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If I Had a Hammer…I’d Play a Christmas Carol
Last week, a client in central Massachusetts was giving away a bunch of CDs. This one caught my eye as I was loading it into a box of donations. This CD is by Woody Phillips, who looks kind of like … Continue reading
Posted in CDs, Music
Tagged carols, CD, christmas, music, toolbox, tools, Woody Phillips
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Aruba Is for…. Uh, What Is This, Actually?
Sometimes I will find an item at a client’s house and I will need a moment to consider whether it is truly weird enough to warrant an entry on this blog. Other times, it’s as crystal-clear as the waters of … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Art, Chatchkes, Naughty Bits, Utterly Useless Things, What Is It?
Tagged art, aruba, boobs, chatchke, coconut, glasses, hat, hooves, monkey, nude, sexist, souvenir, useless
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The Problem of the Good Luck Doll
I’ve had this doll for a while. A client (I don’t remember who) told me that she (I think it was a she) had been given the doll for good luck a while back. She thought it was Egyptian. She … Continue reading
In Honor of Yom Kippur, here are the Dead Sea Scrolls.
What, you thought maybe they’d be on parchment, or in a book? How conventional of you. Now, I am far from being an observant Jew (look at me updating my blog on the holiest of holy days), but to this … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Clothing
Tagged bow tie, dead sea scrolls, religion, religious, sacred, tie
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How to Horrify an Eleven-Year-Old
This adorable little fellow turned up in a client’s attic in Somerville. As you can see from the scale of the Kleenex box, he is really teeny. Nevertheless, he is powerfully offensive, at least according to my daughter, who is … Continue reading
Gimme Some Sugar
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a woodland creature bleeding from the eyes. This video features my lovely assistant Ilana. This sugar dispenser was given to my client by her mother-in-law. It features a holly motif painted over some bulges … Continue reading
Yo, That’s Screwed Up.
The following container turned up during a kitchen organizing session in Medford. I’m all for reusing containers; an old prescription bottle in our car holds quarters for parking meters. As long as reused containers are labeled or transparent, it’s great. … Continue reading
Posted in Collectibles, Organizing Attempts, What Is It?
Tagged coins, currency, foreign currency, labels, prescription bottle, screws, weird screws
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The Geekiest Donation Box Ever
I have many clients who are geeks. They self-identify this way. I have been called a geek, too, and that may be true. I do go to science-fiction conventions, and can quote many Monty Python sketches by heart. So it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collectibles, Comics, Home furnishings, Office Supplies, Toys
Tagged alien, art, box, ceramic, chatchke, Comics, Light Saber, Shakespeare, Star Wars, toy, Yoda
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Because Peeing is Cute, but Penises are NOT
I noticed this little guy when I went to use the bathroom at a client’s house in Jamaica Plain. He’s about two, two and a half inches tall. For scale, note the dog hair surrounding him. (No finger-pointing here; I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chatchkes, Home furnishings, Utterly Useless Things
Tagged art, chatchke, guy, pajamas, peeing, urinating
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