Do you know of  a 12-step program that can help me? My name is Janice and I am a Woman of Excess—I eat too much, drive too fast, buy too much fabric and collect with the zeal and regularity of a garbage man.
 My recently recurring nightmare about being invited to appear on the tv show “Hoarders” has motivated me to begin thinning out my extensive collections, starting with these antique needlework magazines.
For example, I doubt this would be a popular bazaar item. As seen in a 1936 article entitled Lazy Days and Busy Days this cleaning set is highly recommended. How would you like this for Mother’s Day?   If looking at this picture is supposed to make me want to roll up my sleeves and get down and dirty with a rag and a bucket of soapy water, it missed its mark.
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- I have it on good authority that none of  the University of Florida Gator Boys use this product–not in fraternity houses, not in dorms, not in off-campus housing.
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Place one on your coffee table and it can be the source of conversation for an evening–it can be the ultimate coffee table book.
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Place an issue for the current month, many years ago, and it can carry conversation for the evening.
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Leave one in your guest room.
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Gift your grandmother, mother or aunt with an issue near her birth date or wedding date.
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Show a copy to your children or grandchildren. They will be shocked!
If you find these publications as fascinating as I do and would like to purchase one or more at $10 each, send me an e-mail at NCcabin@aol.com with your order. See the following  post for  photos of thecurrently  available magazines and brief descriptions of some of the articles.
These are real treasures.
