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Across the Fence:  Fell off the Frugal wagon, sort of.  |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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 Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 05:51:47 AM
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Well my excuse is My Aunt sent me a little money and said I was to only buy fun things. So frugal went out the window for a bit. But I'm OK now. I posted pictures and made my excuses on my site.
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 06:18:21 AM
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Very cool, Nancy. I don't think I would count that as falling off the frugal wagon, though. It wasn't money out of your pocket AND you were under orders!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 06:31:41 AM
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Good point Lisa!!!! I agree, very cool!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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abbysshadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherry
Dayton
Nevada
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 07:25:58 AM
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orders is orders :)
...I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good that I can do... |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 07:47:27 AM
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Aren't aunts just great? And uncles, too. You did good. And I bet you do have a little left over to go the thrift store. You sure are good at finding the bargains. Can you tell us how much a tin of buttons cost there? I'd love to know. I have foung old sewing baskets at antique stores full of old sewing items. And bags of old wooden thread spools, too. I have a corner shelf with 7 little shelves that came with the house. Found it in the attic. It's made with wooden spools. It's probably not too old, but someone made it. I finally got it back down in the dining room where it prabably was at one time.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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abbysshadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherry
Dayton
Nevada
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 07:59:30 AM
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that sounds so cute, kris...
...I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good that I can do... |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 08:02:08 AM
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Kristin,
Its always different. Usually at garage sales I seem to pay more. I do better at the thrift. This week, those two tins I got that are on my site were.99 cents each. Isn't that silly? You just have to buy them at that price.
NJ
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:29:15 AM
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MB,
Pay attention. My .99 cent tins were full of buttons. Of couse thats only because I have a girl there that saves them for me. Probably be thousands of dollars anyplace else. I know what you mean. I see things all the time I want to send to someone and the postage just stops that idea real fast. So trying to find really light weight things to mail. Well who wants a feather anyway? SOOOO I just keep looking.
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 11:35:36 AM
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Nancy,
You may have "fallen" off the fugal wagon, but you did so graciously. You were spending gift money and you purchased "good stuff" Thanks for the pictures. I especialy liked the buttons. |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 12:57:52 PM
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Nancy...I think, but I'm not sure that one of the ways you can tell a real pearl necklace is if there is a knot tied between each bead. This was done so if the necklace broke all the pearls wouldn't get lost. My son says a real pearl will dissolve in a glass of Pepsi..but then you're out the pearl.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 1:42:59 PM
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Thank you Debbie. I have pepsi if I want to try that. I will check for knots.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 2:16:26 PM
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Debbie,I didn't know that about pearls. That's a good thing to know.
Nancy Jo, you have the coolest blog. I love seeing all the neat stuff you get.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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Fell off the Frugal wagon, sort of.
