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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

And Still She Thrifts . . . .

Yes, I am a brave and hardy soul.

 Last week, as I watched other people work hard on renovating
our family's beach house out on eastern Long Island,


I somehow summoned up the strength and braved Thursday's wind and mist and fog . . .

(A public beach in Greenport, with Shelter Island in the distance.  I used to bring our girls here for the playground.  Now I bring a sandwich and a cup of coffee and have lunch.  Inside the car last Thursday!)
 Anyway, I found the strength
. . . to go thrifting.


Neither fog, nor rain, nor gloom of storm could keep me from The Southold Outreach Thrift Shop, which makes its home on the North Road, in a weathered small Cape Cod, clad in classic cedar shingles, that dates to the 1700s.  Just to walk through that door, on those ancient floorboards, is a treat and a privilege.
From the Thrift shop, I brought home these:

Six little glass dishes.  $4 for all six.

I have no idea how old they are -- not old, just used --
but they are a lovely size for ice cream, or berries with yogurt, or even an old-fashioned shrimp cocktail.  
My mother said to display glass on dark blue.  I'm using the boxes of my daughter's wedding thank-you cards.
 They sparkle plenty when the sun hits them;
I see them merrily joining us for weekend breakfasts at the oak table in our sunroom. 
I missed the morning sunshine; this is mid-day semi-cloudy.

They look a little Deco-ish to me.  All those parallel lines.
They are not serious glassware by any means.
Look Ma!  I'm standing on my head!
But I'll use them!

I also picked up a couple of brand new fingertip towels that can be used in the beach house powder room.  75-cents each.  Do you know what the stores charge for finger tip towels?  Yes, of course you do, and it's way more than 75-cents. 

Question: Why are fingertip towels so expensive?  There ain't much to them, after all.

See you tomorrow -- our trees and lilacs and tulips and bleeding hearts are all bursting with Spring -- Cass

Tuesday link parties!  I'll be visiting them this evening -- gotta run now.

Coastal Charm -- Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays....click!
House of Grace -- Twice Owned Tuesday ... click!
The Gypsy's Corner -- Three Or More Tuesday ... click!

17 comments:

  1. Nice buy! I know what you mean about the cost of the towels. When I was looking for a couple for my half bath, the price of the ones I liked was almost as much as a bath towel!?!

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  2. Lovin' your pretty new bowls, and they do look great against the dark blue:@)

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  3. Love your finds! Yes, those towels are outrageous, I think 75-cents is (I miss the cent sign on the keyboard ~ LOL) is a great price!

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  4. Great finds! They certainly are pretty little footed dishes and will come in handy, I'm sure!

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  5. Cass, the weather matters not I agree when it comes to thrifting. Your glass dishes are very fetching! ♥O

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  6. The dishes are perfect for desserts and display! You have found a great new place to thrift...I love it!

    XO,
    Jane

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  7. Sweet little dishes...they make me think immediately of sherbert! And hand towels? The price? Crazy-as for washcloths too! xxoo Diana

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  8. Lovely little ice cream dishes, I mean dessert dishes. Aren't towels and linens just a crazy price in general? You got a great deal!

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  9. Those are very unique. I don't know if I've ever seen them with squared stems before. And they are acrobatic too.

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  10. I love them and they are so unique, your mom's right they look great on the dark blue!

    Rondell

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  11. What a great buy! They are beautiful. And I would definitely go thrifting any time! laurie

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  12. Those are beautiful! Especially the upside down one!
    Looks like the beach house is coming along!

    Did Dion find his dish??

    Melinda

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  13. Cass,

    Great find. You are very lucky. I never find those prices!!!!

    The beach house looks beautiful. How is the wedding coming along?

    Carol

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  14. Love, love, love your new thrift "find". I think you will use those often, a multi-purpose stemware for sure.

    Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

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  15. Such pretty little dishes and a great price!

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  16. Your new acquisition is cute, but when I try to do this kind of purchase, I'm called as a hoarder!

    'That old house' is fantastic, I meant your house in the header! Now, why would anyone call that an old house?

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