Life Is So Complicated

 I am so into the Autumnal Vibe and Holiday Spirit now that I've attended my 1st Halloween Themed Event!  In Real Time it's the 10th of September and this should Publish around October 4th, which, by then the rest of you might have caught up with me and are then in the Autumnal Vibe and Holiday Spirit too?  *Winks and Laughs*  I start Early when it comes to the Fall/Winter Holidays and keep it all up Late.  In fact, in recent Years I haven't even bothered to take some of it down and put it away in Storage coz I just enjoy it being out.  When you have less Favorite anticipated Holidays in Front of you than Behind you, why not extend them and just revel in them much longer if it brings you Joy?  We NEED more Joy right now with the State of the World and our Country!

While at the Event I talked to a Young Couple standing in the Checkout Line behind me, he had a Shark's Jaw, a nice one, his only item.  He was waffling on spending the $50 on it even tho' his Wife/Girlfriend was saying, just get it Honey.  I encouraged him too by saying, you do know that's a good price for one that large, they're usually around $150?  He did know that, but being Young, and likely on a shoestring Budget, he felt it was overly indulgent and so had been hesitant to spend that much on himself.  He said he usually only attends for her, but didn't realize he'd see so much he'd dig too.  *LOL*  They were a Trendy White Couple, nice looking, lots of Tattoos and he had Gauges in his Ears.  They had a 10 Year Old Rescue Small Dog.

They'd only had her a Year, a Vet Friend had called them that they take their other Dogs to and said her Owner had been put into a Nursing Home.  The Woman's Son is a traveling Businessman and gave the Vet all the Money it would require to either put her Down or find her a nice Home to live out whatever Life she has left, he couldn't Keep her, but his Mother fretted over the Animal still, so he'd rather she go to a good Home so his Mom could have a Peace about their separation.  The Dog was Old and their Vet said he'd pull all her rotting Teeth for Free and make sure she was up on her Shots, if they'd take her so he wouldn't have to put her Down. 

 So, of coarse they did and said she's the Best Dog ever.  She sprung back to a Youthful Spirit once her Bad Teeth were all removed too, her little Tongue now hangs out adorably now she's Gummy.  She looked like a mixed Wire Hair Terrier, with Crazy Hair.  She gets Separation Anxiety now if the new Male Owner is out of her Sight, she's REALLY Clearly Bonded with him, but has Separation Anxiety Issues.  I'm sure she doesn't understand what happened to her long time Senior Owner... and doesn't Trust she won't lose another Human!   I'm not even a Dog Person but she just Won your Heart and was so well behaved and so Joyful to be out with her Humans doing something Special.  Her Joy was so evident, she was Glowing with Happy Energy!  Everyone around was falling in Love with her.

You meet some of the Nicest People standing in long Checkout Lines, so I never mind the Waiting.  This Couple were Darling, he has Cabinets of Curiosities so we had that in Common, Channeling our Inner Addams Family.  *Smiles*  He said it was great to meet someone else who appreciates that Aesthetic, most don't.  This is True, but I told him most will still be intrigued, curious and fascinated by his Collections, so he should still Share them, we do, and it never fails to spark Conversation with any Generation viewing and beholding it.   I get so many Compliments on my Home from everyone whose ever entered it even if it's not their Aesthetic or Vibe.  It's Different than anything they've ever seen and that Interests/Fascinates People regardless of what their own Personal Aesthetic may be.  It is a surefire Conversation Starter.  *LOL* 

 I told him about "Curious Nature", he'd never been, it would be a Store he'd Love.  He used to have a Bearded Dragon, so I told him about Alduin, my Grandson's Beardie who I looked after for a Year when he first moved to Washington State.  And also about his Chameleon, Evara.  We had stimulating conversation, which was nice, I don't Socialize much anymore.  When our turn came up at the Checkout he said how Nice it had been Talking with me.  I enjoyed our visit too.   Made standing in a long Line go by fast actually and be pleasant, the Time flies by when you're interacting with people while Waiting.  And they usually comment on that fact, whereas just standing there being Anti-Social and ignoring one another is Boring and Tedious, people get upset and restless coz it's taking so long.  Some may even abandon their Purchase if they get too Irritated, so, Why ruin a great end to attending a Fun Event by leaving in a Mood?

