Another chance to get a sneak peak at our goodies. However, before we do, I'd like to tell you about something fascinating I discovered. See that picture just above of the first shelf in the room at the front I'm going to call our Antique and Doodads Room? Click on it twice and you'll find everything in it magnified. Now, go to the long bar at the bottom that you use to get to different parts of the screen and move it and you'll find yourself with your own private tour of the shelf. Do the same with the side bar (both are usually colored blue) and the tour increases to the whole shelf. Well, I don't know about you, but I think this is pretty darn amazing. I love blogger! Now, do the same with this shelf. See, you can do it. Amazing, isn't it?
Now, for our newest goodies. Number One: a nice little Polish jar, just below. Might buy this myself for a Polish friend. Next, a really nifty necklace. Oh, you can magnify this by clicking on it twice and see how beautiful it really is as you can with the Polish jar. Next we have an old, undoubtedly antique--but don't take my word for it--U.S. Army Coffee Pot. I don't know about you, but I think this is truly unusual. This kind of item is what thrift stores are all about. Click on it and you'll be amazed. It's almost good enough to eat. This beautiful seascape has been hanging on our wall in the Antique and Doodads Room for awhile. Another amazing treasure that only the Turnabout can offer. Hey, just to show you the versatility of our offerings. this is a Jullian Wood Painting Easel, fully collapsible, for those of you that are artists. That's it for now.
The Turnabout Shop is located in El Cerrito, California, at 10052 San Pablo Avenue—our telephone number is 510-525-7844. We are open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to four. The shop has a very interesting background and I plan to devote one of my upcoming blogs to that history. I was born in Minnesota in 1933, moved to Wisconsin with my family in my twenties, collected a Bachelor of Science degree in Childhood Education, left for California for a teaching job and met my husband. We have been married for 47 years and have two sons and two grandsons, age six and a half and almost three. I love thrift stores. Where else could you find a grotesque Paper Mache mask with weird decorations? Weird can be wonderful! This one nearly caused a divorce: "Either that goes or you go!" We have a dog—an Akita mix called Plato—named for the philosopher. He is a very bright dog. I still have family in Wisconsin and the memories of a wonderful brother who I'm grieving. Take some time out of your busy day and come visit me.
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