Hi! Happy Thursday!

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000010

Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Volume V Issue 000010

Oh my! Covid has struck one of my employees and we have been running with a skeleton crew. If we are short handed, please be patient with us when you come in to shop.

Mo came out from Palm Desert this past Wednesday to help with my eBay business. Of course, we got into some shenanigans. Wednesday night happy hour at the Saloon. Thursday night we went to Harbor Cove Cafe to have dinner….my new favorite place. But Alas, they are only open for dinner on Friday and Saturday. So we ate at the Boatyard Pub instead.

Then on Friday night we finally went out to dinner at the Harbor Cove Cafe with Marc. Super fun! Except for the fact that Marc ordered Spam. YUCK!

Oh My Goodness! I finally found a picture of Houston (aka the Goose) at a Pepperdine Law School Event on their Facebook page. I have proof that he is attending Law School! Looks like he is happy and having fun. Love that this shot shows him wearing my dad’s watch. Awwww!

Time for a fun eBay score. I was getting ready to put the sale of this snuff box in the ezine and I realized that I had a pretty cute picture of SOMEONE trying to help me list this from back in November of 2000. But, I will share more about that after the score.

It is a trinket or snuff box that I inherited from my Grandmother. I listed it on eBay for $199 and took a best offer of $91.05. Typically, I expect to get about 1/2 of my asking price and since this had been listed for almost 4 years (yikes)…I thought that $91 was a good price.

You can check out the listing here.

Here are those precious photos of that SOMEONE trying to help me list. Those puppy months go by way tooooo fast!

For those of you in the Bellingham area, Teresa Meurs had to cancel my mom’s estate sale due to rain. Please attend the rescheduled sale! There are some great items and bargains to be had!

It has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 31st and Sunday, September 1st at Bellinger Storage on Midway in Bellingham, WA in units #4, #22 and #360. Start time 10 am.

Back to my week with Mo in town. Saturday we ended up going to garage sales and up to the Catholic Thrift store in Carp. We got some good things for the store and for eBay. Then we worked Saturday afternoon and just chilled Saturday evening.

Sunday, we had brunch at the Lookout and I dragged Mo to the Rudder Room. I had only been there once and always forget about it. Who doesn’t love a $5.25 cocktail on the beach?

Mo headed back to the desert on Monday and I headed off to Fit Buddha! It was fun to have her in town, but also nice to be back to my normal routine. Actually, there is no “real” normal in my life. Hahaha.

My nephew, Zach, arrives a week from today for a quick weekend trip. Can’t wait to see him! Here is baby Zach with Houston and Indiana. Aren’t they precious?

Time for another eBay score! When your kids move out and grow up, sometimes they leave behind some pretty cool items that they don’t want anymore. Houston left this jersey and I listed it on eBay. We were huge Reggie Bush fans because of my USC days. It sold for a best offer of $80. Yipppeeeee!

Check it out here.

Don’t forget about our Design Service.

Do you have a space in your home that needs a refresh or a bit of rearranging? Some ideas….

Under the stairs
A focal wall (amazing how one wall redo can change a room)
The wall behind your bed…we even have headboards
Unused space
A corner
A Kitchen nook
A small office area
Living Room
TV Room
etc.

Susan Wheelan and I will come out for a 30 minute consult for a flat $50 fee within Ventura. We will design a plan and will return and stage your project with items from your home, the store and others we source. You get to live with the design for 48 hours and may purchase the items you wish to keep and a 20% design fee will be added. You are under no obligation to purchase anything.

In addition to utilizing some of your existing decor, imagine how amazing some new throw pillows, throw blankets, art, decor, rugs and lamps can do to refresh a tired area of your home.

This is a service designed to be fun for all with the end result being a refreshed and beautiful space! Once you have purchased, please call or come in the store to schedule your consultation!

These are before and after photos of one of our jobs. The entire refresh was done for $2,700 plus a 20% design fee of $540. A Bargain!

To sign up, click here.

Susan Wheelan and myself.

Since we have a Foe (if you missed the ezine two weeks ago you can read about the foe here) in our midst, I can’t leave anything in the parking lot. We did have a make an offer pile, that I may no longer have, so these items are now free. Please take them off of our hands! Thanks 🙂

In regards to the Foe and their Residential parking spot, please do not park in the center spot as he may have you towed. You are more than welcome to park in any of my four other spots. Just do NOT park in the Tenant MIDDLE spot. Thanks!

Speaking of puppy days….One of our favorite customers and consignors, Dawn Doyle, got a new puppy and her name is Maybelle. She is darling! Thank you Dawn for bringing her in the store yesterday. As you may or may not know, dogs are more than welcome and we even have treats!

My grandmother’s mom’s name was Maybelle and our Maybelle passed away when my grandma was only 18 months. It is a very special name to our family. About 30 years ago I found a stack of letters in my grandma’s storage room (the snake pit LOL) that were written in the early 1900’s between Maybelle and her friends and family.

Back in 1991, I put them in chronological order and made them into a book to gift to my family. This collection of letters is going to be the basis for the novel that I am writing. I am super excited about it! I will keep you posted, but I feel like that was a sign from my grandma and great grandmother that I am on the right track. Our Maybelle had a wicked sense of humor and I can’t wait to share that in my writing!

Now for some new arrivals! Since my VA didn’t have a computer last week, I have left in last week’s new arrivals with links to purchase or learn more. But first, some newer new arrivals…LOL!

Picket House Rectangle Dining Table $495.00

SummerHouse Side Chair $95.00 each – 6 in stock

Siler {Plate Spoons and Forks With Box $45.00

Farmhouse Green, White & Ivory Glass Door Wall Shelf $225.00

Saxophone in Box $225.00

Wood and Rattan End Table $165.00

Wood and Rattan Console $245.00

Original Oil Painting on Canvas French $65.00 each

Paul Frankl Tiered Rattan Coffee Table $995.00

Blue Dbl Door Cabinet $145.00

Joanna Gaines Table Lamp with Square Shade $59.50

Round Hanging Bamboo Shelf $145.00

Assorted Dog Bed $29.95 each – 8 in stock

Stacking Elephant Figurine $49.50

Assorted Limoge French Trinket Box $39.50 each – 12 in stock

Bubble Glass Coffee Table…I LOVE this! $395

Ashley Bolsena Queen Sofa Sleeper…..Brand NEW! $695

Denmark Orange 3 Seater Sofa $695

Large Lattice Ginger Jar $145.

Asian Lamp with Aqua Shade. $125

Large Asian Lantern $65

Temkin Faux Leather Dining Chair $69.50 4 in stock.

Geo 84″ Upholstered Blue Velvet Sofa…$595. How cool is this?

Banas 88″ Upholstered Blue Grey Sofa with 4 pillows. $695.

Areonia Storage Bookcase $395. As Is.

Glass and Wood Lantern. $39.95 each and we have two! So cute and 19″ tall.

Mid Century Mirror $195

Mid Century Modern Lamp $185 each 2 available. Thank you to Claudio for bringing these in! They are awesome and he is one of my first consignors…Lucky Number 13!