Kathy Mroczko
@25mroc.bsky.social
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Antique loving, Barbie fan, sewing, crafting and cat enthusiast from Fort Collins
Muffy wants to wish all those who celebrate a Very Merry Christmas. Also sending wishes for a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#fashiondoll
1 day ago
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The chubby cat lounging.
#cats
#fatcats
25 days ago
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When your friends are tired of TV dinner turkey, but know you need some liquid "help" to get it done. Not sure if that bird is making it to the table, but Muffy tries.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#thanksgiving
30 days ago
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Our fun finds for the week and there is a give a way with this post. Read to the end and comment to be entered!
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Signs of the Times
Iām just ignoring the giant icebergs just off my port bowāThanksgiving and then Christmas! If I just keep repeating, āla la laā all day every day, I donāt have to thinā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/signs-of-the-times-2/
about 2 months ago
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Muffy wishes everyone a Happy Halloween!
#Barbie
#dollsky
about 2 months ago
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It may be
#Caterday
, but sometimes you still just can't face it.
2 months ago
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This week's latest foray into the world of garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores
#weirdfinds
#estatesale
#thriftstore
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Two Ladies Walk Into An Estate Sale
We have had a week of blessed cooler weather with even a bit of rain. Seems to be helping the insane fires in the state. Most are reaching containment. Thank goodness. My garden is still a bit tattā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/two-ladies-walk-into-an-estate-sale/
4 months ago
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In honor of the 2nd season drop today, here is Wednesday. ( love her freckles so much! )
#dollsky
#monsterhigh
5 months ago
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What I wish I was doing today. Sigh, my dolls have the best life.
#dollsky
#Barbie
5 months ago
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1st Gen Frankie Stein steals a vintage Barbie family Tutti dress. On Tutti this is a long dress, but it fits her perfectly and she is not giving it back.
#dollsky
#MonsterHigh
5 months ago
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It's so hot my cat is melting. No energy at all.
#catsofbluesky
6 months ago
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This week's weird finds post.
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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A Melting Pot
Itās been so hot that Iām not sure whether Iām thinking about temperatures, the 4th of July celebrations, or just our immigrant culture in the U.S. Whatever is on the back of my tā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/a-melting-pot/
6 months ago
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This week's weird and wonderful finds, Bridal edition.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
#brides
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Midway
How is it almost July already? I always consider the 4th the midway point of summer, and I am pretty sure I do not have my spring chores done yet. I still have a fountain covered in plastic that neā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/midway/
6 months ago
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This week's weird finds post. Some funny thrift store goodies.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Roughing It
One of the joys of being a social gardener, by that I mean a person who talks gardening to others, has neighbors and friends that garden, and occasionally shows up at plant swaps, is that now and tā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/roughing-it/
7 months ago
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This week's fun foray into the world of yard sales and thrifting:
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
#thriftblog
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Just Clowning Around
Youāve been warned! I went through our picture files and found some leftovers from my MI trip in May. I went to one of the weirdest estate sales ever, and youāll see why. To offset the ā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/just-clowning-around/
7 months ago
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Everyone needs a Fairy Godmother now and then.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#Cinderella
7 months ago
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This week's finds during our forays into the thrifting world
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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Home is Where the Flowers Are
Iāve seen great flowers while driving from Colorado to Michigan and back again. The wild redbuds were just gorgeous along the expressway. I didnāt realize how many there were in Iowa anā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/home-is-where-the-flowers-are/
7 months ago
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This week's post of odd finds, plus a little foray into vintage sewing items.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
#vintagesewing
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Sew Sew
We have a fun little post today with some cool vintage sewing items and a really crazy thing at the end, so read all the way through! First up, some flowers because we get complaints if we don̵ā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/sew-sew/
7 months ago
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Even my dolls sew. Wish they would work faster.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#vintagesewingmachine
8 months ago
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This weeks post of odd thrift store finds.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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When Life Gives You Apples, Make Applesauce
Or something along those lines. Iām in Michigan for my sisterās funeral and celebration of life. Iām glad that itās over with and everything went okay with minimal family drā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/when-life-gives-you-apples-make-applesauce/
8 months ago
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Happy Star Wars Day everyone! May the Forth be with you.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#Starwars
8 months ago
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This week post of weird finds and fun thrift shopping.
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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Why Oh Wyoming
I was told that some folks missed our flower pictures at the beginning of a post, so here is one perfect viola: I love the common name Johnny-jump-ups. All the delight of a pansy, but they move aroā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/why-oh-wyoming/
8 months ago
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This week's funny thrift store finds.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
#garagesale
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April Showers
At least we are hoping for some. They are predicting some severe thunderstorms for tonight, and we will hope to miss the hail that they say is possible. I really donāt need that this early inā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/april-showers/
8 months ago
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Happy Easter, or not so happy for Muffy who is a bit of a curmudgeon about these things.
#dollsky
#Barbie
8 months ago
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This week's foray into the weird at thrift stores. Highlighting some fun Easter finds this week.
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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Egg-ceptional
Wow, is it spring already? We have had several years in a row of spring arriving way later than normal, but this year we are way ahead of schedule. Trees are blooming a solid three weeks early, andā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/egg-ceptional/
9 months ago
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This week's weird finds post!
