And I'm proud to announce, today he experienced his first estate sale...yay! The first estate sale we went to had lots of NICE stuff at dirt cheap prices, and all the good stuff was sold--like the ping pong table I've been talking about wanting for 3 months now! Total bust.
En route to the second sale we stopped at the Goodwill in Buckhead. I've heard tons of people talk about this Goodwill particularly because it's in such a swanky locale--let me tell you, if you are looking for some amazing designer clothes at stellar prices, this is the second hand store to shop at.
Mr. MTM was complaining as we pulled in because he didn't want me to shop around for a prolonged period of time. But ironically enough--it was he that shopped for the prolonged period of time. And he scored some fine Banana Republic trousers and an Express 1MX shirt (he has them in every color, expect this one).
Total Spent by Mr. MTM: $9.48
Today was the first day that we've had nice weather in what seems like an eternity. During lunch we sat in the sunniest spot of the whole restaurant--I totally understand why cats lay in the sun, it's so lovely. It was so sunny Mr. MTM rocked his sweet avatars while he ate which led into a perfect opportunity for a photo-op.
This is my new favorite photo of him.
2010: The Year of Cute Headbands
The second and final estate sale we hit up was a winner. A little strange, it was in an apartment--which the lady must have inhabited without letting the apartment complex upgrade for at least 10 years, and in one of the rooms Mr. MTM pointed out the kerfuffle of mold growing up the wall.
I've been pining for a mirrored plateau for my girly beauty bathroom and the first item I picked up was just that, and for such a ghetto-fabulous apartment, it was in excellent condition. It looks great with my Scottish seashells and old perfumes.
Just when we were about the walk out the door Mr. MTM spotted some old school luggage. Another one of my strange obsessions is luggage, especially old, OLD luggage. I have this idea to stack several pieces of old luggage on top of each other and use as a side table in our office, but each time I come across some luggage it just doesn't fit my "old mahogony leather" feel I'm going for. Today, I successfully purchased the first piece of my puzzle.
It doesn't have a handle, but I think that adds to the flair.
The flamboyantly candied guys that were running the sale (on top of commenting on my super cute headband--kudos to them) told us the sweetest story about the suitcase. Apparently they found it on the top shelf of the estate owner's closet and it was full of love letters from her late husband throughout their courtship, including when he was at war. I sometimes wonder if the items that I am now bringing to my house hold any negative/spooky energy--but I knew at that point that this piece was going to have good karma oozing from it.
When we got in the car, Mr.MTM looked at me and said "Gosh--estate sales ARE really fun."
Total spent by Madge: $5.00
It's amazing how awesome it is to live in such a big city, but when we first moved here--I was scared of everything. Scared to venture out on the highways and roads, scared to go out by myself...just generally scared to live outside of my normal daily work realm. Now that I am adjusted, I am surprised that I can find my way around and even know back roads.
I realized I knew a "short cut" from the estate sale back to our hood. I've driven down this road several times for work related purposes and pass this crazy old antique place that has massive statues of Greek Gods in the parking lot. And each time I pass this establishment, I always say to myself, "God, I want to stop there." Well--I pointed the place out and Mr. MTM slammed on the brakes and turned in.
What a place! They have everything under the freaking sun in this place. Antique doors, stained glass windows, old light posts, vintage street signs, large furniture pieces, statues, the list could go on and on.
The second floor is "the discounted area," where some items were still in the thousands of dollars. We ventured across the creaky floor boards, which I thought would give out any second under all the weight of these massive pieces they have, to the very back of the showroom and came across the most interesting scene that will forever be burned into my memory.
Here, among the vintage pedestal sinks, lay Jesus on the cross with all Twelve Stations of the Cross flanking him. The church these must have come from was at one point in time amazing, because the hand carved detail was exquisite.
This reminded me of a quote that I once heard from William S. Burroughs, "Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it "creative observation."
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