I found a few treats for myself and the children and came away happy.
The books below were £1 each and two of them: Social Butterfly by Moni Mohsin and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston were ones on my reading list. The Leapfrog Leappad toy was discovered by Litte Man for Darling. It usually costs about £25 with the books for about £8, this one cost £3 with the batteries included. I am a big fan of this brand and she has really been enjoying playing with it.
The rainbow box sets below caght my eye immediatey and turned out to be Coaching Academy training DVD's (costing £3 per set). I have long had an interest in coaching, so if I can make the time to sit through these, insh'Allah I hope they will benefit me personally and also help to determine if this something I want to pursue in the future.
The little set of books was new and nice for Darling and Baby to share. I usually avoid ornaments or anything that is slightly chintzy or has no function, but this little bowl of fruit caught my eye and just enchanted me as I love miniatures. The fruit is made of stoneand I can't tell if it is dyed in some way or the marble is coloured. I have found a few similar on the internet (Etsy, eBay and antique shops) variously described as vintage Italian alabaster, onyx marble or dyed quartz carved fruit and selling for anything from £15 to £50. This little set cost £3.
I was quite happy with my finds and I am thoroughly enjoying the Social Butterfly book, this should keep me happy until the boot fairs start again.
Thank you sooo much for this post, I read a sample chapter of the social butterfly. She made me really mad cuz of her selfishness, so i couldnt finish it lol.
ReplyDeleteI definitely want to get the beauty blue print n read beauty. Thx for sharing ur book haul.
I'll try and review them if I ever get to finishing them (I seem to be graet at starting books and not finishing them at the moment).
Deletesalam, it's been a long time since I've been thrifting. I think my house is all full up now! Nice to go treasure hunting though, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSalam, treasure hunting is a nice phrase for it! I think my house is pretty full too with the belongings of seven of us plus my mother-in-law who stays every summer. So I usually try to take a bag of stuff to the charity shop whenever I visit too.
DeleteTime again for boot fair! :-) Well at least this time I won't be surprised if you buy books from boot fair and boots from book fair.
ReplyDeleteit's called a boot fair not because people sell boots, but because people sell items from the boot of their car!
:) Salaam, another month or two until it is warm enough here for the boot sales to start as they are held outdoor. I remembered the comment you refer to on the other post straight away as it made me smile at the time.
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