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Apr15

Writer’s Workshop – Sales

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Writer’s Workshop

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The link below is where you find several prompt questions and other instructions.

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Writer’s Workshop Prompts for April 11, 2024

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  • Write a post based on the word sale.
  • Write a post in exactly 13 sentences.

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1. I’m always up for a good sale, if it’s something I want to buy.

2. My favorite places to shop are yard sales, thrift shops, and junk stores, and book sales.

3. I’ve been going to these places for years.

4. My mom, and my girls would have fun all day going to the sales.

5. We’d get the newspaper and start circling all the addresses in town we’d go to.

6. We’d start early Friday morning, go all day.

7. Then we’d do the same thing on Saturday, (sometimes Sunday, too).

8. We’d load up the car (at one time I had a station wagon with plenty of room), and take off.

9. We’d have plenty of snacks and drinks to see us through the day, but also would stop at a restaurant for lunch.

10. I’d only take $20 dollars to spend.

11. Yes, we could get a lot of goodies for only $20. (the car would be full)

12. We’d go home tired, but happy, then we’d decide on a restaurant to go to for supper.

13. I haven’t even gotten started on the thrift stores and junk shops, and book sales.  (Maybe another time) (Well, actually I have a bunch of posts about yard and garage sales, thrift stores, and junk shops. If you want to read some I can give you links – but there are a lot.)

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Here’s some photos of stuff:

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Here are some cute kitties I saw at a couple of yard sales one time.

First are two little smiling, orange and brown tiger striped kitties. They are salt & pepper shakers!

The next one is from Halloween, I think. A medium large black cat made with felt. It has orange eyes, and a collar with an orange half moon. This looked to be a bucket of some sort, maybe for holding candy? 🙂

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© 2024 BS

 

 

© 2024 BS

Aug5

Antiques – Haunted or Not?

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Antiques – Haunted or Not?

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This is an old post from 2016 –

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The photo is of a pink lacy baby bonnet, with a handwritten note that says: ‘little cap 1842 – grandma’s brother Jimmie – the oldest of the family’

I found this at a yard sale many years ago.

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Here’s a few of my thoughts on antiques. I like to find old things at flea markets and yard sales. I’m not afraid of them, as I’ve heard others are.  What do you think? Are they haunted?IMG_1526

ANTIQUES – HAUNTED OR NOT?

Do you think antiques are haunted by their previous owners? Have you ever held a really old item in your hands and ‘felt’ the presence of the infused spirit of some long ago person? I have.

Antiques and relics all have stories to tell, if you just listen…not with your ears, but with your sixth sense and your heart. Hold the item…maybe an old brooch, a bone hairpin, a letter from WWI or WWII, a bow tie from 1820, or a yellowing, lace baby bonnet from 1842…in your hands. Be quiet…just listen.

Close your eyes, feel the shape of the piece. See if you can pick up any impressions that flash across your mind. Try not to think of anything but what you are holding. The images and thoughts you have will be random, and may not make much sense to you…but, these thoughts that drift across your mind, will probably be the infused essence of the person/spirit that once owned the item.

It’s telling you a story…maybe about the baby who wore the bonnet; maybe it felt scratchy on their head, or maybe comforting, because they trusted their mother to protect their little head from the harsh sunlight. That this long ago baby lived a full, wonderful life, or later on, met with sorrow, you never know for sure, but rest assured, a bit of that person is left for you to discover…if you just listen.

I wouldn’t say the item is haunted, though. It just holds the impression of the previous owner. It’s a bit sad, really, that it has come to be sold out of the family. Someone thought enough of the person to have kept the item for so many years. It could be that this was the end of the line for it…no family left to pass it down to, as an heirloom.

I like to think I am rescuing it, that I was drawn to this place and time, to have found it…to find out it’s long history…and to tell it’s story.

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© 2016 (2021) BS

 

Jul23

More Funny & Found Diary

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More Funny & Found Diary

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Continuing with the writing in a kid’s diary that I found at a yard sale …

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The diary cover is a blue background with white dragonflies.

The next entries are:

  1. Ryan got me in ??? Good by
  2. I love Riley. Good by
  3. I had the awfullest vacation because my cousin is not played with me. All she wants to do is fix her and my hair. Good by
  4. And this is the bestest part. I got a ring and a ??? necklace. My uncle and my aunt gave me the necklace and my mom gave me my ring. Good by
  5. Ryan got a spanking and it was funny
  6. Tomorrow is the ❤ big show

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© 2020 BS

Jul20

July Squares # 20 – Blue – Pull Up a Seat # 29 – Old Blue Chairs

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July Squares # 20 – Blue – Pull Up a Seat # 29 –  Old Blue Chairs

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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 29

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This is a month of blue! It’s a fun challenge created by Becky of “The Life of B”, and each day we show something blue. The only rule beside blue, is that the photo MUST be SQUARE!

As an added bonus, I’ve found songs with blue in the title or lyrics, or at least something to do with the photo. 🙂

Thanks, Becky!

If you’d like to join in, just click the above link to find out details, and also see other entries.

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The same goes for the Pull Up a Seat Challenge, hosted by Xingfumama – click the link above link to join in.

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Combining two challenges today: July Squares and Pull Up a Seat.

What I have are blue chairs, or rather three blue chairs and a little blue love seat.

I was trying to be funny with a take-off of the movie, “Three Men & a Little Lady”. haha 😉

Anyway, all these old blue chairs I found at yard sales and an antique shop recently.

The photos show a small child’s sky blue lawn chair that has a slatted back, and arm rests, too.

Then there is the antique plush velour fabric high backed chair (studded back).

Next is a cotton fabric glider/rocker with wooden arms.

Last is the couch or love seat which has overstuffed back pillows and arms, of a blue fabric with small white flowers.