   

  I already heard some of the Fancy Ladies grumbling and complaining there weren't enuf Cashiers.  There were, but, there were also a LOT of Customers Buying a lot of things.  But some of the Pretentious sorts want everything to be all about them all of the time and can't stand to be inconvenienced or not have folks fawning over them all of the time, feeling Entitled to preferential Treatment with VIP Status, and it shows.  That kind of Privilege is displayed where ever they are and go, and it's quite Unlovely, I never talk to anyone acting Pretentious and Uppity, we'd have nothing in common to talk about.  Now, you can have Wealth and abundant Success and I know loads of Wonderful Folks who do, who are Dear Friends.   So it's not about the Money, it's about the Attitude of those who have Privilege or Affluence, and have it make them Unlovely Humans to have to endure or barely tolerate.  Coz I am NOT tolerant of Pretentious Fucks at all.  I can more tolerantly Deal with someone being Ghetto and really Hood, than Uppity and Condescending.  *LOL*

I so enjoy Covering these Events on my FB Page and here on the Blog to Stimulate Trade for these Industry Friends and places I Value and Shop at.  So many are Closing and Quitting, due to the shitty Economic Situation, that I want to ensure some ride it out and prosper.  I Support Indie Businesses, Small Business, Artisans, Family Owned Business, Restaurants, which do run on narrow Margins to stay Open, even the bigger ones.  It's important to give them our Support in as many ways as we can.  This Antique Mall does more Seasonally than ours does.  They just have Vendors who get into the Spirit of every Holiday and Season, plus, their Management Stimulates Seasonal and Holiday Trade and has Events.  They also have a wonderful Restaurant there so you don't have to leave to eat.  Ours used to, they don't now, and so folks leave once they get hungry and then they rarely, if ever, come back after the Meal.

I'd say a good 60% of the Vendors in the Antique Mall had Halloween and Autumnal Merch out.  Which really melded well with having the Halloween Event out back in the "Highland Yard Vintage" section, which is a Warehouse also Owned by the Mall.   It was Closed for Summer due to the Heat coz it's a vast Warehouse Building difficult to Cool sufficiently.  It was still a bit too Hot even tho' usually September Temps start Cooling enuf to resume Opening it.  But, it was 107 Today at least, and that was very early on, around 10:00 a.m., so they had to have portable AC's brought in and it was still pretty Warm in there.  Folks didn't complain too much about that, it's Arizona, if you can't take the Heat, this ain't the place for you anyway.  *LOL* 

 I can't take the Cold, so would never consider spending a lot of time in a Cold Climate, I know how I am and what I can tolerate or not tolerate too well.  I like seeing Snow on Calendars and Christmas Cards... I don't have to Shovel Sunshine.  And that suits me fine along with having usually 10 Glorious Months of the Year of Great Weather.  I LOVED the Fabric on the Above and Below Fabric Pumpkins, but they were Styrofoam underneath and priced rather high I thought for inexpensive insides, so I Passed and just took Photos.  Had they been like most Fabric Pumpkins in construction and interior quality of what they are made of, I'd of felt it more worth it.  A pity coz I J'Adored that Denim Fabric with the distressing and they only had the Two like that.  The Fat Round Shorter one only a Dollar less than the Leaner Oblong Tall one.

