tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82316204496743770842012-01-20T16:37:20.305-08:00(recycle is a given!) This blog will detail what may seem to be two contradictory passions - non-consumerism and thrift shopping! However, in my quest to lead a less wasteful lifestyle, I have realized that used and vintage purchases quench my thirst for shopping, and provide me with durable, well-made goods that have stood the test of time.Reduce, Reuse and Rummagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15325216428124580354noreply@blogger.comBlogger1441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231620449674377084.post-10767847074622207352011-12-28T17:33:00.000-08:002011-12-28T17:33:05.546-08:00

Our family often exchange used gifts.  When I opened the gift my parent's gave to me on Christmas Eve, I was happy to discover two individual-sized 'Forest Fancies' dishes! I haven't used them yet, but I will.  I only have a small collection of pyrex and have never baked in it before! Other kitchen goodies (new ones!) that we received for Christmas were: a heavy-duty pizza cutter, a recipe

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Hello and Merry Christmas! It has been a hectic few weeks with Christmas preparations, parties and the end of the semester.  We only got our Christmas tree up on Monday and I adorned it with all the garage sale and thrift store ornaments I found over the year. We almost didn't get a tree at all. When we went to the tree lot (which is a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts) there were only 5

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Sometimes I like kitschy crafts too much.  On the weekend, I found myself invariably drawn towards this crocheted scrubby + potholder set.  Maybe it was the Christmas colours, or maybe because it was only $3.00 at a craft sale fundraiser. But the best part was when I looked closer....the crafter used an old CD to be the rigid base of the potholder. This seems to be one of the best ways I've

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I notice that preparing for Christmas is on everyone's blogging radar.  Christmas is milestone day for another reason: frozen salmon should be used by then!  So I baked a salmon on the weekend and today we had to use the leftovers.  While I prepared individual shrimp and salmon pot pies.... ...Hus mixed together and fried Salmon patties! I just layered flaked salmon and shrimp with leftover

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My last thrift shop purchase was this mug. My eyes were attracted by the bold 80s graphics, and as my hand cupped it, my brain wondered "is this Waechtersbach?"  It was!  And made in "W. Germany."  25 cents.  I have never seen this pattern before.  But I am really digging the primary colours and whimsical design! Speaking of whimsical, I bought this circa-1977 mug some time ago. I hadn't

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Somehow I neglected to post about this awesome 'freebie' that Hus and I received from his sister in the summer.  It is a teak and tile coffee table Hus's stepfather bought in the 1970s from a Danish interior store.  Hus's sister had it for a few years, and with two rambunctious boys, it is a little worse for wear from dribbled chocolate milk and the like.  She decided to give it up to us before

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So...I did it.  I ran the New Balance Fall Classic half marathon in Vancouver on Sunday.  21.1 km!  It was a great experience and I had a pretty good time of 2:18:45!  Yay for me!  When I flew home, Hus had a bouquet of Lilies for me.  Is it just me, or do some Lilies smell like hot dogs? So I have been hobbling around for a few days, and my legs only felt like 'normal' today.  But, I had an

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Here are my thrift finds from last week.  One of the local thrift shops keeps all of its Christmas donations under wraps until after Halloween.  The shop was packed with Christmas stuff, but I only picked out these vintage ornaments; like the ones we had at home! Sparkly!   The best part is on the other side.... Silver bells!  We'd better get a massive Christmas tree to accommodate all the

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Well, I haven't done a 'Reducing Myself Monday' feature for something like six months.  And considering that there are only about two months left until I have to make new New Year's Resolutions(!) I thought I should assess some of the goals I shared with you earlier this year.  So I will do both in this post. One of my resolutions was to clean up my work office.  I did in August!  Actually, I

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Over the last two weeks I was able to visit a few garage sales, the thrift stores, and a used book sale.  The 'finds' were not particularly plentiful, but that is OK. I go more to get out, browse, reminisce and wonder at the plethora of people's cast-offs, rather than to buy.  I did find this older fake pearl necklace for $1. You can tell the older ones by their clasps, and I thought this one