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“Old Blue Chair”, by Kenny Chesney, was released on his 2005 album, “Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair)”. It was written by Kenny Chesney, and produced by Buddy Cannon.

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© 2019 BS

 

Jun28

Pull Up a Seat – Take It Easy

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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2019-Week 26

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These three easy chairs I saw at three different yard sales awhile back.

  • Pinkish beige fabric covered arm chair (wingback)
  • Light orange fabric glider rocker with wood arms
  • Light orange/pink high-backed chair with arms & wood accents

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© 2019 BS

Jun20

Thursday Doors – Double & Gated

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Thursday Doors – Double & Gated

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Thursday Doors – June 20, 2019

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Here are a couple of doors I saw while out and about recently.

First, a many paned double door on the front of a house. The frame is black, and there are white full length curtains. At least I think they are curtains. The side of the house is red brick, and there is a brown/gray half barrel planter by the steps.

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This is a door to the thrift store we went to. It is made of a red metal frame, with mesh wiring. It has hinges, so it will swing shut across the doorway opening.

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© 2019 BS

Jan15

Just Jot It January – Justice

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Just Jot It January – Justice

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 15th, 2018

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Your prompt for January 15th, 2018, brought to you by the lovely Barb, is “Justice.” Use it any way you’d like in your post. And make sure you visit Barb at her blog, “Gallimaufry,” to read her post and say hi! Here’s her link:  https://barbct.wordpress.com/

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We’re supposed to write about the word ‘justice’, if we want.

I’m going with something a little different, but with the same sounding word, ‘Justiss’.

Here’s the story, which may or may not have a bit of coincident or even a touch of synchronicity about it.

Quite a few years ago, here in town, my brother-in-law had a job as a Certified Nurses Aid (CNA). He’s had this type of job for years, in many different locations.

One of the duties he had on this one was to care for an elderly couple. Their last name was Justiss.

Later on, my BIL moved on to other jobs and other towns.

Quite a few years had passed, and evidently so had Mr. and Mrs. Justiss.

Now, here’s what’s odd or weird, or whatever you want to call it.

I love going to yard sales. So one day we go to one, and I buy some old scrapbooks. There were 12 of them, all one dollar each, and were huge, heavy books. Most were filled with Christmas cards someone had collected from friends and family, and also lots of seasonal newsletters, and one book had photos. These scrapbooks went as far back as the early 1940s!

It turns out that these books had belonged to the very same Mrs. Justiss, that my BIL had taken care of years before. The lady had written all kinds of things in her scrapbooks, along with her own address. It was the same one, same name…everything. I asked the yard sale lady where she’d gotten the books, and she told me from an estate sale.

I still have them all, and think it was probably my most favorite find at a yard sale.

What do you think?

 

photos of part of a page and the cover of one of the scrapbooks…

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© 2018 BS

 

 

 

Jan17

LOCKED OUT

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LOCKED OUT

Have you ever been locked out? It’s been awhile since I’ve been locked out of some place. It is not fun to try to open a door, and …uh-oh…it’s locked, and you don’t have the key!

Maybe you left it inside the house or the car, when you shut the door. It happens…being in a hurry, or just forgetful, or any number of reasons.

First, you keep jiggling the door handle, hoping you can somehow manage to loosen it, and it will magically come open. This is not going to happen, and really, you know it, but you keep trying.

You look around for help from someone, neighbor, stranger, anybody…and no one comes. You seem to feel there are eyes peeking at you from behind curtains, and that everyone in the universe is watching and laughing at your dilemma.

I’ve been locked out of my cars and house many times. The last resort, of course is to call the professional locksmiths to come open the door…and yes, they charge a fee for this service. By now, however, you don’t care how much it costs…just get it open – please!

Once me and my daughter (who was expecting a baby) had gone to yard sales. It was a very hot day. We bought a few things, then back at the truck, we found that the keys had been left inside…and the doors were locked. We could’t reach any family members to come rescue us. The people who were having the sale, noticed we were having a problem, so they came and tried the door, too. Finally, we did call for the mobile locksmith to come. While we waited, the nice yard sale people brought us lawn chairs to sit on, and cold soft drinks.

We hated spending our yard sale cash on opening the door, but it was all that was left to do. I can’t remember if we continued to shop, or just went home that day. Did we learn to check for the keys, before shutting a door? Yes, for awhile…then later on, uh-oh…locked out again.

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(Originally written on 4/14/14 for an A to Z post – letter L)

Also, for today’s Just Jot It January post –

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 17th/17

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© 2017 BS

Nov2

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF # 2

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Day #2 of National Blog Posting Month & Nano Poblano.

Link below to other’s entries:

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PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF # 2

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Hello! I’m a giraffe made of plaster. I don’t think I have a name, other than giraffe. What would be a good name for me? I used to be painted a dull brown and yellow, with parts flaking off. Then one day, I found myself being tossed away! I was scheduled to be sold at a yard sale. I guess they didn’t love me anymore? Anyway, the nice lady adopted me, taking me to her house. Actually, I didn’t get sold, because it was the nice lady’s sister who was having the yard sale. She just gave me to the nice lady. That was the best day of my life.

The nice lady took me home, dusted me off, and gave me a new coating of paint. I like the cool red and white paint she chose for me. I was tired of being a boring, not quite a real giraffe’s color. I think it suits me. I also got blue eyes! 🙂 Sometimes at Christmas time, I get a festive red bow tied around my neck! Fancy, huh?

Most days, you might call me the ‘guard giraffe’, as I camp out by the front door, keeping watch on things. I take my job seriously. I’m always up for a bit of fun, though. Like today…the photo shoot that had me traveling to the bedroom by the window, for the best lighting, which emphasized my red markings. I hope I live here with the nice lady for a long, long time.

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© 2016 BS