Oh, thanks everyone. I knew you all would appreciate the linens and it just boggles my mind that other folks aren't going through this section of the store at all. There were tons of linens to choose from, all with such nice detailing. I guess it's nice to be a "More is More" girl during a "minimalist" trend. :) Prosperity- what an interesting thing, someone had done a rendition of that painting... I see it on things like china sometimes, but not terribly often. My friend has a number of urns and candlabras that have courting couples on it similar to that, so I think she'll be happy with it. Could you share your link to your Holidays blog? Because I'd be happy to add your link to my blog as well. I imagine my readers would really like to learn about your holidays and what you do for them. --Jenn

Wow Punk...I'm late to your 'Goodie Party'...but I must say you found so many nice things. Love your Ivy dishes and the cute Leprechauns..They definitely will be fun to play with next St. Paddy's Day. Great Chrismas items...love finding Christmas things in the Summer...kind of makes you get excited waiting to use them for Christmas. Great cake plate and Apple pieces..what a good momma to think of DD with those. You certainly did inspire with your great finds. DD and I had a TS a couple of wks ago...we're trying to unload some things not needed. She's moving soon and DH and I will be getting our house ready to put up on the Market..we need a smaller place. Well I loved seeing all your fun treasures. jane

Getting harder to get around so I don't go to many. I did pick up some deals on clearance at Target though. I've been wanting to get an atomic clock for the living room and they had an atomic clock/radio with dual alarm on clearance so I got two. One will be a gift. And they had a bunch of spices on clearance so I picked up a bunch to replace my old stuff. Had coupons for a free Gillette ProGlide razor and a free bottle of Pantene shampoo. For the cost of tax, I'll try them out. Picked up a bunch of the reuseable bags last time I was at Kmart too for 20¢ ea. I've started using them a lot for various things around the house and I even use them at the stores. The last sale I stopped at I just started looking at the pricing and didn't bother to go look at everything. If they had something I was interested in, it wouldn't have been at a price I'd pay. Too many people are trying to make their retirement fund from garage sales. It's not that they're trying to get rid of stuff. So I don't really go to many anymore. I wasn't able to go to a neighboring city's citywide sale last week - too stiff and sore but would have liked to go to that one. They often have quite a few where people are just looking to clean out and you can get some real deals.

Happy Birthday Sue! Yum! Those cream puffs sure do remind me of my Grandma. Whenever she would take the bus to our house from downtown she would walk down our street carrying a bakery box tied with string full of cream puffs from Kresgie's. I couldn't eat the cream but I always ate the puff. Cupcakes look divine too. Anne