Thrift Store Fun & Funnies

Whenever the world has me so stressed  that I want to kick a stranger in the face, a trip to a thrift or antique store relaxes me.I haven't shopped at a mall in months, and I don't miss bright lights and blaring music from hit music stations. I like the relaxed, slow pace required for thrift shopping.Go too fast and you'll miss buried treasure.

Like these beautiful Japanese houses. They were very heavy and could have been bronze. At $25 each I couldn't afford them, but they are so damn lovely.

Or these unique ketchup and mustard dispensers. How...charming...

 My friend Marianne shows us a suspiciously phallic ketchup dispenser. I think even Freud would say this one is too easy.

Yes, we did get strange glances for playing with these and making sound effects like 12-year-olds.

Make it stop!

I love selling collections lined up. The boats are beautiful. Soft lighting entrances you, drawing you in...

Beautiful Asian objects. I love the goldfish, the rabbit, and the tiny powder blue tea pot. Oh, and everything else, too.

 Delicious stimulation and so many smiling treasures. I like all the planters, which included a fish and an owl (cropped in this photo). Does anyone know what in particular was always grown in these retro ceramic planters? Succulents? Cacti?

This weekend I have immense workload of cleaning, organizing, researching, and writing. But I think I'll squeeze in a yard sale or two. And perhaps a trip through some St. Augustine Thrift stores? And some beach?! Ah, can't wait... 

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