Estate Shopping

I’m not sure how my mom ended up being on the newsletter list for a local estate business. One day she just started forwarding emails to me and I’ve been opening them since.

I’ve had some amazing finds at the estate sales. My best find from last year was a 27-inch iMac for $60. I didn’t know if it worked, but it’d looked to be in good condition and was worth the gamble. It became my sister’s computer because I didn’t need two of them!

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Stormy, Misty’s Foal

I love collecting books, especially more rare or first editions. Usually I upgrade my copies as I find earlier ones or copies in better condition. But not in this case. A few months ago I was gifted a first edition and first printing of Stormy, Misty’s Foal by Marguerite Henry. Stormy was Henry’s twelfth published book and the sequel to Misty of Chincoteague. Stormy hadn’t been her second book to feature Chincoteague Ponies though.

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