Category Archives: thrift lifetstyle

Caught in a (Bare)Trap!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

I’ve been looking for new-to-me winter boots for months now. I have a pair of well-loved boots that I got from my sister over 4 years ago. She got them at a thrift shop and had worn them for a … Continue reading →

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All Dressed Up and Places to Go!

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

I’ve had two excuses to get into costume in the last month and neither of those were Halloween. I have mixed feelings about costume parties. On one hand, I love them because it’s fun to get dressed up as something … Continue reading →

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Roots for the Win

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Son says to me: Ma, next time you’re in a thrift shop, see if you can find me a new messenger bag, mine is starting to fall apart inside. Mission accepted. Same week, I head to the MCC Plaza in … Continue reading →

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It’s Only Fair

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

My blogs lean heavily on the thrift theme but I am a Thrift Shopper for Peace and this blog focuses more on this side of my mandate. (You can learn more about that on my About page). I am a … Continue reading →

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That’s a Wrap

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

I had the privilege of attending a wedding this summer. Mark and Rachel were married at the always-lovely Tanglebank Gardens in Abbotsford. It was a perfect day – blue skies after a week or more of smoke/haze and a cool … Continue reading →

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National Thrift Shop Day 2017

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Apparently it’s National Thrift Shop Day (who decides these things?). So to celebrate, I thought I’d share with you my top three favourite thrift shops. It was hard to decide because there are so many that I like to visit, … Continue reading →

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Under a Dollar

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

This past week I revisited a thrift shop in the Okanagan, the hospital auxiliary thrift shop in Oliver BC. This is what I call a “classic” thrift shop: not huge, a little messy, bit of a ‘garage sale’ feel, super … Continue reading →

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