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Sunday, June 27 - 2010
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Up far, far too early this morning, attempted to go back to sleep with no success, up then for the day. It's 7:15 AM.
First stop the Hillhurst Flea Market - an OK day, found a antique/vintage desk lamp, just needs a plug, but I seem to need lighting as the only time I'm ever home is very late in the evening.
And leaving the flea market, walking east along 5th Ave I come across somebody hammering in an "Estate Sale" sign, and so I pop in to check it out. Main floor, nothing, upstairs, nothing, then downstairs and what should I find but....
A vintage oak bookshelf, complete with original glass, deeper than some other ones I possess and in far, far better condition. $30.00. A steal. There's a dealer downstairs, he's seen it but can't seem to tear himself away from the "free" bin and so I quickly spring upstairs and close the deal.
Garage Sales 2010 - Week 11
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5 Miles walking today (missed the bus) and turned up a total of 4 garage sales. All I bought was some "rare" (lol) beanie babies for my daughter. This year is Soooooo done.
Faint praise for the damned
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And there have been some responses on the Oil Lamp for sale. Kind, encouraging responses that aren't particularly interested in a genii infested oil lamp, but recommend I keep trying. My favorite is this:
"You are the greatest person on earth!
THANK YOU!! so much"
No, thank you.
Retablos #2
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More finds on Ebay. Although as you've probably already suspected (I didn't, I'm gullible), I've noticed a similarity in style between some of them and suspect there's a market there for merchandise mass made for suckers just like me.
But I'll post them anyways.
Translated: "My husband brought a mermaid to our home and I was very jealous because he no longer paid me attention . One day that my husband went to work and the mermaid was slept in her pond, I grabbed her with a fishing net and I took her to throw to the sea. I thank to the Virgin de San Juan because now my husband already pays me more attention."
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