Progress

 I made another $12 today - sold some Staffordshire saucers to someone who makes wreaths with them.  We bought them at an estate sale, but upgraded to some with an actual British scene on them (Lochs of Scotland) instead of the Colonial American scenes. 

 Of course, on the way to meet the buyer, I stopped at Goodwill.  Vintage puzzles were found, for a whopping $3.11 each.  Also a trifle dish, and the loudest Hawaiian shirt that I own (so far).

 

I've also started weeding out the Hallmark ornaments and listed about a dozen.  I also got the Mickey Mouse band and Angel Choir off the basement shelf, tested them all, and listed them on a Hallmark buy/sell group.  These were a thing Hallmark came up with.  Four or five "players" in a band, they link by radio or wi-fi somehow, and they sing songs.  Each player has two songs, and if you've got the whole group, you've got 8 or 10 songs total that they sing together on.  The stores would have a different one each week, feeding into the "gotta have them all" urge. Anyway.  I've got a nibble on the Mickey band, and I hope it's not a tire-kicker.  Mickey's gang and the angels were maybe displayed once; otherwise they've been in the basement for the last ten eyars.  I'm keeping both Peanuts sets, for now.  If I can get the house decluttered to a decent state, then we'll have room to get them out at the holidays and enjoy them.