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June 3, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

June…Already??

Time goes by so quickly that I feel like I’m barely keeping up. And now it is almost summer and

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May 28, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Banes of an Online Vintage Biz

The other day I was thinking about all the goofy things I never realized would be part of my life

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May 24, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Charming Gym Girls of Yesteryear

Do you ever find something so quirky and delightful that you know you have to buy it? This was me

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May 22, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Waiting for My Ship to Come In

Two weeks ago I wrote “Good News for Secondhand Businesses” where I shared that many purveyors of used/vintage items were

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May 18, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Estate Sale Done and Dusted

Well, our estate sale was an experience! Overall it was good, but in retrospect there were things Beth and I

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May 14, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Prepping for an Estate Sale

Some of you know I have been downsizing my Etsy store for some months now. I’ve wanted to have fewer

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May 8, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

This Courtesan was Coming Home with Me

The previous time I was at my neighborhood thrift store was not in the morning as per usual, but much

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May 5, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Good News for Secondhand Businesses

Now that we are well into the second quarter of 2025, I decided to take stock again of my Etsy

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May 1, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Scored Some Old Wood Crates

Years ago I signed up for FreeCycle–a site where neighbors offer up various bits for free to other neighbors. I

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April 22, 2025 Sentimental Stuff

Goodwill is Closing Stores Near Me!

I just learned that Goodwill is permanently shuttering 11 stores/donation sites in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. Will

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After years of collecting I’ve channeled my passion for vintage things into a small business. In this blog I share my favorite finds, adventures and life lessons learned along the way. Don’t be a stranger!

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