In super sad store news, Adolio retired from delivering furniture yesterday.  Adolio was one of my first consignors back in early 2018.  The first ten consignors were 1-10 and then we went to the alphabet A-Z.  He is consignor Q so that just tells you how long he has been around!

When he first brought stuff to me, I noticed that he had a really cool truck that could haul a lot of stuff.  I asked him if he would be open to do deliveries for some of my customers and he was agreeable.  I know many of you have had him to your homes for deliveries and he is just the sweetest guy!  I will share more fun stories about my friend, Adolio, in my next ezine, but for now here is his goodbye photo.

Oh, I almost forgot…Adolio turned 80 a few days ago and that is why he is retiring.  The guy doesn’t look a day over 60!  Gotta love him!

Here is a photo of Adolio & me at my surprise birthday party this past July.  He really has become a part of my family and the Lynn’s Consignment’s family.  God Speed young man and you had BETTER come and visit.  I am SERIOUS.  He doesn’t read my ezines, so if any of you know him, please share this with him.  🙂

In travel news, I was out in Palm Desert this past weekend and got some amazing stuff!  You must come in the store and check it out.  I hit some crazy good estate sales this past Saturday!

I will tell you more about my desert adventures in the ezine next month, but just suffice it to say that Cha Cha had many more adventures than I did while staying with my friend Marty on his fishing boat in Long Beach.  You will NOT believe what happened to her!

Here is a pic of me having lunch with Tina Burke the day I arrived in Palm Desert.  She is one of my best friends from high school and it is always a great time when I see her.  Love you TB!

And now for some cool new stuff in our store this week. Come swing by the store and see what’s fresh!  Christmas is coming!  The Goose is getting fat, but not my son Houston…for those of you who do not know, his nickname is Goose.  LOL.  When he was little we called him Housie Goosie and my Dad HATED it….”Do NOT call him Goosie” he would yell.  So, plain old Goose finally stuck.

Everyone at Pepperdine knew him as Goose.  When I would meet new kids on campus I would say, “My son is Houston Wilson” and no one would know who I was talking about, but when I said “Goose” they were all like…Oh yeah!   We LOVE him!

Since I have been talking about the Goose, I must share this photo of him chasing Geese in Germany back in 2017.  So much fun!  Notice that his Instagram handle is even “housthegoose”.

Y’all have been asking and we are here to answer!  Our next Annie Sloan Paint Your Own Piece class will be held on Friday, November 3rd from 2:00 to 5:00.  Cost is $69.  We supply the paint, the brushes, waxes and instruction.

You bring your piece.  Please text a photo of your piece prior to the class for approval….to me at 760-880-3535 or Sandy 805-628-3289.  Pieces should not be too large.  Think a side table, chair, small shelf etc.   Space is limited so sign up here now

Here is a photo of me with Annie Sloan in New Orleans last year.  Sandy and I both attended her “Big Paint” event and can’t wait to share our knowledge with y’all.

If you have any questions please call the store at 805-628-3289…Here is a photo of a piece that Sandy upcycled last year using Annie Sloan and an IOD transfer. In this class you will be ONLY painting your piece. But so much to learn! The class is going to be fun! We can’t wait to do this 🙂

OK, check out this new Christmas display that Sendia did for us.  She is great at displays and we should be putting up more Christmas and all the trees this Saturday.  Come in and see us!

More new arrivals….Square Trunk – Leather look $249.00

Young Hinkle Outrigger Series Oak Desk & Chair $395.00

Faux Marble Top Rolling Table Philippines $95.00 – 2 pcs

Faux Marble Top Coffee Table Philippines $145.00

Rustic side table 4 Panes

Hamilton Mfg Sterilizer Cabinet $695.00

Beautiful Stained Glass Table Lamp 32″ High $357.00

Young Hinkle Outrigger Series Oak Dresser $495.00

Burlwood Inlaid Small Coffee Table $295.00

Three Piece Annie Sloan Painted Table Set $295.00

Phoebe Palmer Blue Bird Lady 1995 Framed Art $195.00

Studio McGee Side Table Marble Ball $95.00

Home Decorators Medium Sunburst Brown Antiqued Art Deco Accent Mirrors Wood $125.00 – 2pcs in stock

Home Decorators Collection Mavery Wood Dining Chair with Cross Back Ivory/Natural Woven Rattan $95.00 each – 4 pcs available

A&B Home Large Arch Framed Antiqued Decorative Mirror Tan Brown Natural With White Finish Wood/Glass $295.00 – 2pcs in stock

Rustic Side Table with Slats $145.00

Thanks for checking out our new arrivals!

