November 6th

Weather: gorgeous, sunny and warm
Amount spent: 85 cents
Comments: quite a few sales today

• cylindrical pillow--free
• alarm clock (noticed too late it lacks battery backup!)--50 cents
• Mitutoyo measuring instruments catalog (1974)--free
• vacuum cleaner hose and extension wand with head (not pictured)--free
• hardcover, kid's book about vehicles--25 cents
• (not pictured) really cute cat toy (will try for a picture when I locate it, the cats have already hidden it somewhere...)--10 cents

Here is a sampling of some of the pictures in the book, they are so classic I couldn't resist:






And here is a video I took earlier in the week of Joe playing with Panda and a string:

October 23rd

Weather: perfect fall day
Amount spent: $8.50
Comments: There was no page last week because I didn't buy any cuuh. Joe was out of town, I went out shopping with G + M, but didn't find anything interesting to buy. Joe is back this week, and we found a few things of interest.

• box of Dewalt drill bits and sockets--$5
• 2 glass candleholders--50 cents/both
• Cut Away Planes book--25 cents
• Amazing Vehicles book--25 cents
• Trains book--25 cents
• What Were Castles For? book--25 cents
• GFCI tester--$2

Cat Pictures of the Week
This week Diesel Smoke is featured, these pictures were taken from a shelf high above my head, where she was very close to the ceiling. An interesting perspective!





Her eyes shine like jewels!

October 9th

Weather: quite cool and overcast
Amount spent: 25 cents
Comments: only a few sales today

• The only purchase of the day, a cover for a floor-mounted dimmer switch, made in Japan --25 cents

October 2nd

Weather: a beautiful fall day
Amount spent: $11.50
Comments: apologies for the crummy pictures this week!

• vhs--The Palermo Connection--20 cents
• vhs--Alan and Naomi--20 cents
• vhs--No Place to Run--20 cents
• small birdsong clock--$1
• 2 4-dish serving sets (in box under clock)--$2
• vhs--King of the Hill--20 cents
• vhs--Goodbye Lover--20 cents
• vhs--Bright Lights Big City--20 cents
• vhs--Hide in Plain Sight--20 cents
• vhs--Judicial Consent--20 cents
• vhs--Forces of Nature--20 cents
• vhs--Killing Me Softly--20 cents

• glass vase--50 cents
• display size (tiny!) sleeping bag (under hearing aid)--50 cents
• over-the-hill hearing aid--free
• hardcover, Home Appliance Service Guide (1960)--$1
• embroidery thread organizer box--$1

the items in this picture are sitting on the tiny sleeping bag which has been unzipped and spread out flat.

• wooden box (forgot to include this on last week's page)--$1
• large number alarm clock w/ battery backup--$1
• 8 metal rings--50 cents

• partial can of Sears' Best exterior primer--$1

September 25th

Weather: a beautiful fall day
Amount spent: $15.85
Comments:

• 3 pcs shiny fabric--75 cents/all
• lidded aluminum 1-cup measure--free
• large tension curtain rod--$1
• 2 small tension curtain rods--20 cents/both
• roll of white crinoline fabric--$2
• 2 pkgs solvy disolving fabric stabalizer--$2/both
• tube of green block printing ink--10 cents
• tiger face stick on fabric embellishment--10 cents
• antique pedometer--25 cents
• bag with 3 lengths of snap tape--25 cents
• bag of small locks (most nice Ace ones)--25 cents
• bag of ass't snaps, studs and grommets--50 cents
• softcover, (Golden Guide) Mammals--10 cents
• pair of tongs for round objects--25 cents
• paperback, The Way West--10 cents

• black bag--free
• interesting glass piece on bag--$1
• interesting lidded square glass jar--$1
• glass candlestick--25 cents
• 2 pyrex pie pans--50 cents/both

• heat/massage chair pad, also for auto--$5

A random sample of cat activity around here this afternoon:

Atticus is taking a nap


Panda was napping until I took the picture of Atticus


Rita (L) and Felix napping on the bed

September 11th

Weather: perfect
Amount spent: $15
Comments: on our own again this week. Quite a few sales in our favorite parts of town today

• 3 tier wire baskets--$1
• 2 prs pants--$2/both
• silk scarf with peaches design--50 cents
• mandolin (slicer)--$4
• wirebound, High Altitude Recipes (1947)--50 cents
• CO A&M College Extension bulletin, Mile High Cakes 1952--50 cents
  
• 4 swimsuits--$4/all
• Rowenta steam/press (pictured on a potholder: it was still hot from testing)--$1
• orange paisley square silk scarf--50 cents
• resin chicken ornament--50 cents
• gold with stripes square silk scarf--50 cents

close up of the chicken ornament

A Better View:

Close-up shots of the button made from a half dollar which I bought last week. The coin was pressed into a fairly shallow dome, although that is not very apparant in the picture of the button front, above. Much more visible in the picture of the back, below, which also shows the cotter pin made into a shank.


Attie's Trick
Here is a video of Atticus doing his famous trick, "Licking babyfood off the knife"
Enjoy!!

September 4th

Weather: beautiful!
Amount spent: $18.75
Comments: Just the two of us today...

• (mid/late '50s) Elna Supermatic with 15 pattern cams--$15
• light string with wicker covers--$1
• interesting glass--25 cents
• plastic pitcher (appears unused)--25 cents
• glass lamp shade--50 cents
• box of odds and ends, including magnifying glass, awl, tool for cutting leather strips, spool of nylon thread and a very neat shank button made from a liberty half dollar (cotter pin for shank)--$1/all
• partially finished beaded picture--50 cents
• softcover, identifying bird book--25 cents

a better view of the supermatic, looks like a very nice machine. Made in Switzerland

Now for some cat pictures. I attempted to take a few portraits without flash, which is the only way I know of to make the cats' eyes appear normal. Here are a few of the better results. No kittens today, they move just too quickly for the slower shutter speeds these pics require.

Felix


Rita


Atticus, eating chows


Atticus, relaxing and talking


Bella Cotton