…for the love of old things
It was a beautiful sunny fall day and my daughters and I decided to do a little thrifting in the morning. First I decided to return the green pebbled leather Coach Soho purse I wrote about previously. It was so cute but just not in good enough condition and I couldn’t find an inexpensive way…
Finally, cooler days (and nights) that make me sigh with relief. Even with less daylight, I love fall. Don’t you? These days I’m spending more time adding things to my store (for the upcoming holiday season) but I haven’t completely stopped sourcing!! I’ve found a few goodies over the last three days that I’m quite…
Typically after my workout class I run a few errands. I’m all sweaty and disheveled, but many of the places I frequent are on my route home, so it makes sense to take care of them when I’m already out and about. But today my youngest daughter (home from college for a month) had gone…
I was delighted the other morning to wake up and discover that my 1960s/70s McCaine dock painting had sold ($275). Well, actually it was a little bittersweet as this painting has been displayed in our living room since December 2015 and I really liked it! I could have sold it before now if I had…
I love church rummage sales, but so does everyone else. I got there 10-15 minutes before it opened to find the parking lot TOTALLY FULL and the line already about 40 people long. By the time I found street parking and hiked back up the hill, the line was about 75 people long. Oh boy. But…
Sometimes my family is dubious about the things I buy for my store. More than once I’ve heard “Who’s gonna buy that?” followed by a little head shake. I’ll agree some of my finds are a bit offbeat and may have a very (very) small market, but think about it…if you find a unique or scarce item…
I had no big plans for Memorial Day, so it was going to be a regular sort of day…go to Goodwill and the gym and do some chores (maybe!). One nice bonus…Goodwill was having a 35% off sale in the morning. 🙂 I got to the store a few minutes before it opened and I’m glad…
