Vintage Finds & Other Shopping

I like to describe my possessions as "vintage" more than I like to call them "used." Thanks for stopping by to visit!

I Am Aflame For My Kindle

December 16, 2009

When Oprah did a show back in the fall of 2008 featuring the Kindle, an electronic reading device, I was curious enough to go on-line and check the price. Now, I’m here to tell you that I do not do everything that Oprah Winfrey tells me to do. In fact, I try [...]

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Garlic Is Indeed A Tuber, But Should It Be In A Tube?

December 9, 2009

Garlic in a tube? As little as a year ago you never would have convinced me to cook with this Gourmet Garden Garlic Spice Blend. Now, y’all, I love to cook with garlic (and I love eating garlic even better). I get that from my Daddy’s side of the family. My [...]

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Vertigo Hats Gave Me Balance

August 13, 2009

I was in Austin, Texas without a hat! I confess that I felt nekkid — I was out of balance. From the window of our fourth floor (haunted) room at the Driskill, we could see a hat shop called “Vertigo.” We took a break from our ghost hunt and headed over there [...]

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It’s A Puzzle

May 27, 2009

A few days ago, I was searching the internet trying (unsuccessfully) to identify butterflies I had seen at Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm. I came across this magnificent picture of a handmade jigsaw puzzle with a brilliant blue butterfly. When I discovered that it was made in Texas, I had to follow down all [...]

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Holy Cow-I Love It! Only The Good Friday.

April 24, 2009

As I’ve been attempting to “go green,” my biggest difficulty has been giving up my cleaning products. I have assembled an arsenal of chemicals for cleaning over the years that would rival the shoe collection of Imelda Marcos. All of those bottles lining my shelf are filled with toxic chemicals that are harmful [...]

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Perfectly Good Guitars

April 22, 2009

Last weekend was the Dallas International Guitar Festival, and that is how we celebrated our anniversary. Mr. Tucker is crazy about guitars and guitar shows, and I like them well enough. I made him take me out to eat to compensate me for my time. I also held his wallet, so he [...]

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Strap It On

April 20, 2009

A trip to the Dallas International Guitar Festival was in order this weekend. The first thing that caught my eye were the colorful vintage guitar straps. Who could resist being drawn to examine beautiful patterns like the one above (offered by a Chicago company called “Souldier”?
Not me! I was fascinated [...]

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Lip Service

March 15, 2009

Sometimes I just pay “lip service” to being frugal, but don’t call me to give me any lip about it! That’s my “new to me” telephone (I don’t really know if it is vintage) — but, yes, it really works. I have named my new “hot lips” phone Angelina — doesn’t it remind [...]

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Is There Really A “Gypsy Style?”

March 10, 2009

Over my birthday weekend (yes, I stretched out the “festivities” as long as I could), my husband took me to Grapevine, Texas to the downtown area. Grapevine is the town where I grew up, and it looks nothing like it did when I was a child.
The town leaders decided to re-do Main [...]

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Something To Crow About! Only The Good Friday

March 6, 2009

Sunday mornings were my favorite part of the week when I was a child. We got up early and scrubbed for church (no I didn’t like that part). Usually, before we went to worship, we ate a quick breakfast of milk toast, which is exactly what it sounds like with a little sugar [...]

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Can You Guess?

March 4, 2009

“It” came to me in the mail packaged in this bag inside the box. It was something I wanted badly, and it came just in time for my birthday.
I mean to tell you, it is THE most beautiful of its kind that I have ever owned.
Do you want to know what it [...]

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Prevent A Head Cold?

January 13, 2009

I may have found a way to prevent the common cold … or not. Y’all will just have to try it for yourselves and see if it works for you.
I usually spend my winters sneezing and wheezing. I go from one cold to the next one. My time is spent bundled up [...]

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How Did I Wind Up With An iPhone?

November 20, 2008

I’m mortified.
I don’t really quite know how this happened. I think I just got caught up in one of those “shopping moments.” Have you ever done that? You come home with a purchase and wonder, “Now, what came over me?”
I told y’all some time ago that I was going to [...]

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Ersatz Chorizo

October 2, 2008

No, I’m not speaking in tongues, and I didn’t just sneeze (so you don’t have to bless me). I guess I’m talking in a foreign language, though. Two foreign languages, actually.
“Ersatz” is a German word that means “substitute” or “replacement.” “Chorizo” is a Spanish or Mexican style sausage that is very spicy. [...]

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Fan Dance

May 28, 2008

It’s said that when General Philip Henry Sheridan marched the Union Army into Texas during the War of Northern Agression, he remarked,
“If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.”
I believe the good General must have experienced our Texas hospitality in August (or June, or July, or September…heck [...]

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Amish Cell Phone

May 3, 2008

When it comes to the use of a cell phone, I’m a dinosaur. I don’t need bells and whistles, and I don’t ask much from my cell phone. All I want to do is be able to make telephone calls with ease. When are the cell phone companies going to cater to [...]

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How Many Aggies Does It Take To Make A Comic?

April 5, 2008

You thought that was going to be a joke didn’t you?
It’s not! I’ve been planning this post for awhile, and want to put it on-line before the Sunday edition of a very special comic.

On St. Patrick’s Day, I got this bit of blarney in my inbox:

Howdy!
I realize this is kinda tacky of me, but [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #36 I’m A Bag Lady

February 7, 2008

Do y’all ever get side-tracked when you go on the internet? I sure do. I just wanted to look up “bags” on the internet, and got all carried away (I’ll tell you why I was looking in a minute). It’s a good thing I can never find my purse, or I’d whup out [...]

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“Miracle” Headache Cure

February 2, 2008

My head was pounding. My whole body pulsed with it. I felt as if a drummer were playing that fabulous drumbeat from the instrumental “Sing, Sing, Sing.” In fact, the whole band was in my head! Do you know the song? If not, play the video to get an idea [...]

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They Call Themselves “Apple Geniuses”

January 6, 2008

Have y’all ever gone through the fast food drive-thru, with a carload of kids squealing in the backseat? And, you ordered a bagful of burgers, fries and some chicken nuggets for Junior (because he’s been driving you nuts begging for them for thirty minutes)? And, you pay for your order and get back [...]

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