All that shopping and what did I buy? What did I not buy?

I go shopping everyday.

Really.

It is my job.

Here is what I bought this week:

This is a myrtlewood/driftwood coffee table.

It is a great look and I am researching how much to list it for on craigslist.

This is a long – seven foot long wooden bench with hairpin legs and a great architectural look.

I put it on craigslist today.

This is a nice Wally Schwab covered dish.

The inside is like a yummy candy.

I paid $2.99  and this is for me to keep.

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Big photo on a board of a baby.

Creepy.

Reminded me of an old post-mortem photo, even though it wasn’t.

Did not buy.

A filthy shag carpet covered sewing stool.

Ewwwww.

Could not pay me to buy it.

A gold spray painted macaroni box.

Did not buy.

Oh Boy, Did I Save Money Today! Dang it…

The only thing I got today on my  thrift store route today was photographs.

At the smelly thrift store – which oddly, did not smell today, I saw this toaster oven.    Actually, I have seen this toaster oven every day for weeks.  I don’t know if this store ever gets rid of their unsold items – but this really needs to go.

Something about somebody else’s grease that dripped  and caked on the outside of this makes me wonder how anyone could have had the gumption to even put a price tag on it.

I make it a point to never buy hormone cream at Goodwill.

As long as we are talking about the health field, I hope that my doctor does not buy exam table paper at Goodwill.

Call me picky, if you must…

I like ceramics and studio pottery – but not this pot.

Have you ever heard of a geoduck?

If you have, you will know why this pot reminds me of one.

Did not buy it.

These were good student work – but did not buy them….

Sometimes there are strange pairing in the thrift stores.

(I hate clowns and I hate clown dishes)

And sometimes it is like the hand of fate that two totally different items from different eras find each other.

Woo Hoo!

Packrats R me!

I have been selling off a lot of my stuff lately.

I posted some photos to Flickr tonight and realized that, HEY!  I still have a lot of stuff.

Show and tell time:

I do so like Cathrineholm enamelware.

I often leave the price tags on so I can uh, gloat, about the wee bit I paid for some marvelous mid century goodies.

I am just a bit quirky that way.

I like pretty colored plastic ware from the 70’s too!

Oh, I like ALL kinds of stuff!

More.

Later.

What I buy at Goodwill

I go to Goodwill about every day.  I buy stuff to sell.  I buy stuff to keep.  I buy stuff to keep for a while – then I sell it.

Here are some things that I have bought at Goodwill – that I still have!

I just made a great macaroni and cheese in this dish and as I was washing it up – I thought that I would share a view of this fabulous pottery casserole dish with you.

I took pottery lessons for years and I have come to appreciate ceramics in many different styles and applications.

What noodle would not be happy to cook in here?

Now here is a neat mid-century ceramic wall hanging.

Not signed on the back – but I am pretty sure it is probably Fantoni -ish.

I think this is absolutely gorgeous.

 

Nice big raku platter with a vintage Janet Buskirk Coyote behind the platter.

Oh!

Lucky me!

A grinning Cat – A grinning me.

The dealer in the antique mall knew that I really like the fabulous cookie jar that I got a couple of months ago by the noted Oregon potter – Bennett Welsh.

Here is a picture of the cookie jar.  

 

Last week the same dealer brought in another piece by Bennett Welsh – and she wised up – as I had to pay about about half of what I paid for the great cookie jar for a piece that is similar – but really just quite nice  in comparison.   She was smart.  She knew I wanted this one too…

This cat looks familiar!

 

That tail looks like it got caught in the car door a few times…

Good Kitty.

 

 

Louie the cat.

I find that people who name their pets “people” names – are a very nice lot, indeed.

Nicely signed on the side.

Well marked on the bottom too.

My lucky day that the dealer knows what I like!

 

A new President & a Great Find! Oh, what a day!

My lucky day at the antique mall was yesterday.   Looky what I found.  A great piece by a great NW potter – Bennett Welsh.   This is signed and dated 1980.  The artwork is just fabuloso!

There are cats scampering across the top of this cookie jar – and this fat cat just sitting there -looking at you with bright green eyes.

This side has a big hunky looking feral cat with something on his mind…

I forget sometimes to look for goodies at the antique mall – I try (repeat: try) not to collect too much stuff anymore – and if I look – I might just see something that I think I must have…

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About the election – I only have one thing to say:

“WOOO _ HOOO!”

The 14 minute hard boiled egg blog.

I have 14 minutes to write today.

To make the perfect hard boiled egg – put the eggs in cold water in a pot and put the pot on the stove – when it comes to a boil – turn the stove off – put a lid on the pot and wait exactly 14 minutes – no longer – no less.   Perfect.

I have 13 minutes left.

Last week at Goodwill, I found a great jar made by an old pottery teacher of mine.  $9.99 – lucky me!

Each side depict a different scene.  I have a favorite.  How about you?

10 minutes and counting down.

I am lucky to be near a town with an art gallery that has supported local artists for years.  I often find great art that ends up the local yard sales and at the Goodwill store.

8 minutes…

As I mentioned in a previous post – I have been collecting NW studio and art pottery for a few years.  I got a great great piece of art pottery a while ago by Howard Kottler.   It is dated a1954 and when I touched it – I knew it was a good thing and I had to have it.

2 minutes…

I read that Andy Warhol had warehouses full of stuff.  Good Stuff.  If only I had oodles of money and unlimted storage.

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Gotta go – eggs are done!