On this Memorial Day may we remember and honor those who have sacrificed much for us. We made a visit to a cemetery in a neighboring town. Each year the local chapter of the United Daughters of the C...
We had another gorgeous day for treasure hunting at yard sales. We focused on one end of town where there seemed to be a lot of yard sale signs. I love it when we can find treasures without having to...
We have the most interesting weather in our part of Virginia. One week we have sleet and the next it is hotter than normal. We rarely have normal Spring weather. As a matter of fact, I’m not su...
I was supposed to participate in a yard sale with my friend and fellow thrifter “S” this past weekend. I am a fair weather yard saler, especially when I am in the seller’s chair. Du...
We did have some spring-like weather in our area for a while. It has certainly disappeared this week with freeze warnings, sleet and snow. However, I have been enjoying the spring-like tablescape to ...
With warmer weather comes the return of yard sales! I just love this time of year. Spring holds the promise of Summer just around the corner. I am a warm weather gal. Snow and ice do not excite me on...
Mr. Easter Bunny is tipping his hat to say, “Happy Easter!” I got this hand-crafted pillow and its mate at a church sale last year. You can read about my finds here. They look perfect sit...
I was the lucky winner of The Thrifty Groove‘s anniversary giveaway. I chose to receive Better Homes and Gardens as the subscription I will enjoy for the next 12 months. Thank you, Diann! I als...
Today we went searching for our first yard sale of the season. My friend “S” told me about the ad for it and I admit, my heart went pitter-patter when I thought of visiting yard sales aga...
Do you love the Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit? I think he is the cutest little bunny and her illustrations are just so wonderful. As a child, I had a paperback version of a Beatrix Potter book ...
I was delighted by the whimsical finds this week during my only thrifting stop. I popped by my favorite lunch-time thrift shop and came away with some fun items. I know I said I was trying to cut bac...
I have been thrifty with my trips to the thrift shops, trying to bring a little less home while I work on the clutter that is already here. There are some things I just can’t leave behind if th...
My friend “S” has amazing creative talent and often I am the recipient of those talents. How lucky is that? When I unwrapped my Christmas presents from “S” one of them was thi...
One of the most exciting things in life is seeing you have an unexpected package waiting for you in your mailbox or on your porch. Sometimes that can be a bad thing, but mostly it is a good thing. Yo...
I managed to stay away from the thrifts for most of the holidays. I did pop in to check out the after-Christmas reductions of holiday items and found a few things at a thrift I don’t get to vis...
For several years I’ve received as gifts various pieces from the Skating Scotties pattern by Global Design Connections by Kate Williams. When I saw the salad plates this year at Home Goods, I s...
It seems that thrifting can sometime run in cycles. Often times you find similar items for several weeks in a row. This week was one of those weeks. I wasn’t really looking for additional outdo...
It’s nice to settle down to a nice, casual winter dinner after the craziness of the holiday season begins. I’ve used a vintage holiday tablecloth found at a yard sale. I like that it feat...
We had the great fortune to spend a week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina last month. We had never been to these beaches before. Can I just say, Wow! Such beauty. Daily walks with our Scotties on...
For many, many, many years my dear mother-in-law volunteered with the local hospital ladies board. Every year they have a huge rummage sale to raise money for hospital programs where she would help t...
Last week I showed you some of the cool things I got at a tag sale in our neighboring town. I had the best luck for finding vintage items in the one neighborhood I spent my morning, especially at thi...
Our neighboring town sponsors an annual tag sale in October. There are sales all over the downtown area and on the outskirts of town and they offer trolley service to help people get around since par...
The call was for a nice, but blustery day with a chance of rain in the afternoon. What actually happened? It rained and stopped and rained and stopped and rained and stopped. And it was cold in addit...
My friend “S” and I set aside a Saturday to go thrifting together. We wanted to check out a new-to-us local consignment shop that had recently offered one of those social media coupon deals in which...
I love dogs. Recent thrifting and yard sale adventures have provided me with a few new additions to my growing collection. I am always drawn to Scotties since those are what run our household. This l...
A few weekends ago we headed out for the one yard sale I would have time to attend before other engagements tied me up for the rest of the day. This one was out in the country at a small church. You ...
Several weeks ago we had a very full day of yard sales. On our way home we noticed another yard sale sign but had two very tired and hot Scotties in the back seat. We decided to head home, refresh a ...
One thing about going to yard sales on a regular basis, you sometimes see familiar faces. We stopped at a yard sale and it immediately brought me back to one year ago when the same woman had another...
I wanted to change up the table a little bit for this week still using some of my beachy items. I have this china which always makes me think of a yacht when I see it. Not that I’ve been on man...
I had just had a conversation with a co-worker who wanted to tag along with me to the local thrift store one day at lunch. It put me in the mood to make a stop there, although it doesn’t take much to...
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