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Cheerful Thrifty Door
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Thrift Share

EstateSales.Net is a website that notifies me of dates, times, locations, and photos of items that will be at estate sales in my area. Love the photos. You can subscribe to this free site and receive...

8 h ago

Kindergraden Graduation

The end of Kindergarten, and the end of the school year. What a pleasure it was to sit and watch the four year old kindergarten and kindergarten students sing songs for all of us. I was a proud grand...

1 day ago

My Appreciation and Giveaway Winner Announced

A sincere thank you to my faithful followers and new followers who take the time to visit my blog. I enjoy reading your comments, but I also enjoy visiting and reading your blogs. By reading your blo...

1 day ago

My Sense of Humor or DNA

While reading the morning newspaper, and sipping my coffee, I came across an Associated Press article titled:Polish orchestra plays Requiem" in protest.Orchestra, choir and soloists of the Chambe...

3 days ago

Replacement Parts for Toys

The grandchildren like to play with the Melissa and Doug Stamp and Sort Mailbox that I purchased from a rummage sale for one dollar. I got the mailbox, six letters, and six stamps that attach with Ve...

4 days ago

Delicious $3.75 Cupcake

I like to watch reality TV, Sister Wives, Mob Wives, Storage Wars, Hells Kitchen, Chopped, and Cupcake Wars, just to name a few of my favorites.Cupcake Wars is a Food Network reality based competitio...

5 days ago

Memorial Day

In appreciation to the gallant men and women who serve our country, and to those who have given their lives to defend our freedom.

6 days ago

Thrift Share and a Recipe

On my way to the grocery store this morning I couldnt help but make a small detour to visit my local Goodwill. Our local GW chooses a price sticker color and all of those items are 50% off on Sunday ...

6 days ago

Infused Water

The June issue of  Better Homes and Gardens inspired this blog post.While flipping through the first few pages of the magazine, I saw a short article about drink dispensers. That reminded me tha...

25 may 12

One year ago today and a giveaway

One year ago today I sat at my desk at work, I bet it was during my break, *chuckle* and wrote my first blog entry. Today I am writing my two hundred fiftieth post. When I started this blog I ha...

24 may 12

The Painted Church ~ Honaunau, Hawaii

Overlooking beautiful and historic Kealakekua Bay, Saint Benedicts Painted Church stands in the Big Island of Hawaii in the famous Kona coffee growing area called Honaunau.Father John Berchmans ...

23 may 12

Treasure or Just Plain Ugly

My wonderful mother, who was from Irish decent, always had a saying for almost every situation, and one has been echoing in my head all day long.On Saturday, I stopped at a neighborhood estate sale w...

22 may 12

A visit to my favorite craft fair

Every year I attend Fair Diddley craft show hosted by the Mental Health Resource League in historic Woodstock Square in Woodstock, Illinois. My sweet sister and I were up early for the ride, which is...

21 may 12

Thrift Share

Rummage sales, church sales, estate sales, and flea markets are in full swing in my hometown, and I am thrilled. Driving down the streets rummage sales and estate sale signs pepper the curbs with add...

19 may 12

Marthas T-shirt folding technique

Just like millions of people I belong to the social network known as Facebook. I read the post from my friends, family, and sites I have joined, but rarely post anything or comment. I do, of course, ...

17 may 12

My Maui Favorite - The Banyan Tree

The first thing I saw when I existed the car on Front Street was the old Lahaina courthouse and the banyan tree. It was love at first sight.The Banyan tree was planted in 1873, by the sheriff of Laha...

16 may 12

Home again, home again, jiggety jig

Traveling to Hawaii was incredible, but I am so happy to be home. I missed my family, friends, and blogging.  I need to get unpacked, see my children and grandchildren, and get my body back...

15 may 12

Vacation Time

My bags are packed, and Im ready to go...for a two week, fun filled vacation to Hawaii. I will be visiting three islands.Im looking forward to visiting these places;Sugar Can TrainMaui Glass Bot...

01 may 12

NYC Municipal Archives of Photos

As I sipped my morning coffee, and read my local newspaper, I came across this article that caught my attention."The New York City Department of Records released 870,000 images of New York City a...

28 apr 12

Flavored Coffee, Mail, Blog Friendships

I can hear the mail truck approaching a half a block away, vroom stop, vroom stop, vroom stop, and when  the truck arrives at my mail box I hear the sound of the metal door slamming shut on my m...

26 apr 12

An Estate Sale with Memories

Walking up the sidewalk, I noticed the letter "Z" that decorated the brick chimney where the estate sale was being held. I notice all names that begin with "Z" because my maiden name ...

25 apr 12

Sassy Shoes for the Bride to Be

Bridal showers on a beautiful Sunday afternoon are often times tedious and last far too long, but not the one I attend this past weekend. I loved the 50s styled venue, you can read "A place Frank...

24 apr 12

A place Frank and Dino would have loved...

I was invited to a bridal shower, and the venue was a restaurant with a  long history in our area.Established in 1954, the HobNob has the ambianceof the classic Wisconsin Supper Club.The HobNob ...

23 apr 12

Thrift Share

We had a few estate sales in our area this weekend just a few items caught my eye ...The red top caught my attentionon this spool of string. Original price tag 55¢.Chippy black and white enamel tray ...

22 apr 12

Nails + Art = Nail Art

Have you ever run across something that you thought was amusing or cute and wanted to share it, but would never implement or use that idea? I think that these nail art designs are cute ...Pan Lo...

20 apr 12

RIP ~ Dick Clark

1929 - 2012Dick Clark was part of my teenage years.He will be missed.

18 apr 12

We had an experience and an adventure

While on vacation in Orlando, Florida we of course made our mandatory stop(s) to the most magical place on earth, Disney.The obligatory photo in front of the castle.My son purchased mouse ears for my...

18 apr 12

The experience was just "ducky!"

 The Peabody Hotel has a marble fountain in the Grand Lobby that is home to five mallard ducks.Each morning, promptly at 11 a.m., five North American mallard ducks, four hens and one drake,...

17 apr 12

Home away from home...

Its been a little over two weeks since Ive been gone, and Ive missed my blog friends while Ive been spending time in Florida.This has been my home away from home while Ive been traveling.The Peabody ...

16 apr 12

Thrift Share

I was on the hunt Saturday morning, not for vintage items or thrift finds, but for the newly released Skylander  Legendary figure for my five year old grandson. For those of you who arent a...

31 mar 12

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