Monroe County Freecycle

Free: balloon flower, daisies, phlox +++ (Dubuque) 3d - *Balloon flower--purple blooms, 5 petals, starting now. Grows 2-3 feet high. already blooming. *Daisies, knee-high and blooming now. *Columbine--thigh-high, blooming yellow and orange now. Tolerates sun, likes partial shade *Common milkweed--the ones monarch butterflies eat and lay their eggs on. *Feverfew--lacy-leaved old-fashioned plant with dime-sized daisy-like blooms June and July. *Violets--violet/blue color; spreads happily, but not wildly; blooms in May. *Garden phlox--old-fashioned thigh-high perennial with clusters of pink, rose, or white blooms in July. Also oak tree seedlings. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Smoke alarm with 10-year battery (75th St NW and 75th Ave NW) 4d - Never used or installed. Kidde model i9010. Sealed battery is good for 10 years after installation. After I opened the package I discovered that I had purchased wrong kind - I need a “hard-wired” alarm, which this one is not. Purchased 5/24/2024 at Menards. I could return it to store for a refund, but since the package is opened they’d probably send it to landfill.

Free: Spanish/English Dictionary (Dubuque) 6d - *New Century publishing English/Spanish; Spanish English Dictionary. 638-page handbook-sized hardback. Good condition. * Spanish Workbook for Master 3 on "Situaciones." 248 pages, including worksheet pages and complete answer key. You're welcome to either or both. Free: Women's Writing--Stories and Poetry (Dubuque) 10d - Novels, Stories, Collections of Fiction: *"Classic American Women Writers: Jewett, Cather, Chopin, Wharton" *Ursula Leguin: "The Left Hand of Darkness." *Flannery O'Connor: "Everything that Rises Must Converge" *Edith Wharton: "The Age of Innocence"; "Ethan Frome." *Carson McCullers: "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"; "The Member of the Wedding." *Joyce Carol Oates: "Do with Me What You Will." Poetry: *NO MORE MASKS--An Anthology of Poems by Women, 396-page paperback. *ANNE SEXTON--THE COMPLETE POEMS, 622 pages. Nonfiction Nonfiction: *Gertrude Stein--*The Geographical History of America; *The Letters of Alice B. Toklas STAYING ON ALONE. *Margaret Fuller--Woman in the 19th Century; You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: screens, handles, hardware, tape (Dubuque) 10d - *Screens are 18.5" X 36 13/16" custom-made by Zephyr aluminum w/Better View screen and gray frame. Perfect condition. Never used.For tender seedling cover/shade? *Two wooden drawer handles are 4.5 " wide, unfinished and never used. Include mounting screws. *Sealing tape to winterize windows and doors--five rolls. *Window hardware for hanging blinds--metal brackets, plastic brackets, new metal screws. *double-sided foam mounting tape *Velcro fasteners *Grounding strap. Clean and in good serviceable condition. Free: Plastic pallet (Columbus, WI) 12d - Left in the yard of the house we moved into last fall. 4 ft on each side

