I never dreamed of having personal shoppers at a thrift shop, but that is what happened. Those special pickers were none other than our “awn” neighbors Dawn and Shawn.
Dawn knew the thrift store was going to throw out clothing for lack of storage space. She texted me, asking what size top I wore. Shawn joined her, and they picked out things for themselves and ten tops for me! Ten (10)!!!
At Dawn’s suggestion, I’ll donate the ones I can’t use to another shop. According to the label, one was two sizes too large. My friends had good eyes, though, because I squeezed myself into that tank top. By definition, it had no sleeves. I failed the sleeveless scale 30 years ago and won’t try again. One top didn’t look good on me, though it would be great for someone else. The third reject showed dangerous cleavage. I’ll pass this one along to someone who is much more willing to flirt with danger than I am.
The slideshow presents clothes that originally cost more than I would pay, and I am delighted to have them. One still has the original store tag! The photographer, using only one hand, did not do a good job, but you can get an idea of the lovely things Dawn and Shawn chose for me. Thank you very much, dear neighbors.
Mehrling Muse 
Love the coral and the yellow on you!
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What wonderful friends. Good job on their part.
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Beautiful! Those look so good on you!!!! And I LOVE the smile. ❤
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The smile was the hardest part to coordinate.
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You got some very nice tops. I love the coral one in particular but the others are also very flattering. Your neighbours did a good job!
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Wow, lucky you to have such nice, thoughtful neighbours!! I love the tops, especially that orange/coral light jacket!
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I also love the coral top over the white one! And what lovely friends and neighbors you have! 🤗
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Dawn and Shawn might well have a side career in personal shopping if they had any interest. They did a great job. The tops they picked out for you are marvelous – they look great on you!! The tops have the added benefit of reminding you of Dawn and Shawn whenever you wear them. What a blessing!
Love,
Janet
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They picked out better things than I would have. I really love their choices.
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What wonderful neighbors you have! I should try a thrift store. Your goods are lovely!
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I would never have looked at clothing in a thrift shop. There is no telling what all I have missed.
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Me too!
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Beautiful! and how thoughtful. I have a yellow cable knit sweater that I paid $3.00 for at a Salvation Army store, and I have gotten more compliments when wearing it than any other clothing item. My only regret is that I didn’t but it’s green twin. LOL.
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Isn’t it marvelous to have beautiful clothes for next to nothing?? The next time I go to a thrift store, I will look at clothing.
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All top are so beautiful look of you. I like orang. Wonderful your neighbor. So beautiful clothes in thrift store.
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I was surprised at how many lovely things my neighbors found.
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I am so happy. You are luck your neighbors found yours surprised lovely things. Really it’s so beautiful all.👌
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Our neighbors are marvelous. We are all different, but we care for each other.
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There are some lovely tops there, Anne, enjoy your new wardrobe!
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I love thrift stores! I do not shop like I used to, but when I need something-that is where I look! What thoughtful friends-isn’t that such a blessing. I think the photos are adorable!
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Our neighbors are the greatest!! I’m looking forward to warmer days to wear the new-to-me tops.
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You lucked out Anne! The coral and yellow are both very Spring-y!
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I’m waiting for warmer weather to start wearing the new tops. We may have a few snow showers during the night!
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Good idea – we are having snow showers/wintry mix too! Snow, but on grassy surfaces and will be slippery they say, so no walk AGAIN!
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It could be too windy for us to walk. We’ve noticed that many branches fall on the road right where we walk.
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Yes, we had 40 mph winds today – I went out and ran the car and had a difficult time stand upright – it lessened this afternoon and the snow melted. We have a 13 degree wind chill overnight and in the morning … weatherman says the coldest temps we will have now until next Fall.
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Our winds have died down. It might still be rather cool tomorrow.
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We had black ice, wind chill of 13 and snow squalls so I went out this afternoon, but not to the Park and that was no prize walk as it was gusty winds, but I’m behind in my miles.
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That’s too bad that you are behind with your miles. I still dutifully record ours, but John had to quit walking to the creek. We hope he will have the definitive biopsy this week so that he can start treatment. His lungs are filling with fluid, so he can’t breathe well enough to walk up the steep hill.
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I am sorry to hear about John – hopefully he can do a shorter walk and build up to what you did before.
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We still walk to the stop sign, half the walk to the creek. It’s 1.25 miles.
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That’s good – keep moving as long as you can. With this weather I am not walking as much as I usually do and I’m sitting too much which is not good.
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Who doesn’t love a thrift shop? One summer I taught US History from the Civil War to the 1960s. My principal advised me not to bore the students with worksheets. They had failed their class and were repeating it. Every afternoon, I scoured local thrift shops for items to use for the next day. Then I cut and and sewed as needed. I even had props as I taught and used many teaching techniques from the foreign language classroom. It was enjoyable for me! Long live the thrift shops.
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What a creative teacher you are!!
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Thanks, Anne. To dress like the owner of the Widget Factory, I added suspenders to hold up my husband’s pants and wore his huge shoes. Taped on a mustache and added a beret. The UPS folks gifted me packing peanuts to use in the project. I purchased toothpicks. It was to teach the assembly line in a factory with three different groups. Some designed; some managed and the rest worked the assembly line. I do believe this was the most popular project I selected. They clamored for more, more, more materials. Anne, I told you that I enjoyed myself teaching US history from the Civil War to the 1960s. Pretty soon, all the summer school teachers wanted to see my new costumes. Be well. Winds whipping and snow fell down again last night. oxox
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I’m sure you were the most sought-after teacher wherever you went.
We are having a March day — strong sunlight with high winds. oxox
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Anne, thank you for your flattering words. We too are having a typical March day with winds and snow. Birds galore eating us out of house and home. Be well.
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I would treasure friends like that who not only would know what I might like but also what would look good on me. And thrifty to boot! Great share. I like the blue top at the start the best.
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I think the blue top you liked is the one with the original tag still on it. Our neighbors are the best!!
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Even better. It is as if it was brand new.
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Love your outfits Anne, lovely vibrant colours 🔆😊
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The tops were fun and free! Our neighbors are wonderful.
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