I was out running errands this morning, so dropped by my fav thrift shop. Found a very clean green Morse 600 machine, a solid metal, simple mechanical model, looks like new, minus a belt, for $14.55. It must have been Kermit the Frog day, because anything with green on it was half price. I paid $7.27 for the machine. I swear, it looks as if it was never used. Anyone (Joanne?) know anything about Morse machines? It needs a belt. Saw a 70's Singer for $5.00, but it didn't lure me. as it was missing the free arm support, and needed a belt and cord/foot pedal, feet, etc. I confess to following another woman around--she had this way cool weathervane (!!) in her cart, which, if I was a less scrupulous person, would have found it's way into my cart. I wasn't above trying to influence her subliminally, though. I was projecting the thought, "put it back...put it back..." at her as she was checking out. You could have knocked me over when she said to the cashier, "No, I guess I don't want that.", and she stuck it between two sofas. I thanked her nicely. Guess who has a weathervane for her garden? (ha, ha, skippity-do-dah!!) Found another antique wooden hat block for my collection, too. (And a wee little old lady threatened to take it away from me, only half jokingly. Too bad she didn't know the Subliminal Method, LOL.) One of these days that whole collection will go to my youngest sister, who collects and wears beautiful hats. Cea, (dedicated thrift shop devotee)
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