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Day 2 at the Beach

September 26, 2025September 25, 2025 Posted in beach, dishes, dogs, health, memoir, tea cups, thrift store, thrifting, tree trimmer, trees, weddingLeave a comment

Normally, on Day 2, I spend the whole day thrifting and doing yard work. But today I wrote in the morning, had a nice chat with a college friend now in Georgia about her son’s wedding, took Pepper for a walk, played ball with Daisy, and then talked on the phone with a friend going… Continue reading Day 2 at the Beach

Serendipity and Tea Cups

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Posted in chorus, dinner party, Facebook Marketplace, memoir, serendipity, tea cups, thrift stores, thriftingLeave a comment

Tuesday is senior day at many of my thrift stores and Ten per cent Tuesday at another one on the circuit. I headed out this morning with high hopes for some great dishes (I sell them on Facebook Marketplace). The first thrift store after my massage and grocery run had beautiful Spode dinner plates. I… Continue reading Serendipity and Tea Cups

Five Red Chairs

August 31, 2025August 30, 2025 Posted in August, beach, Facebook Marketplace, fog, lawn chair, memoir, Monterey Bay, neighbors, sale, shopping, tariffs, tea cups, thrift stores, Wayfair1 Comment

I bought them in April because of the upcoming tariffs. There were only five left in red. They had to be red. They were delivered to my neighbor’s house since I’m not always here. They came unassembled. I tried to put one together. I had the diagram, the parts, and the time. I did okay… Continue reading Five Red Chairs

Hat Trick

August 11, 2025August 10, 2025 Posted in business, California, Etsy, Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, garage, hats, memoir, San Francisco, tea cups, tea room, vintageLeave a comment

(re-run) I have too many hats. Most of them were store inventory since I had a brick and mortar costume business for kids – field trips, book reports, etc. I sold on Etsy for five years until they became a corporate company with plans to streamline the buyer’s experience. Just click a button and order… Continue reading Hat Trick

Domino Effect

July 31, 2025July 30, 2025 Posted in China, Craigslist, daughter, dogs, Facebook, grad school, memoir, pandemic, sewing room, summer, tea cupsLeave a comment

(re-run) My youngest just left for grad school on the East Coast. She had moved back home for ten months to ride out the winter months of the pandemic. In April her dad up and sold his big house (where she always stayed) and moved out of state. Suddenly I had a twin bed in… Continue reading Domino Effect

Weed, Water, Thrift

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 Posted in 4th of July, flood, Guadalupe River, July, memoir, nature, senior citizen, senior discount, summer, summer camp, tea cups, Texas, thrift stores, thrifting, tragedy, weedLeave a comment

I just got home from an intense 48 hours of going to the beach, watering all my potted plants (gophers), and collecting more teacups for my dining-room side hustle selling dishes. It looked like sunshine, but only the first half day. After that, clouds and more clouds, but good for working in the yard weather.… Continue reading Weed, Water, Thrift

Teacup Season

June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Posted in baby shower, cancer tea, dishes, funeral, memoir, tea cups, wedding2 Comments

I was in line at my favorite beach-town thrift store when the woman behind me said, “Young people don’t want those antique dishes anymore.” “Uh, that’s not true,” I said. “I sell them to young brides all the time.” “My friend has an antique store,” she said, “and young people never come in.” “That’s because… Continue reading Teacup Season

Slow Sunday

April 28, 2025April 27, 2025 Posted in beach, birthday, brain, memoir, Sunday, Sunday Chronicle, tea cups, yard work, zen, ZoomLeave a comment

The weather is cold and sprinkly (not rainy). I have lots to do after spending three days doing yardwork at the beach, where it was also cold and rainy. Filling up three huge green cans in three days is a lot for an old lady. I had to run to the grocery store today, read… Continue reading Slow Sunday

Tea Cups, Anyone?

April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 Posted in children, dogs, Facebook, inventory, memoir, shopping, tea cupsLeave a comment

It’s been a crazy ten days of selling $700 worth of tea cups and dishes to six different women on four occasions. Two pairs came and two singles, although the last single woman had three children under the age of four with her. Yes, you heard that right, three little kids. I have three dogs,… Continue reading Tea Cups, Anyone?

A Different Kind of Flip

March 17, 2025March 16, 2025 Posted in appliance, college, Craigslist, fixer, flip, Home Depot, humor, June, kitchen remodel, Las Trampas Ridge, lipstick on a pig, piano, pig, puppy, relationships, tea cups, weddingLeave a comment

(re-run) Fourteen years ago I bought my little house due to a divorce. I downsized and lost 3000 square feet, an angry husband, and many beloved pieces of furniture – a wing chair, an antique trunk, some beds, a dresser, and an antique dresser and mirror that I refinished by hand after buying it in… Continue reading A Different Kind of Flip