Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Library Bag: Alligators, Old Mink and New Money

Another reader coming out of lurking: Thanks for ...

2007-01-28T15:58:54.786-06:00

Another reader coming out of lurking: Thanks for suggesting this book. I just fininshed it. This book was a wonderful read, and I chuckle to myself everytime I think about "Clemmie Hootie".

Missy :)

My 14yodd seems to have a sixth sense about pickin...

2007-01-08T20:58:36.925-06:00

My 14yodd seems to have a sixth sense about picking up vintage clothes. She bought an old sweater with a furry collar back awhile ago (for peanuts), just because she liked it and it was so "her"; what do you know, right after that the stores started filling up with sweaters just like that. But she has the real thing!

Bonnie, thanks for de-lurking! I would never have ...

2007-01-08T11:02:38.167-06:00

Bonnie, thanks for de-lurking!
I would never have any books for myself were it not for online reservations, either : )

Thanks for the book title, Meredith. I just reser...

2007-01-08T09:29:42.403-06:00

Thanks for the book title, Meredith. I just reserved a copy from my library! (I love online reservation! With four kiddos it is very hard to go find the books myself, so it is extremely kind of the librarians to pull them for me!)

Bonnie (lurker come out!)

It's such a great feeling when you find something ...

2007-01-07T13:02:14.005-06:00

It's such a great feeling when you find something that's worth quite a bit, vintage, or just plain neat at a thrift store. My Mom is not a thrift store kind of gal, but I am and I'm passing it on down to my daughters.

~Karen

my favorite vintage find (that only my daughter co...

2007-01-07T12:52:33.215-06:00

my favorite vintage find (that only my daughter could wear, since I'm not vintage size either!) was this brand new Burberry skirt at Goodwill for 99 CENTS!

http://www.burberryusaonline.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2357089&cp=2119865.2126195.2067795&view=all&parentPage=family

My 19 year old daughter is a thrift shop junkie an...

2007-01-07T08:30:53.504-06:00

My 19 year old daughter is a thrift shop junkie and is lucky enough to be 5'10 and model thin. She puts together some of the coolest looking outfits there. All of her friends ask her to help them pick out outfits because they love her style. For her birthday I took her to her favorite thrift stores, told her my $ limit and turned her loose. We came home with 4 stuffed bags of clothes and a wallet that still had a little green left in it.
We also have a few things from my mom, including a Swing coat in a lovely cream colored wool that she enjoys weariing.
I think she would probably love this book. I'll have to see if I can find it in our local library.

The book sounds fun. I am not at all thin, and I ...

2007-01-06T23:50:01.638-06:00

The book sounds fun. I am not at all thin, and I do wear some vintage. My favorite is my great-grandmother's hats. I wear them to church from time to time, and occasionally out other places.
I have a plaid wool cape from the fifties that gets a lot of milage, too.

Very cool :) I love thrift stores, Good Will, etc....

2007-01-06T22:08:21.802-06:00

Very cool :) I love thrift stores, Good Will, etc...Thanks for sharing!!

Sounds like a fun read. I always wonder who I got...

2007-01-06T21:51:50.677-06:00

Sounds like a fun read. I always wonder who I got my thrift gene from as my mom hates to shop and often acts "pound wise, penny foolish." As a teenager I wished she wanted to go bargain hunting because I needed a ride, and as an adult I wish she wanted to because it'd be fun to have a shared interest (and maybe get some help baby wrangling at the same time!). Oh well, maybe I'll have a child who will inherit from me. :)

Oh, the books sounds sooo interesting! Just today ...

2007-01-06T21:24:15.940-06:00

Oh, the books sounds sooo interesting! Just today I was thrifting and came across some vintage clothes. Or were they? I'm not sure how to tell.:) Must look for the book.