Father's Day barbeque
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Here’s to Dad on Fathers Day

Revisiting this post and adding some more photos.

Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there.
As many of you know, this blog and my vintage shop are dedicated to my maternal grandmother, Ora Madge Beals Meredith.  
But today I am giving a shout out to my wonderful dad – Jim Hill w...

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vintage valentine's day card
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Be My Vintage Valentine

Remember all of those fun Valentine's cards from elementory school?  Or that special note from you high school beau?  How about that sentimental card from your spouse?  Be our vintage Valentine this year and enjoy this blast from Valentine's Days past.   Also, while you are here shop our sensational...

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Spring garden tour
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Hats in the Garden

Madge and Mr. Madge headed out this weekend on a beautiful spring morning to partake in the annual Gardens for Connoisseurs tour by the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Twelve private gardens were featured, all around the Atlanta area.   Madge loves gardens but since she has the blackest of ...

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Life Mag 1948
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Another Slice of Life Magazine

A few days ago Madge featured a fabulous Life Magazine spread on dinner hats. She thought you might like to see some of the marvelous ads from that issue.  So, here's another slice of Life Magazine from November 1948. 

Don't you just love the colors in this Forstman fabrics ad? ...

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Martin D. Hughes Madame Chairman
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Livin’ La Vida Vintage
Estate Sale Nirvana

Livin' La Vida Vintage - Estate Sale Nirvana

As you may know, Madge is a denizen of estate sales.  What you may not know is that Atlanta area is the holy grail of said sales.   For you poor souls who are unfamiliar with the concept, a quick definition from the dictionary of Madge:
Estate sale: A...

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scooba mississippi
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Finding Madge in Mississippi
A Granddaughter’s Journey

Opening an online shop to sell my vintage collection was a conscious act to de-clutter.  Naming the shop Madge’s Hatbox, after my grandmother, was a loving nod to her years as a milliner.   Then a chance remark by my aunt sent me on a journey in search of a hat shop my grandmother o...

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