As usual, the really good estate sales seem to take place in Duane's part of town or at least in one of the surrounding neighborhoods. Linda couldn't join us today since she's just returned to work after being out of town so Duane and I set out on our own. This sale took place in another one of those deceptively small looking houses that, in reality, meander much further back and are much larger than they appear from the front. There was a lot of stuff and it was good quality. Duane overheard the woman holding the sale (not the owner of the house) say that the owners took what they wanted from their house (must have just been mainly their clothes) and left the state to live in North Carolina. Yesterday. They sure left a lot of nice things behind. We think at least one of the owners taught at the university, possibly in the theater department, judging by the books that were left behind. Lots of beautiful glassware and, boy, did I wish I had been looking for furniture. There were so many nice pieces and they were fairly priced.
Needless to say, neither of us left empty-handed. Duane found quite a few CDs and a beautiful piece of Delft china that was not in the usual blue and white color scheme. 
I was able to feed my enamel addiction with two cooking/serving dishes made in Yugoslavia, the larger one is yellow enamel and the smaller one is blue. I also found a signed print that I was drawn to and continued to stare at so I bought it. It's a monoprint by an artist named Vladimir Strutinsky. I was only able to find out a little bit about him on the Internet. But, that's fine since I did the usual -- I bought it because I liked it. For now, I think I'm going to hang it in the newly decorated guest room. I also found two beautiful English silk pocket squares in fantastic condition along with an old rosary attached to some beads on twine. I may pass this along to a friend who's Catholic.
After this score, Duane and I headed to Starbucks for a light snack and some 'talk' time. Whoever the owners of this house were, they had great taste and we thank them for leaving their 'leftovers' for us.
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