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November 15, 2017 Hunt Stories

Playing Hooky and Looking for Jesus

On an ordinary Tuesday morning my husband and I went to the beach. I suppose most folks don’t think of

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November 13, 2017 Hunt Stories

Rivals, Sales, Odd Requests and BOLOs

When you become a regular at thrift stores and estate sales, you start seeing the same people over and over

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September 24, 2017 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

Saturday Thrifting

It was a beautiful sunny fall day and my daughters and I decided to do a little thrifting in the

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August 16, 2017 Sentimental Stuff

Remember School Swag?

In my neck of the woods, kids started school this week. And it got me thinking about my own school

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April 10, 2017 A Few Lessons / Vintage Goodies

“Oh Fudge” and “Oh Yes” Moments in a Reseller’s Life

First let me say I love what I do. I love buying and selling vintage things. It’s a lot of

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March 6, 2017 Hunt Stories

Antiquing on Vacation

What a treat to see two dear friends from my college days this past week while I was on vacation

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October 6, 2016 Hunt Stories

Dang…This Could Have Been My Find of the Week!!

After my exercise class (which is still challenging for me, but good) I decided to drop into my local Goodwill.

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May 31, 2016 Sentimental Stuff

Finally…a Little Goodwill Gold

Memorial Day dawned sunny and mild in my neck of the woods. A perfect kind of day. My husband and

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January 18, 2016 A Few Lessons

Naively Hopeful Spode Find

In my “I know nothing about china” mode, I came across some Copeland Spode plates at Goodwill. Ah…Spode. There’s a

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December 16, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

A Statue, a Print and a Painting

I was on my way to a holiday party at my former employers (had a wonderful time by the way!)

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