Updates and MORE Updates!

 Hello my friends!  

One of the last things I posted about were a lot of the reasons regarding why I HAVEN'T posted much this past year...I hope you are interested in hearing about some updates which are GOOD!

• My oldest brother is ill - NOT GOOD!

Update:   My brother has received a new liver and is doing very well indeed!  VERY, VERY GOOD!

• Then our daughter Julia moved out - VERY MIXED FEELINGS ON THAT ONE ...

Update:  There has been resolution on that situation and it is VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD!

You can read about it here -  October Moon Herbals

• Then I opened a booth in a Vintage Mall in Columbus - WHAT?  I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DO?

Update: Of the 6 months I've been in the Mall, I've only not made my rent of $40.00 for 2 of those months.  One month I paid $1.41 and the other I paid $13.41.  So, I'm ahead  around $339.34,  which makes it worth my while to have it open.

• Then Tamara and Mama Kitty moved to Mexico - THAT SHOULD BE EXCITING ... & GOOD!

Update:  Tamara and Mama Kitty are moving back this week, October 17 to be exact. VERY GOOD!

• Then our son Patrick accepted a job offer that moved him to New York City - VERY GOOD!

 Update:  He's still really liking his job and living on the East Coast! And he's started making some sales on Craigslist!  Yea!

• I've been listing books on Amazon, I now have over 2200 books listed, sales have sucked big time - WHAT'S UP WITH THAT AMAZON? 

Update:  I now have 2236 listed and had a really great August & September - Sold a combined total of 75 books for a gross of 1835.42!  How great is that?

Up-Update: To date in October I have made a total of TWO sales and had 1 return, for a gross of  $5.95....Seriously Amazon...WHAT IS UP WITH THIS?????

• I've been dithering about opening a shop on Etsy - PROCRASTINATION...

Update: Uh, no....more procrastination...

• I've also been dithering about opening a shop on eBay - MORE PROCRASTINATION!

Update:  Ah...well....MUCH MORE PROCRASTINATION!

• We have been fostering Pat's 2 cats - Nandi & Fro since May - CAN YOU SPELL, I'M  ATTACHED?

Update:  Nandi and Fro moved out Labor Day weekend and now Lucien aka Fenie (Julia's cat) has been enjoying the hospitality of "Casa de Tomas" for some weeks now and the end is only going to be in sight when I return from my annual road trip to go see said brother (see above) in Nebraska...leaving on Wednesday, the 17th, aka mine and Noel's 26th Anniversary.  GOOD to go on a trip and I have a very patient and long-suffering husband who encourages me to do what I want to do and be exactly who I am...am I lucky or WHAT?

• In 2 weeks Pat will be here so he and Noel can move his stuff and his cats up East - MIXED, MIXED, MIXED!

 Update:  All have adapted well to the new apartment in Bayonne, NJ and I'm looking forward to a trip to go see them sometime in the Spring of 2014!

Current News:  Tuesday, October 15 - will be my 63rd birthday!  I rewarded myself by starting a new blog!

October Moon Herbals

Check it out and let me know what you think...who knows where it will all lead?

Till we meet again....

Inspired by Mad Maine!

I got inspired to go do some thrifting yesterday after I watched this You Tube video from Mad Maine where she had a $30.00 budget to spend. So go check it out, I know you'll be amazed at what treasures she found and why I decided to go see what I could dig up!

Now, I know I have plenty of inventory already but you know what?  We live out in the country, so I try to combine my outings with getting as much accomplished as I can. 

A few weeks ago, Noel and I decided it was time to get our eyes examined and I needed to get my new glasses adjusted. To make this a worthwhile 100 mile round-trip, I first  went to the thrift stores, three of them in fact.  After I finished thrifting,  I went to Walmart to get my glasses adjusted, did a little grocery shopping, and cruised on home ...It worked out great! 

First stop was a shop I had never been to before and I was excited!  Misplaced excitement as it turned out, but I found a few things and spent $4.00.

5 Needlepoint & Crafting pamphlets, a little 5 X 8 notebook,

 and a really pretty 

Lefton Holly China Christmas Tree relish dish.

I collect the dark green Lefton Holly Berry pieces like this one like this one I found here, so this dish is headed on over to the Texas Treasure Box Shop over at the Grand Oaks Antique Mall.

