Category Archives: yard sale

Dumpster Diving–nature or nurture?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Really, were it not for a slight difference in pigmentation, you would swear Hansel was my natural born son. Yesterday we drove to the dump to get rid of two chairs I had been forced to admit I would never … Continue reading →

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Troubled Heart? God is here…

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Lancaster County may be the right place to be should the world end tonight. First of all, there is a chance that I may get swept up in a rising of the faithful, mixed in with Mennonites, Lutherans and others … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning in Itchy Ankle

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

I have a fear of becoming a hoarder. Sadly, this fear does not prevent me from buying all in front of me at junk shops and yard sales, but it does, occasionally, prompt me to cull kitchenware once I bring my latest … Continue reading →

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The weekend stretches before me…

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

A person can get so much done when her kids aren’t around at the weekend. First of all, she can get up when she likes, without fear of bumping into a teenager making a snack before retiring to bed for … Continue reading →

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Fall finds in Itchy Ankle

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Yard sale finds: a strawberry tablecloth,  eight Mexican plates, a batter bowl, a gravy boat and some lovely fishy fabric. A little light gardening. Baked banana bread and local apples. All fall in Itchy Ankle.

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Doris takes a dim view

Posted on March 21, 2010 by

  Doris’s latest letter below refers to information the Crone shared about a particularly new age spa she visited in Scottsdale last week.  You can read the Crone’s letter here, catch up on the whole Doris Brazil correspondence here and learn … Continue reading →

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Living with Disappointment

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

The Crone will admit to being a little crushy on Doris Brazil, for the Crone has a long history of looking up to much older women with a lot to say for themselves. As a child, the Crone’s idols were … Continue reading →

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See you at El Cid

Posted on January 24, 2010 by

The Crone has had a wonderful day in San Diego, thanks to Craig and Danny. Craig picked her up at the hotel in his cab this morning and got chatting on the way to the swap meet. “Why d’you want to … Continue reading →

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Ten Years To Remember

Posted on January 1, 2010 by

The papers and tv channels are full of retrospectives of the first 10 years of the century–the noughties. Those who care for the official record can check out the decade in three minutes here but the Crone offers her own stand-out … Continue reading →

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Sunset for the Blarney Mobile–But Five O’Clock Somewhere

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

Saturday found the Crone and the Cackler out in search of yard sales. They didn’t have much luck as the day was wet and cold. Wiser witches would have taken this as a sign and gone home to bed but … Continue reading →

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