FOUND: A blue typewriter. Perfect for the coffee table. Perfect for writing telegrams to President Lincoln and General Grant. And George "WasherMan" as Miles says. LOST: Time for substantial blogging. And house cleaning. I promise I will return soon with much more interesting things to say and pretty pictures.... ... View Post
Saving the Planet One Globe at a Time
These are some of the things I thrifted this past week for me, not the shoppe. The globe is my favorite find - it is tin and was only a $1. A $1! I couldn't believe it... The book it is sitting on is all about the coronation process, which I found timely considering my current obsession with The Queen. And then I found the "So you were elected" book soon after. I thought the 2 were perfect ... View Post
Garage Sailing
People are starting to do funny things. Like having garage sales on days other than Friday or Saturday. A couple of weeks ago I went to one on a Monday. Today, a Thursday, I went to another. But I like these odd-day garage sales. I like to shop a good garage sale on a day when the kids are at school and Sweetie is at work and no one is waiting for me to get home with the milk. And look at all ... View Post
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig
Look who I got to bring home? Last week I visited the flea market where I had a booth about a year ago. It is a small place that doesn't get a whole lot of traffic and has heating and cooling issues. Anyway, I have been loving this little elephant since way back when, and last week I finally bought her - for half price! She was a dirty mess and I really didn't know if she would clean up or ... View Post
Diary of a Day
Look who is feeling better! Today Wylie went to school & Miles stayed home with my sweet MIL to get a little extra rest and TLC. By tonight everyone was on the mend and there were no more fevers (Fingers crossed!) Jury Duty went well- aka- I didn't have to serve - and I even got some reading time in waiting to go into the court room. I am reading this and it is good and quick and I would ... View Post