Remember to drop by our store or browse our website. We’ll keep you posted with more cool things, and as usual, we really appreciate your ongoing support!

Take care and SEE YOU SOON! Me, Houston, Emma, and Indy!

Thanks for reading my ezines!  I appreciate it….as always!

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My last REAL ezine ended with Chris Wade stopping by the store and the two of us doing a little day drinking.   LOL, so I guess it is only fitting that this one starts out with Chris Wade and me going to Boots & Brews this past Sunday night.

If you remember, I took him to that amazing “Outstanding in the Field Dinner” hosted by some of my favorite customers Tina & Tere Cruz this past May, so he knew he had to take me to something just as fun.  VIP tickets to Niko Moon, Micheal Ray and Jon Pardi at Surfers Point came pretty close….We had a blast.

First we had appetizers at Lure with our Solo Cups in tow…..Hahahaha

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #0009

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Volume IV  Issue 0009

 

The concert was super fun…I think Niko Moon was the most entertaining of the bunch!  If you were there, what did you think?

Since I haven’t written one of these in a Looooonnnng time, I think it is time for an eBay score! This one is crazy.  I pick up these EMPTY Jose Cuervo boxes whenever I see them and I probably paid $5.  This one sold for $127.49.  Isn’t that incredible?  Check out the listing here.

As you know, I have been giving you little snippets of my life in the weekly “New Arrivals” emails, but to recap the last 6 weeks (OMG) I will do some highlights!
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My September was all about having company (which I LOVE). First Jo Dallas arrived on September 6th to help me while both Cindy and Sandy were on vacation. What a lifesaver! She helped me in the store with customers, filed paperwork and even helped clean up my deck. It is looking soooooo good at my house these days!

In that photo you can probably make out Carlos if you look really carefully.  I know that I gave you a little bit of the history of him going missing….but here is a recap.  I was watching my friend Marty’s dog, Willy, and Willy chased Carlos.  Carlos climbed a tree and got stuck.  I called the fire department and they came and got him down…thank God!

Here he is in the Fireman’s arms…a little blurry because he was freaking out.

That was Wednesday night, September 27th.  Carlos never showed his face again, the entire time Willy was at my house.  I started leaving food and water for him under my deck, because that is where I thought he was.  Marty picked up Willy on Monday, October 2nd.  Still no Carlos.

Normally, when Willy is here and leaves, Carlos knows immediately and comes right out.  He didn’t show up Tuesday or Wednesday and I started freaking out.  I was still leaving food and water under the deck and some of it was disappearing…but who knows…It could have been a neighbor’s cat eating it.

By Thursday, I was beside myself and asked Marty to go under the deck and look for him.  I feared the worst….that Carlos was dead and under the deck.  But thank GOD, he wasn’t there.

Later that night I went outside and called him and I heared a Meow, Meow.  I followed the sound and found him in a different tree in the neighbors yard.  It was short enough that I could grab him and he fought me, but I was stronger and dragged him into the house.  He tried to run back outside so I closed the doggy door.  I fed him and kept a close eye on him.  By the next morning everything was back to normal.  I am soooooo relieved.  Literally, I couldn’t sleep those three nights after Willy left because I thought I had killed my cat.

Here is a recent photo of Carlos and Cha Cha….How cute are they?

While Jo was still here in September, Mo (Maureen) came out from Palm Desert to work on eBay and hang out.  So much fun!  And Indiana and her friend Larissa also showed up that same evening.

I LOVE having a house that can sleep so many people comfortably!  We all went out to happy hour at the Saloon…one of my favorite happy hours (but it is only Tues, Weds, Thurs).

I called this post on Instagram….”When Worlds Collide”.  Because Jo was here from my hometown of Bellingham, WA, Mo was here from my 2nd hometown of Palm Desert, CA and Indiana and Larissa were here visiting from Marina del Rey & Brentwood.  I lived for 6 years in Brentwood….some of the funnest years ever!

Jo left the day after that picture was taken and the other Palm Desert girls rolled into town on September 15th…Kel & Candy to join Mo and me for a Palm Desert Girls weekend in Ventura.

These girls are my posse….my favorite group.  Do you know how it is when you find a group that just clicks?  Well these are my people.  I have known them for over 20 years. We became friends because our boys played baseball together.  Thank God for having children and the wonderful friendships that come with all of that!

They came out to celebrate my big birthday….Yes, the celebration continues.  Hahaha!  They took me to Prime Steakhouse for dinner.  So much fun…Mo doesn’t like having her picture taken, but here I am with Kel & Candy.

