come play upon my harp of joy

My new dog Charlie has been destructive chewing.  5 pairs of pants, countless pairs of underwear, my duvet, the arms of a loveseat.  Here is how she customized a cushion on my old couch last week.  The thing is, I hate that couch.  It came with me from NYC, and was second-hand in the first place. I had it reupholstered, Max peed on it for 7 years, and now this.  I wanted and needed a new couch.

So I went to Goodwill today, where I found this perfect, vintage couch and foot stool in great condition, exactly what I was looking for

Yellow tags were half off, so the couch and stool cost $17.50

I also found this cute little pink bench - the seat opens up to a storage area  $15

Children's books were $0.10, so I got these, the best being the Shaker Peaceable Kingdom book from 1978, which is beautifully illustrated and has thoughtful quotes

It's An Armadillo!

Book rescued from the recycle bin at the Kingsley Library

I love the photo of the author, Bianca Lavies

Carol Wright

Goodwill in Acme, MI find: large framed cotton print dated 1983. It has a little bleached out spot near the top which I am staining with a damp black tea bag.  Signature says 'Carol Wright, 2/70'  Carol Wright was/is that super crappy catalogue with figurines and stationary - we used to receive it in the 1970s.  Does 2/70 mean this was a series of 70 prints?  I don't know or care.

Dinoprint

Fashion goals:  mini fashionista at the farmers market, sporting dinosaur print dress, fleece+rainbow down vest, hoodie, kitty hat

The Fashion Place

Goodwill in Acme, MI haul: crochet pillow, 4 wooden hangers, great 70s prairie dress with coordinate mini jacket, Neil Young Harvest and Beatles Sgt. Peppr CDs.  Green tags half off.  

Total: $12.00

Tag on the dress

Traverse Library Fall book sale

My purchases - $6

A Wildflower Alphabet from 1983 is beautifully illustrated and the text completely done by hand - plus bunny drawings

Spring Gales of Nightingales from 1979 is a little book of "Ukrainian Folk Rhymes for Children" and has excellent illustrations of my favorite theme: animal/people hybrids

The Christmas Cheer is a box of three books (one is missing but was easily found on eBay) is from 1955 but republished in 1984.  Great 1950s motifs and illustrations, not to mention cocktail recipes (care for a Farmer's Bishop or Hot Grog?) and cookie recipes.  The missing third book is Christmas Recipes

The Brownies Merry Adventures book is from 1993 and has the usual cool and weird Brownie illustrations

K car

I bought a 1986 Dodge 600 convertible

It looks like a Mercedes from the back - I love the trunk-mounted brake light.  Excellent condition, no rust, 60K miles.  I've never owned a convertible and am planning my scarf and big sunglasses looks for next Summer, the only season I will be taking her out in