tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post2240030474602588122..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: In Secondhand HeavenFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88801967965901540882014-05-31T20:33:18.864+01:002014-05-31T20:33:18.864+01:00Aladdin's cave, indeed...Aladdin's cave, indeed...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-1889716526101588192014-05-30T16:42:48.021+01:002014-05-30T16:42:48.021+01:00You have missed your vocation Friko! Great salesp...You have missed your vocation Friko! Great salesperson.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24211757680257121192014-05-30T12:35:02.837+01:002014-05-30T12:35:02.837+01:00Hi Friko - a shop for magpies .. all things .. oh ...Hi Friko - a shop for magpies .. all things .. oh to browse and have a need ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53119133405993592302014-05-28T14:53:10.665+01:002014-05-28T14:53:10.665+01:00In the dusty, blasted Australian outback , occasio...In the dusty, blasted Australian outback , occasionally Granny dies and all her treasures are sold off in what we call a "clearing sale ", amongst all the dust and flies there are little treasures and trinkets , flying ducks and silver plates commemorating the queens birthday ...it is all so incongruous and " priscilla , queen of the outback " , you know ? , but after the Silent Otto https://www.blogger.com/profile/00475494332523156366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-84965222562298131372014-05-28T08:02:32.221+01:002014-05-28T08:02:32.221+01:00I have an old oak desk much like the one in the pi...I have an old oak desk much like the one in the picture. I love second hand shops.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73685452761534882022014-05-27T20:31:15.150+01:002014-05-27T20:31:15.150+01:00Frank has a desk and chair similar to that. He'...Frank has a desk and chair similar to that. He'll be moving it in here soonish.. if it fits through the door.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27543613426881749342014-05-27T18:30:27.888+01:002014-05-27T18:30:27.888+01:00Dear Friko, you are so multi-talented. And you hav...Dear Friko, you are so multi-talented. And you have such a command of image and word. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43323842432420379392014-05-27T16:08:34.250+01:002014-05-27T16:08:34.250+01:00it's always fun to wander through and see what...it's always fun to wander through and see what pops up!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30828111361966876562014-05-27T12:35:57.095+01:002014-05-27T12:35:57.095+01:00Now that's a poem that I'd like to see hun...Now that's a poem that I'd like to see hung up in the shop.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717459430504797508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27954270328032204272014-05-27T00:39:10.159+01:002014-05-27T00:39:10.159+01:00Old furniture and objects seem to have an aura and...Old furniture and objects seem to have an aura and character all their own. What a wonderful place to shop and snoop. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75599554730962578112014-05-26T23:37:19.362+01:002014-05-26T23:37:19.362+01:00Really loved this. It caught me up into a whole ne...Really loved this. It caught me up into a whole new scene, and I think I want to see the movie. 😊Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29273107071282389132014-05-26T20:10:30.605+01:002014-05-26T20:10:30.605+01:00Friko, I'd be interested in your reaction to m...Friko, I'd be interested in your reaction to my German-themed post this week...Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39187774037729059452014-05-26T16:17:38.839+01:002014-05-26T16:17:38.839+01:00Good poem. But I am surprised at how I slightly re...Good poem. But I am surprised at how I slightly recoiled to see that second hand stuff. I am obviously going off it, so perhaps my attempt to be a minimalist is starting to work! :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32086987237643915332014-05-26T15:08:29.656+01:002014-05-26T15:08:29.656+01:00Thanks for today's smile!Thanks for today's smile!Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4236762714074760462014-05-26T14:31:16.081+01:002014-05-26T14:31:16.081+01:00Friko, when I first saw the photograph, I thought ...Friko, when I first saw the photograph, I thought I was looking at a doll's house, filled with miniature versions of all sorts of treasures. Your words completed the picture.<br /><br />Not many such shops left in Manhattan, although there are lots of charity thrift shops that don't have too many bargain prices. Still fun to wander through the aisles and compose back stories to go with Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64925550799759974472014-05-26T14:14:46.798+01:002014-05-26T14:14:46.798+01:00That's beautiful!! We have shops like that her...That's beautiful!! We have shops like that here in the tiny Central, Kentucky town that I live in and I love going in there. They have so many remnants and memories of so many eras. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24756517844706311942014-05-26T14:02:21.601+01:002014-05-26T14:02:21.601+01:00That white vase, I want it! How much is?
Love seco...That white vase, I want it! How much is?<br />Love secondhand.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61362488228336563392014-05-26T11:28:12.500+01:002014-05-26T11:28:12.500+01:00Isn't it just grand to sift through the thrift...Isn't it just grand to sift through the thrift shop - peeking here and there and you have to go round a few times, for each time you see something that hadn't caught your eye the last trip around. I like this poem and it just makes me want to run right to the shop. Great Poem Friko.LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21750544237309328182014-05-26T10:43:44.069+01:002014-05-26T10:43:44.069+01:00Who's been taking photos in my flat ?Who's been taking photos in my flat ? SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35398898357276322102014-05-26T10:30:19.426+01:002014-05-26T10:30:19.426+01:00Hello,
How did you guess that this is exactly our...Hello,<br /><br />How did you guess that this is exactly our kind of shop? Whether in Brighton or Budapest, these are the kinds of places where we are to be found. And, we love searching for hidden treasure.....things that others may well regard as junk!<br /><br />But, your picture could not be in Hungary where a bust of Lenin is de rigeur in every second hand shop!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-67607492895748735982014-05-26T09:20:46.342+01:002014-05-26T09:20:46.342+01:00I LOVE secondhand shops.
I avoid them like the pl...I LOVE secondhand shops. <br />I avoid them like the plague, because once I step inside hours will pass before I step out again. <br />It has been a good while since I was in one though, perhaps I could just have a quick look.....Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73665600311292390142014-05-26T05:54:51.550+01:002014-05-26T05:54:51.550+01:00This was enchanting!This was enchanting!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9181059136963377492014-05-26T05:05:28.833+01:002014-05-26T05:05:28.833+01:00How utterly lovely Friko! :-)How utterly lovely Friko! :-)Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22760526247875145802014-05-26T03:43:44.706+01:002014-05-26T03:43:44.706+01:00Your writing sets the scene, and the photo is an e...Your writing sets the scene, and the photo is an extra plus. Rooms with so much going on make me claustrophobic. I would need some air for sure! Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10283200540272869172014-05-26T03:19:21.248+01:002014-05-26T03:19:21.248+01:00You have a future in advertising! Just leave the l...You have a future in advertising! Just leave the last three lines out!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com