4.59: OK, doing it. Doors closing till Fri Aug 21. The blog, though, never closes. See you all later.
4.45 pm. Veeerry slow afternoon. Looking for reasons to bring the stuff in from the sidewalk, lock up, and go get my truck from the service station.
3.24 pm: Saving lots of links to thrifty reading material, this ‘n that to post right here so you don’t have to ignore the blog while we ignore the store the next few weeks.
2.00 pm: Anyone have an interest in a few boxes of 50+ year-old Christmas cards? They’re used, so you can’t just sign and send them. But something crafty, maybe? A customer called to see if I knew anyone who might want them. Leave a comment, and I’ll connect you with her.
1.10 pm: Funnier thing. He was right. I was interested. Just Googled pigeons and parachutes and found this article. Did you know they didn’t even encode messages sent from the battlefield by pigeon? That’s how dependable the birds were in the midst of gunfire and across the miles. Huh.
1.02 pm: Funny thing. Standing behind the counter of a thrift shop means people assume you are interested in hearing about their odd, old things. Like the fellow from Virginia who spent 15 minutes telling me about the old container hanging in his barn–originally filled with pigeons during WW2 then dropped to men on the ground who would send messages via bird-leg back to HQ.
11.30: Refilling the jewelry tray with a tangle of marvels from a very old woman who honked and waved me out to get them from the back seat of her Oldsmobile. Must have been the Cleopatra of polished wood-beadery and shell-derived frippery in her day.
10.46 am: Observation. We sell automatic 35mm cameras more quickly when we pile them with the toys than when we shelve them with other small, electronically useful things.
10.15 am: Finally putting up our photos from Jason Kovacs. The laundry one right behind the counter, natch.
9.48 am: Opening this morning one more time before a few weeks-long hiatus. Shelly’s home packing us up for her brother’s wedding in Des Moines this weekend. So, a liveblog! Drop in on this post a few times–I’ll be here all day.
Glad you guys are taking a few weeks off; I hope it’s enjoyable! We’re bummed you’ll be closed as we’re headed to your area from the cities this weekend for a family reunion. We were looking forward to stopping by. Next time!
Ooh. Sorry to disappoint your family, Kirstjen!
Yeah, this isn’t exactly good business practice–but it’s good family practice right now. Thanks for understanding.