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Autumn is a great time of year for food.  Since we had such a wet summer in coastal BC the wild mushrooms are abundant.  One of our friends who loves to search for wild edibles found a humongous Cauliflower mushroom for us in the woods behind our house! I had no idea what to do with it, so made up my own recipe called "Oven-fried Panko Mushroom."  I ripped the mushroom up into bite-sized pieces

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A few things happened this week that made me think about using household products in ways in which they were not originally intended.   The classic example in my childhood home was using Avon's 'Skin So Soft' bath oil to lift stubborn price stickers off of things (I can still smell it!).  In Hus's grandma's farmhouse, she always kept a bottle of Coca Cola in the laundry room to add to the wash

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Last weekend, I ended up at a garage sale of a senior couple who were downsizing.  As I was looking over a table of their Christmas wares, they mentioned that the box underneath the table was free. I saw several rolls of wrapping paper on top and spied a few Christmas cards under the garland, so I took the whole box.  I ended up with a lifetime of spare envelopes, assorted cards, and various

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I thought I'd better visit a few garage sales this weekend, before they were gone for the season.  Besides a few other things, there was a Christmas theme to my purchases. Three Avon Spun Glass Ornaments....$1 two Christmas tins...10 cents eachTennis balls....50 cents I was inspired to buy the tennis balls by a tip my sister gave me last week.  Instead of taking down-filled duvets to the

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This week we were given a piece of artwork by a friend. This picture doesn't do it justice, but the canvas is about 4 feet x 4 feet, with a really thick (6 inch) frame. He just closed up one of his restaurants, and this was a piece of artwork his wife did for the decor.  He still owns another restaurant, so what didn't get moved, was sold or given away (like this piece!)  I am happy that our

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Last weekend I visited my parents and sister for a last getaway before I have to start teaching.  I was hankering to get some new clothing to start the semester off right.  Luckily, I found a few things at Value Village in my hometown.  The best find were these brand new Clarks Unstructured flat dress shoes.  I was looking at a similar pair this summer for around $150.  These were 19.99, but well

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Yesterday I unearthed.... TriCarrotTops!

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Friends of ours just went on holidays, so they gave us some farmer's market kale that had to be used up.  I love kale when other people make it, but am a little inexperienced with it myself.  So I thought the easiest thing would be to make kale chips, which involves tossing bite-size pieces of kale in some olive oil and salt and baking for about 15 minutes until you have dry and

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Last post I showed you my kitchen.  I have a little confession to make; it isn't usually that clean!  But I got so into the spirit of cleaning for that photo shoot, I also decided it was high time to go through my pantry and freezer.  I had to purge a few things (i.e. freezer burnt chicken breasts - I don't even know how they got there!) but tried to salvage as much usable food as possible.  

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Early last year I blogged about redoing our kitchen here and here and promised before-and-after pictures.  However, like a lot of renovations, we lost some motivation and the last bits took a while to be completed.  In our case it was the back-splash; but we finished it this summer!   BEFORE This is the original kitchen to our 1979 house.  When we moved in 7

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Here are a few things I purchased over the last week from garage sales and the thrift store.  I am still finding vintage jewellery to add to my collection.  Below is a golden Coro brooch, a red enamel one, and a strand of tiny irregular pearls. I've already worn the pearls several times, and the Coro brooch once.  At the same garage sale I found this good quality bedskirt, so I paid $15.50

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I also purchased a few Christmas things on my three month hiatus from this blog.   Four older christmas ornaments from an antique shop for .75 cents each, and some mini-bulbs in the original box.  Someone came by and also wanted his picture taken at the same time, so here is a gratuitous dog photo.... Anyway back to the mini-bulbs.  I bought these at the Salvation Army.  I have to admit, I

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Another thing I did while in England was attend the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery.  Hands down this was the best conference I ever attended!  I went for academic interests, but came away with a new appreciation of cuisine and the importance of celebrating and preparing local foods.   When we got back home, we were lucky enough to be given a fresh sockeye salmon by a friend.  I have wanted

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One of my destinations in London was Portobello Road Market to browse its vintage and antique shops.  We got there on one of our last days!  Here is the picture I made Hus take (we only had to wait for someone else taking the same picture to get out of the way). Unfortunately, we didn't have incredible amounts of time that day, nor luggage space to do extensive shopping.  We took only one