Free: retro office and school (Dubuque) 12d - *small gold colored pen and pencil: one 4" Space Pen by Fisher USA; one 4" slender pencil, ring on end. *Westcott Made in U.S.A. wooden ruler. *pencils, incl. 2 unsharpened: "Oglala Lakota College" + Chaffee Zoological Gardens SAVE RAINFOREST *Partial pack of retro copy paper+ carbon paper used in1970s to make copies. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Poetry (Dubuque) 12d - NO MORE MASKS! AN ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS BY WOMEN. 87 20th century poets included. 395 pp. THE PENGUIN BOOK OF IRISH VERSE, poems by Irish poets. MENTOR BOOK OF MAJOR BRITISH POETS, William Blake to Dylan Thomas. WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, Selected Poems and Two Plays. ANNE SEXTON: THE COMPLETE POEMS. 622 pp. THE POSTMODERNS: NEW AMERICAN POETRY REVISED: Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Creeley. . . THE POETRY AND CRITICISM OF MATTHEW ARNOLD. "Treasured Verses" to inspire teachers and students--1962 edition of 20-page folder. In good shape. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: moving boxes (Maple Bluff) 18d - many sizes of boxes for moving, all in good shape Free: 7 novels: James Joyce/D.H. Lawrence (Dubuque) 21d - *James Joyce: Set of three hardcovers: DUBLINERS, ULYSSES, FINNEGANS WAKE, PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST . . . . Good condition. *D.H. Lawrence: Set of two hardcovers: SONS AND LOVERS and WOMEN IN LOVE. Good condition. Two paperbacks: THE FOX and THE RAINBOW. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: 2-to-5 oz jars/bottles/tins/cups + (Dubuque) 21d - *A dozen sturdy white plastic jars with white lids. 2" tall. 2.5" diameter. Includes six purpose-designed cardboard mailing boxes with fit-to-size holes to secure jars and contents in transit. *dozen pill bottles: transparent orange, clean, no labels. Crafts, buttons, cat treats in every jacket pocket. *2 dozen 2-ounce plastic cups with fitted lids. *half dozen 4-ounce plastic cups with fitt lids. *a dozen 5.5-oz plastic cups with fitted lids. Good for sorting and storing beads, bolts, buttons, shells, pebbles, and other treasures. Even better: *three caper bottles--5" tall, clear glass, no label, lid reads only "USDA ORGANIC." *3 3-0z Starbucks instant coffee tins, w/ embossed star-crowned mermaid logo on lid. Fine shape. *two .2.5 oz metal spice tins 2" tall, 3" across, w/clear plastic tops. 4 Bar Harbor 8 oz. clam juice bottles--clear with alligator surface texture. 3 have labels. *small Earl Grey tin--embossed with Solstice Tea Traders on lid. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Book: CAN YOU PASS THESE TESTS? (Dubuque) 22d - "The toughest tests you'll never have to take but always wanted to try." This 314-page book contains complete versions of the famously challenging tests you have to pass for New York State Bar Exam, Baseball Umpire, Architectural Exam, U.S. Citizenship, California Culinary Academy Test, Harvard University's final exam in U.S. History . . . Copy Editor Competence, Voter Literacy, Florida Real Estate Sales License, Texas State Public School Teachers' Competency Test, . . . and many others. Answers are provided at the end of each test. A unique gift for your favorite brainiac. In very good condition, seems never to have been used. Free: vintage shoe laces (still in packs) (Dubuque) 22d - *1 pair "Diamond Brand" brown laces marked 10 cents. *2 pair 18" vintage brown laces for men's shoes. One is Kiwi brand. *2 pair 27" white sport laces--"for most womens and youth sneakers." New in pack. *3 pair 45" white laces still in wrappers. *1 pair Trax 18" white laces. *1 pair 36" white laces, with wrapper. Several additional pairs shoe laces--navy, black, brown, yellow, tan, white in various lengths. All good. You're welcome to any, some or all. Free: crafting supplies: felt to feathers (Dubuque) 23d - *felt--eight uncut 12"x8" squares + several other pieces. Many colors. *pipe cleaners, many colors *6 pairs of 1/2" googly eyes. Still in package. *large baggie of feathers, bright blue and bright yellow. *Monogram "W" Garden stone insert. 4.5" in diameter. Still in pack. *large corks *Moon Calendar; stickers; few cancelled postage stamps & used greeting cards You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Queen sized metal bed frame (West side) 25d - Good condition

