Found on the Ground

Silver Hearts

I think this is a charm for a handbag.  Cute!

Found December 2006, Center City Philadelphia
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French Coin Earring

I know a certain cousin who had a sweater just smothered with these little coins. :)

These ones say "Republique de France" and are on an earring that appears to have fallen off a fortune teller.

Found Center City Philadelphia, Winter 2007
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Green Beads

Found 2/07, Philadelphia
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Puffy Star Bead

 

Found 11/06, Center City Philadelphia

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Experiment: Glow in the Dark?

Wow, everything about this design- The wan off-yellow color, the moon & star design- says "glow-in-the-dark" to me.

Is it?

Let's find out!

No.

Found 11/06, Philadelphia

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Mardi-Gras Beads

My first East Falls find, right when I stepped out of the car on moving day.

Found 10/1/06, East Falls

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"Gold" Earring

Found 11/12/06, Old City

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Ask Me About Nutrition

"When 5 pm arrived, Nick stormed out of the vitamin store, not even staying to help his coworkers re-alphabetize the herbal supplements. 

Three different hooligans had come into the store that day- THREE!-, all pretending to be interested in Customized Nutrition, but then bursting into laughter when Nick explained how vitamins, herbs and protein shakes could improve their lives.

And he had fallen for it, like he always did.  He felt like such a fool!  Didn't anyone care about Personalized Nutrition anymore?  Maybe all those years of school weren't worth it after all...

Nick hadn't expected the life of a Customized Nutrition Consultant to be a cake walk, but still, today had been the absolute limit.  Damn nutrition consultant school, muttered Nick, and damn this stupid pin! 

Nick ripped the hated badge off his white lab coat (it had an ultra-neato magnetic clasp, so it was easy to remove), and flung it to the curb.

Tears of righteous indignation welled up.  There, at 19th & Market, he made a solemn vow:  No more would he toil in obscurity at the Vitamin Shoppe, getting made fun of by Hot Topic sales clerks every day.  Nick was going to follow his dreams.   He'd go back to school: Yes, he'd go into business on his own!  Dr. Nick, Customized Nutrition Specialist!   

He liked the sound of that."

I think this is my Halloween costume.  Just need a white lab coat and some vitamin bottles!

Found 10/06, 19th & Market

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Jingle Earring

Found 9/06, Philadelphia

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Cowrie Shell Necklace

Eeeeugh.  Hippie parts.

Found 9/06, 20th and Race

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