so, i have been known to check the house phone messages like....um....never if i can help it. most of the time i rely on my cell phone and how many times is the message, "oh, you aren't home so i will try your cell..." which means i already got the message. i hate all the, "please stay on the line for an important message!!!" then 10 minutes of "hold" music plays only to find it is an advertisement of some kind. no thanks!
so imagine my surprise when my neighbor (and fellow cerritos wetland member) leaves a message that goes something like this, "um...not sure if you would be interested, sorry to bother you, some books, not in the best condition, retired teacher, library editions,old...not in the greatest shape, off to goodwill, let me know if you are interested." ok can you say speed dial? i was over there so fast and could not believe my eyes when i saw the huge boxes, heavy with old hard back children's books. i almost passed out and did scream when the first book i pulled from the top box was a ? first edition "james and the giant peach" with the illustrations i remember as a child. perfect condition. there are so many gorgeous examples, i could write for days on them. these were even picked over by several other people before me and i still scored big time! thanks pat bliss! i am in heaven over here!
cool elephant book
and little red riding hood
Lucky! Looks like a great haul!
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