I am officially unpacked, laundered and my room is returning to order and cleanliness. I am finding homes for some of my new treasures.
Like this little beautiful, albeit, impractical box from Zambia. It is resting on a super cute dress I picked up in a vintage shop in London.
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Or this delightful new passport case I HAD to get after my passport got completely soaked and warped at Victoria Falls. I mean, when you go to London, a trip to Smythson is always in order! Love that store. And that is sitting on a sweet little tray I haggled over for minutes in Livingstone.
But my favorite souvenir would have to be a little treasure I found in a vintage shop in London. I'll give you some hints,
It has a lock,
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it has some keys,
it has a latch that looks like this,
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Give up? It's a black Hermes Kelly that just needed desperately to come home with me! It's a little worn, but it is the most beautiful bag I've ever seen. It was on my life list to own one of these, but I didn't foresee that happening until at least 75. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty excited about it.
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I'll be back soon with photos and travel journal entries from Africa and London. In the mean time I am going to continue to love being near my reverse osmosis water purifier and my laundry machines, and appreciate being an American in a way I've never experienced before.
4 comments:
so glad my accountabilibuddy is back in the US! can't wait to read the rest of your stories!
Is that your actual luggage? If it is, and even if it isn't, I absolutely adore it! I always wish I could travel like that, but then I'm afraid it'll get damaged. I bet's it probably really sturdy, right?
I was wondering the same thing about your luggage. I'm envious of that alone! What happened to the days when one could take a nice matching set with a hat box to travel? All your little treasures look like great finds!
so glad you are achieving your life list:)
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