When I go back on Sunday, if they're both still there, perhaps I'll reconsider and not waffle on the cost?  *LOL and Winks*  I have a figure in my Head of what I've usually been willing to pay for Fabric Pumpkins and these were higher than that Baseline I set for my Purchase of any more.   But, I noticed even in Chazzas, the Fabric Pumpkins have been Priced higher this Year, by a lot.  *Shrugs???*  I'm being super Budget conscious since all Essentials have escalated in Price, so Lord knows I won't overpay for what isn't an Essential now, I'll do without it.  And that is precisely why Businesses and Restaurants are really Struggling now.   When folks are Economically having a difficult time even affording Essentials, they sure as shit aren't spending on Non-Essentials.  And Inflation is ridiculous right now and we all know whose caused this Economic Crisis and Fuckery.  He may have Pretended to make everything more Affordable but he's never Delivered once Elected on the Promises he made to those who Believe his Lies.

He's said the Stupidest and Tone Deaf things ever like he "Love The Inflation", like he doesn't REALLY know what the Word even Means?  And that he never "Thinks about America's Financial Situation"!!!  Yikes, that's probably not a Lie, that's a Freudian Slip where he was actually for once telling the God's Honest Truth about himself!!!  And he says that High Costs and Inflation are a "Hoax" and Political "Con Job" pushed by Democrats!!!  What spills out of his Mouth, you can't make this shit up that falls out of that Fool's Mouth and the only "Con Job" going on is his.  People's Reality is what it is, only the most ignorant gullible Fools are experiencing Reality and Believing his fucking Fantasy at this point.  So, they're probably even less tethered to Reality than he is now!  Coz he's not experiencing any Hardship, he's Grifted and Stolen so much during both Presidencies, along with his Family and Cronies, that it Eclipses all the other Grifts and Thefts he's ever done and made him Richer than he's ever been in his Life!!!  The Long Con has Paid Dividends to him.

Anyway, I don't think or dwell upon the Political Shitshow and Fuckening too much or it messes with your Mental Health.  I want to not have my Joy or my Peace Stolen by a bunch of Fascists, Career Criminals and Pedophiles currently in Elected Positions all the way to the Top of our Food Chain in America.   Mebbe 30% of America is Okay with that kind of Leadership and can shamelessly Support it, but I never will be and I feel like that's being on the Right Side of History when it all plays out as it surely will.  May the consequences of being on the Wrong Side of History just have it's Karma catch up with every single one of them.   They will deserve however Karma chooses to Deal with all of them.   I will not have Pity for a single one of them, they had Free Will Choice on which Side to Stand on, and Freely chose Evil and Corrupt to Partner with and Support whoeheartedly.

The Son made a nice Spaghetti Sauce for Dinner in the Crockpot but fell Asleep before making the Pasta, coz he went to Work at 5:00 a.m. and it's 6:00 p.m. now.  So, his Sister is doing that so we can all Eat, and we'll let him Sleep and keep it Warmed up for him later when he Wakes.  His Mental Health lately has been very unraveled and not in a Good Head Space at all.  It's why he often overdoes it on the Drinking but it doesn't drown out his Demons, it kinda just Amplifies them and he's having Arguments with himself when Alone in his Room.  So I knew he'd been Unraveling a lot and we've talked about it.  He's trying to cut back on the Alcohol consumed and not Self-Medicate so much to try to Cope with his Mental Illness and how his Life has just played out, not to his satisfaction. 

 At 40 he's not where he felt he should be in Life after all his Hard Work, he's Worked Hard since he was 14 Years Old.  He's never Married, never had Bio Children of his own, thought his Careers would play out better, thought he'd Own a Home by now.  Have his Life together and not be Living in his Parent's Guest Bedroom with a Part Time Minimum Wage Job and no Vehicle!  Many Middle Aged Americans Feel commisseration of this plight actually, I speak to many of them.   The Niece whose coming from Texas to Live with us soon is feeling the same way in her Mid-40's.   She's a Tech Genius, Computer Programmer, used to doing well in her Career, now things have fallen apart in her Industry and many are finding AI replacing them.  Yang calls it The Great Replacement and Displacement, The Fuckening. 

