treasure hunting

I am always happy to go antique/thrift store shopping and a project for my photography class was a nice excuse to scavenge recently. I found some odds and ends for our home and also some great vintage ornaments for Christmas. My favorite is probably a tie between the pig tile at the top which will make nice trivet and the glass terrarium. I'm debating between putting some cactus on display or a candle. And for you locals, Brambles is where I found the pig tile, the frame, the reindeer ornament and the terrarium. It's an amazing shop that carries a blend of antique and handmade items. I got Nick some apricot habanero jam that he has loved from there. Brambles was also the venue for one of my most recent photo shoots. (pictures forthcoming)

Tuesday Tips-Thrifting

A couple weeks ago, for our anniversary, Nick let me choose what to do. Since we were in a big(ger) city than normal I wanted to hit a few thrift stores. And Nick was a complete trooper about shopping for hours. We scored quite a few good finds (many clothes-es for me) including the above. Thrift stores are the perfect place to find games, since they don't get worn out like other things, people just get bored of them or lose key pieces. I also like to look for DVDs when I go thrifting. (So cheap!) The pair of shoes were too good to pass up—real leather and only six bucks—so even though they didn't fit Nick I snagged them for a certain giant of a little brother that I have in Chicago.

We've already played Scattegories three times since we bought and love it. It's joined our other group of word games, which include Catch Phrase and Scrabble.