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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 10:04:07 AM
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..... and I was SO proud of myself for bidding $1 on a box of German china saucers at our local auction house last night. I was going to put them under my plants (and put my dinner dishes back in the cupboard) After my successful bid, the lady across the aisle leaned over and told me that the crystal sandwhich plates would probably fetch a good price if I knew how to use eBay.....
So, as I got my purchases out of the car and started to bring them in, my boot caught the tip of a heavy iron engine part hubby left in the garage - not his fault! He tried to let me out in the driveway but I thought it would be easier in the garage! and I went flying - flat down on my face. The saucers all went flying onto the drive - smash, crash, bang! and I have only 3 of the sandwich plates left- everything else is in pieces....
Ah well, it was only a dollar....
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 10:17:03 AM
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Oh what a drag! I'm so sorry that you lost your goodies before even using them...I would have been very pouty, to say the least. Did you get hurt?!
Catherine
http://yogurtandgranola.blogspot.com |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 10:57:56 AM
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That is a bummer. :( Like you said, at least it was only a dollar. Maybe you could use the pieces for a little mosaic project!
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Edited by - Mumof3 on Feb 18 2007 4:15:10 PM |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 11:40:10 AM
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Yes, you should do the mosaic and I bet you will think that your $1 still was a wonderful investment. Doggoneit!!!
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·. "Take out the weeds from some wild spot, remove each stone that shows, plant seeds of friendship good and deep, and tend the plant that grows." Mary Freeman Startzman |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 11:41:00 AM
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Oh that is just not fair ! Find a great deal and whammy down you go.
I hope you didn't hurt yourself in the fall. Pinkroses |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 1:40:12 PM
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I did get hurt but only a little - a bruise on my knee and another on my elbow, a little stiff this morning but just took some ibuprofen and I'm sure I'll be better sooon.
DH and I washed up the remaining sandwich plates - well actually, after some research, I find out they are SAUCERS in the Anchor Hocking "Sandwich" PATTERN. Luckily he was carrying the three pressed glass cake plates I bought for $5 and some of the other stuff, so not everything was broken.
I got a bunch of doilies (maybe 10 or so) they are hand-crocheted but a little yellowed - I'm going to soak them in Oxy-Clean and if the sun stays out maybe put them out in the sun to dry... They were in a box with a hand-embroidered dresser scarf and a redwork table topper and some other linens - all for $4.00, and I got a box of baking pans for my daughter for only $3.00. So overall, I guess I got away with a pretty good haul for less than $20, even if I did suffer for it! LOL...
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 3:53:37 PM
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I am sorry you got hurt.
I think you did good though. All that for that price is good.
Pinkroses |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 4:32:18 PM
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You can still say "Let them eat cake" and have the plates to serve it on! Sorry about the ouches and the broken stuff, that happened to
me this Christmas with my MIL's gift! Talk about embarrassed!
with a happy heart |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 03:20:23 AM
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| You STILL made out like a farmgirl bandit, Brenda!! Thank goodness the main bruise was only on the ego! Love all your new treasures! Nance |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 05:19:17 AM
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the mosiac sounds great. you still did great & I hope your recovered from the fall.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 12:42:17 PM
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there is indeed some great 'china' jewelery you can make from china shards .. or put bunches of the pieces (smaller ones) in a glass vase filled with water and flowers.
hank once hit a wall rack filled with a collection of beautiful antique china .. and CRASH!!! every piece broke!
but then .. again .. i once went to a church bazaar and saw a box of china being poured into a larger box for people to 'root through' .. i found a sweet little 'chocolate pot' .. marked R.S. Prussia ... FOR ONE DOLLAR ,, about a year later, i discovered it was collectible and sold it for $200. (i had good intentions of giving it to a dear aunt of mine ... gave her the money instead!) (found money i think that is called.
you will find lots more treasures in your lifetime! xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 3:33:56 PM
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ouch! glad you weren't hurt too badly. sounds like you found a few nice things though, even though some of them didn't quite make the journey into their new home..
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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