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Request: Bicycle (Northwest suburbs) Adult size 26” bike in good working condition desperately needed. Thank you
Free: 80 pounds clumping cat litter (Near the old Sherman Hospital) Promised Two 40lb boxes of cat litter
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Request: Carpet or large rug (epw) Looking to get a piece of carpet or large rug for our living room
Free: 22 pink cardboard boxes (St. Charles - near Dean & 12th) Promised Unfolded - easy to assemble. Thick cardboard. Size once assembled: 4”H x 9”L x 6”W
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Free: misc allen wrenches (Big Timber & Randall Rd, Elgin) I have lots of extra Allen wrenches, all sort of sizes.
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Request: Tent (Northwest suburbs) Looking for a 1-4 person tent for camping
Free: size 3X women's shirt (Big Timber & Randall Rd, Elgin) women's 3X seersucker button down shirt, still in great condition. Brand is Liz & me
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Free: tub splash guard for shower curtain (Big Timber & Randall Rd, Elgin) brand new, still sealed splash guard kit for bathtub to hold shower curtain in place
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Free: Wildflowers--Five Varieties (Dubuque) *6 columbine--orange and yellow blooms; small/medium/large. Like some shade. Blooms mid-spring. *4 oxeye daisies. Like sun. Blooms in April and May. *purple violets--as many as you'd like. *bell flower. "campanula rapunculoides." 1 to 3 feet tall. Nodding bell-shaped blue flowers. *spiderwort--knee-high perennial with long thin leaves & tri-cornered blue or fuchsia blooms in May. Healthy in pots, ready to travel. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: solid wood day bed with mattress (near west side Madison) Nicely built solid, day bed or child's bed with 2 large drawers underneath. Comes with mattress, mattress pad and day bed cover. It is very heavy. Dimensions of the bed are 32 " wide by 78 3/4" long and 15 1/2 " high. The mattress is 29" by 73" and 5 1/2 " high.
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Free: nine healthy jade plants (Dubuque) *Jade plants--small to medium. All healthy and nicely established, in pots and ready to go. Houseplants--for house, deck, or porch.
Free: perennials and ground covers (Dubuque) Perennials: *hosta--with medium-sized light green gently pointed oblong leaves. Likes full to partial shade. *garden phlox: thigh-high old-fashioned, blooms white or shades of pink. All you want. Likes sun. *feverfew--perennial with small daisy-like blooms and bright green lacey leaves. *daylilies: smaller height and blooms than "tiger lilies." Yellow or orange. Likes sun. *wooly mint--knee high, has dark green leaves with furry texture. *garlic chives. Chinese native used in cooking. Ground covers: *Gold moss stonecrop (sedum sarmentosum) low-crowing, dry tolerant--good for rock gardens. *Bishops weed--dark green foliage in shade, variegated in sun. 6 to 8" tall. For slopes, around trees. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: 11 cookbooks, kitchen scale + (Dubuque) *" Chicken and Egg, a Memoir of Suburban Homesteading," Includes 125 recipes. 255 pages. Fun. *"Simply Scones" recipes for 70 scones and spreads. Small softcover in very good condition. *"Top 100 Italian Rice Dishes," by Diane Seed. Includes 50+ risotto recipes. Great condition. "Finely Tuned Foods," from The Symphony League of Kansas City. Unique 200-page hardcover. *"Favorite Recipes" Rockdale United Methodist Church, Dubuque, 2013. 100 8.5" x 11" pages. *"Chicken of the Sea Tempting Tuna Cookbook," 1976. 5x8 128 coil-bound pages with photos, index. *"Lipton Creative Cookery: Made Easy with Lipton Soup Mix," 1987. 96 pages. *"PIG OUT," from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Junior League, 1986. 256 7"X9" page hardback (coil-bound) "To Market, To Market," produced by Owensboro Kentucky Junior League, 1984. 344 coil-bound pages. Lays flat. Charming nursery-rhyme pig illustrations and bookmarks. Great variety, good index. *"Kitchen Works" from Eau Claire, WI Service League,1980. 8.5"x 6". 300 pages, submitted by members. *"A Taste of Oregon," from Junior League of Eugene, 1980. 9"x6". 381 pages, *11-pound/50gram capacity mechanical food scale--like new. No tray. No 3710RJCPO 1513 V0550. *microwave spatter screen/cover--10" across, 3" high, clear plastic. Clean. *Greenbrier 5" insulated tumbler with watermelon theme, screw-top red lid, like new. *7" white Tupperware brand lid, stamped 2517c-4. Like new. Someone's asking $13.00 for it on E-bay. *quart glass jar stamped "Ball." You're welcome to any, some, or all. All items are in good condition and convenient to use.