 The Economy and all we've been going thru on Issues of Life Personally and Collectively, which just has been a lot, an onslaught of A FUCKING LOT, just take a Heavy Toll and he doesn't Cope as well as some of us with it.  I think being a Middle Aged Male he Feels like he should Head Up the Household now and knows he cannot.  He doesn't like that at my Advanced Age, I have to Keep it all Together and Hold it Down instead.  He Worries a lot about me, more than the others.  It Scares him even when I Shake or take a Fall... or don't feel 100%.  And what happened to Mando really hit him harder than he thought it would.  Guy with Stage 4 Cancer still Working like Hell at Charitable Jobs to Survive, knowing he's Dying, and just Riding his Bike while doing a Job and getting Murdered by some reckless, irresponsible Driver in a single Bad Decision that ruins the Lives of Two Families. 

 Struggling with Sobriety and having Driving Restrictions due to his Drinking, he's Glad he can't Drive.  He doesn't even want to until he's able to give up Alcohol and get Sober and KEEP Sober.  He got Clean from Drugs, but knows he's still a Substance Abuseer and that causes Collateral Damage in Life, it just does.    So, he has to rely on me to Drive him anywhere, or Walk now, even to Work, and there's Shame in that for him.  He knows it's his Fault he's in that predicament.  Some stuff wasn't within his Control that happened, like what has happened in The Trades... 

But some of it he Owns his part in that has cocked Life up for him... and in some ways for us, when he can't Live Independently and relies heavily upon us again, as a Grown Man, it's Humbling and Humiliating for him so he beats himself up over it all of the time and gets inside his own Head too much, gets too Angry, Self-Destructs and Self Harms due to Self-Loathing.  It's not Healthy.  But if he sees Mental Health Professionals, they wanna put him on too much Medication... last time they had him on NINE... and it wasn't that Helpful with his Illnesses, but it interfered with Work, it was just overmedicating and ridiculous.  Life is so complicated...

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Happy Autumn from the Arizona Desert... may your Autumnal Vibes be Strong my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian

Halloween In Full Swing

 I picked up a White Metal Commercial Display Rack with built in Rods and Basket, Advertising area on top, for The Young Prince to use for his Clothing and Accessories, it only cost me $14 with my Military Discount.  A Teen Boy helped me load it as he was going in to SAVERS and asked if I needed Help.  SAVERS Staff are no longer allowed to help you load anything.  I got a Pair of large Rubber King Cobra Skeleton Halloween Prop Snakes for just over $2 each coz they were the 50% Off Colored Tag.  I got that Hawaiian Men's Shirt I had admired and wanted, now that it was 50% Off.  A couple of Cookbooks, Bagged Lots of expensive Wrinkle and Eye Bag Reduction Products which was New Old Stock and bagged with Hawaiian Tropics Products that Princess T wanted out of the Bags.  Some Bagged Lot of various Anime Pins {Princess T said all Pins are 'In' now}.  And a Repop Cast Iron Kitchen Notepad of a NOT-PC Aunt Jemima Mammy with Magnet of little Black Children in a Wicker Basket.

This is an Online Cribbed Pix of one just like mine, except my Pencil Broom Handle looks way Older with an Eraser on it.  And mine looks Older than this one, but is the same.  Had she been Original from the 1940's, she would have been worth a lot, but she was a Chinese Repop of decent quality that did look very much like the Real Deal and she was 50% Off, so I got her.  Her Pencil is the Handle of the Broom she's holding, the Note Paper is missing.  Mine is pictured Below, you can see the Similarities to the one Above.  I can still Resell for a lot more than I paid for her and Black Memorabilia, even if inappropriate for our Time, is very Collectible. 

