The Estate Sale Chronicles

Older generations spent their time differently than many of us do today.  They took time to read, to cook, to write, to create.  This is evi...

My grandmother used to say, "I never met a stranger."   Her collection of friends included people she met at work, people she met ...

I have a soft spot for harmless things that are not particularly useful.   This is a problem when I go to estate sales, because estate sal...

As readers of this blog know, I often find (at estate sales) items left by members of the "Greatest Generation," the men and women...

I waited in line for quite awhile to get into an estate sale a few weeks ago.   I wanted to look at the old post cards, the hardcover book...

I'd never heard of this little book before, but it looked interesting so I brought it home from a recent estate sale.  It's a slende...

From time to time I find children's tea sets at estate sales.  This morning I found several pieces that looked like the kind of vintage ...