Last of the Goodwill Stash

If a list of favorite material things were to be compiled, books, candles, dollhouse miniatures, and jewelry would be at the top.

Seriously.  What would a house be like without books? (To me, it'd be like a body without a heart.)

Now, with grandkids, there are more reasons to pick up little reading treasures.  

The books really have to be treasures, though, because there has been a concerted (tiny?) effort to start to downsize the living room library, as well as the rest of the house.

The Goodwill stash we've been posting about turned up a truly adorable book titled, "Hug Me."

It's illustrated, in darling fashion, by Daniela Doglioni.

Leafing through it in the thrift shop almost brought tears to my eyes.

I could almost feel those little arms around my neck.  

It's a darling book that got a nice cleaning on every page, although it's practically brand new.

A necklace with rich, fall colors hung from a rack on the Goodwill counter where one checks out.

Ohhhhhhh, it was such a lovely necklace and only $2.99 so I bought it and am glad.

Last, but not least, was a package of dowels.  Cut down to the size of  dollhouse windows, they will make good curtain rods. 

An entire, unopened package for 69 cents was a good deal.

WHAT WOULD THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MATERIAL THINGS BE, IF YOU WERE TO COMPILE A LIST?