I LOVE yard sales, and estate sales and thrift stores.  Don’t you?  You never know what type of treasure you’re going to find!

My mother has longed for the picture above for YEARS.  It was a hostess gift from Home Interiors way back in the eighties? nineties? and you couldn’t buy it.  You had to have a party and sell so much stuff to get it.

I always say that if you look long enough you will find what you are actually looking for and here it is!  I walked into my local Goodwill store last week and there it was in all of its glory.  I immediately snatched it and wrestled it into my buggy* (note to anyone who doesn’t shop at yard sales, or thrift stores – if you see something you are on the fence about, i.e. you are not sure you want it, PUT IT IN YOUR BUGGY ANYWAY!  If you don’t it will definitely be gone when you go back!) after taking a quick picture to send to my Mama.  I didn’t even have to say anything in addition to the photo.  I instantly got a response back – YES!!!! How much is it?!?!

No need to worry about the price, dear Mother.  It’s your birthday present!

If you are like me you want to know the price though.  I paid a whopping $20.95 for it and it was worth every. single. penny.

Don’t you love it when you find something you’ve waited so long for?

* By the way, in case you are not from the lovely south, a buggy is a grocery cart in my part of the world.