 Even a lot of Black Collectors do Collect it in spite of the Caricatures being very Negatively Stereotypical and even Racist.  It is a part of Americana History tho', and I think that's why it's Collectible... not all History is Positive, Good or Comfortable, but all of it is Important to Educate present Day folks of what the Past held, for the Good of the Nation, any Nation actually, or to it's Shame, disgrace or detriment.  I don't think any History should be Whitewashed to make it more palatable than what the Truth of it is and shouldn't be Sanitized for anyone's Comfort.  If other Human Beings had to Endure it, then just knowing about it isn't so bad for those who didn't.   Below are some Kaleidoscopes I got as a Bagged Lot for $3. 

 

I thought they may have been Older but they had the Bar Code and those came out in 1974, so, it would be Vintage still, but not earlier than 1974.   And then dumb me, who wasn't paying close enuf Attention, sees it has Copyright of 1980 stamped right on them... ha ha ha... ooops, okay, so 1980 and not the 1970's then.  *LOL* The Tin ends are a bit Rusty so they do have some wear and Age to them and will be an easy turn of a Vintage Era Toy that might rekindle someone's Childhood of the early Eighties.  Our Three Kids are from the Seventies and Eighties Generation of Kiddos Born then.   Becoz the bits in each is different, each is different when looking inside as to what it Creates of the bits.

Right now Blogger isn't allowing the loading of Images to my Post I'm Writing.  It worked only Hours ago earlier, but it reminds me of having those frustrating Days where you couldn't leave a Comment on Blogs recently.  That Self-Corrected, so I Hope this glitch does as well and won't take Days to?  In the meantime I guess I'll just Write the Written part of this Post and come back later to load Images when it's corrected itself.  I spent a couple Hours Pricing Inventory to take in with me for Tonight Fill-In Shift.  I got a slew of Holographic Pokemon done to put into the Locked Case and a New Old Stock RUSS Teddy Bear that still had Original $30 Price Tag on it.

  I didn't have it in me to sit and Price More, I wanna do a quick Nap before my Shift coz I'm Tired and was up early to take Kiddos to Work and then pick up the Grandchild when she got off Work really early.  Lately they've only gotten half day Hours and she doesn't mind it so much actually, tho' for Employees trying to Support themselves on Minimum Wage they NEED Full Time Hours if they were Hired as Full Time.  It makes things more stressful and Life is stressful enuf as it is.   A lot of the Young Employees at our Antique Mall are going thru Financial Stress and Crisis now, big time.  Work was busy, not becoz Customers were there Buying a lot, they weren't at all, and we weren't that busy either, low Door count.  But people who were there were bringing things up front and then changing their Mind all Night, so the Go-Backs were ridiculous!  

We couldn't keep on top of how much we had to put back into Inventory coz Customers brought it up and then didn't Buy any of it.  And so many brought Merch down from the 2nd Floor or from way in the back Aisle of the Main Floor of the Mall!!!  It almost seemed Intentional to me to fuck around and make more Work for Employees by just pretending they wanted a bunch of things they bring up and then saying, No, I changed my Mind and just walk out Buying nothing at all!   One Mom in particular spent an inordinate amount of time at a Locked Case with her Kid picking out Bagged Shopkins.  Had it taken up to the Front, a LOT of them, then didn't Buy any of them!  Locked Case items have to go back and not sit on the Go-Back Cart for the added Security reasons.  Vendors pay for the Extra Security of Inventory in their Locked Cases Rented.

And when you have a $725 Gold Necklace that someone changes their Mind about, you can't lose track of an item like that, so it had to go back immediately into it's Locked Case.  And that went on all Night long, the Go-Back Cart was full again after Hours and we'd JUST cleared it again at Five Minutes before Closing!!!  So, the Morning Shift will have to clear it and put all that back instead now.   All Night I probably only had Half a Dozen Customers that actually bought what they had me bring up front for them and not change their Mind.   So it was busy and yet not a very productive Night of Sales.  I didn't even remember to ask for a Printout to see how I'm doing.  I did Buy a "Cousin It" Halloween Doll that a Vendor had made with a Mop, Sunglasses and Top Hat on a Beanie type Body, she was only asking $6.50 for them and had made about a Half Dozen.  So Cute, hadda have it.

