I was delighted when invaluable.com recently asked me where my favorite places to find bargains and antiques are. My answer is, of course, off the beaten path. It doesn’t matter if it’s in my neighborhood or some far flung place I’ve visited. Individual garage sales — These take the most time to find a good…
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Fabulous Finds — Paintings
I’m all sure you know how much I like collecting things and finding treasures at garage sales, antique stores, and flea markets. One of the things I love to find is paintings. It’s the only way I can afford to buy original works of art. The most I ever paid was $60.00 but the majority…
Vintage Postcards
Since I found and blogged about some old postcards of my grandparents, I’ve become a little obsessed with them. Last weekend I went to the yard sale at the Salvation Army offices in Fairfax, Virginia. My favorite booth was there and this time she had a stack of vintage postcards. I went through them sorting,…
