What is a monkeybox?

When I was a little girl, we had a pet monkey named Amanda. My Dad worked in the produce business, so each night he brought home that days culls in a big box - spotty cucumbers, pithy apples, limp celery, moldy oranges and the like. We called it a monkeybox. It was really just trash, but my Mom would take each piece of fruit and trim it, pare it and cut it up to make a beautiful fruit platter for Amanda. Even though it was deemed trash by one, it still had life left in it and was good for the purpose we needed it. That's how I live my life - thrifting, yard saling, looking for another's trash to be my treasure.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

From Me to You

Merry Christmas!

I know everyone is busy with their holiday, but I wanted to pop in and wish you a very Merry Christmas from me to you.  I appreciate all of you - to the ones that comment on every post to the ones that read and never comment to the ones that email me and send me Happy Mail to the ones of you I have never met and to those that I have - I just appreciate you all SO MUCH!  I love junking and blogging about it.  My life is really quite ordinary, but when I come write a post about something silly I found that makes me happy or something we've done lately and people read it and respond and are SO NICE about it, well, that just makes my heart swell.  Some of the nicest people I will ever have to pleasure to meet - well, I'll never even meet most of you.  But, you are my friends.  To you and your family - have a blessed day and a safe day.  

Love, 
Shara, The Breadman and The Bean

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14 comments:

  1. Heidi Ann11:30 PM

    You are so sweet, Shara - Merry Christmas to all of you, too!

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  2. Heidi Ann11:30 PM

    You are so sweet, Shara - Merry Christmas to all of you, too!

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  3. laurie -magpie ethel11:55 PM

    Feel the same way about my blogland friends. It is so nice to have a group to share all the oddball vintage stuff that we do and love. Happy Holidays to you and your family too Shara.

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  4. Lynn5:40 AM

    Merry Christmas to you and yours too Shara. I hope your day is just what you want it to be!

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  5. Nancy8:19 AM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  6. EM9:06 AM

    Merry Christmas!

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  7. Kathy10:22 AM

    A beautiful post that expresses exactly the way I feel about blogland! Wishing you and your family a very happy holiday!

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  8. oliveoyl6410:57 AM

    I feel closer to you and your fam than I do my own most days. Look forward to all the junking goodness 2014 brings.

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  9. PixieVintage4:18 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family! I have received many hours of enjoyment from reading your blog, thank you so much for that :)

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  10. Linda @ A La Carte5:27 PM

    Shara, I hope you and your family had the best Christmas ever!

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  11. Janet K7:37 PM

    Merry Christmas to you all too! Looking forward to your adventures in 2014. Take care and thanks for all you share! :-)

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  12. svelteSTUFF8:09 AM

    8-)
    HAPPIEST 2014 Dear Friend!

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  13. Anonymous8:35 AM

    Hope your Christmas was merry! You are a sweet person and I love your blog. Happy 2014! Looking forward to your new junking adventures!

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  14. Sir Thrift-A-Lot8:08 PM

    Hope you had a great Christmas & have a happy new year!

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