Kel & Candy left on Sunday, September 17th and Mo stayed until Thursday the 21st.  It was really nice to be alone again…LOL.  I had had “wall to wall company” (as my grandmother would have called it) since September 6th.  OMG, that was 15 days!  Let’s be honest…I LOVED IT and would do it again in a New York second.  Hahaha.

Well, I laid low for a few days, put my nose to the grindstone and worked super hard at the store and on eBay.

Then it was National Daughter and Son days.  I really enjoy posting cute pics of my kids on these special days.

Since I am a super proud Mama, I just have to share some fun throwback pics of my kids.  The first one is when Indy was Homecoming Princess her Junior year and got to ride on the back of a convertible on the football field and the next one is when Houston was Prom King.  Love these kids sooooo  much!

When I was up in Bellingham for those two weeks in August, I went to a Theresa Muers Sale at Assumption Church.  I got the best stuff!  A set of French Stainless silverware for $10.

Just sold two of the salad forks for a best offer of $40.  Amazing! …Check out the listing here.  Pretty fun since I was able to do the listings from my mom’s beach house and I took the photos on her weathered picnic table.  Then I just shipped the set back down to Ventura so that we can ship out from here when items sell.  I would have put it in my carry on luggage, but knives & forks are a big “no no” these days on airplanes!

The week after all of my company left, Indiana had a comedy show in West Hollywood at the Virgil and it was in the bar that A Star is Born used to film the drag queen segment with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.  So much fun and a great show!

So amazing to see Indy perform on the same stage that Lady Gaga performed on back in 2018.

The weekend after Indy’s show, Houston and two buddies came out to go biking up to Ojai.  Love having the kids visit.  Here are Houston, Alex and Nolan before we went out to dinner.  And then a snapshot of them in the front Halloween window….creepy!

October 2nd is always a tough day for me.  It is my sister Kiki’s birthday.  She would have been 54 years old this year.  Kiki passed away in 2012 at the age of 42 from Cancer.

August 28th was my good friend Jodi Cadman Chalfont’s birthday and she would have been 60 this year if Cancer hadn’t taken her at 40.  Not cool Cancer….

Here is one of my favorite pictures of my sister Kiki (what she is really saying is F* Cancer) and a great picture of Jodi that her sister Kim posted on Instagram on Jodi’s birthday this year.  Miss them both so much!

Isn’t life so strange sometimes?  I was in the store on October 3rd and I heard Sandy say from the front, “This lady knew your grandmother”.  What?

I jumped out of my desk chair and went to the front of the store.  What, How, Where?  She had seen the “Cheryl Leaf” sign and the newspaper articles about my grandma that are up on the wall and couldn’t believe it……Turns out she and her husband used to have a jewelry store in Bellingham back in the 1980’s when my grandmother was making a lot of jewelry.  She sold to them and also bought from them.  Small World!

It really made my day and I felt like it was a little “Godwink” from my grandmother.  Business has been tough and I feel like it was Cheryl Leaf’s way of saying, “You are doing a great job & it will all be OK.”

Here I am with Terri Krantz.

Oh, before I forget….let me interrupt this program for a word from our sponsors 🙂

The store still needs a bunch of stuff, but we are super full right now, this is a wish list for later…..Main Store

Small Mirrors
Dressers
Desks
Matching Table Lamps
Floor Lamps
Shelves
End Tables
Side Tables
Coffee Tables  (I do have room for coffee tables now)
Baskets
Cool Garden Pieces
Metal and Wood items

We will eventually need Sofas & Sectionals in very good to excellent condition.

Please text pictures of larger items to my store manager Sandy for pre-approval prior to bringing in.  805-628-6025

For the clothing store….

Larger Size Tops
Designer Purses (have been selling really well so thank you for those!)
Higher end shoes/boots
Fall Colors
Long Sleeves
Knitted Sweaters
Crewnecks
Flannels
Lightweight Jackets..think Fleece & Denim
Ventura LOVES Casual Dressy!

Great Selling Brands:  Cabi, Free People, Johnny Was, J Jill, Ann Taylor/Loft, J Crew, Chicos, Eileen Fisher

Hours in Fun Fashions

Weds  11-3
Thurs  11-3
Fri  11-5
Sat 11-5
Sun 11-3

To make an appointment please call or text.
Land Line  805-628-9208
Cell  805-470-6493

OK, October 7th was going to be my favorite Indy performance of the year.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Pepperdine Improv Troupe Alumni Show during Parent’s weekend.  I was so excited to go and then Indy text me on the Wednesday before and said, “I have been exposed to Covid and I may be opting out.”  Ughhhh

Here is a pic of her in last year’s alumni Improv performance.