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So in having a look around to post some of the collections I've amassed over the last three months (of not posting) I found I had purchased a few containers.   I just bought the jar in the back for .50 cents last Sunday at the flea market, the Avon owl at a garage sale several weeks ago for $2, and the tin at a thrift shop in the lower mainland several months ago for $3. Have a closer look at

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I can't believe its been three months since I've posted last!  I didn't mean to totally abandon my blog, but I also wasn't reading anyone else's during that time.  May and June were incredibly busy with many meetings and trips to Vancouver and back, and in July we took holidays to England! But I was still able to keep thrifting and rummaging.  So over the next few days I'll post what the thrift

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One of the advantages of having a spoiled pooch who demands two walks a day, is that Hus and I get to know our neighbourhood very well - and benefit from its bounties.  Although we haven't done it yet this year, we usually collect bottles in the spring, pick apples from old orchards, collect Saskatoon berries in greenspaces in the summer, and come across all sorts of things on the paths and roads

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I've made granola bars over the last few weekends to add to work lunches.  I've used this recipe for Playground Granola Bars with great success.  The recipe is very forgiving since you can make additions and substitutions.  I've added coconut and nuts and chocolate chips at times, and it takes relatively little time to make a batch.  This is about the only baking I've been doing lately!

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It really is spring!  Today I bought some freshly-caught and cooked Dungeness Crab from Haida Gwaii.  I already had half of one for lunch today and will have the other half tomorrow.  The rest are destined for the freezer for now, since Hus (luckily) doesn't like crab.

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Yes, I have been steady at 130 lbs for the last few weeks.  Now the hard part is to keep it off!  I plan to still track my daily WW points to stay on course!   I also had to go buy new jeans this week, hoping that a size 8 would fit nicely.  The award for vanity sizing goes to....(drumroll)....Mark's Work Wearhouse where I bought size 4 and size 6 jeans!  The number is nice, but I don't think it

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My last visit to Value Village yielded these finds.... Some Danish (?) salt and pepper shakers.  They are labelled A&B on the bottom, but I couldn't find out anything about the maker in my cursory internet research. Anyone knows? Dana?  Regardless, I like them. And a German Christmas bell from 1973 (my first Christmas!).  I love the colours and graphic of the angels.

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My set of 1980s paper dolls are more complete and pristine, likely because I was older and probably the only one who played with them by that time (I am the youngest).  So, in looking over them, I noticed some definite trends.  Some that could come back and some that shouldn't! Trend #1Flowery, Ruffled Peasant Dresses...Was this influence from LIttle House on the Prairie?  Or something else?

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This is one of the most ridiculous new 'products' I have seen lately.   Yes, these actually are packaged bananas.  Read the story here on the Globe & Mail.  I remember reading once in Marion Nestle's Food Politics, that something like 13,000 new food products hit the shelves of grocery stores every year hoping that they will be popular and profitable for their makers.  (I'm paraphrasing from my

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Besides my Barbie paper dolls which I featured in part 1 (below), we also had a Dusty paper doll. I've only discovered just now that Dusty was produced by Kenner Toys in the mid-70s as competition to Barbie.  She was taller than Barbie and more athletic; she was known as a tennis champion, but also swam and golfed.  A daisy was her signature fashion accessory.  She had sun-bleached platinum blond

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After being packed away for at least 15 years, I had a hankering to have a look at my old paper dolls!  I can't say that I forgot which ones I had, but I did forget how crazy some of the fashions from the mid-1970s were.  So, here is a little fashion show I've set up for you.  Coming down the runway is flat-footed and pointy-footed Ballerina Barbie....  ...wearing matching bell shaped dresses

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Last year around this time I was looking around for some nice shot glasses (not that I drink a lot of shots; but we were using Sake cups for liqueurs etc.) and I bought a set of 8 of these for $12 at a consignment shop... I was told that they were Kosta Boda, but through my research on mid-century glassware on Ebay and the internet, I've learned that they are the NIVA design by Finnish designer

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...had I not been so lazy over the last three weeks.   This post is going to be a little scattered.   Unless I've done some thrift shopping and have photos to show, I really find it hard to work up the motivation to blog.  But, today I did go, and will share my fantastic purchase with you tomorrow. On the theme of decluttering; we cleaned up our office a few weekends ago, and had two boxes of