And if you are interested in making your very own 

Rodeo Drive Designer Denim Jacket, well, I've got just the thing for you!

Beverly Hills Denim ~

Fun for the whole family, circa 1990! Sweet!

Check it out here!

My next shop-stop was my favorite stop for the day!

25% off Senior Citizens Discount Day!

And I remembered to bring a donation, so I got a 15% off coupon for my next visit, and I remembered to bring my 2 discount cards to get them combined,

and now I only need to spend $25.00 more dollars to get $10.00 off my purchases... and believe me, 

speaking as a Senior, it's hard to remember to do all this stuff!  8-) 

I spent $14.98 here, less my 25% discount with tax = $12.46 total

 Sorry for the fuzzy iphone pics,BUT look at this stuff!

A pair of Anchor Hocking Boopie candlesticks, an un-signed Peter Zook

Abundance hex sign, a 10" Texas Ware confetti mixing bowl, an uncut completely adorable Sunrise Designs 1T to 4T Dress Up Pageant Dresses pattern!

Those vases in the back I'm going to use to corral all my wine corks till I get them packaged for resale.

AND I found 10 books to sell and one that would be fabulous for altered art, especially since somone already cut some pages out of the middle of it!

But I'll have to show you those another time because ...

 my super cheap thrift store is going

to open in an hour and I need to go get ready to shop!

See you next time!

Oh, before I go, as I said earlier I went to 3 thrift stores...this last one I found only one thing...ta da!

Right now these beautiful brass scallop shell bookends are residing in my Summer time Four Seasons bathroom...because I can't find my tote that is holding all the rest of my Summer time stuff!  Wah!

 Remember how fabulous it looked last Summer?

So, altogether I spent $20.46!

Yea!

Linking up to:
Thriftasaurus at Sir Thrift a Lot

Vintage Teak Dansk Peppermill

A small interlude ... 

For Your Viewing Pleasure!

A Vintage  Dansk Teak Pepper Mill.

A thrifting treasure found nearby...

So yes, I am coming  back from my blogging hiatus... 

There have been many changes around here...mostly good I think ...

AND it appears that anytime anything changes...I go into a funk! 

 There, I've admitted it...I've been in a funk for 10 months... 

What's up with that you ask?

Well, here are the bullet points...

• Our son Patrick graduated from college - GOOD!
• My oldest brother is ill - NOT GOOD!
• My sister Tamara moved from Pleasanton, TX to Ft. Worth - I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA!
• and took her cat, Mama Kitty (who lived with me for 9 months while she was in Pleasanton) with her - MIXED FEELINGS ON THAT ONE...
• Then our daughter Julia moved out - VERY MIXED FEELINGS ON THAT ONE ...
• Then I opened a booth in a Vintage Mall in Columbus - WHAT?  I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DO?
• Then Tamara and Mama Kitty moved to Mexico - THAT SHOULD BE EXCITING ... & GOOD!
• Then our son Patrick accepted a job offer that moved him to New York City - VERY GOOD!
• I've been listing books on Amazon, I now have over 2100 books listed, sales have sucked big time - WHAT'S UP WITH THAT AMAZON?
• I've been dithering about opening a shop on Etsy - PROCRASTINATION...
• I've also been dithering about opening a shop on eBay - MORE PROCRASTINATION!
• We have been fostering Pat's 2 cats - Nandi & Fro since May - CAN YOU SPELL, I'M  ATTACHED?
• In 2 weeks he will be here so he and Noel can move his stuff and his cats up East - MIXED, MIXED, MIXED!

 CAN YOU SEE WHY I'VE BEEN IN A FUNK???????

Or, maybe I should just realize how fortunate I really am?  IDK, what do you think?

 Here's my hero! Noel is building me a porch for my studio that I blogged about getting, oh, May of 2012!

 This isn't even all of the mugs I have!  Crikey!

 Racks and piles of clothing...oh, and more mugs and books!

 I  declare! Those books you see in the box are being donated, yes!

Running out of room....need to make some sales!

Believe it or not, this is looking good!
Pencil sketch!  What a neat application!

Ah!  It's great to be back!

Linking up With:
Flaunt It Friday
Sir Thrift-A-Lot for Thriftasaurus
Remnant for Mid Century Mondays