Tag Archives: Garage Sales

What a Difference a Week Makes

Posted on July 29, 2022 by kathy & deb

Well, last week we were melting in the heat, and this week has been much more pleasant with lots of rain mixed in with lower temperatures. It’s crazy how a third of the world is on fire, another third is … Continue reading →

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Fun at a BIG Sale

Posted on September 10, 2021 by kathy & deb

Most of my time in MI is spent taking care of my dad, keeping my mom busy and out of trouble (she’s 85 years old and wears me out by lunch) and talking to Dad’s doctors. Last week, Dad was … Continue reading →

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If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You

Posted on May 21, 2021 by kathy & deb

Hello from Michigan! I’m here visiting family for the first time in nearly a year and a half and it feels great. I hadn’t seen my parents for two years because they winter in Florida and so weren’t here in … Continue reading →

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Busy as Beavers

Posted on July 1, 2016 by kathy & deb

I know it will shock you, but Kathy and I didn’t go shopping last Friday—we had a sale of our own, instead.  (In the interest of honesty, we did go shopping independently on Saturday.  There were some killer sales, for … Continue reading →

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Regular Friday Swill with a True Confessions Chaser

Posted on May 4, 2012 by kathy & deb

I’m back, and boy is Kathy happy that she doesn’t have to write a third solo blog post.  We’ve said it before, and we’ll probably say it again (given the state of our memories) that it just isn’t as fun … Continue reading →

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A Second Hand Rose Visits the Sunshine State

Posted on April 13, 2012 by kathy & deb

It’s always a good time visiting my parents in Florida.  They live northeast of Tampa and southwest of Orlando; it’s prime flea market, thrift store and garage sale territory.  In fact, you should think of it as a sport there; … Continue reading →

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The Bad and the Bargains

Posted on September 24, 2010 by kathy & deb

While Deb is blithely lolling about in bed on Saturday mornings [Deb:  Hey, I don’t loll…], my family and I hit the garage sales hard in the summer months.  This is probably why my whole house is bursting at the … Continue reading →

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Bark and Wood and Moss, Oh My

Posted on August 13, 2010 by kathy & deb

This posting is another installment in Weird Collections.  It really should be called “Vintage Made-in-Japan Landscapes Composed of Bark, Cork, Moss and Paper on Painted Wood”, but that just doesn’t flow well. These pictures are mid-twentieth century tourist and export … Continue reading →

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Friday Finds, sniff, sniff…

Posted on July 14, 2010 by kathy & deb

Well, it was our first official Friday without our favorite thrift store.  We could have gone last week, but (a) there wasn’t much left to look at and (b) it felt kind of morbid. We went to a number of … Continue reading →

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Collection Craziness–Spaghetti Poodles

Posted on April 13, 2010 by kathy & deb

I think everyone must have vague memories 0f these colorful ceramic poodles decorated with clay spaghetti to represent curly fur. Of course, these could be repressed memories; think back to visits to your grandmother’s or that ancient great-aunt’s house. The … Continue reading →

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