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I found my way to the thrift store today, with no particular thing to look for.  It ends up that the thrift gods wanted me to buy accessories....I carried this .50 cent scarf around the whole store before I realized that it was a Vera scarf!  I also bought two belts for two dollars.  And I ended up back at Liquidation World at the bins of jewellery I was so captivated with this summer.  Only now

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Since it is already February, I thought I should recount a few of my resolutions and where I am with them.   #1. Blog.  Restart the "reducing myself Monday" posts, to keep a focus on my eating and exercising. Add newly discovered blogs to my blog list.  The Monday posts are keeping me accountable, especially on the weekends!  Today I also added a bunch of new (to me) blogs on my blog list to

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Today I weigh 134.5!  3 lbs lost since last Monday.  That is a little surprising since I haven't felt hungry or deprived, but I guess that is why WW is so effective and popular.  And I have really sore legs!  Because I walk so much I trick myself into thinking that I'm fit, so on Saturday, out of the blue, I decided that I would do a whole bunch of lunges and squats.  Now I've been literally

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These are the used pieces I purchased when I was visiting my sister in the lower mainland, and one sweater that I just bought.... I don't have an exact total but all together it probably cost about $70 before taxes!  This includes a Mexx Blouse, a brown sweater, an angora-blend cardigan, Jacob casual pants, jersey navy dress pants, a Nygard flouncy skirt, brand-new trouser jeans, and a blue

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Today I weight.....137.5! So down 1.5 lbs since 2 weeks ago, and down 6.5 lbs since I started 'Reducing Myself Monday' back in May. Hus and I have been tracking our meals based on the 'old' weight watchers points.  It took some getting used to at first, but we're getting the hang of it.  I love that there are no totally forbidden foods, so I was able to eat some dark chocolate, a friend's

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The majority of things I found thrifting in Vancouver last week were clothes for work.  I got some good deals and will post about those later.  I did find some more Kathie Winkle china.  Even though this is not the Broadhurst pattern I'm collecting, I thought that an alternate pattern  of side plates thrown into the mix would be fun!  I haven't blogged about it yet, but I also found another piece

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I'm sitting in the airport with my laptop.  I'm on my way to Vancouver, but didn't get on my scheduled flight.  It was overbooked so I volunteered to take the later flight, and got a $200 voucher in return for switching!  My meeting is not until tomorrow morning anyway, and this way Hus can pick me up to go to dinner before the flight.  I plan to do some thrifting at my favourite haunts in the

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Today the scale said I was back to my pre-Christmas weight of 139.  We've been recording our food intake as per the old weight watchers points.  Hus is already down 6 pounds! Men! As for activity, I'm still doing my daily dog walks and I went running yesterday. I've also been a dancing queen!  Hus bought me an Xbox Kinect as a late Christmas gift, including the game Dance Central.  So I've been

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Do you have as many cloth shopping bags as I do?   And how do you keep them organized?  Once folded.....I counted 18!  And with the ones I have in the car, my purse, and office I probably have 25 of them.  It seems that nowadays they have almost replaced plastic bags.  In the last year I've probably been given half of these at stores and at conferences.  I assume I am not alone in this.  Since

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On with my New Year's resolution....to continue this feature.  I saw 140 on the scale all fall, but over Christmas this rose a bit.  Today it was at 142.  Hus also wants to lose about 10 pounds and he has been tracking our food for the last few days according to the weight watchers point system.  This has been a good reminder of the value(!) of eating vegetables since they aren't worth any points

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HAPPY NEW YEARS! Here is a little ditty I couldn't get out of my mind lately.  So hopefully you also have good luck next year, without a single curve thrown in your way!

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I tend to think of New Year's resolutions as not necessarily having to be completed in a one-year time frame.  Life is a work in progress, so resolutions should be the same.  I had a resolution about 4 or 5 years ago to be able to run 10 kilometres comfortably (i.e. not feeling like I was going to die afterwards!)  I didn't actually achieve that goal that particular year; but have run about 4 10K

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I've been on vacation since the 22nd, but I worked this morning and have to work again tomorrow to get ready for next semester, which starts on Tuesday!  We've done some skiing, and went again this afternoon, but I have to admit that I've been really lazy over the holidays as well! The dog and myself.Happy Boy!  Stepping on the tracks as usual!But I'm not going to feel bad about lazing around.  

