April 23rd

a cold, rainy day
spent much of the time driving around to cancelled sales, but did find a few to browse
spent 75 cents


basket of foam-ring-ammo (for a gun that shoots them)--50 cents
plastic pencil case--25 cents


as soon as I took the picture, Diesel grabbed the pencil case and started backing off with it! She too, is attracted to cuuh!

April 16th

very cool and blustery day
quite a few sales today, but didn't encounter much of interest
spent $1.25

• 4 power adaptors--75 cents/all
• 3 Louis L'Amour paperbacks--50 cents/all

April 9th

warm and sunny day

Joe shopped solo, I was home sick

he spent $5.60

• blue plastic project carry-all--1
• 2 vases with glass pieces--50 cents/both
• still shrink-wrapped VHS tape--free
• box of a dozen pencil clips--10 cents
• 2 trowels--1/both

• jig for cutting furniture legs on a table saw--1
• 2 airline hoses--2/both

March 26th

cool, changable weather today

we found a couple of sales

spent $3.50

 
a nice thermos, a hook, and some opened cleaning/maintenance suppllies--50 cents each

February 27th

another sunny, mild day
we found a few sales today!
spent $9.00


really nice wooden cribbage board with metal sleeves in the holes--1
2 2-piece glass globes(only one pictured)--2 for both
"Kangaroo coat" a raincoat that zips into a bag--3


nice piece of chain with 2 hooks--free


the Kangaroo coat as a coat It's navy poplin with tan lapels, the zippered pockets on the front of the bag are on the inside the left front, and it has a small attached tie belt. Seems like a nice raincoat.


found another nice coat at the same sale, this one is black microfiber, double breasted, and has a plaid zip out lining--3


one of the glass globes, illuminated by blue LEDs

RITA








Rita has always been fascinated by movement in shadows. She spends hours watching them, often creating the movement she craves herself, as is the case in this picture.


Tracking shadows requires intense concentration!
Wish I had some way to see what she is seeing--are humans missing something?

February 12th

another sunny, mild day
went to Loveland Goodwill
spent $18.99 

 
6 men's shirts (green tags were 1/2 price)--17 
super-duty stapler--1.99

 apologies for no cuuh page last week, just couldn't get it together.

Nita--did you ever see the party pictures?? They are here: BC's party

January 15th

A sunny, mild day
We went to several thrift stores in Longmont
Spent: $51.50



Joe and Panda working to set up today's treasures for the cuuh page photo. Joe is steadying the top part of a sewing machine case and Panda is stepping down from the top of the sewing machine where she'd been sitting.

• Kenmore 1402 sewing machine in great condition (no accessories)----16
• 2 spools of yarn (the red is Shetland wool)----2.99/both
• Singer Spartan sewing machine----11
• travel guide: Ecuador/Galapagos (Lonely Planet '97)----50 cents
• travel guide: Slovenia (Lonely Planet '95)----50 cents
• "1970 Year of Crisis" collector's plate----3
• monogrammer attachment for Singer slant machines----5
• bag of thread spools, came with Spartan machine
• pair of red 54" shoelaces----50 cents
• softcover "The History of Modern Art"----50 cents
• travel guide: Chile/Easter Island (Lonely Planet '97)----50 cents
• travel guide: Iceland (Landmark Visitor's Guide '00)----50 cents
• softcover: "Frida Kahlo"----50 cents
• softcover: "How to Install Ceramic Tile"----50 cents
• softcover: "Mammoth Graveyard" (in South Dakota)----50 cents
• hardcover: "A Wildlife Family Album"----50 cents*
• softcover: "Blind Man's Bluff" (American submarine espionage)----50 cents
• (not pictured, see below) tulip painting----7

*this book, along with a German grammar workbook ($1) was actually last week's cuuh, but the haul was so small I decided to just work it into this week's post. I also added the cost to the amount spent this week.


Close-up of the "1970 Year of Crisis" collector's plate, from Seven Seas Traders of Minneapolis, made in W Germany. I was immediately drawn to this plate and the idea of making a collectible plate to commemorate a year of crisis. Huh? And the artwork featuring all the problems and tragedies is a bit of a hoot as well in my opinion. I've seen a lot of collector's plates while cuuh hunting, but nothing quite like this. Amazingly, the thrift store selling this had 2 of them, both in their original boxes. For a reasonable $3 this one is now mine!


This particular model Kenmore machine is one of my favorites. This is my 3rd, and if it is anything like the other 2 I have, it is one of the smoothest running and sewing machines ever made. No accessories with this one, luckily I have the ones I got with the other two. Found this at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, originally priced at $18, reduced to 16 with a "good customer" discount. A great deal.


The Singer Spartan, a 3/4 size machine, straight stitch, made in Great Britain. Also found this at the Humane Society Shop, another good bargain at only $11.


Here is the tulip painting, another find at the Humane Society Shop The gold frame is beautiful and the painting is done in acrylic and signed. I liked it the minute I saw it, liked the colors, liked the bugs (a fly, and some ants on the leaves), and I love those two-tone tulips! I don't encounter much artwork that I consider buying, so I was very pleased to get this for just $7. It's quite large, 31 x 25", and it gives the house a very elegant look.


This is a photo I took recently of Joe, on the phone (Skype) talking to his mother while Bella Cotton enjoys some quality pets. Bella loves lengthy phone chats!


Bella Cotton