Sunday in Silver Lake

Today was a beautiful, 75-degree day in the SoCal, so the fam and I opted to head over the hill to Silver Lake, where there is very little silver to speak of, and no lake at all.

One of our favorite stops in this part of town is Wacko, a nutty book/gift/toy/tchotchke shop, with the often magnificent La Luz de Jesus art gallery in the back. Today we saw some extremely awesome stuff in the art gallery by a fellow named George Thomas. Ev procured some fine wax lips at the candy counter, while Dad selected a book for his collection.

After this foray, we bopped up the street to the Goodwill. This is a most excellent Goodwill. If I'd had more time, I easily could've found a ton of awesome tops! They have lots of stuff, beautifully organized.

As always, I documented some of the more curious finds for your viewing pleasure...

I always look forward to sharing our outings with you, Gentle Reader, so thanks for joining us here at The Mixed-up Files!

Birthday Fun!

It's not everyday a gal turns 44. I decided to celebrate MY day by spending it thrift-shoppin' with the husband!

Thrift shops are SO awesome. I don't really understand people who think they're weird, or yucky, or wonder why you'd want to buy stuff that had been owned by someone else. Heck, don't buy any of it if you don't want! Just LOOK at it! There are amazing treasures at every turn!

Here are just a few of the delightful items we saw... we even bought a few of 'em.

After a day of thrift shoppin', sustenance was in order. We had some fabulous Chinese food from Golden Hunan for dinner, and then came dessert! YUM!

I had a great b-day.

Thrift-store Treasure

Knowing how much I LUUUUVS me some fine Judaica, my husband procured for me this awesome teapot/teacup combo at the Jewish thrift store today! OY! It's SO beautiful. My man -- he is *such* a great thrift-shopper! Our house is full of thrift-store/yard-sale treasures, thanks to his keen eye ... and willingness to shove aside the weak, feeble, elderly and/or infirm in order to procure stuff he wants. :-)