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i'm a little dumbstruck that it's tuesday- i feel like it was just thursday! maybe i had too much fun this weekend, or maybe it's just that it was such a very busy weekend, but it really flew by!

here's a bit of what i've been up to (well, the instagram version at least)...

stopped by Twede's Cafe, aka the Double R Diner (of Twin Peaks fame), on the rainy side of the pass

dry road at last

Yakima, here i come

i always plan to get a photo of this sign, but never have until this trip

the lee's have chicks!

melissa and i headed out to Selah for an estate sale- pretty!

a little stop for refreshments between sales and thrifting

melissa kind of looked like a super hero!

a cape buffalo

i found these unusual frogs- one for me and one for the shop!

another photo i've always meant to capture- i love this old fruit stand building. isn't it amazing? the colors!

found these mugs on my way home- perfect sentiments for a day with the bestie

at a rest stop outside Yakima

see you later Yakima!

sunset on the Cascades

always happy to be home after driving the pass at night (my least favorite drive)

lots of good finds

Yakima=Fiesta Foods run=mexican for dinner the day after!

refreshing margaritas on a sunny saturday!

carne asada tacos!

this weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the Century 21 Expo (aka the World's Fair) in Seattle. that means the Space Needle is 50 years old! they've even got it all decked out in the original colors currently!

some close ups of the goods

fun cameras!

cute thermoses, awesome flashlights, and more

last but not least, i finally found enough affordable milk glass dishes (mostly Fire King), to swap out our green Brusche dishes for the milk glass! i'm still looking for some more dinner and salad plates, and a few more larger bowls, but other than that- we've got a whole (mismatched) 'set'! so excited!

sunday was filled with church, lunch with a friend, running errands, and making dinner for and visiting with our friends who just had their second baby. he's a little cutie- as babies tend to be!

whew! no wonder i was so tired this morning! what have you been up to?

this week's finds to fancy comes from yours truly! remember lite brite? i never had one, but i was always jealous of my friends that did! my friend Pam even reminded me that they also had such a catchy commercial jingle, which i dug up on youtube for your viewing pleasure...

i spotted my 1980's Lite Brite in it's box on a high shelf at one of the thrifts i hit up yesterday, but figured it probably wouldn't be complete- those little plastic pegs got lost so quickly (right moms?)! the store had taped the heck out of the box so it took a little bit to get into it, but to my delight it had a whole bags of pegs and a bunch of design templates- some not even used yet! it was also an amazingly good price! i took it home and the mister and i had some fun with it last night (sorry for the instagram photos- after a day of thrifting i was too tired to get out the good camera!)...

i'm still debating between keeping it and putting it in the shop- it would be so fun to have for decorating parties! 


what did you find this week? don't forget to send me your finds! just email a photo, and little about where you found it and why you love it, to me at danae{at}gatherandhuntvintage{dot}com. 


happy friday! i hope you all have a great weekend! i'm so excited to be doing a photo shoot with my very talented friend Carlie tomorrow- can't wait to share the results with you next week! 

march's first find to fancy comes all the way from Mexico! Ari, a wonderful gal i worked with back in my other life as a coffee shop manager, recently moved to Mexico from Seattle to help a family member out. she has been making me a teeny bit jealous with all her Facebook posts about life there (i would love to live in Mexico someday)!

her find:

it's pretty cute right? Ari writes:

I found this at a local segunda (second hand store) named Los Globos in La Paz, BCS, Mexico. We were actually looking for dressers but I saw this cute hanging on the wall. It wasn't priced, but I loved the cute owl so much that I went to the woman and said "quanto?" (which means "how much is it" essentially). I'm still not even sure if it was supposed to be for sale, but she told me it was 30 pesos, and when translated to US currency that is about $2.35. I've been looking for grey/black smaller framed drawings for awhile to put in my bathroom at home and this was just perfect, and what a steal! 

what a steal indeed! thanks Ari for sending me the first international find to fancy! can't wait to see what else you find in Mexico!

do you have a find you fancy? send it to me! email me at danae{at}gatherandhuntvintage{dot}com so i can share it!

happy friday everyone! i'm heading to the thrifts today- what are you up to?

today's Finds to Fancy comes to us from my dear friend Katie. Katie is my go-to estate sale buddy in Seattle. we always have a great time together: she doesn't mind getting up super early; she has a good eye for treasures; and she doesn't tire out too quickly so we can hit every good sale listed! the thing i enjoy most about going to sales with Katie though is that she loves to ponder who the people were who owned the items we're purchasing. she has a true appreciation for the personal history that we're granted a peek into while we wander the home of a stranger and go through the things they owned. to me, that's the amazing thing about estate sales- i get to become a part of another's story when i give their things a new life with me or my customers. i love that Katie appreciates that too!

here's her find:

Katie writes:


'I try to tag along with Danae to estate sales whenever I get a free weekend. This particular weekend I received a text the night before saying “ there’s only one good sale tomorrow, but it’s a really good one!” and so I knew I had to be up and at ‘em whenever Danae was ready to jet! Oddly, at sales I gravitate toward textiles & plants (yes, you are able to buy plants at estate sales) & old photographs. When I saw the old View-Master box, and then opened it to discover the View-Master plus nine additional reels tucked inside, I figured, I must at least grab it and get the details from Danae at check out. The biggest surprise came when I started incorporating my new finds into my home. I flipped through some black & white photographs, letting the stories of those spotted in the pictures drift in my head. Next I took a seat on the couch, and pulled out the View Master, one by one going through the slides. I was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of the slides (slide #174 of Monument Valley & #226 Mesa Verde National Park) happened to be the destinations of a very special road trip I hope to take this upcoming summer! So I continued to let my mind wander. I wondered if perhaps some of the people in the b & w photographs may have taken a similar trip? Did their souls feel the very same calling that mine is? Regardless, the slides spoke to me, and I think they were saying ‘go for it, you won’t regret it’!'

thanks for sharing your find with us Katie!

have a find you fancy? i'd love to share it! send your submission to danae{at}gatherandhuntvintage{dot}com. please keep email attachments to less than 1MB. 

happy hunting this weekend! 

new on friday's: finds to fancy

remember back in january when i asked for your submissions of the awesome vintage stuff you find? well the day has arrived- it's the first

the inagural submission comes from melissa, my bestie, and a lady who is constantly finding amazing vintage treasures! i'm sure this won't be the last find we see from her, but if you don't want to wait you can visit her blog- re.stock- to see more of her lovely vintage home.  

melissa writes:

i just bought this yesterday and i am so in love with it! it's one of those things that has been on my 'list' for quite awhile. you know, the mental, 'o if only i could find this' list? so of course i snatched it up as soon as i saw it- and it was a STEAL! Yakima antique stores are the best. i am planning on using it in the kids' room to corral toys, stuffed animals, books, or blankets...i actually cannot decide. :)

thanks for sharing your find melissa!

have a find you fancy? i'd love to share it! send me your submission at danae{at}gatherandhuntvintage{dot}com. please keep email attachments to less than 1MB.