Hello Dollies! (And other Garage sale finds)

Busy and fun day! I left early go go Garage & Estate Shopping. Wouldn't you know, my first stop I run into Tamara (of yesterday's post)! We compared notes, but neither of us had any great places to check out. So,,,I just followed signs for a bit and then I hit Garage Sale GOLD!

Doll heads and Vintage Dolls!

Score,,,,,,,this  sweet Grandma had more dolls than you can imagine and she said she couldn't begin to go through and get rid of some of them, so her daughter's helped her. But I don't feel sad,,,,she says she still has TONS more! 

 Most of them were clothed, some still in the boxes,,,Madam Alexander, etc. But I kept digging and found these babies at the bottom of a box. $10 bucks for the works. A couple are porcelain.They were my big find of the day.

A few other finds:

Little pink Ballet slippers $1

Fruitcake Tin full of keys 25 Cents

Some Silver plate Goodies and a cloache' and Plate

I also got a few doillies, some chandelier lampshades (frames, as I see 'em) and some burlap...It wasn't quite as good overall as last week, but I'm loving the dolls/heads! And,,,,,,I love the Hunt!

Here's the fun Birdcage I got from Mary at our Swap party last night. I think I'm going to use this one in the studio,,,,,,it just has "Circus Party" written all over it! No Clowns though,,,,,I may be into doll heads right now, but clowns are just plain Scarey!

Speaking of "Hunts",,,,but wait, let me preface this.

I have TWO tuxedo kitties, right? "Tuxie," the one that I inherited from my mother is small, but a mighty huntress, much to my dismay! And then I have Holly,,,,who is old, lazy, demanding, (I always say Holly doesn't say "MEOW" she says "Me NOW!"

Son Andrew and I joke that Holly has only ever caught two things in in her life,,,,,both alas, birds. But we're sure one of them was drunk on berries at the time and the other,,simply died of old age. That is IT,,,,,,up until last night!

So- as I logged off after posting about our Junk Party last night, I heard this weird "meow/cry" coming from the back door. I knew it was Holly, just in the sheer VOLUME,,,but different than I'd ever heard her sound. So,,,,of course being the dedicated fur baby "mom" that I am,,,I went to investigate...She had brought "me" a HUGE Moth! Yep,,,,,,a Moth! Nonetheless, I praised her and rewarded her with some extra gourmet treats. "Good Kitty."  I laughed and went to the back cottage to tell Andrew about our mighty huntress. Of course the moth wasn't dead and I saw it on the Mudroom Ceiling.

Then,,,,,,,some 15 minutes LATER, after switching on the TV, I heard the SAME noise coming from the Back porch as she jumped over the fence and was headed back inside. ANOTHER Moth! ("Can I score more Kitty Treats mom?") Yep, the first one WAS still on the ceiling and she'd caught another!

Tonight? At Dusk? I'm keeping the camera on the back porch.......let's just see how smart this cat is!

Just when you think you've got 'em figured out!

Andy "hung" out with me a bit this afternoon and took in a few sales with me. I sprung for a pair of Swim Flippers for him,,,,for being a good sport and all. He managed to make me laugh so hard on the drive back into town,  I couldn't breathe and I had tears running down my face. We took the dogs to the lake for a quick swim and then (after we "helped alleviate a bit of the 'excess" ) the dogs got ice cream cone's from "Mickey D's!" (A rare treat, mind you!)

Have a great Weekend!

Hugs,

Shell