Category: tea cups

Take It Away, With My Blessing

Posted in Africa, beach, Dress A Girl, dresses, Eiffel Tower, fabric, French, hoarder, memoir, neighbors, non-profit, Philippines, seamstresses, serendipity, tea cups, thriftingLeave a comment

My neighbor at the beach is a hoarder, but people who live in glass houses . . . We had a talk one day about it on our shared driveway. She was an only child, and her single mom would move around a lot, throwing away her daughter’s toys every time. She lost all her… Continue reading Take It Away, With My Blessing

My Jimmy Carter Story

Posted in college, Democrats, dinner, dishes, election, grandpa, Habitat for HUmanity, Jimmy Carter, memoir, president, restaurant, serendipity, sorority, tea cups, thrift stores, thrifting1 Comment

I was a junior in college when Jimmy Carter was elected president.  I had a late class that Tuesday, and when I got back to the sorority house where I lived, my sorority sisters had made a dummy of Jimmy Carter and had hung him in effigy – those girls were daughters of Republicans. It… Continue reading My Jimmy Carter Story

Hat Trick

Posted in business, California, Etsy, Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, garage, hats, memoir, San Francisco, tea cups, tea room, vintage1 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 – for 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… Continue reading Hat Trick

Beware of Craigslist?

Posted in best, boat, California, Craigslist, dogs, fishing, humor, memoir, neighbors, parking lot, relationships, Santa, tea cups, texting, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) I’d sold a thousand dollars’ worth of tea cups and dinner plates the year before. When Sis moved in with me, I had to let all that inventory go. It hadn’t been selling that well on Etsy anyway, and Etsy had just changed its policies and had kicked me off their site. Why? Because… Continue reading Beware of Craigslist?

Estate Sale, Free for One Hour

Posted in antique, California, estate sale, free stuff, friends, lawyer, memoir, scavenger, ski club, tea cupsLeave a comment

(re-run) A friend in our 100+ member singles’ ski club sent an email last night.  “I am the lawyer for an estate in Walnut Creek. House must be cleared out. Everything free for one hour tomorrow – 12:30 to 1:30.” I saw the email and responded, “I am looking for tea cups!” The next day… Continue reading Estate Sale, Free for One Hour

Hat Trick

Posted in business, California, Etsy, Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, garage, hats, memoir, San Francisco, tea cups, tea room, vintage1 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

Am I an Outlier or a Weirdo?

Posted in Amazon Prime, boat, books, Disney channel, Dr. Fauci, fight, Hispanic, immigration, iphone, laundry, memoir, nonfiction, NRA, online dating, outlier, recycle, Roe v. Wade, school shooting, Starbucks, tea cups, thrift store, Walmart, Whole FoodsLeave a comment

I don’t go to Starbucks. I don’t have an iphone, not sure how to spell it. I don’t have an Amazon Prime account. I don’t shop at Whole Foods. I won’t shop at Walmart. I recycle everything, even dig through the garbage looking for things my roommate adult child chose not to recycle. I love… Continue reading Am I an Outlier or a Weirdo?

Estate Sale, Free for One Hour

Posted in antique, California, estate sale, free stuff, friends, lawyer, memoir, scavenger, ski club, tea cupsLeave a comment

(re-run) A friend in our 100+ member singles’ ski club sent an email last night.  “I am the lawyer for an estate in Walnut Creek. House must be cleared out. Everything free for one hour tomorrow – 12:30 to 1:30.” I saw the email and responded, “I am looking for tea cups!” The next day… Continue reading Estate Sale, Free for One Hour

Hat Trick

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

I have too many hats. Most of them were store inventory since I had a 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 with your credit card.… Continue reading Hat Trick

Estate Sale, Free for One Hour

Posted in antique, California, estate sale, free stuff, friends, lawyer, memoir, scavenger, ski club, tea cups2 Comments

A friend in our 100+ member ski club sent an email last night.  “I am the lawyer for an estate in Walnut Creek. House must be cleared out. Everything free for one hour tomorrow – 12:30 to 1:30.” I saw the email and responded, “I am looking for tea cups!” The next day my friend… Continue reading Estate Sale, Free for One Hour