Saturday, October 16, 2010

Anchor Hocking Mug

There was zilch going on at Goodwill today in the funky-old-things-for-the-home department. I'm at the gnawing off of foot stage again. There aren't any rummage sales going on in East York/Scarborough either. Grrrrr. Oh well. I did find this milky glass Anchor Hocking mug with groovy stars for .49.

I also bought a pile of fantastic books for my classroom. I wasn't going to share the books on this blog, but I have to show one of them. Oliver Jeffers is a brilliant Irish author/illustrator. The Incredible Book Eating Boy is about a boy who starts devouring books and becomes really smart because everything he eats goes to his brain. Eventually, he starts getting sick and the facts become all jumbled. At this point, he starts reading books and the story has a happy ending. I love everything about this book. It's Tim Burton-esque to be sure.



The back cover actually has teeth chomp marks cut out. Nice touch.

Hope you had a fruitful thrifting day. I'm hoping for something good tomorrow.
Erin
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10 comments:

  1. Missouri MichaelOctober 16, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    I'll have to keep an eye out for that book for my classroom. My all time favorite book for children (and I occasionally bring it out of my personal collection at home to use in my classroom) is The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszska. I love those twisted fairy tales, and they're great for doing compare and contrast projects!

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  2. Toronto YardsalerOctober 16, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    Missouri Michael - I didn't know that you're a teacher. What grade do you teach?
    I love Scieszska too.
    Erin

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  3. Missouri MichaelOctober 16, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    I teach Title I Reading, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Title I, here in the states, is a federally funded program that has teachers working with small groups of students who are below grade level to help them reach grade level. Our school offers Title I assistance in both Reading and Math.

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  4. Linda @ A La CarteOctober 16, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    Love the mug! I know you need more than that for your fix! Hopefully soon more great junk! The books sounds so good! Love the teeth marks.

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  5. Toronto YardsalerOctober 17, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    Thanks for the comments, MM and Linda. The Title 1 program sounds good.
    All the best,
    Erin

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  6. ana @ i made it soOctober 17, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    chomp! that's cute.

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  7. a.M.October 17, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    My son would love that book! Must get!

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  8. Sir Thrift-A-LotOctober 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    That mug is great! I only find single cups.. never a set.

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  9. UnknownOctober 17, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    Holy Moly that's an incredible mug!! I can see myself drinking my morning cup of joe out of it first thing in the morning. Nice find!!

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  10. MomWaldsPlaceOctober 18, 2010 at 4:42 AM

    Yes, the end of garage and yard sales. It's a sad, sad thing.

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I'm a slightly off-beat Toronto-area teacher who enjoys writing and photography. I come from a family of collectors and now I'm dragging my own family around to yard sales. It's just a bit of fun. Enjoy the scenes.