The Thrifting Sisters Ride Again!
Jayne was here for longer than expected. The plan was for her to arrive first thing Saturday morning by bus and leave on Monday evening. Last night we packed her goods into the car for the trip to the bus depot, but it wouldn't start no matter what. We watched as the bus drove past my driveway and that was that. Darn...we had to unpack the car, she phoned home to let her family know what happened and we got to play for an extra night and all of today! It was a crazy round of thrifting from the minute she got off the bus and we dashed to the Salvation Army's anniversary sale...absolute bedlam and crowds of people. Here's what we managed to grab before anyone else beat us to it...vintage doll's bed with mini quilt, huge enamel bowl, large glass vase, two vegetarian cookbooks, MS magazines, Gap sweater set, vintage bathing cap in original package, fabric, cute little pink skirt and more. Casper won't stand still for photos no matter what, but do you think we could get him to stay out of this one. So, the stuff is what we got and the dog came along for the ride!
We went straight from there to the other thrift store in town and a sandwich board declared it was 1/2 price off everything...there was a frenzy of crazed shoppers, but we picked up some more wonderful things...argyle sweater, fish mold, vintage earrings, felt, zippers and more Martha mags. The thrifting coup though, was a lovely vintage breadbox with bakelite knob that she plucked from the dumpster behind the shop as we walked back to the car. Nothing escapes this thrifter's keen eyesight!
Monday and Tuesday saw more of the same...check out Jayne's blog over the next day or so...she's posting the next chapter of this visit's thrifting sisters on the town! And what did we do in the evening when the shops were closed? We formed a new flickr group called The Unpretentious Garden and had such fun doing it. We decided we'd be okay if it was just the two of us, but by the time she left, 44 fantastic gardening members had signed on for the ride, with some great photos posted. Thank you to Jes for inspiring the group's name and a hearty welcome to everyone!
Sounds like you 2 sisters had a gret time! How fun! My sis and I do the smae thing...yard sales/ thrift shops...great finds you have too! I love seeing what others find on their excursions! Enjoy your day and your finds!
Posted by: Mindy | April 05, 2006 at 10:40 AM
oooh you got some great bargains. I've been after a retro/vintage bread bin for ages, I envy you :0)
Posted by: Amy | April 05, 2006 at 02:58 PM
I'm so glad that you invited me to join your Flickr group. My garden, hopefully, will be bursting into colour sometime soon! xx
Posted by: Posy | April 07, 2006 at 12:37 PM
wait I think thats My breadbox there!
Posted by: Monica | April 17, 2006 at 12:53 PM