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The other day Hus and I went out cross country skiing.  Although the snow was a bit sticky it was wonderful and the dog loves jumping into the snowbanks lining the trail.  While we were loading our skis in the back of the truck, a lady sheepishly approached me to ask if she could borrow my ski poles, since she had forgotten hers.  No problem.  We live in a small town so I figured that I probably

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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!  I thought I would share some pictures of the vintage presents I scored.  I received two pyrex bowls matching the only pyrex I already have.... Thanks mom and sis!  My one sister also gave me a 70s Goebel piggy bank which matches the fishy bank I have had since childhood.... And my other sister gave Hus this swinging cocktail tray.... I guess the red noses

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We put the Christmas tree up this weekend.... And after it was done, I realized that there were only 6 ornaments that I purchased at a retail store.  The others were gifts, handmade or bought used.  The (leaning) topper was a gift from my mother-in-law.  It was the tree topper Hus grew up with when his family was stationed in (West) Germany in the 1970s.  The other gifted ornaments came from my

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Atomic Ranch is my favourite magazine, and I just got the most recent issue!  Since it is a quarterly magazine, I end up reading the entire thing just waiting for the next one to arrive.  I am not a big reader of other decorating/design magazines.  Hus used to buy Dwell and a few others, but I find them somewhat pretentious.  What I love about Atomic Ranch is that the mid-century homes that are

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This post doesn't have a particular theme, rather it is a round-up of some of the things I did this weekend.  On Saturday I hit the thrifts, but only made one purchase for $1.  This Moosewood 'cookbook', or rather recipe-easel.... I love the Moosewood cookbooks. This is now my fourth.  In fact, I made potato Latkes and gingered beets this weekend from my Sundays at Moosewood book. After the

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Today was first Advent, as my mom reminded me on the phone today.  I had the day totally free (for a change) and was feeling into doing something crafty; which is rare for me.  Advent is something that we always celebrated at home, but only now do I realize we did it in a totally secular way - as a countdown to Christmas.   I collected some greenery while walking this afternoon, and used what I

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Yesterday, I hit the thrifts.  The Hospital Auxiliary was so crammed with people that I could barely move around in there.  I decided that I would take a quick scan around the edges of the store before leaving.  Hanging all by itself on one rack was a very distinctive sweater.  "Could it be?" I checked the label.  Yup, it was a Dale of Norway sweater, priced at $15.  That was a deal, since I

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I can't believe it!  This morning I was reading this post from Kelly over at Grunge Queen, where she came in #16 on another blog's Top-50-Blogs-for-Yard-Sale-Aficionados.  I linked on over in search of like-minded blogs, when I discovered my blog was #48!  I also found a bunch of other cool blogs, so go check it out. Since I had the honour of being named, I thought I would post a series of

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I've edited my 'bedside pile' book list on the sidebar. I finished the last book I had listed there back in July and have read tons of books since.  I've listed five new books I'll be reading soon.  The first one is a loaner from a friend.... I love Ken Follett and have read all of his books, including The Pillars of the Earth multiple times.  When I saw a friend had this last week, I asked if I

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I think I've mentioned several times in this blog that I am collecting Kathie Winkle dishes, like the ones my family had when I was small....well, this weekend I hit the motherload!  Hus and I were down in Coquitlam and on the bus, when I wistfully said that a Value Village was coming up.  Hus asked if I wanted to stop, so we did.  As we were walking in he mentioned that he hadn't been in a Value

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On my theme of a laid-back weekend, I baked a vintage recipe from this tin I received from my sister last spring....   I chose to bake Butterscotch Oatmeal Crinkle Cookies, and I was happy that I did.  They turned out crispy on the edges and soft in the center.  The only 21st century change that I made was to add Skor chips.  I figured that if they existed in the '50s and '60s, the original

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So far, I'm having a great Saturday.  The weather is still mild and I took the dog out for a walk this morning.  A friend and I planned to go to a craft fair in a neighbouring town, but she wanted to sleep in and go later in the morning, leaving me enough time to check out the thrift shops! I found a great good-quality shirt by Lole for $3. I already have a sleeveless white one in this style,

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I hope its grain-fed!  I don't think I'll be dining at this restaurant anymore lest I appear on the menu! This is one of the photos I snapped in the last few weeks.  I have had two trips away and have had something to do literally every night of the week. Now things should be slowing down and I'll resume posting more-or-less regularly on this blog.

