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Day Trip Treasures

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Yesterday I took a little day trip down to Eugene to visit with my friend Lyndsie, owner of Retro Rejuvenation. Under grey clouds and sporadic downpours, we drove around town visiting vintage and thrift shops alike and when the day was done we nearly filled up my trunk! Here’s a peek at the treasures that came…

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The Monuments Men

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Yesterday Portland received a mid-winter treat; snow! Portland proper really doesn’t get a lot of snow, as we are basically at sea level.  So when we do get snow, the whole city pretty much freaks out and shuts down. But seeing as The Monuments Men came out today, Patrick and I braved the snow covered…

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July Expo Finds

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What a weekend.  I can honestly say that I am beat! This last weekend brought the huge summer antique show at the Expo Center.  While the March and October Expos are great, the July one takes the cake.  An additional 400 dealers join the party, bringing the number up to 1,400 and I went all…

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Buy ALL the Jewelry!

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Yesterday brought the spring antique expo here in Portland, and I was delighted to attend.  For those of you who follow my Twitter and Facebook pages, you may have noticed that I posted that father-in-law passed away.  We have been very busy with all of the necessary arrangements, and needless to say, it has been…

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Jewelry Jackpot

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Yesterday my dad came to visit and we once again set out to go shopping.  And all I bought was jewelry…not that I’m complaining. The first pieces I stumbled upon were some glorious additions to my WWII Sweetheart collection, which I wrote about in my last post. The gold tone V brooch has red, clear…

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Sweetheart Jewelry

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Yesterday my latest Etsy purchase arrived in the post, a World War II sweetheart V for Victory pin… I bought this fab plastic pin from bellsgirl on Etsy, and at $2.75, I couldn’t pass it up! Sweetheart jewelry is something I simply can’t have enough of.  Personally I think my collection is rather small at…

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