click to embiggen You've probably been wondering about my latest huntings and gatherings. As you know, G-Dub, my local Goodwill sto...

artist proof, to Phyllis, 1978, by J. W. Rice (click to embiggen) I scored big at G-Dub (my local Goodwill store) this week. Not onl...

You wouldn't believe it, since my knowledge of geography is terrible, but I happen to love maps and globes, especially lovely vintage...

I decided to shake things up a bit this week and went to G-Dub (my local Goodwill store) on Thursday, instead of my usual Friday.  I ca...

A glint of shiny copper caught my eye, among the jars and glassware on the housewares shelf at G-Dub (my local Goodwill store) last week....

click to embiggen I love the lush details in the pattern, the yummy color. Every Friday I go to Goodwill.  I know, I'm obsessed...

It's an Easter tradition at Willow Manor to make the green Jello salad my grandmother used to make in the 1950s. I'm not a Jello-...

Just because I've been taking a little bloggy break, doesn't mean I haven't been stopping by G-Dub every Friday.  Don't w...

This year I'm replacing the fancy holiday gift wrap with newsprint.  A few weeks ago, I found a whole bolt of 1/4 inch black elastic ...

I don't like my things to be perfect;  I prefer them to be mellow and a little bit worn. This happens to be true with gifts...

My three children are adults now. Lately I've found myself strangely drawn to children's things.  Maybe I'm in the ...

So, what, besides a fuzzy unibrow for my Frida Kahlo Halloween costume, did I find at Gee-Dub this week?  A sweet little crystal clear ...

It started last week, when I was thinking about hurricane Irene, the possible flooding, those who would be without power.  My mind took o...

Love is the magician  that pulls man out of his own hat. Ben Hecht I'm crazy about hats. I found this fabulous "Mad Hatter" a...

I found this little guy lurking among the dingy glassware at Gee-Dub (my local Goodwill store) today, immediately fell in love with all ten...

I couldn't resist this great vintage pair of maracas on my weekly gander through Gee-Dub, my local Goodwill store. They were $2.99 each...

Is anything ever priced under a dollar?  Yes, amazingly enough. I just purchased this lovely vintage pewter pepper mill for 59 cents at G...

That's the effect of living backwards, the Queen said kindly: it always makes one  a little giddy at first--Living backwards!  Alice rep...

The nickel dinner would, in periods of poverty, be gratifying indeed. Then, during those too chance bonanza moments, the same dinner could b...

Magpie that I am, every Friday I make it a habit to swoop down on my local Goodwill thrift store, and quickly browse the books and housewa...