That’s right, there’s a Lighthouse Month and Day. On August 7th of 1789, Congress approved an Act for the Establishment and Support of Lighthouses, Beacons, Buoys and Public Piers. In 1989, for the 200th anniversary of that Act, they began to establish National Lighthouse Day. Enlightening, eh?
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On the first of my two visits to the Gaithersburg store, the bargains were so bright, I had to wear shades.
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Right now, let’s share some queer joy by looking at some of the recent rainbow items on Goodwill of Greater Washington’s ShopGoodwill.com site – a dress (which I’d wear), a flannel (which my spouse would), shoes (the first pair of which I can totally see my editor in), jewelry (I got my rainbow engagement ring at Shop Goodwill), and a backpack (there’s a famous drag queen named Jan Sport), oh my!
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For this post, I’ve chosen MerMay, where we celebrate mermaids, mermen, and merenbies. I love and identify with merfolk, and have a persona called Mercroft. I have a cool collection of thrifted mermaids, which I need to blog about at some point. Today, let’s look at some of the recent mermazing items on Goodwill of Greater Washington’s ShopGoodwill.com site.
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And because Passover is this month, we’re going to be looking at Judaica – Jewish ritual items and other art. Nu, as you may know, I love collecting it, and most of my collection is thrifted. And much of it is from Goodwill, online and off. I’ve been very fortunate to live in two very Jewish areas (Boston and DC), but thanks to Goodwill’s online shopping, one can experience and thrift items from all over the country.
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