Author Archives: kathy & deb

A Post From Mrs. Crankypants

Posted on August 18, 2017

While I really enjoyed Kathy’s “Little Boxes” post last week, I’ve been stuck with the earworm, “Little Boxes” by Malvina Reynolds.  Please share my pain!  I like the song, but I’ve been singing it out loud for seven whole days now. … Continue reading →

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Little Boxes

Posted on August 11, 2017

Deb got back last week from visiting her family, so we were all set to head out on our usual Friday rounds.  We found that our favorite garage sale started without us, so our Unitarian Church sale post is missing. … Continue reading →

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Bin There, Done That

Posted on August 4, 2017

I’m ashamed to say that I missed the Goodwill bins while visiting family in Michigan.  We had gotten the Norovirus from a young relative, so shopping was right out the first week.  The misty weather made garage saling difficult after … Continue reading →

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Shirley’s Scotties

Posted on July 28, 2017

My sister took me to visit an old neighbor who wanted to show me her Scottie dog collection.  It was colossal, amazing, and scary.  Yes, scary.  She had things that she had forgotten that she owned, all boxed up in … Continue reading →

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Big and Little

Posted on July 21, 2017

Whew, it’s been a wild week.  We spent the end of last week prepping for our Vintage Sale, and then two days having the sale, then each of us spent at least a day respectively packing and putting things away … Continue reading →

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This Week Garage Sales Are Us!

Posted on July 14, 2017

After several failed attempts due to just not feeling up to it, snow, and several other excuses, this week we are finally having another Second Hand Roses Vintage Sale.  We have spent two whole days getting ready for it.  Plus, … Continue reading →

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We’re Nailing the Garage Saling

Posted on July 7, 2017

As motivational speakers advise, fake it till you make it.  And we did have some fun at garage sales and a paper ephemera sale last week, but we were still digging in the bins for an hour before lunch.  Goodwill … Continue reading →

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