Of Auctions, Bed knobs, and Broomsticks

Of Auctions, Bed knobs, and Broomsticks

My wife is a hair stylist at a very nice salon nearby.  She and a client were discussing their love of consignment store shopping when the client  mentioned a place she recently found that is both a consignment shop and...

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Inexpensive Homemade Pendant Lights

Inexpensive Homemade Pendant Lights

We’ve had our eye out for some nice pendant lights for the kitchen island for almost a year, now.  The thrifty dutch blood won't allow me to spend big money on something that is such a simple thing.  Light fixtures are...

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The Family Workshops

The Family Workshops

I spent Christmas and New Years in Chicago with the parents this year.  Various surgeries, sicknesses, and car issues contributed to making it less of the joyous holiday season we had hoped for, but as Perry Como croons, there’s...

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