Free: Lumber (Rural Darlington) Lumber left from pole building that was destroyed by last summers storms. 6X6"s; 2X8's, 2X6's, lots of 2X4's. More than enough lumber to build a garden shed or play house. Call John at 608-574-8223.
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Free: Ladder Jacks (2) and plank (Rural Darlington) Jacks are older style. Plank is wood and extends from 6 to 10 feet.
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Free: Tractor Tire (Rural Darlington) Farm tractor tire for sandbox, flower garden, or ?????? 58" outside, 38" inside, 15'' deep. Call John at 608-574-8223.
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Free: Unfinished craft painting projects (Southwest corner Elgin) The paint may be old and dried. Start at the sunflower picture. If someone likes painting!!! It's all yours
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Free: Harry Potter Squishmallow (South Elgin) Promised Harry Potter Squishmallow… it’s probably about 5 or 6 inches tall. Just a guess…..
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Free: Old bottle (South Elgin) Promised I don’t know how old this is, or if anybody wants it, I thought I’d put it out just in case. The boxes is pretty flimsy and the bottle is obviously empty.
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Free: Button (South Elgin) Promised 911 button, photo attached….
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Request: Chaise lounge for patio (Northwest suburbs) Looking for a lounge chair or gravity chair for patio
Free: 1999 Hallmark address book (new) (Dubuque) *Albrecht Durer's "Young Hare" (1502) is on the cover of this 7X8" Hallmark address book. Never used. Pristine. Includes 1999 Hallmark receipt. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: Mirrors -2 (Near South Elgin) 1 3x3’ mirror, 2x3’ mirror
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Free: 1960 hardback of "Three Musketeers" (Dubuque) Published in 1960s by Doubleday. 628-page clothbound copy of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, by Alexandre Dumas. Good condition. Unread.
Free: 8 novels by women (Dubuque) Virginia Woolf's TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. Willa Cather's A LOST LADY. Willa Cather's ONE OF OURS. Kate Chopin's THE AWAKENING. George Meredith's THE EGOIST. George Meredith's THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL. Lady Murasaki's THE TALE OF GENJI. THE LAST OF THE WINE, by Mary Renault. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: 1953 Singer sewing machine (Marquette neighborhood) 1953 Singer sewing machine with CUTE art deco cabinet. Still works. IMPORTANT: unlike most sewing machines that use a pedal to operate, this machine uses a knee lever. If you are unfamiliar with knee lever machines, this might require practice. Stool included.
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Free: Skechers D Lite, gym shoes (South Elgin) Size 7. Like new Was only worn around four or five times.
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Free: IBM Thinkpad Docking stations (South West Campton Hills) See pictures for model numbers
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Free: 2 Trapper Keeper Notebooks (South West Campton Hills) one black and one blue
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Free: Clothbound Sets of Classic Novels (Dubuque) By James Joyce: Set of three 1959 Viking Press hardbacks in good unread condition: 1. *DUBLINERS and A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN 2. *FINNEGANS WAKE 3. *ULYSSES. Three clothbound books by 20th-century great, Henry Miller. 1961 Grove Press editions: 4. *TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, 5. *TROPIC OF CANCER, 6. *BLACK SPRING. All in mint condition. Never read. Two hardback classics published in 1960s by Doubleday. 7. *Alexander Dumas: 628-page clothbound copy THE THREE MUSKETEERS. Good condition. Unread. 8. *Baroness Orczy: 256-page clothbound copy of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. Great condition. Unread.