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Author Archives: kathy & deb
Fashions by Aldens
Kathy and I split the cost, a whole $5, for a vintage catalog a couple of weeks ago. It was a 1959 Aldens, Chicago, Illinois catalog full of the best 1950s fashions, household items, including furniture, pedigree puppies, auto supplies … Continue reading
Posted in True Confessions, Unexpected Bonus, Weird Collections
Tagged Fashion, Fashion Follies, Vintage, vintage catalog, Vintage fashions
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Odds and Ends
It’s been raining here, and we all love it, knowing it will be a short-lived thing and soon the hot dry summer will be upon us. The only trouble is running out fast enough between the raindrops to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Dishes, Jewelry, Pictures, Sewing items, Shoes, Signs, Souvenirs, Thrift Store
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Spring Is In The Air
You know spring is here for reals when the very air you breathe is a heady, flowery perfume: This year the crabapples have gone insane. This is my friend’s fence line, as seen from the bordering apartment parking lot. If … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Animals, chairs, Chickens, Crafts Gone Wrong, Garage Sale, Kitchen items, Purses, Signs, Thrift Store, Vintage, yarn crafts
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Awesomeness
Well, it happened again. I was minding my own business, just cruising an auction site, as you do when you are NOT looking for sewing machines, and there was a sewing machine, just sitting there with no one bidding on … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Animals, Dishes, Dolls, Flowers, Pictures, Thrift Store, Vintage, Wedgewood
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig!
I’m so glad to be home again after a nice long visit with my mom in Florida. We drove, which is quite a trip, being about 1900 miles each way. It’s a good thing that B.H. and I get along … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Animals, Bad Decor, bookends, Crafts Gone Right, Crafts Gone Wrong, Dishes, Garage Sale, Glassware, Pictures, rabbits, Thrift Store, Vintage, wreaths
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Card Me
First off, just wanted to pass along what was going on with me last week. My darling mother passed away, after a bad fall. It was quick and not too painful, but it has been rough for Dad and me. … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged button cards, Buttons, scissors, Sewing items
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Still Surviving in the Sunshine State
Hi, it’s me again this week. Kathy is tied up with family things and I’m doing a double dipper from less hot and sticky Florida. It was so hot last week, but this week it’s hotter in Colorado than it … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Bad Decor, Clowns, Crafts Gone Wrong, Dolls, Thrift Store, Travel souvenirs, Vintage
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A Little Easter Vacation
Well, the good news is that I missed the Tuesday/Wednesday snow in Colorado this week because I’m in sunny, hot, and humid Florida. My mom lives here in the winter and was needing some company so my rubber arms were … Continue reading
That’s a Curve Ball
No, not a baseball, even though opening day was this week, no, Mother Nature was at it again. This past Monday the forecast said we had a storm moving in, but everyone said it was going to be minor, less … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Holidays
Tagged Baskets, Bunny, chick, Crafts Gone Wrong, Easter, rabbit
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Well, Mother Nature is back to her wicked Wednesday ways. It was in the mid 50°s on Tuesday with lots of sun and no wind. It made me think that spring was definitely in the air. I was looking around … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds
Tagged Animals, Crafts Gone Wrong, Furniture, Jewelry, Thrift Store, Vacation uglies, Vintage, yarn crafts
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