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Thrifted Finds Friday & A Shout Out To Galentine’s Day

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This week I was finally able to cross off a bucket list item with the purchase of this vintage angler’s creel for $8.00.

creel A

I love baskets and the shape of this one has always appealed to me.  And the handle makes it easy to display.

creel one

I think the size is perfect also.  Not too big, not too small, just right.  And the square opening gives it even more interest and usefulness.

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I originally wanted one for my bathroom to hold my blow dryer and hair brushes.  But now I am considering putting it on the back of my entry door or on a peg rack near the door as a landing place for keys, mail or to hold books/dvds to return to the library.

creel 4

If you sew, knit or crochet you could use one of these baskets to hold all those supplies.

Have you thrifted any bucket list items recently?  I would love to see your finds.  Please share them with me in the comments or tag me on Facebook or Instagram.

Now for a song (actually three songs).

Valentine’s Day is not just about romantic love.  It’s a day to honor all the love in your life.  Love of any kind is something special and should be celebrated.  Just like Thanksgiving has evolved into Friendsgiving for some, women choosing to celebrate with their favorite girls refer to this as Galantine’s Day (thank you, Queen Amy Poehler!!!)

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler (courtesy:  NBC/Parks and Recreation).

So this first song recognizes the women we are honored to share our lives with.  On an interesting side note, at 4:04 of the video, Annie Lennox states “Equal pay, hear what we say”.  Sadly, we are still waiting for that 35 years later.

Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin:  “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” (1985, written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in 1985).

Courtesy:  Disney/Pixar

For the romantics celebrating love on any day here are two songs to help you with that, one from the male perspective and the other from the female one.  The first song combines a gorgeous string arrangement with one of the greatest lead singers to come out of Motown.  The second is by a female who has won every award and accolade because of her incredible voice, and her delivery on this song just underscores her talent.  Plus, it was written by a an incredibly prolific songwriter who gives us a piece of herself with every word she writes.

The Four Tops:  “I Believe In You And Me” (1983, written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert in 1982).

Celine Dion:  “If You Asked Me To” (1992, written by Diane Warren in 1989).

I do not own the rights to the music.  I am just sharing what I love with you.

Until next time, happy listening!!!

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Thrifted Finds Friday

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Hi, everybody.  I am happy to report I had another successful estate sale experience this week.  I found this beautiful silver salt & pepper set for $6.00.

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I have not cleaned the pair yet because I wanted to share them as they were found.  I love the details on both the top and bottom of each shaker.  And I love how the tops resemble finials.

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There is no label on the bottom so I do not know who the manufacturer is, but I just adore this little pair.  I love the signs of gentle wear.  They tell you this set was well loved and well used.  How pretty will they look on a table of vintage mismatched china?

silver s & p 2

Have any of you been thrfting lately?  I would love to see your finds.  Please share them with me in the comments or tag me on Facebook or Instagram.

Now for a song.

The Oscars are coming up this Sunday and I am so excited to see Elton John perform and hopefully win.  It will be soooooo well deserved for both he and his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin.  They are nominated for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”.  Earlier this month the duo won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and I was shocked to discover that was the first award they won together in 52 years.  How is that?????

“Rocketman” movie poster and Bernie Taupin & Elton John at last month’s Golden Globe Awards (original sources unknown).

I have been a fan of both forever and worship the music they have made together.  Some of my absolute favorites are the lesser known gems like “Skyline Pigeon“, “I Need You To Turn To” and today’s pick.  It was released in 1971 and was written as the title track to a movie that featured another beauty, “Seasons“.  I am celebrating another birthday this month and like so many of us getting older, I still do not know where my youth went.  I am reminded of it often, though, by seeing many of my high school friends on Facebook.

One of them recently posted that she was on her way to visit our old neighborhood on Long Island with her teenage daughter in tow.  In one moment I wondered how she could even have a child that age when we were just there a second ago.  The next a memory of she and I standing in the hallway of our high school came flooding back like a tsunami and I remember those years like they happened yesterday.  But other days they seem like a movie I am watching about someone else’s world, probably because I am.  Who I was then has not been around for a very long time.  Life happens to all of us, but I am glad to share those memories with people who recall them as fondly as I do, despite what we may have thought at the time.

“It seems to me a crime that we should age
These fragile times should never slip us by
A time you never can or shall erase
As friends together watch their childhood fly”  

Elton friends

Elton John:  “Friends” (1970, written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John).

Until next time, happy listening!!!

Thrifted Finds Friday

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Hi, friends.  Happy last Friday of January 2020.

One of my goals for the new year is to do more thrifting.  Last year I fell out of my routine of going to estate sales and/or thrift stores regularly and I really missed it.  Even if I do not find anything I have so much fun just browsing.  Besides, like the saying goes, you never know what you are going to find.  I am happy to report my first estate sale for 2020 was not only a lot of fun, but a successful one, too.  I found this sweet little sugar bowl for only $3.00.

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I love that it has a subtle flower pattern in my favorite shade of pink.  Even the back has a small flower detail.

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I love the beautiful details. like the dots around the border of the rim.

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And the half heart shaped handles with such soft pretty details.

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There are no markings on the bottom or any where on the piece so I am not sure who the manufacturer is.  I would like to find out to see if this piece is part of a set.

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I just adore the slight signs of age around the top and the curves on the bottom,

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A piece of the lid is broken but I am sure a little Gorilla Glue will do the trick.

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I am not sure how I am going to use it yet.  I think white or pink flowers will look so pretty in it.  I also think it would look gorgeous on a vanity or a bathroom shelf holding makeup brushes.  What do you think?  What would you use it for?

Now for a song.

Yesterday, January 30, marked the 51st anniversary of the Beatles famous rooftop concert featured in the “Let It Be” documentary.  That movie was on HBO one of the first months we got cable and I was addicted to it.  I was too naive to realize the Fab Four were coming apart as a group at that point in time, even going as far as to agree with my cousin when he remarked, “Why did they break up?  They look so happy?”

What I saw was them making some of my favorite music together in the studio and in that unannounced concert and I just swooned.  That has always been one of my favorite albums of theirs because to me their later years were their best.  And as much as I loved watching the studio takes of “Let It Be” and “The Long & Winding Road”, the concert was what this movie was all about.  An extraordinary moment in time by the group that changed the world & music.  John Lennon said the words to today’s song were “nonsense”, but only he could make nonsense sound uplifting, encouraging and philosophical.

“Well, you can celebrate anything you want
Yes, you can celebrate anything you want“.

The-Beatles Rooftop

The Beatles at their rooftop concert in London 01/30/1969 (original source unknown).

The Beatles:  “Dig A Pony” (1970, written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney in 1969).

I do not own the rights to the music.  I am just sharing what I love with you.

Until next time, happy listening!!!