I visited a beading store on the Peninsula this weekend. The store had a big bowl of vintage buttons, and since I’m a sucker for vintage buttons, I bought a few. They were fifty cents per gram – and how much can a button possibly weigh? Well, twenty-five ounces. I ended up spending $12.50 for […]
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A big change happened in the world today. It’s been an emotional day for me, and I’ll write more about that later. This post, however, is about small changes. Now that I’m unemployed, I’ve had time to do small things that will make a small – but perceptible – change in my life. This week’s
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I found these vintage hangers in a “Free” box on the street. Yes, I pick up even hangers if they’re free. The top hanger is from a dry cleaning chain located on the Peninsula. I think the bottom hanger is a pants or skirt hanger. The top hanger is embossed with intricate illustrations of the
Grocery bag (inside were a few chunks of pink salt with a little metal grater) Wrapping for a box of cookies. Shopping bag – I can’t remember what this contained. My friends spent a month traveling around Japan for their honeymoon. As much as I loved the gifts they brought me, I think I liked
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