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This week Hus went mushroom picking with a dear, and knowledgeable friend.  It was Hus's first time and he was happy to come home with two wonderful specimens of the elusive Pine Mushroom.... We made an omelet (well, I called it a 'deconstructed omelet' since it broke apart!) with them and leftover farmer's market potatoes, spinach, and chives from our backyard.  It was gourmet and Hus was so

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I have been negligent in welcoming followers; and today when I logged in and saw another I was so grateful because I've been a bit negligent on this blog as well. So welcome haltermansj, Heidi, Carolyn, Antique Odyssey, Joie, and now Sveltstuff!  Today I popped into the thrift shop and found nothing; but then remembered that I had taken a photo of the loot I bought last weekend.  There is nothing

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Last night we had a fabulous dinner at a friend's house.  We made a shrimp pizza to bring over, and they provided a delicious mushroom pasta.  The shrimp and the mushrooms were local. For dessert, they also brought out local pears, served on Kathie Winkle side plates.  Which reminded me that I thrifted three dinner plates during August, but never posted about them.  Remember from this post, that

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Still maintaining at 140.  During the week I am seeing 138-139, but I guess I am living the high life on the weekends, so I'm back at 140 when Monday rolls around.  That's something I'll have to work on. Since school has started and I'm back in my dressy slacks, I am noticing that the waistbands are all a little looser compared to last semester. Tonight I started my belly dancing class.  It was

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Here is a photo of two recent jewelry purchases.  The clip on earrings are vintage and purchased at the 'VV Boutique' (Value Village) for $3.99, and I found the bracelet yesterday for $10 at our local Farmer's Market.  I love the apple-green colour and since it is apple season, I'll fit right in!

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Over the past month, I've been thankful to be the recipient of a number of free things! Starting with two massive zucchinis and three cucumbers...  (We've been eating a lot of chocolate-zucchini loaf!) Followed by three jack Sockeye, two of which are still in the freezer.  And today, Hus came home from walking the dog with a huge bag of apples and a half full bag of plums, that someone down the

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Hi everyone, forgive me for another long hiatus!  But I'm back, and today am still 140 lbs.  Which means I've kept off 5-6 pounds this summer, and still hope to lose a few more.  I've been running and doing exercise DVD's and podcasts (and streaming ones! check out Exercise TV!) And I've signed up for bellydancing classes which start on Sept 20th! 

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I went running again tonight, and went a little farther since I downloaded new songs to my ipod.  I love the beat and energy of the first, and the cheesiness of the second; it could be from 1987!

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Today I weigh 140! Besides following my plan, I also ramped up the exercise by bike riding, running twice and doing a fitness DVD.  I plan to do the DVD again today - I am so uncoordinated, but at least it gets me real sweaty, so I assume it is working!

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I spend a slim dime at a garage sale today for two dwarfs that emerged from German Kinder Surprises circa 1994. I love the surprise of what you can find at a garage sales.  And, I'm always surprised at what can be found on the internet.  I learned a lot about Kinder Surprise today after I got home with my dwarfish treasures.  Here are a few 'facts' that surprised me: Those poor souls in the

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I just got back from a run and I feel great!  I've done a lot of running over the past few years (at this time last year I was regularly running over 10K), but lost my motivation.  I had a few stops and starts this spring, but decided that I would give myself a nice long break.  But its time to get back at it.  And to do so, I needed a new playlist!  One of the joys of running is to 'check' out

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It has been a few weeks, since I posted about my weight loss, basically because there has been none :-( Today I weight 142.  Going on vacation derailed my weight loss.  Although I avoided all the abundant ice cream and caramel corn stands on the Oregon Coast, I was not watching portion size etc.  So, here is the first post to get me back on track.  I have to remind myself of the plan that I

