Our daughter, Laura, made this whiligig at a workshop near her home in Washington State. The beauty is a composite of treasures culled from rummage and estate sales in her area. ——————————————————————————– Those of us who enjoy junking are NEVER BORED—and we’ll probably never be tempted to go off the deep end financially with our passion for collecting, because the stuff [...]
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Junk, Junk, Wonderful Junk!
Posted in "English Garden", Battling Closed Minds and Limited Imaginations, Collections, Condo Gardens, Creative Living in a Condo, Don't be conventional in decorating!, Don't forget to play!, Funk and Funky, Funky Patio, Garage Sale Treasure, Good times with grandchildren, JUNK GARDENS, JUNK!, Old treasures, Rummage Sales!, The Fun of Being Unconventional!, The joys of antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Way out Creativity, Wonderful Hoarding, Wonderful places to shop!, tagged "English Garden", Battling Unimaginative Minds, Condo Gardening, Creative Living in a Condo, Fun and Funky, Gardern Art from Junk, Rummage Sale Joy, The joys of junking and antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Whirligigs, Wonderful Junk! on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Any Moment Now!
Posted in Battling Closed Minds and Limited Imaginations, Creative Living in a Condo, Don't be conventional in decorating!, Funk and Funky, Garage Sale Treasure, Junking and antiquing are wonderful therapy, Memories, Nostalgic Reflections, Rummage Sales!, Speeding up the Spring!, The Fun of Being Unconventional!, The joys of antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Wonderful Hoarding, Wonderful places to shop!, tagged Battling Unimaginative Minds, Creative Living in a Condo, Fun and Funky, Mary Randolph Carter, Places to shop, Return of the redwings, Rummage Sale Joy, The joys of junking and antiquing, Therapy Outings, Vintage Treasures, Waiting for Spring on April 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Indeed, it is SPRING! My heart pulsates to the music of cardinels, redwings, robins, mourning doves, sandhill cranes, Canada geese, and other skyward signs of the season. There is another sign—or rather a plethora of SIGNS—which soon will pop up in yards all over the little communities in our vicinity. They may vary in wording—RUMMAGE SALE, GARAGE SALE, [...]
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