This is Part 2 of “A
Treasure Hunt on the Pony Express Highway.”
If you missed Part 1, click here.
The very best part of any hunting excursion is “the reveal”, like they say on those design shows. Just reading about them is B-O-R-I-N-G! So I put together a little 3 minute video to let you “come along” with us this year. Continue reading
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“Are you in?”, asks my friend, Karen. “Oh yeah!”, I said, and that’s all it took. Before I knew it, the day was here and I was going through my checklist. Laundry baskets and boxes – check. Old newspapers for wrapping – check. Gloves for reaching into dusty boxes – check. Bag-lady carts for, well, carting – check. Oh, and tote bags for toting – check. Camera – check. Lawn chairs for resting – check. And don’t forget the Treasure Map. Treasure Map?
Where are we going, you ask? The 5th Annual U.S. 36 Highway “Treasure Hunt”, 400 miles of yard sales across Kansas! Yep! Every year along U.S.36, from Colorado to Missouri, Kansas towns put out their “stuff” and people like me and my friend, Karen, drive hours in giddy excitement to give them money for what had been in their basements and garages just hours ago!
US Highway 36 in Kansas
DAY ONE – SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
So, Friday morning, with the gas tank full and the back of my Highlander already half-full (with my checklist stuff), we’re on our way into the wild green yonder! Woo and Hoo! Watching Wichita in the rear-view mirror, we Continue reading
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I was browsing around on the internet and ran across this article with great photos about using found and discarded objects in a garden. I love to use items in a way other than they were originally meant to be used. And it’s always interesting to see what ideas others come up with.
How about you? Leave a comment below.
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Tagged Decorate, design, flea market, found objects, garden, old, repurpose, rustic, Style, vintage
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