by Lise Funderburg | May 8, 2011 | Lay of the land, THRIFT
7th quasi-annual Divide & Conquer Driveway Plant Sale Saturday, May 14 9:00 AM—noon 515 W. Carpenter Lane Phila., PA 19119 More than 700 plants! Perennials, re-seeders, and select herbs dug up from one two Mt. Airy gardens and lovingly offered at rockbottom...
by Lise Funderburg | Apr 15, 2011 | THRIFT
The Scene: Bargain Thrift Center, Northwest Philadelphia The Excuse: Had to drop off my sister at her auto mechanic’s, which is in the direction of BTC. The Haul Highlights: Many (many, many) summer outfits for the grandbaby-in-residence, who needs a little...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 14, 2010 | THRIFT
…Or near triumph, anyway. Yesterday, I drove past this 1957 Herman Miller Shell chair in someone’s trash. Got about 3 blocks away and the quintessential midcentury silhouette wouldn’t leave me alone. Turned around. Cast the baby car seat off to one...
by Lise Funderburg | Jul 15, 2010 | Food, Lay of the land, THRIFT
There’s a reason my family calls my house “Li-Mart.” In recent weeks, I have supplied the following without leaving the confines of my home: **298 Danish Krone to my mother. In August, she goes to Copenhagen to visit friends (a family that includes...
by Lise Funderburg | Jul 26, 2009 | Food, Lay of the land, THRIFT
by Lise Funderburg | Jun 10, 2009 | Lay of the land, THRIFT
My recent sighting of the Pik-n-Pig’s portable BBQ Kingdom was clearly a sign of things to come. Turns out my supercool stepson Jason just bought a 17-foot-long trailer, and this is what he’s going to build on it (in the heat of the Arizona summer, not...