I know I may be repeating some things in this full length ezine (from my shorter “new arrival” emails) so please forgive me!  If I do repeat, I am trying to add some new and unseen photos.  LOL.  Thanks for playing along!

So the next morning, Marc Kettles called and invited me to the USC/Arizona game on the same Saturday as the Alumni Improv Show.  I told him I had to wait to see if Indy was in the show or not and he was a great sport.

Turned out she couldn’t perform and I got to head to LA for that nail biter of a game.  We won in triple overtime!  Yikes!  Here we are on campus as the Marching Band marches behind us…just like when we were students!

Indiana had a doctor’s appointment in Ventura on Tuesday, October 10th.  So she and her friend Larissa arrived to spend a few days here.  I stayed FAR FAR FAR away from them.  But we did have some fun and carved pumpkins at a distance.

OK, a little plug for my friends.  My friends Janette (Island Girl Spray Tan) and her daughter April are super talented.  Janette is the best spray tanner around and April is attending beauty school at the Simi Valley School of Cosmetology.  Here is a pic of the three of us out celebrating Janette’s birthday last June.  How is it October already?  Yikes!

This past Thursday I drove up to Simi Valley to get a facial from April at the Cosmetology school.  She is the best!  She will soon be doing facials etc. here in Ventura, but for now you can get in touch with her and schedule something at the school.  She is on Instagram as Angel Aesthetics by April and her cell number is 805-814-7412.

Check out my skin after the facial…It felt amazing!  Thank you April!

On Saturday, Indy was supposed to have a show in West Hollywood.  I was so excited to see it, but once again she had to drop out because she was still testing positive for Covid.  I am soooooooo OVER Covid!  How about y’all?

Marc had invited me up to Ojai to watch the USC/Notre Dame game with a bunch of his friends so I did that instead.  Loved his friends…they are siblings (along with their spouses) from Quebec and I have been instructed to only call them Quebecois and NOT French Canadians.  Noted!

The game was terrible…ugh!  But we had a fun time.

Sandy had a great idea for a sale in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  We have tagged specific inventory with bright pink tags and an extra discount amount.  Look for these tags around the store.  Here is an example.

These Thomasville Night Stands are down to the lowest price of $237, but for this sale you will get an extra 30% off making them only $165.90 each.  Sweet!

OK, one last eBay score before we share the new arrivals.  Sold this darling PHB (Porcelain Hinged Box) for $52.20 last week and it shipped to Australia.  The buyer LOVED it!  These little trinket boxes do very well.  Even in the store, if you have any to consign, let us know.  Check out the listing here.

And now, for what most of you have been waiting for….our new arrivals!

Grey Sofa Faux Leather $795.00

Giguere Morin Cherry Wood Table w Matching 6 Chairs w/ Leaf $2495.00

This gorgeous set was made in the French section of Canada….maybe it is also Quebecois?

Small Decorative Asian Chest $145.00

Antique Carriage Lamp Lantern Ceramic 1800’s $1995.00

Custom Painted Oval Coffee Table w/ Decoupage $195.00

Herman Miller Equa Rocker Chair $195.00

Burlwood Inlaid Small Coffee Table $295.00

Old Trunk $95.00

Roy Rogers Limited Edition Acoustical Guitar NIP $125.00

Edward Borein Etching $225.00

As I end this ezine, I just want to say THANK YOU so much for reading these and mentioning it to me in the store or by email.

I LOVE to hear that you enjoy reading these and it makes my day!

Again, thank you all for supporting me, my family and my businesses as I work on expanding….as you know I am building my empire!

eBay with Heart
Decorate with Heart
Dress with Heart

I try and do everything in my life in a big way and with a lot of heart!  Thank you for joining me on this super fun journey.  Take care and we hope to see you soon!

Sandy, Val and me.  Sandy is back in the store, thank goodness!  Val is still out and needs all your prayers and good thoughts for her family.  We miss her!

Thanks for reading my ezines!  I appreciate it….as always!

eBay with Heart, Design with Heart & Dress with Heart………Lynn

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With the way this month is going, I probably won’t do a real full length ezine until the end of the month.  Val won’t be back in until November…I miss her!  Cindy is still on vacation and Sandy is back part time.

Indy was supposed to be in the Alumni Pit (Pepperdine Improv Troupe) show during parent’s weekend on Saturday in Malibu.  I LOVE this show!  It is one of my favorite shows of the year.  Unfortunately, she text me on Wednesday and said that she had been exposed to Covid and wasn’t sure if she could participate.  Ughhhhh!

