ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE — A “Cheryl’s Pals Collab/BFF #107” Combo
I’ve always loved to go to yard sales and such, especially when my children were really young. We would find the best deals. These days, I still love looking, but am very content to just look and not bring anything home . . . . so I certainly couldn’t resist trying this week’s CPC Collab which was most definitely a theme I related to.
Coincidentally, “Treasures” is also the theme of this week’s BFF #107:
ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE
BY BARBARA K
A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB
Crafty things made out of old scraps,
paper bags, beads and soda pop caps,
vintage treasures with stories to tell,
things I never dreamed they could sell;
dusting them off and taking a look,
found in places obscure and unexpected,
their value lost on most, I’d say,
at least not apparent right away;
for what’s trash to you
may be a treasure to me
and sometimes worth more
than you thought it might be.
So I find that it’s often completely
worth my while to check them out,
these treasures forgotten over time,
set on the curb about to be thrown out;
for converting trash to treasure
often brings so much pleasure,
a chest full of many delights
and wonderful finds,
when I can look beyond
the dust and the grime.
(c) barbara kausteklis 7-16-11
Thanks to Fellow Treasure Seekers:
Lady “Cheryl” Death, Sheila A, Michelle K,
Mary Margaret, and Me, Barbara.
CPC “Saturday Share”:
http://www.friendburst.com/blog/51711/cheryls-pals-saturday-share-one-7/
The lines I used in addition to my own:
TRASH TO TREASURE BRINGS PLEASURE – REQUIRED
(Lady “Cheryl”)
trash to me but treasures to you (Sheila A)
The crafty things made out of old scraps (Michelle K)
turning worthless trash into gold (sheila a)
a wooden chest full of many delights to find (Mary Margaret)
LINK TO ALL THE LINES:
http://www.friendburst.com/blog/51275/cheryls-pals-lost-lines-3/
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BFF #107
http://www.myspace.com/bff4fun/blog/543561392
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This was such a lot of fun.
Thanks always for your visits and comments.
~barb~
I love rummage sales, too. It’s always interesting to look, even if I don’t buy, and somethings I wish I’d had access to years ago, which wouldn’t do me any good now. Others are just interesting, like getting a glimpse into modern and live pyramids of people today, and how they live… Sociology in process.
LOVE YARD SALES DROPNING IN ON THRIFT STORES ON A WHIM,, OR JUST SEEING SOMEING IN A PILE AND LOOKING TO SEE WHAT IT IS GREAT WRITE AS ALWAYS BARBARA LOVE AND HUGS INKY
love the people who can turn trash to treasures. . I myself am not inclined to visit them. . must say that when I have, there’s always some that round out my stable of treasures and tokens of our journey through life
clapping a treasure it is!