…for the love of old things
Against my better judgment I decided to head out Friday to the first hour of the first day of a three-day estate sale. It was heavy on Asian items (of which I know very little) but looked promising with a lot of interesting things. As the sale had just opened it was ridiculously crowded and…
A bit of sun Friday morning put me in the mood to head out to an estate sale and though I wasn’t able to get to the house till a few minutes before the sale started, I was still number nine on the list. (Wish they all were like this!) I was rather excited about…
I’ve been battling a cold for a week and other than running two errands on Tuesday I hadn’t left the house. For days. And I woke up on Saturday absolutely stir crazy and knew I needed to get out for a bit. (Maybe you know how that is too!) Hmmmm…there was an estate sale nearby…
Today I finally took bags (and bags) of stuff to donate to my local thrift store. It was a combination of personal items from everyone at home and store stuff that hadn’t sold in years and wasn’t worth hanging onto. I hate realizing I’ve made buying mistakes but it’s good letting the stuff go…and good…
I haven’t been sourcing much, but thanks to Beth (a reader and neighbor!) I was pointed to an estate sale that she thought might be up my alley. After weeks of buying restraint, I decided it was time to have some fun. The house was small but still quite full even though it was the…
Here in my part of the world–Silicon Valley–the weather has been too good! It should be chilly and rainy. Instead it’s been dry, sunny and reaching temps in the 60s and 70s. Things are blooming too early. I have three Razzle Dazzle witch hazel bushes (really more like trees) which are now happily in blossom…