The Daughter earned $100 at Darren's and will Donate it to the Memorial Fund for her Boyfriend Mando.  It's all she has and she's giving all she has, that's how she's always been.  She's okay if she has nothing left, if someone needs it more, she'll give it all to them.  It's making her Feel better to be able to do something Positive like that about a dreadful Situation and serious Trauma she's experienced, by the way he was so suddenly taken and Lost his Life.  She had always just thought the Cancer he'd eventually succumb to, since he was in the End Stages of it and Outlived Expiration Dates Docs had given him.  So it is very conflicting the range of Emotions one Feels when someone already Dying of something horrible and painful, just Dies horribly, but of something else completely unexpected.  Cancer is such a slow agonizing Death... being the Victim of a Vehicular Homicide is not something anyone wants as a way to exit this Earthly Coil, but if it was instant, was it really better a way to Go?   I wrestle with that conflicting Thought.

I Worked Tonight with the New Older Lady, whose Name now I know, it's Michelle and she's a Fill-In for Sherry, and will be for about as long as I'll be Filling-In for my Friend Crazy Ed.  Sherry is also having serious Health Issues and is a Breast Cancer Survivor, so I do Hope it hasn't recurred?  Ed's having his Neck Surgery Tomorrow and our mutual Friend Sue, who is a Retired ER and Surgical Nurse, said it's his 3rd Vertebrae of his Neck, C3, and that's a Tricky one she said.   I'm worried that she said that, and wondered if Ed was doing an Elective Surgery that is too dangerous at his advanced Age, he's almost 80 now?  Our mutual Friend Tim Died on a similar Elective type of Surgery on some Lumbar Vertebrae some Years back.  Tim had a Premonition the Day beforehand, and had talked to me about it and I told him to Cancel the Surgery.  Since clearly there wasn't a Peace about it and a Premonitionary Warning given him.

  He knew I had Premonitions and asked me what I thought about his while we were at Work the Night before.  I told him I always heed mine, he should heed his.  He didn't heed his, but only coz he thought the Docs and his Family would think it Crazy, especially his Wife.  Many folks don't Believe in Premonitions, and he was also a JW so I knew he couldn't have transfusions either, making him a higher Surgical Risk if he bled too much.   So he went thru with it and Died, his Premonition would have prevented that outcome.  I remember being angry that he succumbed to the opinions of skeptics and didn't do what he felt was Right.  Especially after he had the Bad Premonition that if he went thru with the Surgery, he was going to not Survive it.  He felt since it was the 11th Hour, his Surgeon wouldn't want him backing out at the last Minute, and his Wife was afraid he could POSSIBLY end up in a Wheelchair eventually if he didn't have the Surgery?

  Well, mebbe he could have, but, he wouldn't be Dead.   Dead versus Wheelchair Bound, Risk Factor decision... personally the POSSIBILITY wasn't even certain he'd end up in a Wheelchair!!!  Docs just said, he MIGHT!  I don't even think he told his Wife about his Premonition.  And I am almost positive he never mentioned it to his Surgeon.  I did mention my Premonition to The Man's Heart Surgeon and Dr. Pham took it so seriously he bumped him up from being Third in Line for the Procedure, to First.  Coz I told him my Premonition and that if The Man was made to wait, and not be 1st in the Operating Room, he would be Dead, I was Positive about that Urgency and my Premonition being accurate.  And, when Dr. Pham got in there, The Man Coded and a 40 Minute procedure turned into 5 Hours but he Survived.  

