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Over the last two years I've learned the location of about 7 thrift stores in our area. A couple of them are within 10 minutes drive, others are in the suburbs. In recent months I stopped bringing the children but previously always had them in tow! I would usually make a quick stop whenever errands brought me into the vicinity of a thrift store but I've stopped going to thrift stores for the time being --- we've run out of space and the children have had quite enough of it! 
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Okay, I just had to share my exciting inexpensive buys this week: "Montessori in the Home, The School Years" A$9 (Yippee! I had just been looking on Amazon & expecting to pay much more to have an old copy shipped internationally) & "The Montessori Revolution in Education" - same price, same store - a little 2nd hand bookstore in town. Both totally oldschool original copies, musty-dusty, but very exciting!
And then, today I bought 4 old wonderful picture books for $1 each : Baby animals, Australian Wildlife, Insects, and Spiders (very timely as we had a Wolf Spider in the sandpit yesterday, crawling on my littlest one's pant leg! We caught it in a jar to study before releasing in a local paddock. Then, quickly printed & made up the Spider cards from Theresa's Yahoo Group  - Thanks again Theresa! - how cool to have things ready to go when opportunity knocks!)
I love thrift shopping too. Lets keep this thread going!
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Great finds, Amber!
Aren't Wolf Spiders poisonous? Or am I thinking of a different one ... ??? I sure hope so!!! 
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Hmmm, Well, according to my research - they're okay! But, maybe that's just Australian Wolf Spiders. Maybe there are more?! Eeeek.
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I just found this link that does indicate wolf spiders in US are poisonous, but not lethal. I'm glad that in your neck of the woods they're a-okay! 
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Kristin wrote:
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Maybe I need to do a little more research!!!
thanks for thinking of us Kristin, I'll let you know if I confirm my early finding!
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I don't know about wolf spiders in Australia (everything there seems deadly to me!LOL) but wolf spiders here in the US are harmless. That link was wrong (think about it, it is a pest control site. Of course they want you to be afraid of spiders!).
I did my research on wolf spiders in grad school, so this happens to be something I know about. The smaller ones cannot puncture human skin, and the larger ones, their bite is about like a pin prick. With some folks there may be some localized swelling due to sensitivity to the venom. I've been bitten by some fairly large ones and it hurts a bit, but I never reacted to the bite at all.
Here is the thing. All spiders are venomous. Most of them, however, lack the ability (due to size) to bite a human. Of those that can, very few have a venom which is toxic enough, or in large enough volume, to be considered harmful. A few are harmful or even deadly (ex: black widow, brown recluse, and a few others).
So, if someone asks is a spider venomous, the answer will always be yes. Are they harmful? Likely no.
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As a woman over 40, I got a kick out of that site's description of the orb-weaving spider, should one accidentally walk into a web at night: "the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds." Yeah.
You know what almost gave me a heart attack? My 4 yo sneaking up on me in the drugstore the other day and zapping me on the back with one of those "massagers". I actually screamed. How embarrassing.
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earthmaven wrote:
As a woman over 40, I got a kick out of that site's description of the orb-weaving spider, should one accidentally walk into a web at night: "the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds." Yeah.
You know what almost gave me a heart attack? My 4 yo sneaking up on me in the drugstore the other day and zapping me on the back with one of those "massagers". I actually screamed. How embarrassing.
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A couple of years ago, my husband and I were watching a movie at home, and there was something resembling a ball of hair moving across the carpet. It must have even had a shadow. BIG spider!
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What a great thing to know about. I'd like to be more knowledgeable about the ones around here. I guess I have some reading up to do. I like to find good deals on books at library book sales. We always come home with bags full.
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haha! a funny thrift store/spiders 101 combo thread going here!
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My last haul from this weekend includes:
* vintage Tupperware for storing things $1
* a Tupperware 3 part relish tray with lids $1
* a lovely monkey pod tray! $2
* several nice and different styles of tongs 50 cents/ea
* set of 4 stacking Melamine small square bowls $1
My shelves are starting to come together now!
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Terrific finds, Vicki!
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I can't tell you how much I am enjoying this thread--between the bargains and the spiders, you moms have given me a great deal to think and laugh about here!
Thank you!
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That is great Vicki
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I can't believe I forgot to post about this earlier, but we even hit up a garage sale this weekend, and I found two brand new inkjet refill kits for 50 cents each! I'm a cartridge refiller, and I was thrilled to find these! Well, that and a leather purse for $1 that was just like the one I had been eyeing at T.J. Maxx...
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