Nanoo Na…No, is it That Late Already?
A character watch I found this weekend. And below, its original advertising. I just wanted to share. Photo below via My Retrospace.
Category Archive: Thrift Club
Witch Heart? This Heart!
Last week I wrote about the Witch Ring that I found at St. Lawrence Market. Well, on Friday I found a Witches Heart (pictured above) whilst out and about with Tiffany. What makes… Continue reading
Thrift Club: Blanket Statement
It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter. Happily, I was able to find a nice wool point blanket at the Value Village. It’s gold, warm and — best of all — has… Continue reading
Witch Ring? This Ring!
I was up until 2am last night, trapped in a Google rabbit hole all because I was researching this ring. Apparently it’s called a witch ring because it does a magic trick. You… Continue reading
Incoming: King Tut and Cairo Time
I have a touch of Egyptomania. First, director Ruba Nadda‘s Cairo Time opens this Friday. Nadda will be attending the Oct 9th 7pm screening at Varsity and Oct 10th 2pm and 7pm screening… Continue reading
I Found Another Art
Clearly someone left their collection of Inuit Art to the Value Village ’cause I stopped by there yesterday and picked up this print by Helen Kalvak, one of the Northwest Territories‘ most influential… Continue reading
I Found An Art
I went to the 50 percent off sale at Value Village yesterday and found this amazing little sculpture of a seal reclining on his side. I love sculpture — especially figures of animals… Continue reading
Famous Beige Raincoats
Yesterday, the management team behind luxury label Jaeger acquired rivals Aquascutum, the venerable British brand. Jaeger hopes to turn Aquascutum in to a Burberry-style financial hit. Yet, in England, Aquascutum has more cachet… Continue reading
Oh My GP HF Gyro. Oh, Oh!
Look what I found in a box full of old Timexes yesterday — A 1970s-era Girard-Perregaux Chronometer HF Gyromatic. For you non-watchy folks, this a big find. It’s what some would call a… Continue reading
Finds of the Month: Old School Cool Edition
August was the month that everybody on Facebook got Mad Men avatars. Me, I got some cool, American Made 1960s-vintage finds. I paid a total of $3 (plus taxes). Vera Neumann, née Saloff,… Continue reading