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  • Double Nickles

    by Brigid McAlpin
    I reached a milestone (I guess?) this week, my 55th birthday. When I was in my early 20s, I used to play bingo at a local church and whenever they ...

  • Royston Week

    by Brigid McAlpin
    This week's jewelry lot featured some amazing Royston turquoise jewelry. They are all of the pieces in the center of the photo - the four-strand nu...

  • Jewelry Props Are In

    by Brigid McAlpin
    I am happy to report that the wood jewelry props that I ordered on Etsy finally came in. It took a couple of extra weeks due to the size of my orde...

  • Never Forget September 11

    by Brigid McAlpin
    I am not a political person, in fact hatred of office politics is a top reason I work for myself but I could not let the 20th anniversary of the Se...

  • Labor Day Weekend

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Here we are, marking the unofficial end of summer this weekend! As I mentioned before, we have not experienced our usual late summer slowdown this ...

  • Upping My Photo Prop Game

    by Brigid McAlpin
    This time of year we normally experience a bit of a slowdown with estate sales, many folks are busy with back to school preparations and taking vac...

  • Turquoise Or ???

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Happy Sunday evening! Above is the jewelry lot for this week. The liquid silver necklaces, the two pair of turquoise earrings on the left, the claw...

  • Dog Days Of Summer?

    by Brigid McAlpin
    The dog days of summer officially ended on Wednesday. Coincidentally, Vivi spent the day with us on Wednesday while Mother's home was being cleaned...

  • Summer Pop-Up Sale Is In The Books!

    by Brigid McAlpin
    This evening I am happy to be seated after seven straight days on my feet preparing for and hosting our summer pop-up sale. Thank you so much to al...

  • As Seen On Facebook...

    by Brigid McAlpin
    With the passing of the great inventor and pitchmaster extraordinaire Ron Popeil this week, I wanted to talk about something my dad and I had in co...

  • Summer Pop-Up Update

    by Brigid McAlpin
    We started preparation for our first ever summer pop-up sale on Tuesday. It will put the cars out of the garage for three weeks but I think it will...

  • Summer Pop-Up Sale Aug 5-8

    by Brigid McAlpin
    I am back after missing last week. Last Sunday morning I planned to take Mother to the Mount Prospect farmer's market but in the end she felt it ...