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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 06:32:44 AM
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Give me a day off(Monday, President's Day) and what happens? Well, I end up at a couple of thrift stores! . I didn't have quite a 'Nancy Jo' or 'Marybeth' day(no pie birds yet, darn it!). But I had a good time and got a few fun things.
 two bags of buttons, wooden Disney blocks(just happen to spell 'FARM' ), a school box for pencils.
 three unused canning jar lids(never enough of those)
 old Pyrex glass casserole dish(half price day - 90 cents), some nice colored pencils(for the box) and a quilted glass syrup pitcher(another thing I have a 'I'm not really a collector' collection of! LOL!
 a B.C. cereal bowl(use these all the time), a Fireking white cereal bowl and a fireking little mixing bowl.
  Curiouser and Curiouser as Alice in Wonderland said...this is a fairly large wooden souvenir item sold in Hodgenville, KY. It is a moonshine still. I just couldn't pass it up. How weird that the souvenir industry used to promote one of the very stereotypes we'd like to avoid - the shoeless hillbilly making moonshine! I've never seen such a large or odd marked souvenir thing before. Usually, it's little wooden boxes or salt and pepper shakers.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 06:41:19 AM
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You lucky girl you, getting off work for the dead Presidents! Those of us who protect your rights under the constitution work NON-STOP for your benefit :)
Such great finds! The block are so cute and I love FireKing items. I try to pick them up whenever I can--what's the pattern on the little bowl? The mixing bowls from the 40's and 50's have the best "weight" and shape and are SO user friendly!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 06:48:19 AM
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Jonni - the pattern on the one bowl is the characters from the B.C. comic strip. Is that the one you mean? I have five or six of them. I think they might have been give aways, not sure. I have a cookie jar and a large casserole dish with the people on them. Also drinking glasses and mugs. Yet another 'not a collection' collection! :D
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 07:01:05 AM
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How cute! They probably were give aways--a casserole dish, too? How great! I love those items!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 08:25:23 AM
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I don't think I've ever seen the moonshine still souvenir before. That is pretty funny to see to say the least.
I remember those pencil boxes. Those were the days. My husband still has one to put miscellaneous guitar things in it.
Looks like you got some great finds. :)
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
Be sure to visit my blog & Crafty Clipart for some of my photographs:
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 08:46:17 AM
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JANICE,
I would say that you had a really good thrift day, I know that me and MARY BETH are jealous, happy for you, but jealous.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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amyartgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
991 Posts
Amy
Junction City
Ohio
USA
991 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 10:55:09 AM
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Bev, um I mean Janice  ...you thrift shop maven! Nice finds you brought home there Those bags of buttons are simply a riot, cause that is a ton of them! I remember those pencil box things from grade school.
I just cannot resist great treasures at a thrift store...it really gets me into trouble <wink>
Farmgirl Sister #21
Proud member of Bees w/o Borders and ArtFuL SisTeRs
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Edited by - amyartgirl on Feb 20 2008 1:41:15 PM |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 12:08:29 PM
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Sorry, Amy. It's not Bev - it's the other bee girl, Janice. I know, I know, all us bees look alike! :D
Farmgirl Sister #50
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amyartgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Junction City
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USA
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