like it. And now Bebe

gets to come here and start her own memories.

 

 

There is also nothing quite

like the Ocean City boardwalk. How

many times have I walked along the

boards that parallel the Atlantic Ocean?

 

 

Some of my favorite old shops are there.

 

 

We still love watching them make salt water taffy

at the back of the store... a sign to the right

explains how old the machines are.

 

 

... The dolls that flip in the front window,

attract passersby to stop and take

a gander... most likely they'll make a decision  

to go in and check it out. This little pair

has probably sold more taffy than

they ever imagined. Hmmmm. Maybe

I need to come up with something like

that for Vintage and Co.!

 

Here are this week's features:

 

 

Sharon of Blue Willow House

shared her vintage finds and

styled the photos so nicely for

the kick off to summer!

 

 

Newcomer Christine of Christine's Home

and Travel Adventures shared

her beautiful "Provence" themed

tablescape. Such beautiful

treasures to behold!

 

 

and Bernideen of Bernideen's Teatime

Cottage and Garden shared her new

vintage find... a smoking cabinet.

It looks absolutely charming and

pretty in pink now. An old thing

of the past, made new again!

 

 

  If you were featured, be sure to add this LTV button

to your blog side roll or your LTV posts!