Organizing the Hoard

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Okay, so I told you how I HAVE to shop and what drudgery it was.  The real drudgery comes in finding places for my finds. My garage filled up last Summer, so I added the 10 x 20 tent outside.  It wasn't meant to be permanent or stay up all Winter, but it did. And the next thing I knew, it was full, too. And I kept on shoppin'! Soon, … [Read more...]

Oh, the Drudgeries of Shopping

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When you own your own store, you have to shop a lot.  A.  LOT. I mean a lot, a lot! I mean, you might miss something out there and you have to keep the store full, right?  Of course! I've done a lot of shopping in the last few weeks.  A. LOT. It's such drudgery. A real pain. Scouring estate sales, thrift shops, garage sales, … [Read more...]

A Little Rambling, a Little Re-Freshing!

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Let's see if I can get back into the swing of keeping up with blog, shall we?  I can hardly keep up with the laundry and ironing, but blogging is important, no? First of all, I want to say a HUGE "thank you" to those of you who have visited the shop and shown so much excitement and enthusiasm. You make my heart sing with hope that this just … [Read more...]

Another Guest Bedroom Reveal

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Okay, I'm finally gonna do it.  Even though it's not completely finished, I'm going to pull back the curtain and let you have a peek at my second guest Bedroom Reveal.  My first guest bedroom reveal is here. I started re-decorating this room in July. Yeah, July! I'll start out with a view from the doorway. I shared the chandelier … [Read more...]

The Cabinet That Came to Stay

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Last month, while on the Holiday Shopping Tour in Montana's Flathead Valley, I spotted a large grey cabinet that grabbed me and forced me to take it home. Don't you hate when that happens? Well, since we were traveling in a bus, I really couldn't take the cabinet home that day.  Our hosts Barb and Tom graciously offered to pick it up and … [Read more...]