Vintage JoAnn

Rick, the vintage husband and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversery! For a surprise he whisked me out of town fri. and wouldn’t tell me where we were going. We spent the day driving and stopped at a few thrift shops and antique stores along the way which of course was great. After hours [...]

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last week I started moving Vintage JoAnn’s office, computer, remainder of inventory, etc to our 3rd floor, and moving our guest bedroom to the 2nd floor. I wanted all my business stuff together on one floor. I had been sleeping in the 3rd floor bedroom a lot lately, mostly to give poor Rick some rest- [...]

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I’m always relieved when the holidays are over and the years starts anew! Even though I’m fighting hibernation mode- I can smell Spring in the distance which gives me the will to live.  Not a wnter person, 20 years living in Mpls. cured me of that. Well, in between hibernating, eating carbs, talking on the [...]

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Time goes faster the older you get!    Christmas gifts are all wrapped. Actually some have already been opened as we celebrated with my son and dil. as they are visiting her mom in Pittsburgh on xmas. I usually get so stressed and emotional this time of year but not this year.  Bought gifts within our [...]

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Just to keep you updated- YES it is still a gigantic work in process here!!!!!  The new Dining room (part of old shop) is done as far as walls and floor go and now it is piled with furniture and stuff as we work on the parlors(also part of previous shop)  All the old paneling [...]

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I continue to clean out and sort.  What is making this so challanging is that Rick is busy refinishing floors and restoring plaster walls in what was the shop and will be our new living and dining rooms.  That means all the shop inventory has to go somewhere because the rooms upstairs that will be [...]

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Have any of you watched Kirstie Ally’s new show? I love the show and her. Beautiful and hilarious fat or thin.  The tabloids were so vicious about her weight gain.  Sexist!! They never get on James Gandolphinis’ case or any big actor.  John Travolta is a good 70 lbs heavier now that he’s in his [...]

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