Vintage 1950's Shawnee pottery planter, oriental boy with bamboo pot, USA 701 planter

After working at my grounds keeping job I walked down to the thrift store and found this piece. I was guessing it was Shawnee or mccoy. Wasn't sure.

Once I got home and did some searches I saw that it is Shawnee.

It is in great condition, too. No chips, cracks and not even any crazing.

I got it listed tonight

https://www.etsy.com/listing/198373015/vintage-1950s-shawnee-pottery-oriental?ref=shop_home_active_6

It was an ok day. Made some small sales. I did get a good number of orders packed & shipped. I did spend more money on tea cups though. I shouldn't have. I should be spending my money on home projects and furniture projects. I have enough tea cups, too.

I am off to bed.

A Guy in Goodwill Showed me an ELVIS dvd Today

So at the end of my grounds keeping job I got a little upset. Then I walked down to the supermarket and then to the thrift store.

I had gone to the register and paid for my things. I then wanted to go look some more and just as I turned from the register an old black guy told me about the video he found. It was Elvis Blue Hawaii and he was happy that it was never opened. And he told me some times you get lucky in the dvd section and find ones like that.

That probably meant something. But I don't care. That does not change alot of things.

Just gotta set my objectives and stick to them for ONCE.

My Bike Got Stolen Today

I had it in my side yard with a combination chain lock on the back tire.

I came home tonight and it was gone.

Makes me mad.

I bet the neighbor guy did it.

The other night I came out at 3am and it was up by the front of my gate like someone had tried to take it and realized there was a lock on the back tire. And the neighbor guy was out on his front steps talking. He should have seen someone...unless it was him.

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2,874 Sales and 3,874 Admirers in My Vintage Etsy Shop!

Even with record low Etsy search views since the beginning of june I have been lucky to make regular sales and have an active shop, with many admirers added each day.

I am lucky, I guess I could say, in that I have orders to pack and ship!

I Dreamt of a Girl Who has been Waiting to Marry Me???

In my dream there was this blonde girl in front of me.

And a voice said something like, "she has been waiting for you to marry you"???

Or something like that.

I felt like I knew the girl. But I could not recognize here.

I was guessing it might be MBP from 1st grade, grade school and high school?

I am not sure. Not sure if it looked like her or not.

Or even if the dream was a message.

If it was a message, so what.

I will never get married. Oh well.

"What's up, cool guy."

Tonight I rode my bike down to the local grocery store to get some unsweetened iced tea for work tomorrow.

As I was going through the register the young dude bagging said, "What's up, cool guy.".
I didn't think he was talking to me at first. Then I said, "What's up. How you doin'".

He said, "You're the coolest guy to come in here tonight.". lol.

I laughed.

I must have kinda given him a mean look at first because as I walked away I heard him say something to the cashier about how I looked at him. Oh well.

It started as a compliment and I mighta messed it up a little by given the guy a mean look. oh well.

CHUCK NOLL has died!!!

Wow. Just wow. That's sad.

The Steelers of the '70's were my childhood.

I started watching football around 1974-75. And the Steelers of the mid and late 70's were my life as a boy.

Watching the Steelers. Watching Bradshaw. Then going out after the games and practicing throwing like bradshaw.

Watching the playoffs and super bowls.

Looking through the Sears catalog and wanting EVERYTHING that was Steelers. lol.
The trash can, the comforter, the lamp, EVERYTHING. lol.

And I remember watching the Steelers of the 1980's too. Through my high school years.
And with Bubby Brister as the quarterback. And Walton as the offensive coordinator.
And the suprising playoff run with Rich Eisenberg, the small running back and Merril Hoge as the running back.

Now Chuck Noll is gone.

That is a period of my life, too.

RIP, Chuck. Thanks for all the memories and wins and great times.

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NO MORE POSTS ABOUT MY ETSY VIEWS

I started posting about my views from Etsy search after a big drop on sept 6th of last year. I then started using this blog as a record for my views.

I know noone was to read about the views in my shop everyday. lol.

And I didn't intend to post so much about them. I intended to have an interesting blog that people woudl want to check on.

Well, I have finally started a private blog to keep track of my Etsy search views.

My first post was this morning and was about ANOTHER DAY below 200 views from Etsy search.

That was disappointing.

Views are down and staying down.

BUT.......I have made 6 orders today for a good amount of revenue!

I have still been makings teady sales, even though with the drop in the first week of april that month ended up being one of my 2 lowest revenue months in the past 2 years.

But revenue for may was great. So was the orders.

But views have been down and stayed down. Only TWO days of more than 300 views from Etsy search in the past TEN WEEKS! Wow.

Anyway, no more posting abot my views here. lol.

THey will now be private.

I am looking forward to this summer, for my vintage Etsy shop, and for developing this blog to be one that people would want to read and follow.

Best.

So the Cubs just lost 3 our of 4.

That sucks. lol.

Oh well.

I am learning not to count on anything. lol.

And just write for my own benefit. lol.

189 Views Yesterday!

Wow.

Only 189 views from Etsy search yesterday.

This is making me mad. And disappointed. And discouraged.

Oh well.

Nothing I can do about it.

Just work less on my shop.

And plan on working more.

And tithing ONLY.

Oh well.

200 Views at 8pm; I Don't Sell Much

It still took until 8:04pm to reach 200 views from Etsy search. Even with having more than 110 at noon.

I have more than 1,100 listings, but only sold 1 vase today.

And I really only sell tea cups.

A guy I know is probably right. The "market is just not there".

I should probably just close up.

It's not worth it to spend hours every day on my shop to only sell tea cups.

It's not worth it to spend half or most of a day on my shop and sitting at the computer and then really only sell tea cups.

Taking pics and listing items takes time. And then the items dont sell for months and months. If they sell at all.

After all of the tithing and seeding.

I've given away so much cash the past 3 1/2 years. Just to make the small income I've made.

While others who never donate anything are hugely successful.

I guess I still have decisions to make.......

112 Views at Noon

Here at 12 noon I have 112 views from Etsy search.

This is the most I have had at 12 noon in I don't know how long. Probably since the ONE day in may I had more than 300 views from Etsy search or the ONE day in april that I had more than 300 views from Etsy search. That day was the first week of april.

Well today is a sunday. So that is a good sign. That sunday is still the high view day of the week.

Only 216 views from Etsy search yesterday! Wow.

Not sure views will come back. At least not til the fall.

I have orders to pack and organizing to do.

109 Views at 4pm on a Saturday

Wow.

Views are staying down, it seems.

9 weeks of this.

Good thing I sell tea cups. Tea cups that people like and want.

Or my views would be lower than 2011.

18 Views from Google right before 7pm!

Wow. That is disappointing. And discouraging.

Google views are GONE. Gone for GOOD. They are not coming back.

I did make 2 sales today. Tea cups, of course.

Just gotta take it a day at time. As long as I can make it.

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