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Yesterday, I posted about re-purchasing the dishes my family had in the 1980s.  While they make me feel nostalgic, I am really on the lookout for the dishes my family had in the 1970s (and used as camping dishes in the 1980s).  And apparently many other people covet these mid-century lovelies, because the online prices are really high considering that many people had these! They are a Kathy

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Yesterday, I decided to take the day off and had obligations to no one except myself.  What do I like to do with myself?  Rummage, of course.  After viewing the ads, I decided to hit just three garage sales.  Number one was a bust.  Number two was golden. The vendors had labeled and cleaned everything immaculately, and it was all neatly organized and categorized on tables.  I felt like

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C Can you believe I got this never-used, made-in-the-USA, cast iron frying pan for free?  It is a Wagners 1891 original, i.e. the same pan they produced in 1891 - so you know it is heavy-duty.  A co-worker is decluttering and offered it to me.  She had seasoned it, but had never used it, thus she kept the instructions.  I've already used it several times making enchilada filling and pan-fried

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This is my second Mad Men-themed post of the day!  This afternoon we stopped by the Liquor store to get some wine for guests tonight (not Mad Men watchers so we'll have to watch it after they go home!), and I spied this bottle of Merlot... U Unfortunately, even though I think I am too savvy to get sucked in by marketing, I had to buy it.  I did so knowing full well that the Vintners were counting

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I've been meaning to do this for months, but in anticipation of tonight's premiere of Season Four, I finally Man Menned Myself....see.... WWell, my bust really isn't that large, but there is only so much you can choose from.  But notice the vintage pin I'm wearing (ha ha)!  Happy viewing tonight!

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I've also been on the lookout for a red bracelet.  Why?  I've never had one, and have several outfits that cry out for one as an accessory.  I've searched for new ones, but they are always too big, too expensive, or just not right.  Luckily, I stopped into Magpie Vintage in Portland and immediately found this red beaded beauty...  It makes me think of berries.  The shop was within five minutes of

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So of course I did some thrifting and consignment shopping in Oregon -- but not as much as I wanted to! Having read One Gal's Trash, I knew that the Oregon Coast was a thrifter's delight.  But, we drove most of the northern Coast on a Sunday when the stores were closed, and on the other days, I only spied the thrift stores after we had passed them by in our rental car.  Hus was very generous and

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Being away for a few weeks also meant that I came home to masses of ripe berries.  In summers past, I spent about 2 hours a day for two weeks straight picking raspberries.  See the huge patch behind my fence.... TThat's not even all of it!  Actually, the berries aren't even in my yard - they grow in a park that is accessible to everyone.  But I am the only one who picks.  It kills me that at this

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Sorry dear readers, I was away for a while on vacation and even though I got back over a week ago, I've been procrastinating about posting.  How come the longer you put blogging off, the harder it is to get back to it? Hus and I drove the Oregon Coast and then spent almost a week in Portland - including the July 4th weekend.  The Coast was magnificent especially since we had great weather!  We

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So I did hit the thrifts over the last few weeks, but was only able to finagle Hus into taking pictures of my thrifted clothing last night.   Outfit #1   $3.10  I found the top on the 80% off rack at the consignment shop for $2.10 with tax, and the linen pants at a blue-tag sale at the Sally Ann for $1.  I just washed these pants, and they relax with a bit of wearing. If you include the Keds

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I found a rummaging opportunity today while I was returning books at the public library.  The multi-purpose room was full of discards for sale - particularly books-on-tape and VHS tapes.  There were boxes of each since no one borrows these anymore.  I no longer own a VCR, but our 2004 car came with both a cassette and CD player, which has been mighty handy on road-trips.  We have no trips planned

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I realize that I've been missing in action for the last two weeks.  This is partly because there has been nothing exceptional to post about, because I was gone for about four days in between, and because I've been caught up in all the footy action! Last weekend, I was in Kelowna for a work retreat, where a bunch of my provincial colleagues are soccer-freaks.  One guy has been waking up at 4:00 am

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139!  I am back in the 130s.  I remember the last time I weighed 139; I lost about 5 pounds due to stress in February 2009.  A bunch of my colleagues got lay off notices and it fell on my lap to organize a response to management (luckily no one actually ended up getting laid off).   But this time, I did it by redirecting my eating to healthier foods and smaller portions.  I am expecting to have