Oh well, the next day, Marc Kettles called and asked me to be his guest to the USC/Arizona game.  I said “For sure…but only if Indy can’t do the show.”.

Well, it turned out that she decided to err on the side of caution and I got to go to my first USC game in years!  My dad used to say that my blood ran “cardinal”, because I am such a die hard USC fan.  Our colors are Cardinal and Gold Hahaha.

I must share this photo of my Dad wearing a USC jacket when he was helping to drive the charter boat during my Wedding Weekend back in 1994.  My dad was a total Gonzaga and Husky fan so to get him in a Trojan jacket was quite the accomplishment.

And what goes along with this photo is story #13 from “Money Making Madness”.  So let me share that now!

OK, enough reminiscing and back to real life.  I drove Cha Cha down to Marina del Rey to spend the night with the kids and then I ubered to the Coliseum to meet up with Marc, his friend Molly Maier and her husband Ed.  Molly was a Pi Phi and I was an AD Pi and I always remember her as being super nice.  So it was fun to reconnect at the tailgate party!

The game was super close.  OMG!  We should have won it at the very end with 2 seconds to go when we were on the 6 yard line and kicking a field goal.  I said to Marc, “There is no way they can F this up” and he was like “Noooooooooo….don’t tempt the Football Gods” and he was right, they missed it!  UGHHHH.

The game went into overtime, then another overtime and we finally won it in triple overtime.  It was a nail biter for sure!  Marc and I had excellent seats.  Here we are at the game.

After the game, Molly, Ed & Marc drove me to the 901 Club (our favorite bar from back in the day) so that I could catch an Uber back to the kid’s place.  The 9-0 was packed, so instead I walked down the row (such a memory lane trip for me) and wound up at my sorority.

It was like 12:30 at night, but since it was parent’s weekend I went in and was given a tour by a current sorority sister.  What fun!  Nothing has changed…I am not kidding.

Here is a picture of the stairs from last Saturday night and a throwback picture of me on those stairs back in the day.  Crazy fun memories!

It was obviously a mariner/boat/nautical/sailor themed party that we were dressed up for….can you tell which one is me?  I am in the front row.  Apparently, I like to be the center of attention.  LOL.  And, to make sure you know it is the same stairs, check out the window in both pics.

In fun store news, I had the cutest dog come in to see us yesterday.  His name is “Otter” because he likes being held like an otter.  Just so you know, we LOVE dogs at Lynn’s Consignments and have a treat ready at all times for your furry friends.  Bring them in!  We especially love Mike the Golden Retriever.  Mike, where have you been?

And then in more fun customer news, one of my favorites “Kaden” brought in her mom and grandma to go couch shopping.  What a good looking family!

We need COFFEE TABLES….We only have 2 left in the store.  Please call, text or come in and tell us about your coffee table that you want to consign.  We NEED YOU!

Also, just for fun I want to share what I did last night.  Indiana and her friend Larissa are in Ventura visiting and we carved pumpkins…so crazy fun!  It made me feel like a kid again.  If you haven’t carved a pumpkin in years, I encourage you to go out and buy one to carve.  It is just like riding a bike…you NEVER forget!  Such a blast!

Can you guess which one is mine?

The Halloween Window is beyond amazing.  Please stop in and see it and say “Hello” to our favorite new “Monster” in residence.  If you have any little ones, they are welcome to push the “Try Me” button to see what this animated guy can do!

And to get up close and personal…say hello to this new addition — Netflix Life Sized Stranger Things Animated Giant Demogorgon Grey/Red Tones – $395.00

Come see it in person!

Teak dining table 5′ but extends to 9′ – $295.00

Cal-Style Furniture 1975 Table with 4 Yellow Chairs – now marked down to an incredible $447.00!  Seriously, this is such a great set!

Powell Furniture Willow Dining Table Teal/Grey – $225.00

White Tall Skinny Lingerie Cabinet $125.00

Fabienne Jouvin Porcelain Fish Vase – $295.00 each

Antique White Dresser from Ventura Farm 1900’s – $195.00

Velvet Distressed Stool – $85.00

Vintage Glass Arrowhead Puritas Water Jug with Crate – $69.50

Ariat Cowboy Boots- $95.00

Ikea Floor Mirror $125.00

Round Side Table – $195.00

Thanks for checking out our new arrivals!

Remember to drop by our store or browse our website. We’ll keep you posted with more cool things, and as usual, we really appreciate your ongoing support!

Take care and SEE YOU SOON! Me, Houston, Emma, and Indy!

 Thanks for reading my ezines!  I appreciate it….as always!

eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

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