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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Even When Iām Wrong, Iām Right
We have seen a couple of things lately that maybe we were wrong about. You know what they say about being wrong: But, I have to add that even when weāre wrong about somethingās worth, wā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/even-when-im-wrong-im-right/
9 months ago
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Not buying the newer Monster High, as I have lots of the original ones, but I wish they had made more like this.
#Monsterhigh
#dollsky
9 months ago
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This week's funny post about our thrift store finds. Read it and pass it along!
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Around The House
We are totally ready for some April Showers around here. March has been blowing around a bit too long. We have already had one brush fire that destroyed a home, so unless we get some rain soon it iā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/around-the-house/
9 months ago
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In honor of Bill Greening. One of my favorites of his dolls. I reach for her for photos again and again.
#dollsky
#Barbie
#Billgreening
9 months ago
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This week's weird finds
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#thiftstore
#weirdfinds
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Your Guess is as Good as Mine
Itās been cooler and windy for the last week, with even a wee bit of moisture. We are sure that spring is coming, at least on the calendar. Our faith is being rewarded next week as weārā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine/
9 months ago
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Happy St. Patrick's Day. May you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
#dollsky
#ooakdolls
9 months ago
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This week's finds for the thrift store junkies.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Letās Table This
I would like to think spring is here, but I know better. Just to tempt me, there is this: My dadās back yard is a solid month ahead of my yard, as it backs to a three-story sandstone buildingā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/lets-table-this/
10 months ago
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Don't know why I haven't photographed her more, as she is super cool.
#dollsky
#MonsterHigh
10 months ago
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Happy Birthday Barbie, Looking good at 66
#dollsky
#Barbie
10 months ago
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This week's post!
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#vintagefinds
#thriftstore
#weirdfinds
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March Aināt Lion
Itās hard to complain when the weather has been unseasonably warm and sunny only occasionally interrupted by some windy, coolish weather. I was reminded what a real winter is like when I spenā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/march-aint-lion/
10 months ago
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Odette. One of the prettiest playline dolls Mattel has put out in years. Rebodied to Made to Move body.
#dollsky
#Barbie
10 months ago
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This week's blog post for those interested in silly thrift store finds.
#weirdsecondhandfinds
#thriftstore
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A Little Nonsense
Deb has been gone for several weeks dealing with lifeās āstuffā. She is back this week and we are ready to shop. I found this sign last week and it about sums up our relationship:ā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/a-little-nonsense/
10 months ago
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Back to visiting old photos. Two gorgeous number three Barbies, two of my most treasured ladies.
#dollsky
#vintageBarbie
10 months ago
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Just going back and revisiting some of my favorite doll photos. Love this one of a Momoko. I have since had to totally reroot this doll cause Momoko hair just falls apart on quite few of the dolls.
#dollsky
#fairies
#Momoko
10 months ago
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Wednesday at her cello. Swapped out the hands with the dance Wednesday for the photo.
#dollsky
#monsterhigh
#fashiondolls
10 months ago
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New Blog post on
#weirdfinds
#thriftstores
We hope it makes you laugh.
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Flotsam and Jetsam
I have a bunch of leftovers for this weekās post. Iāve always liked the sound of the words flotsam and jetsam without really knowing what they meant. It turns out that flotsam means debā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/flotsam-and-jetsam/
10 months ago
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I was given the chance to give this Featherweight a home. The case was shot, but now with a full overhaul, rebuilt and recovered case, matching accessories box and spoolpin doily, she shines.
#vintagesewingmachines
#Featherweight
10 months ago
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Our latest blog post on our weird finds out thrifting. Also a very good chocolate truffle recipe at the bottom, read on and pass it along!
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Itās Sugar Time
Well, at least that is the way I look at Valentineās Day. My favorite day of the year is the day after, when all the candy in the world is on sale! I stock up on dark chocolate by the bagful.ā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/its-sugar-time/
10 months ago
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Muffy seems to have a problem with Valentine's day. Of course Muffy has problems with a lot of stuff.
#dollsky
#Barbie
10 months ago
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Our blog post for new readers. Take a look and if you get a giggle from it, pass it along to a friend, and thanks for reading.
#weirdfinds
#thriftstore
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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
Donāt know how many of you are old enough to remember the song by the Five Man Electrical Bandās song āSignsā but itās what I think about when going through the picturā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/sign-sign-everywhere-a-sign/
11 months ago
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Posting my first pix of the new Kitty Black Perkins doll. Perfect for black history month. Stunning doll.
#dollsky
#barbie
#blackhistorymonth
11 months ago
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For those interested in following our weird finds blog, the link to this week's post!
#thriftstores
,
#weirdfinds
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Let There Be Light
One of the joys of Colorado is that we hardly ever have snow on the ground for any length of time. It snows, and it can snow a lot, but then it melts and goes away. You still have to shovel for theā¦
https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/let-there-be-light/
11 months ago
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I should probably post a cat pic, as he will never forgive me if I don't. His most Royal Highness Ramses the Great!
#cat
,
#Bengal
11 months ago
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Odette trying out some old school tunes.
#fashiondolls
11 months ago
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For those that find us new. This is our blog post on funny finds that we see in the thrift store. Take a read and follow along.
#weirdfinds
#antiques
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https://secondhandroses.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/frigid-finds/
11 months ago
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