In Which I Rediscover the Joy of Thrifting, Part II

Dear Thrifting, 

You and I shall never be parted again. It's been way too much fun. Particularly on the book end of things. (Pun entirely intended.)

I love books. All books (trashy romance novels excepted). But my very favorite books are ones that I get for the price of a soda. 

Just a few Calvin and Hobbes in pristine condition. 

I bought all these books with a purpose in mind. The superb Calvin and Hobbes will be a Christmas present for my husband; the Dr. Seuss book and The Three Musketeers are for the children we shall have someday. I've been buying books for my children for the past eight years; before I was even out of high school. Please tell me I'm not the only one out there like this. 

Here are a few other books I found.

Two books I've been wanting to read for a while. 

"Dragonology." A Christmas present for my nephew. 

The book has specimens of Dragon skin, explains the history and
 anatomy of dragons, and is all around awesome. 

Why, hello there childhood. 

I died when I saw these. This complete set of Felicity stories from American Girl are close to my heart. (An aside: I would have put in a link to their site, but I'm not going to because I just discovered THEY DON'T SELL FELICITY (OR KIRSTEN!) DOLLS/BOOKS ANYMORE?! So wrong!) 

Anyway, this complete set of the original hard-backed copies of Felicity's adventures was only seven bucks. A steal, considering I can't find this exact set for sale anywhere online. The books look like they've never been opened; the pages are in pristine condition. Adore. 

Moving right along: china! 

I've talked about my love of china before. The teacup below is the first in what I hope will grow to be a lovely collection. 

Beautiful and lovely china!

I couldn't find the saucer that matched the teacup, so I found one that coordinated with its blues and browns. They play well together; both have very peaceful, quiet patterns.

Also, I've wanted a china sugar bowl and creamer for like, ever. I was thrilled to find a matching set!

And now, we arrive at this jar. It's so unique. See the bottom of the jar, how it's uneven? There are also air bubbles trapped in the sides. These uncommon traits make me think it may have been hand-blown. It has a gorgeous green-blue tint and will most likely live out the rest of its days holding cotton balls in our bathroom.

And then there are these glass, air-tight sealed canisters. I needed these because I left my old plastic ones in Texas. The tall one I'll probably use for pasta, but the other two are on the smaller side, so I'll probably use them for sugars, hot cereal grains, rices, or coffees. I'm going to be on the lookout for more of these. I love the idea of displaying pantry items in vintage glass containers.

The last one on the right is a jar my dad gave me last night after seeing how much I adored all the other glass jars. I haven't thought up a use for it, but given my obsession with glass jars, it's only a matter of time.

One last look at the loot:

Oh, loot. I love you, and shall treasure you always!