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Friday, January 4, 2013

Back In The Swing Of Things

I was just telling Sister this morning that I feel like our little ol' blog has been being neglected.   You would think that while the kids are out of school we would be in vacation mode, right?  Wrong.  Not only are we busy with the regular day to day rituals of life, we now have a puppy thrown into the already chaotic mix.  I am really looking forward to the kids going back to school next week so that I can get some sense of normalcy back.  Working out, thrifting, and regular day to day organizing and cleaning have suddenly taken a back seat.  I have told you all of this before but I am a major creature of habit and I need a routine!  I have snuck in a little thrifting here and there though between errands so at least I have some reward for my tireless efforts as a mom/wife/puppy trainer, etc...


I love this gambling inspired Hazel Atlas ice bucket.  I find these Anchor Hocking checkered mugs quite often but never with the name of anybody I know.  My mother in law's name is Pamela so she was super excited to get this.  Ever since I started collecting vintage kitchen stuff, she has been slowly trying to acquire little bits and pieces for her kitchen too so this was perfect!


I'm one more tray closer to finding all the states. I tend to find the most of these at Goodwill.  I'm still not sure how old they are exactly.  I also found this little McCoy planter in one of the newly wheeled out bins.  Some guy asked me in line where I found it.  When I told him in the bin, he got kind of huffy and told me that he didn't think that was fair.  I see this guy all the time.  He is a dealer and not a very nice one at that.  He was just mad because I found it first and that it was only 49 cents! Maybe next time he should check out the bins first and not the jumbled up action figures in the toy section!


He also wasn't too happy to see that I found a Swanky Swig.  I guess it just wasn't his day.  This was in the display case that we were standing in front of while waiting in line!  Anybody know why they would price something for 99 cents and still feel it is valuable enough to keep in a locked case?


This box of cards was in a huge Ziploc bag along with a bunch of more current cards.  They have never been used and the graphics are still so vibrant.


I picked up this fabric a while back and it is now home in Astoria with Sister.  She has some secret project that she is going to use it for.  I had no problem letting her have this fabric after she called and told me that she needed some of my vintage tablecloths for this secret project.

Vintage tablecloths for a secret project that I am pretty sure involves some cutting?  I'll just let the following photo explain my thoughts on that whole scenario


Is anybody else having issues with Blogger?  When I go to upload photos, the Browse button is missing.  The only way that I was able to upload pictures to this post was by opening Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer.  Also, when I go to link up at The Thrifty Groove and Coloradolady, all of the link up stuff is gone.  There are no links there from other blogs and the buttons you push to enter the link party are all missing too.  Help!!!
 
Talk to you all soon,
 
Erica

14 comments:

  1. Ooooh love that purple fabric and cannot wait to hear more about the secret project!

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  2. Oh yeah, also I am having the same problem with blogger. I found that when I went to edit the post in HTML rather than "Compose", it let me upload the photos. Bit of a pain, hopefully it is resolved soon.

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  3. Great finds, as always - you can be sure that not-so-nice guy was really jealous of your McCoy! (I don't use Blogger so I'm no help on that front.)

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  4. Erica, Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you said you are having blogger issues. I've been trying to post for 2 days and can't get the upload box to come up either! I am NOT techy. How do I upload with Google Chrome...don't even know what that is.

    Stacey

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  5. I missed your fun posts - glad to see your post!! Of course, great finds, again!!

    I had no trouble posting yesterday.

    I offered you the mini spoon set a while ago, I forgot all about them, they were in a pile!! Do you want them??

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  6. I am also a huge creature of habit and ready for my routine to return when the kids head back to college. Love having them home, but throws me for a loop in the routine department. Great finds at the Goodwill and glad you found those goodies before huffy dealer dude!

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  7. I have been finding a massive amount of vintage cards lately. Don't know what it is, but I don't want it to end.

    I think I had that ice bucket. Or was going to buy it but it wasn't priced & they wouldn't sell it.

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  8. Hmmm I wrote my post up last night and the picture button was still working? Good on you! I hate it when dealers swoop in and get stuff for next to nothing then DEMAND you pay top dollar. "huffy" that's the perfect word for it!

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  9. Is it wrong that I wanted to do a victory dance for you when I read that you were able to score a couple of items instead of that (not so nice) dealer? Yippee for you!

    I started having problems with blogger a year ago, so I've been using google chrome instead of internet explorer ever since. Wish I could be more helpful.

    My youngest daughter went back to school this week, but my two college students won't go back for two more weeks.
    I've given up on my routine until then, because it is so worth it to have everyone under one roof! We also have a new puppy, he's 14 weeks and after an intense 6 weeks of training I'm happy that he is finally house-trained and trustworthy, allowing me the time to get back into my exercise routine.

    I love the fabric you sent to your sister...can't wait to hear about her project! :) --Fran

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  10. I see those state trays all the time at the thrift stores, but they seem to be all Pennsylvania (right next door) or Florida (where all Ohioans spend the winter). I had started to make a collection of the states, but never got past those two states. Love all your finds. You have to fight the dealers off with sticks!

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  11. ello .just happened on your blog.i've smiled and enjoyed them so much.My daughter is now collecting pyrex I have been helping her with finds.We also love the flea market and goodwill.Once a year we have a route 60 yard sell where you canget great buys.My email is Leonam.walker@gmail.com if you want to chat.

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  12. Blogger is kind of a finicky little wiener sometimes. There have been instances where I have had to close it down for a while and walk away. That ice bucket is really neat and I can't wait to see what your sister is working on!

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  13. Oh my, a Swanky Swig for 99cents! You lucky girl!

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