Dr. Pham came out looking Ashen and said I had been Right, he was literally Seconds away from Death and not being able to be Saved!  I could tell the Relief Dr. Pham had, that he's listened to me, taken me Seriously, and thus was able to Save my Husband.  It was a very Close Call.  Too Close.   And after the Surgery his Doc talked to me a bit about how often I have these Warnings?  It's not often and it comes randomly, but I've always had them, even as a Small Child, only I didn't know what they were then or how to communicate them effectively.  Sometimes they're still confusing in how they come thru, that one particularly had been coz it wasn't as specific as some, just a bunch of Hearts, Valentine's Hearts, Jesus Touching his Heart, a Sacred Heart... I didn't even know Who it was FOR?  Until that very next Afternoon when The Man comes and says, Ewww, Honey, I have some bad Indigestion! 

 Then it clicked, Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, NO you don't, it's a Heart Attack, that's what the Warning meant that I had about it just Yesterday... The Heart, it's YOUR Heart!  I tossed him in the Truck and immediately went to the ER at the Hospital specializing in Heart and Strokes.  The Man never doubts my Premonitions after all these Years, he takes them Seriously and I'm glad I don't have to Argue with him about them.  I usually won't Argue with anyone about them actually, I don't Care if you're a Skeptic or Mock me, I know the Accuracy they have had all my Life, so, I take them Seriously and if it can prevent something bad from happening, Good.  Some things are just gonna happen anyway and you cannot prevent it, but you don't have to be part of it either and your Destiny can be altered by that decision. 

 My Welsh Uncle and Mom always had them and once he had one that the Plane he'd Booked was going down and all on it would Die.  So he switched Planes and routed thru a different City, coming in thru Atlanta rather than Chicago.  And yes, the other Plane went down, all Died on it, he didn't tho', coz he chose to heed his Warning.  He couldn't say anything to any Authority about such a Premonition coz he said they might think he was responsible some way if it happened.  And he didn't know anyone else on that fated Flight to Warn... so, sometimes you can't prevent someone else's Destiny unfolding tragically, it just will.  I don't like having them but they do come in handy when they prevent something or help you avoid it at least, even if you can't prevent it entirely.

FINALLY Photos are loading and whatever was Wrong with Blogger has Auto Corrected like it did when we couldn't leave Comments a few Days ago.  No idea why you couldn't load Images, but it was frustrating and I'm glad it is fine now coz I had lots to Share.  *Winks*  I went to my first Halloween Themed Event of the Season.  I had intended to have Breakfast at "The Tipsy Egg", as is my Custom when going to "Highland Yard Vintage" and "Merchant Square", and was shocked that they are Closed and went out of Business!!!  *Gasp* It was one of The Man and my Favorite Brunch places and will be SO Missed, dammit!   I looked to see if they relocated coz the Business next Door to them was also gone and Closed, gone out of Business too, along with several others in the Historic Part of Downtown Chandler.  None relocated, they all are Closed for good according to Google and I'm so Sad.  I truly Hope it's not the Chinese Investors buying up Old Town Chandler too and kicking everyone out, like they did in Old Town Historic Glendale?  But, it could be, very suspicious since they were popular spots and always busy.

So, no Brunch as expected so when the Antique Mall opened at 10:00 a.m. I had an early Lunch at their "American Way BBQ Smokehouse" instead.  A Brisket Sammie with side of Homemade Coleslaw, Homemade Dill Pickle and Soda... and I bought Two Scones, one Berry and one Peach, to take Home.  They have the best Bakery Items there too.  I deconstruct my Sammie to eat the Carbs separate and later so that I don't spike my Numbers Diabetically.  Eating Veggies and Proteins never does, but Carbs can be The Devil.  So I parse out eating the Carbs for a Snack later.  Scones too.  *Winks*

The Halloween Event was well attended on Opening Day so I'm glad I got there early to cover everything and see it all unmolested and not picked over.  And, they're Hosting it longer than other Events who are Competitors, which is Wise of them I think.  Halloween is something the Big Box Stores are Selling Out of quickly and don't have much Inventory, so they should do well the whole time they have a Halloween Theme right up almost to Halloween.  The Checkout Line was Crazy long, so they were having strong Sales, which is great.  I myself bought an Antique Creepy Doll wearing a Halloween Costume, and that BINGO Card with Buttons sewn on to it that I'd hoped to get coz I'd seen it in the Preview Sneak Peek Pixs Online.   "Sweet Salvage" still hasn't posted any Sneak Peeks, which draws Interest and Anticipation, a reason to go if you spy something you wanna Score, when you do utilize Social Media to Advertise in Advance with Visuals, so I don't know why they haven't?

