Category Archives: secondhand stuff

brave and contagious…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I Am Brave, because I entered the consignment store that disparaged my taste in furniture and very politely asked if there was a check for me .  Did any of my beloved crap happen to sell? I took my mother … Continue reading →

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mountains of glass

Posted on November 17, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I was minding my own business Tuesday, having delivered chicken pot pies to the iron-lacking friend up north in the Big Suburb, when my cell phone rang. My cell phone rarely rings when I am in Rhode Island.  We have … Continue reading →

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in texas: the new O-G in my house

Posted on November 10, 2011 by is there any more pie?

On the way home from Texas last week, we saw Bill Kirchen in the Austin airport.  Turned out he was on our plane, and when we headed down the aisle looking for seats, his eyebrows rose at the sight of … Continue reading →

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in texas: flirting with a new love

Posted on November 4, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Did that heading grab your attention??? Very Cosmopolitan-magazine-cover, isn’t it? There are musical instrument stores in Austin.  Yes, I know, that’s unbelievable, but there are.  And I have been to several of them. At first I looked at mandolins, because … Continue reading →

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sole survivor of the september purge

Posted on November 2, 2011 by is there any more pie?

…and two weeks later… I’m not sure about using the white matelese coverlet–it wrinkles– to cover the foam cushion, but the old quilt’s colors are too busy. I wish I had been born with a decorating gene.  I guess I missed … Continue reading →

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out of the closet #2

Posted on October 26, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I can’t remember where I bought this.  I think it was in a plastic grocery sack at the Brimfield Antique Fair and I probably intended to cut it up for the vintage Christmas stockings I used to make for the … Continue reading →

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out of the closet #1

Posted on October 22, 2011 by is there any more pie?

I thought you might like to see some of the strange things that I found while cleaning.  I bought this beauty for $10 at a local flea market so my daughters could have fun dressing up in it.  We played … Continue reading →

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what’s in box #14?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Not a hat. Not an umbrella. Yes, it’s a lampshade. And it’s made from some kind of hide. What kind of leather do you think this is?  It’s pretty darn thick.  And the spokes are metal.   I’d shop for a … Continue reading →

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if you have october birthdays in your family…

Posted on October 18, 2011 by is there any more pie?

When I was here… I bought this. And, no, it’s not for me. And I bought it before my pledge to never buy anything like this again. It’s for my daughter-in-law. She likes baking cakes. And she likes Halloween. And … Continue reading →

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saturday, october 8

Posted on October 9, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Why I am too tired to blog tonight.

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