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I am spending a quiet Sunday today; I dropped Hus off at the airport this morning.  He is gone on a work trip for a week, so I will be doing all the household things by myself!  I started by mowing the rather-long grass, which was appreciated by somebody who does a lot of lounging around on the lawn.... Then I appreciated the flowers which had blossomed....  And I made a happy discovery.  I

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It all started with my Betty Draper goes to Hawaii dress, and the swishy feeling of the dress on my calves, and the belted, cinched waist of the dress.  The next week I wore the dress (sans headscarf) to the banquet of a conference.  When I walked in I wondered if I should have worn something else, as almost everyone else - men and women alike - was wearing black.  My anxiety was soon allayed

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Today the scale said 140 lbs!  So far I have been able to lose a pound a week, but more importantly, I am appreciating all the good, healthy food I have been eating and have not been craving anything bad at all.  Now I just have to keep up this habit.  Although the South Beach Diet doesn't work for everyone, and why it works is debated, I think it works for me because it is about resetting your

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Over the last few days I've reorganized (or should I say organized) my jewelery.  All of it was packed into a plastic container with drawers that I bought some time ago....  But the problem was that all the necklaces were getting tangled, and all the vintage brooches and earrings I've bought recently really didn't fit in anymore.  I needed a solution.  And voila.... I bought this small wire dress

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Well I did have waste, but was too lazy or embarrassed to shoot it.  Over the week I had to pitch out half a bagel, a few slices of bread, the last of the whipping cream (which finally became sour) and some rosemary.  And right now I'm remembering some bagged salad in the back of the fridge that has to go as well.  But, keeping my eye on what's in my fridge has lessened the waste. For instance,

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This title doesn't have quite the same ring as 'Reducing Myself Monday' but since Monday was a holiday here in Canada (Victoria Day), I took the day off.  Today I weigh 141.  That means 3 pounds gone in 3 weeks.  I was away at a conference and AGM last week and really watched what I ate.  Unfortunately, since there were also elections at this AGM, I wasn't so careful to avoid hospitality suites

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Last week I received a belated birthday gift in the mail from my non-blogging sister.  The gift was perfect for me; it was a vintage Sarah Coventry owl necklace!  I already wore it on the weekend and it garnered a few glances because it is so large.  I think they were good glances, but I don't really care because I love it.  Especially since it is articulated, so it is always moving.  Here is a

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Today I weighed in at 142.  2 pounds down!  I did really well on not eating processed carbs, only breaking down last night when I attended a dessert concert.  At intermission Hus and I shared a tiny brownie and nanaimo bar.  I took the dog on an hour-long walk everyday but Saturday, and went to bed early.  Still need to work on not eating in front of the TV or computer.   Since I will be at a

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Last night we dressed up to go to a wedding reception - which was also a costume party!  I'm posting our outfits since they are so mid-century, and thrifted!  Here is Hus, I found the vintage Hawaiian shirt and the leis at the Salvation Army, which inspired our outfits. As you can see he's hamming it up with a cigar he bought in Cuba two Christmases ago.  To make the get-up as authentic as

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Finally, a week without wasted food.  I did have a few close calls, however.  When I looked in the fridge this morning, I found some pineapple that we had cut up last weekend.  A few more days and it would have qualified for this post, so I ate it.  I have also been slicing a rather hard lime into my water, and the dog got his morning crunchies topped with whipped cream!  I still have a bunch of

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Remember all that 80s Jewelery I found at Liquidation World for 10 cents each?  No? Well click here! Yes?  Then here is more.  I stopped by LW to pick up something I had seen in the bin, and they had dumped a whole bunch of new (old) stuff on top of the old! And I found several more pieces of Sarah Coventry, as well as some earrings, necklaces etc.   This time I saw a  Woolco stickers on the back

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As I have been decluttering and enjoying spareness in my living space, I am confronted with the 'extra junk' I'm carrying around on myself.  For the last few years I periodically think that I need to lose six to ten pounds, but haven't quite got up the gumption to do anything about it.  However, I have a whole bunch of dress pants in my closet that are too tight, and would like to comfortably fit

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