Summer = Garage Sales = People who don’t want to haul stuff back into their houses = free stuff on the sidewalk. Pictured above are some of the useful and decorative items I… Continue reading
Picked up this early 1970s knock-off of a Bulova for Christian Dior watch at the St. Lawrence market last Sunday (that’s it for my weekend haul, I swear). Compare the above with the… Continue reading
Found for $20 at The St Lawrence Market. I actually saw him there a couple of weekends ago and went specifically to retrieve him and an art deco necklace that I didn’t have… Continue reading
It’s busy times this week, what with both Gravestone Posse opening and the new issue of Covet Garden launching on Wednesday. I did sneak over to the St. Lawrence Market on Sunday before… Continue reading
Remember that 1960s Vera sheet I found at the Value Village earlier this month. Lookee what I got at the very same VV: two cool Butterfly print placemats. Fortunately there’s a postal strike… Continue reading
In the purse world, the last decade seems to have been dominated by impractical oversized handbags and clutches. Which is why I’ve been on the hunt for a hands-free option. I’ve noticed more… Continue reading
This Egyptian Revival hair brush is another find from the Hillcrest Community Yard Sale last Saturday. I’m not really into vanity items, mostly because don’t have enough room on my dresser to display… Continue reading
I’ve always wanted a handmade hooked rug. I appreciate their sturdiness as well as the hours of labour that must go into each little carpet. And I admire the Resourcefulness of the happy… Continue reading
Not everything that I brought home on the weekend was from the Trinity Bellwoods Yard Sale. Some of it came from the Hillcrest community yard sale. Like this Tilley Endurables blouse made from… Continue reading
Lots of yard sale action last Saturday. And lots of the kinds of treasures that I don’t normally see at yard sales or thrift shops (my primary hunting grounds). F’rinstance, at last weekend’s… Continue reading
