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Kathy Mroczko
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Antique loving, Barbie fan, sewing, crafting and cat enthusiast from Fort Collins
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Our fun finds for the week and there is a give a way with this post. Read to the end and comment to be entered! #weirdfinds #thriftstore

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Signs of the Times
I’m just ignoring the giant icebergs just off my port bow—Thanksgiving and then Christmas! If I just keep repeating, “la la la” all day every day, I don’t have to thin…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Muffy wishes everyone a Happy Halloween! #Barbie #dollsky
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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It may be #Caterday, but sometimes you still just can't face it.
A bunch of stacked up furniture with a small black cat with yellow eyes peeking out from behind a couch.
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This week's latest foray into the world of garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores #weirdfinds #estatesale #thriftstore

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Two Ladies Walk Into An Estate Sale
We have had a week of blessed cooler weather with even a bit of rain. Seems to be helping the insane fires in the state. Most are reaching containment. Thank goodness. My garden is still a bit tatt…
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August 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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In honor of the 2nd season drop today, here is Wednesday. ( love her freckles so much! ) #dollsky #monsterhigh
Close up of a Wednesday Adams Monster High doll with her hair in braids, posing some her dance moves from Season one of Wednesday.
August 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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What I wish I was doing today. Sigh, my dolls have the best life. #dollsky #Barbie
Barbie doll in a green bikini reading books while laying in a hammock on the beach.
August 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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1st Gen Frankie Stein steals a vintage Barbie family Tutti dress. On Tutti this is a long dress, but it fits her perfectly and she is not giving it back. #dollsky #MonsterHigh
1st Gen Frankie Stein doll wearing a vintage pale blue Tutti dress on a grey background.
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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It's so hot my cat is melting. No energy at all. #catsofbluesky
July 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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This week's weird finds post. #thriftstore #weirdfinds

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A Melting Pot
It’s been so hot that I’m not sure whether I’m thinking about temperatures, the 4th of July celebrations, or just our immigrant culture in the U.S. Whatever is on the back of my t…
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July 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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This week's weird and wonderful finds, Bridal edition. #weirdfinds #thriftstore #brides
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Midway
How is it almost July already? I always consider the 4th the midway point of summer, and I am pretty sure I do not have my spring chores done yet. I still have a fountain covered in plastic that ne…
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June 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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This week's weird finds post. Some funny thrift store goodies.
#weirdfinds #thriftstore

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Roughing It
One of the joys of being a social gardener, by that I mean a person who talks gardening to others, has neighbors and friends that garden, and occasionally shows up at plant swaps, is that now and t…
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June 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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This week's fun foray into the world of yard sales and thrifting:
#weirdfinds #thriftstore #thriftblog

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Just Clowning Around
You’ve been warned! I went through our picture files and found some leftovers from my MI trip in May. I went to one of the weirdest estate sales ever, and you’ll see why. To offset the …
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June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Everyone needs a Fairy Godmother now and then. #dollsky #Barbie #Cinderella
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This week's finds during our forays into the thrifting world
#thriftstore #weirdfinds

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Home is Where the Flowers Are
I’ve seen great flowers while driving from Colorado to Michigan and back again. The wild redbuds were just gorgeous along the expressway. I didn’t realize how many there were in Iowa an…
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May 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This week's post of odd finds, plus a little foray into vintage sewing items. #weirdfinds #thriftstore #vintagesewing

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Sew Sew
We have a fun little post today with some cool vintage sewing items and a really crazy thing at the end, so read all the way through! First up, some flowers because we get complaints if we don&#821…
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May 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Even my dolls sew. Wish they would work faster. #dollsky #Barbie #vintagesewingmachine
Barbie doll in a striped sweater at a treadle sewing machine.
May 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This weeks post of odd thrift store finds. #weirdfinds #thriftstore

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When Life Gives You Apples, Make Applesauce
Or something along those lines. I’m in Michigan for my sister’s funeral and celebration of life. I’m glad that it’s over with and everything went okay with minimal family dr…
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May 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Happy Star Wars Day everyone! May the Forth be with you. #dollsky #Barbie #Starwars
Barbie as Darth Vader with a light saber in an an endless corridor.
May 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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This week post of weird finds and fun thrift shopping.
#thriftstore #weirdfinds

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Why Oh Wyoming
I was told that some folks missed our flower pictures at the beginning of a post, so here is one perfect viola: I love the common name Johnny-jump-ups. All the delight of a pansy, but they move aro…
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May 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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This week's funny thrift store finds. #weirdfinds #thriftstore #garagesale

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April Showers
At least we are hoping for some. They are predicting some severe thunderstorms for tonight, and we will hope to miss the hail that they say is possible. I really don’t need that this early in…
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April 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Happy Easter, or not so happy for Muffy who is a bit of a curmudgeon about these things. #dollsky #Barbie
April 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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This week's foray into the weird at thrift stores. Highlighting some fun Easter finds this week. #thriftstore #weirdfinds

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Egg-ceptional
Wow, is it spring already? We have had several years in a row of spring arriving way later than normal, but this year we are way ahead of schedule. Trees are blooming a solid three weeks early, and…
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April 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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This week's weird finds post! #thriftstore #weirdfinds

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Even When I’m Wrong, I’m Right
We have seen a couple of things lately that maybe we were wrong about. You know what they say about being wrong: But, I have to add that even when we’re wrong about something’s worth, w…
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April 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Not buying the newer Monster High, as I have lots of the original ones, but I wish they had made more like this. #Monsterhigh #dollsky
April 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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This week's funny post about our thrift store finds. Read it and pass it along! #weirdfinds #thriftstore

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Around The House
We are totally ready for some April Showers around here. March has been blowing around a bit too long. We have already had one brush fire that destroyed a home, so unless we get some rain soon it i…
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March 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM