A Sign of Something Good & '70s Crock Pots

I was at Valu Mart (a grocery store at Woodbine/Danforth) today. I was looking at the bulletin board to see if there were any advertised yard sales in the neighbourhood. What caught my eye was this wonderful letter calling on local residents to contribute to a big gift basket for a 61-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted recently at an east end cemetery. I remember reading about it in the paper and being utterly shocked that this would happen. Fortunately, police have apprehended the suspect, but the pain continues for the victim. I often read about stories of this nature in the paper and think I should do something, but I never do. I'm inspired by the person who has taken on this gift of healing and I will be contributing to the gift basket. If you live in Toronto, consider helping out by dropping off a small gift to the Body Shop on Queen St. E. by August 9th. Thank you, whomever you are. There are so many bad people in the world, but your kindness reminds me of all the good people out there. - Erin
On a very different note, I popped into the Value Village today. It wasn't a brilliant day for vintage treasures for the house. I saw a seventies linen tea towel that had stylized beer steins on it, but I didn't love it enough to hang it and I just don't need anymore tea towels for drying dishes. I did notice the crock pots (above). I think the golden age of crock pottery was the late seventies/early eighties. They must have been marketed towards working moms because I remember my mom getting one (probably as a gift from my dad - LOL) and telling me how it would make her life easier because she could throw ingredients into it in the morning and by the time she dragged her weary bones home from work - voila- stew! She probably didn't say "weary bones" to me, but I can only imagine that working and raising four kids left her with very weary bones.

Of course, as soon as we got a microwave oven, the love affair with the crock pot came to a crashing end. All the crock pots you see in thrift stores seem to be in those seventies earth tones and once again, feature the woodland motif. Fondu seemed to be big in the seventies and eighties, hence the fact that most fondu pots are orange or brown.

Have crock pots made a comeback? Do you have a seventies/eighties crock pot or fondu story. Dish on my comments.

Good luck tomorrow, everyone!

E

Attention East Toronto Yard Salers

This message was posted in my comments box from Sam.

Sam, I'll do my best to swing by. It could be a hike for my little guy on his bike, but I'll look at a map tonight. Thanks - Erin

Just wanted to let you know there is going to be a Street Sale (a whole bunch of garage sales at the same time) at Norlong Blvd tomorrow saturday jul 31. All the residents on the street have been mailed and invited to have their garage sales on at the same time jul 31. Its the first annual norlong street sale and will run all day long.

Norlong is at woodbine and o'connor drive. Im going because there will be a large number of comic books and books sold by one of my friends garage sales there but everything under the sun will be available from all the garage sales going on at norlong (furniture, books, household items etc etc). thought you might be interested. The ads are online all over the place if you type in norlong street sale jul 31
here is a link to one of them:

http://www.eclassifieds4u.com/toronto/ca-comics-comic-books-25-cents-jul-31-2010-norlong-blvd-street-sale-toronto-ad-nlmkp140954

I'm Free!!!!!!

Thanks for hanging there while I ranted and raved about the mission almost impossible reading course. The good news is that I'm all done now.

What do you have to say, Mary?

I'm going to sit on my duff tonight and watch SYTYCD, even though it's pretty bad this year. I miss Mary! They need a ballroom expert on their panel of "jewdges."

I hope to do some thrifting over the next couple of days and I'll sort out the Pyrex blog.

Hugs,

Erin

Pyrex Update

Two of my fabulous neighbours. I love the way grandma balances a bag on her head. She walks down the street like this. Amazing!

Hello there and welcome to my two latest followers. I haven't even had a chance to see who you are, but I'm very excited as I always am. Thank you!

I've set up the communal Pyrex blog. I actually used it today for a presentation at school. One student in my class came up and asked why it said pyrexpleasure in tiny letters at the top of the screen, even though the blog was called "Retelling & Summarizing." I had to explain that the blog was going to turn into a blog for vintage Pyrex collectors. I got the bemused smile.

Duncan pretending to be a puzzled Shel Silverstein. This was used on the reading blog, which will soon be glowing with Pyrex treasures.

I'll delete everything from the blog and send the info to Jeni from In Color Order and when she has a moment, she can work her design magic. Once the blog is ready for the hot typing fingers of you lovely Pyrex fans out there, I'll send comments to your blogs with my email in order to give you the password and sign on info. If you do not have a blog already, please leave a comment on Yard Sale Snoop with the best way for me to contact you.

Thanks. Tomorrow's the last day of this crazy busy reading course and I'll be back in the summer saddle. Yee haw!

Erin

Late Night Lullaby

Just finished the last big piece of writing for my reading course. It's 1:38 and I have to get up in a few hours, but I'm wired. Time for Bryan. This is from the movie Legend. Does anyone remember it besides me?

Erin

P.S. The posting time is not accurate. I'm not sure how to fix it. I wish it was just after 10:30. Calgon, take me away!

CSI Toronto

I did a little hunting around on Flickr and ebay last night looking to ID the maker of this cute little bowl I picked up on the weekend. I also Googled Federal Glass, vintage bowls with teal utensils, etc. The closest I found was a picture of the same bowl, with a matching small version of it. The info with the picture also said the bowls did not have a maker's mark on it. If you have any leads, let me know. I may just not have the right touch when it comes to researching this stuff.

Erin