Free: whisks, pasta fork, Betty Crocker + (Dubuque) 26d - *HOME brand 10" whisk, with heavy ceramic orange handle. *Silicone pasta fork--heat resistant, orange/black. *whisk--7" long, with wooden handle, loop for hanging. 1884 Betty Crocker Coupon Catalog--"a heritage of quality and value." Very good condition. *3" antique glass waffle-surface pepper shaker with red plastic lid. Fine condition. *3X5X2" red ceramic loaf pan--oven, dishwasher, microwave safe. Good for gifting baked loaf. Perfect. *salt & pepper pair--3" tall square glass w/ red/blue fireworks , stainless steel lids. Like new. *4" tall clear Glassnow maple syrup bottle, with dime-sized looped handle. Perfect. *large red Coca-Cola glass, iconic style diner style perfect plastic 6" tall. *coasters--2 sets: 1. four Pacific shore photo. Great condition. 2. four Ceramic French chef & goose "new 3.5" X 3.5" ceramic dragon fly coaster. Never used. Perfect. You're welcome to one, some, or all. Free: Bag of clean bread bags (Near Baldwin and Spaight) 30d - clean and in good shape. Free: Pokemon birthday supplies (Dubuque) 31d - Paper plates, napkins, tablecloth, 2 banners. Still in packaging: Free: 15 Grinnell College magazines (Dubuque) 31d - In case you're thinking of the possibility of sending your honors student to Grinnell College, these beautifully researched, written and images magazines (through 2023) will give you a rich perspective of what Grinnell offers. Request: scrap fascia gutter (Madison, Wi) 32d - hey folks, does anyone have some scrap fascia style gutter they no longer need? i just need about 5 ft. hardware stores only seem to carry K or U style gutter. measurements pictured - the bottom is 3in, angled front is 5in, top is 5in, and 4 in deep.

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Free: note cards/greeting cards/postcards (Dubuque) 34d - *Set of 10 Current Victorian style floral post cards. *Note cards--Nature's Portrait floral. *Assorted birthday and all-occasion cards. *Sorry-I-Missed-Your-Birthday cards 3 retro (unused). 3 new. All with matching envelopes. *Set of 6 blank: two teddy bears riding a swan. *post-it cards with stickers. *12 2x3" "Wonderful wishes" note cards--for gift tuck-ins or other small greetings. *adhesive bookplates--idyllic swan scene in blues/greens. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Foosball , stuffed animals scooters (Verona) 41d - Bike has bent back wheel but it rides, electric scooter likely needs a new battery, stuffed animals were in a garage with slight rodent infestation so they need washed or for pets although most were not affected

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Free: Small wooden blocks (Near east side) 48d - About 30 pounds of blocks that used to hold rubber stamps. The stamps have been removed. Hardwood and a variety of sizes.

Free: Wurlitzer Piano (Red Wing) 56d - Beautiful Wurlitzer piano and piano bench. It has a beautiful sound and all the keys work perfectly. Comes with castors making it easy to wheel into your vehicle-no steps for easy moving. This is a gem!

Free: Encyclopedia Set (Red Wing) Promised 57d - A complete set of encyclopedias in excellent condition. Copyright 1971. Also comes with large dictionary (as shown in photo).

Request: box for antique quilt wedding gift (Dubuque) 58d - I'm giving an antique quilt to give to my niece--the oldest great-great granddaughter of the woman who pieced the quilt--for her wedding this summer. 15" x 18" x 4" are the dimensions of the folded quilt. Something slightly bigger would be fine. If anyone has a right-sized box in good condition, it would be much appreciated. Free: Firewood holder (Hilldale area) Promised 68d - Large metal firewood holder for indoor use. Used but excellent condition, lots of life left. Too big for our space!

Free: 3 old post cards. 2 maps, 1 FODORS (Dubuque) 73d - *3 antique (1920s to 1940s) monochrome post-card-sized prints of Florence, Italy architecture. *2 folding maps from Philippines: "Discovering DAVAO"; "CEBU and BOHOL: A Traveller's Map." 1st ed. *"FODOR'S 89: Budget Europe: A Cost-Conscious Guide to 28 Countries." Based on "53 Years of Travel Experience," 577-page paperback in very good condition. Might be someone's trip down memory lane. You're welcome to any, some. or all. Free: Collectible 1990 LIFE Magazine (Dubuque) 75d - *"The LIFE 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century," from Jane Adams to Malcolm X. 1990 Life Magazine. Good condition. Free: Clothesline set (Shorewood Hills WI) 77d - This clothesline set has all of the pieces, including anchor for cement underground base. New clothesline just installed last year, heave snow broken piece, but very fixable.