Vintage beach towels displayed and repurposed

I had these two very cute vintage beach towels - one came from a local yard sale and the other I bought on ebay. The one towel has been thrown over a cedar chest the past year, because I didn't know what else to do with it. When I bought the 2nd one, I had to figure out something cool to do with them. I wanted to display them, but not mess with them in any way since they are perfect and unused.

So tah-dah, why not make curtains out of them? I only handstitched a loose rod pocket along the top - no cutting was done to them at all and the stitches are wide and spaced, easy to remove. I hung them in the kitchen in the cottage at the Shore, perfect for a beach kitchen, plus they are still nice and bright, letting light through. I love them.

Now - I need 2 more towels for the other window!

Here's a combined 145 pounds of love and sweetness coming at you!

Here's a quick video of my sweet doggies taken this morning. My parents went out, and Harlow and Boris were upset because they wanted to go too!

The Brazier Girls, 1962

I've been tracing the family tree over the past few months, only online, I haven't been to any county offices or anything. The other day I spoke with my Great-Aunt Joan about their side of the family. She gave me this picture, from 1962, taken at sister Mabel's wedding. It shows my great grandmother and all 8 of her daughters, she also had 2 sons. She had her first baby at about 13/14.

Back row left - My grandmother Mary, great-grandmother Mary, Joan, Ethel and Gloria.
In the front is Doris, Dolly, Mabel, and June.