 The Creepy Doll has Two Teeth and is in a Skeleton Costume, she was so inexpensive I thought the pricing might be wrong, but, it wasn't, she was just a great Deal, so, Booyah!  I actually bought more inside the Antique Mall coz they too were having a big Holiday Sale and Vendors often had 20%-60% off, and I have a 10% standing Military Discount even for Vendors who don't have their Merch on Sale.  I got some of the best Halloween Merch for Decor.  I'll show you my relatively considerable Haul one Pix at a time Below:

My Button BINGO Card

My Trio of Spice Witches

My Trio of Resin Teeth... they say if you have Three of anything it's now Officially a Collection.  *Winks*

My Antique Creepy Doll, as I spied her and after I had her holding my Button BINGO Card.  She has long Human Hair appearing Wig in a long Braid down her Back that reaches about her Hips.  Antique Dolls with an Open Mouth showing Two Teeth are generally around 110 to 130 Years Old {1885-1920}, but she could be a Re-Pop I highly Suspect, since her price was so low and her Condition so good, but still a good Reproduction of an Antique Doll nonetheless if she isn't the Real Deal.  The Repops became Popular starting in the 1970's-1990's Era.  But usually they're Dated on the Neck if they're a Repop and she's not and she's exactly the composite of the Real Deal, I don't know the Modern ones used that composite, coz it is fragile... so she could just be in excellent condition and Real, in which case I got even more of a Bargain.  I'm sure her Halloween Costume is newer.

This is just some Close-Up Sections of my Halloween Bunting Banner, it has around 9 individual pieces along with several of the Skeletons strung on Seam Binding and Jute String.  I bought one last Year from the same Vendor, but forgot where I Stored it, and this one was 20% Off so I hadda have it, she has good prices even when she isn't having a Sale.  I wouldn't make them for the low price she charges.

I got some more Tamarisk Honey and some Bee Pollen from the Carranza Honey Farms Vendor.  I Love their Honey and Bee Pollen, which I drizzle over Yoghurt, Frozen Smoothie Bowls, Granola and Fresh Fruit like they do at "Robeks".  So I stock up just in case they ever close down their small Booth they have at that Antique Mall, plus, I get my 10% Military Discount on every Purchase of it.  During Allergy Season, which has been bad this Year, having Local Honey and Bee Pollen in my Diet really helps mitigate Allergies.  And, it doesn't spike my Diabetic Numbers at all, so isn't something that wrecks a Diabetic Diet Management for me personally.  *Whew*

And finally, here's Two Art Tags using Tim Holtz Crafting Product that I got from another Vendor I've often purchased her Paper Craft Altered Art she Creates.  She does a good job and had them on Sale too.   She must either have taken some of Tim's Classes or Tutorials Online becoz she really knows how to use all his Products to the best advantage, better than I can yet, so, I'd rather Buy some I like since I might not get around to making them anytime soon even tho' I have all the Supplies to and want to get back to Crafting and Creating Art again someday.  For myself and to Sell.   I stayed at the Event and Antique Mall for Two Hours, would have stayed longer actually but it's a long commute and I had a Grandchild getting out of Work by 2:00 p.m..  But, I intend to go back a few times and The Daughter has a Cleaning Job in Chandler on Sunday, so for sure I'll be back that day, it's close to the Event/Mall. 

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More to come later... dawn... the bohemian