Friday, October 8, 2010

Favorite Finds

Last week my lucky charm (Michelle) and I hit up an estate sale where I scored one of my favorite finds so far this year.
This mirror.  It's pretty old, and I believe it was handmade by its original owner.  Are you ready for the best part?  It was marked $12, but since I have a severe allergy to paying "full price" or "asking price" for anything I talked the guy down a few dollars and only paid $8.  EIGHT BUCKS!!!  I am actually going to hang it down in our entry way, next to my favorite chair, I think it will be perfect down there.
And now for the funniest purchase so far this year.  I couldn't resist buying this book from 1969, The Single Girl's Book: Making it in the big city.  Here is a snippet from one of the funniest chapters about "homosexuals".  (My how times have changed.  Thank goodness.) 

"As sophisticated as a single girl today is about sex, liquor, and drugs, she is likely to be unfamiliar with a potentially troublesome member of society--the homosexual.  This is a shadowy, complex subject and we'll touch on it only superficially with some generalizations about possibly bad situations."

This chapter is followed by my favorite chapter, "THE SPIRITS WORLD ... buying and drinking liquor".  I sure hope the girls over at Sterling Cooper have a copy of this "encyclopedia of success".

I hope you all have a great weekend!  I am headed off to Matilda's Mouse with Michelle!
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9 comments:

  1. seriously jealous of that mirror!!!!!!! What a steal!

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  2. ...seriously, only you could find a book like that! actually it sounds like a great read. As for the mirror, OMGOSH that is soooo awesome. you definitely have an eye for style and i LUV your style!

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  3. I love that mirror, looks great in there! You lucky ladies!

    That quote was grand!

    Happy weekend!
    xo

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  4. I am loving the finds! Fridays rock Bianca! I had a blast today and am loving my wire basket and jars. Eeek!

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  5. I LOVE your wire basket! I just went through my box of fabric and am so excited. I must say the "silk" piece that you found for me is my favorite. Thanks for joining me today

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  6. oh my goodness.... that mirror is TO DIE FOR!!!! what a score! and that book is the best find ever! so fun!!!!


    I am going to try to make it to Bixby and Ball as soon as it starts when are you going?? oxoxoxo

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  7. Love that mirror, AND the book!!

    I have a few books that totally make me laugh... an ABC career (or occupation) book for children... the job choices for women are *pretty slim:). Oh, and an old Betty Crocker cookbook-- some interesting dishes, but some classics/basics as well.

    You'll have to enlighten us with the learnings on "homosexuals" and "THE SPIRITS WORLD" :).

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  8. The mirror is gorgeous! And I think that book is a fun read. Have a beautiful week ahead, Kellie xx

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  9. marvellous mirror and a blast of a book; i haven't found anything massively exciting for a while now, more of the same old same old. lucky you...

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