.Wegmans.
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Organic Chicken Dumplings. Wegmans. |
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Tofu Sushi, Dumplings, & Sauce. Wegmans. |
.Wegmans.
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Organic Chicken Dumplings. Wegmans. |
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Tofu Sushi, Dumplings, & Sauce. Wegmans. |
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Food & Drink. |
Perhaps the main reason I always end up at The CoOp is for their fresh brewed, organic, FREE TRADE coffee. I die. I’ve drank coffee all around the world–Italy, Spain, France–and this is just as good. Kid you not. I love love love love love the darkest roasts, a brew I’d try no where else within The States (except perhaps Seattle…), b/c anywhere else I’ve had it, it’s bitter, biting, cracked, & chalked. But this stuff is the real deal. Whole & full & round & chocolate. How I don’t drink it daily, I do not know. It’s worth the stop in just for that.
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Not the mini-cafe, which is just as relaxing as my porch. |
Perhaps most of all, I love the CoOp for the potential I feel it instills within me. It reminds me that I have much to learn about local food, Slow Food, globalization, & community organization. The CoOp, if not on its own then in conjunction with numerous local organizations, provides opportunities to volunteer, craft, cook, participate, & organize. Especially for someone like me who needs guidance when it comes to trying new things–I‘m just not the delve-in and DIY (myself) gal. (Really, I don’t refer to myself as a gal in general, so.)—the CoOp is a nurturing guide to nurturing more than just one’s tumtum.
.After. |
I don’t really know you that well, and you don’t know me. So I won’t get all details on ya’. But I’ve been through some life in my lifetime. Dirty, gritty, nasty, ugly,
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.Referred to by Stevie Casaceli. He’s an okay cool guy. (Has a sweetsweetsweet tattoo that sold me on this place.) |
.Before. |
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.Homemade cards. (Love these) |
Shawn Booth. He’s the guy who did this to me. Pretty pretty. Don’t think I’ll mind having it on me 4 Life. If interested in one of your own, check this guy outttt.
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.Tattoo Artist Shawn Booth. |
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.Quilted Black. .Amanda Smith. (Vera Bradley black quilted, elbow bag not shown: $15.) |
Seriously. No one wants to wear what everyone else already has or furnish his or her personal space with good-looking pieces that leave an insipid taste. As noted here:
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.Gift for a Good Friend. .Shhh Don’t Tell. |
And as a rule of thumb, I rarely–rarely–buy jewelry (costume jewelry b/c let’s be honest, I’m not buying the good stuff) if not thrifted or from a boutique. . . . . Why???
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.Malachite. .From Israel. |
And as I’m discovering, rummage sales–tis the season for rummage sales–are the most affordable and unique way to find these babies:
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.Signed Fannie. .Emily Ann of Boca Raton. |
Unlike garage sales, which are sometimes more hit-or-miss, rummage sales always provide a smattering of a spread sprinkled with trinkets, gems, & just-gotta’-haves. Garage sales? Sure, but just 1 garage sale is less likely to have the eclectic variety characteristic of a rummage sale, which displays goods from a pool of people and not just 1 or 2 families.
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.Silver Plated Salad Tools. .Fancy Cheese Slicer. |
Don’t get me wrong: garage sales are awes! Please, pull over when you see one. But rummage sales are more likely to have higher quality and diversity of tastes. Need more convincing? Click here.
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.Peacock Bowl. .Blue. |
My Momsly, she is no stranger to them either. Today, she swept me away to Temple B’rith Kodesh where the annual rummage sale is run by the Women of Reform Judaism B’rith Kodesh Sisterhood. She’s been going for … longer than it’ll take me to remember that name. This sale is great because, while all the main stays are represented–jewelry, bags, home goods–and in tip-top quality, it is smaller–2 rooms–and therefore more easily navigable than other sales. Perfect for a mid-afternoon or lunchtime stop. Which is just what we did. Thanks Momsly!!!!
Happy Rummaging.
.xo.
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.Table at Blessed Sacrament Next-to-New Sale. |
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.Brass Lamp. Also Pictured (L-R): Orange-Red Glass Jar. Necklaces. |
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.Fresh Oregano to Dress Lemon-Butter Chick & Mushrooms. |
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.Oregano. .Planter. Plant Stand. |
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.Kodak Classic. (See Above, “End Table,” for orange-red lid.) |
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.Sun Tea with Lemon. |
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.H20. |
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.Cute Practical Free. |
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.Studded Faux Leather. |
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.Gray Mules. |
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.Faux Pearls & Metallic Blue. |
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.Full Length. |