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Posts tagged "garage sale warrior"

It's a Mystery: What Does a Top Chicago Author Shop for at Garage Sales?

Garage sale and mystery lovers, if you don’t know yard sale addict Jane Wheel, you are so lucky. You have six books waiting to make your acquaintance. Six mysteries swirled like a caramel sundae with estate sale hunts for bits of history like bakelite bracelets and old photo albums. Then there’s Jane’s gay friend Tim... Read more »
By didurkes,
October 28, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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Weekend Round Up: The Lakewood Balmoral Sale

Talk about idyllic. The eye candy architecture, the leafy canopy overhead and the carnival of goods that lined the sidewalks at the Lakewood Balmoral neighborhood’s front yard sale on Saturday. This slice of Edgewater just east of Andersonville puts on the sale each year just after Labor Day. This is the day the neighbors, some... Read more »
By didurkes,
September 14, 2009 at 8:35 am
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There's an App for Us

Midweek, all ready, again. By Wednesday I’ve started checking out the sale scene on the Warrior map to plan the weekend. My fantasy of the moment is finding a four poster bed. I’ve actually never slept in one, but have spent not just a little time thinking cozy Chicago winter in the middle of a... Read more »
By didurkes,
September 9, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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