tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post2845833672231345274..comments2024-03-06T14:31:44.299-06:00Comments on monkeybox: Weekend Finds - Holiday EditionSharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913201824588109760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-86005716705049883092011-05-31T07:04:24.024-05:002011-05-31T07:04:24.024-05:00My goodness, Shara. I'm with everyone else on ...My goodness, Shara. I'm with everyone else on the purple heart! So glad you found it and put it where it belonged. And finding the picture years later is really special. Your Mama brought you up right, as my neighbor used to tell me when we lived in Omaha! <br /><br />What fun for you to find the Gurley candles - I have some witches I found at a flea. I was on a business trip with my husband and spent 10 extra minutes in the security line when they showed up as solid objects in my carryon. It was worth it!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272644696070425705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-17090179100921364162011-05-30T18:39:26.795-05:002011-05-30T18:39:26.795-05:00That's amazing, that anyone could even think o...That's amazing, that anyone could even think of selling a purple heart! I have my dad's medal and one day it will go to my daughter, it will hopefully never leave the family unless it's donated to a museum or given (not sold!) to someone who will appreciate it and what it means, as well as who it means. Same thing for my dad's other medals including his Bronze Star. I'm so glad that you rescued the medal from her.Otter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150285495175373444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-78668509067778987092011-05-30T16:29:30.755-05:002011-05-30T16:29:30.755-05:00It is so sad that someone's Purple Heart did n...It is so sad that someone's Purple Heart did not mean anything to them...how sad! I am so glad you now have a portrait of Bill and Margie and they are now 'family'!Linda @ A La Cartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356471099319932835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-74327402106493692842011-05-30T10:57:28.462-05:002011-05-30T10:57:28.462-05:00Am sure Bill and Margie would be happy to be calle...Am sure Bill and Margie would be happy to be called part of your family and am sure they will fit right in. I am always rescuing things like that - it is amazing what people part with.<br /><br />p.s. would a nightlight size bulb fit in the valet fellow..or a small Christmas bulb?laurie -magpie ethelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834961014859192423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-46917116845028875122011-05-30T10:41:14.125-05:002011-05-30T10:41:14.125-05:00At least it was you that rescued the purple heart ...At least it was you that rescued the purple heart and donated it to the museum. Someone else might have stuck it on Ebay for a quick buck, but you did the honorable thing. And that is why I am proud to call you friend!!oliveoyl64https://www.blogger.com/profile/08043694366488352015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-33685152011787718682011-05-30T08:41:31.717-05:002011-05-30T08:41:31.717-05:00How anyone could sell a family member's Purple...How anyone could sell a family member's Purple Heart is way beyond my thinking! Thanks to you, Bill's service to our country is being honored. Bless You Shara!★Carol★https://www.blogger.com/profile/18048131510779563893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-70306627221621560542011-05-30T01:29:48.355-05:002011-05-30T01:29:48.355-05:00Yes, I've come across sales like this quite a ...Yes, I've come across sales like this quite a few tmes before-- I'm always shocked how people are okay with selling their own family photos/their parents' wedding cake topper, etc. Maybe I'm too sentimental but it depresses me that people are selling their heirlooms at garage sales.<br /><br />Am so happy you rescued both this photo and the purple heart!! It's great to hear that you donated the items to a military museum too.<br /><br />I used to have really good luck at the Helping Hands though their prices are high on some items. It's probably gotten picked over like all the other AR thrifts :(The Thriftaholic (Leilani)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02105619277913578745noreply@blogger.com