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Free: Fake creepy, crawly bugs (W section, Bowie) Ready for Halloween or itching to play a prank? These bugs are left over from my daughter's video project. Let me know if you'd like the whole batch or part. (note: for scale the centipede is about 3" long) ;-)))

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Free: Book: Single & Single/John Le Carre (W section, Bowie) Gifted Excellent hardbound copy.

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Free: Egg mold (W section, Bowie) Gifted Very cute egg mold. Fun for little kids' breakfast!

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Free: Book of crossword puzzles (W section, Bowie) Gifted Book of Chicago Tribune crossword puzzles - (250 puzzles). Unused.

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Free: Toothpaste squeezers (W section, Bowie) Gifted Handy gadget to squeeze-roll your toothpaste. New unused (came as a set of 3 but I needed only 1). Two available.

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Free: Wicker hamper (W section, Bowie) Gifted Very nice hamper with liner. Was not heavily used. It has been in storage but I laundered the liner yesterday anyway. Some damage to the left side of the lid. Dimensions: 20"H x 16"W x 10"D.

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Free: Book: Play with Your Food (W section, Bowie) This is a fun book if you have a playful, creative side. Especially fun if you have children!

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Free: Wireless LED light w/motion sensor (W section, Bowie) Gifted This light is battery operated (3 D batteries) and is activated by motion sensor. I do not have the mounting screws, but it should be pretty easy to find suitable ones. (mounting base is shown) Did not end up using this, so it is basically in new condition.

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Free: Tile samples (W section, Bowie) Assorted tile samples in grey or beige. Squares are approximately 4" (make into coasters?), the rectangular one is 3" x 8".

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Free: Vintage MP3 players (W section, Bowie) Gifted I don't know if these work, but you're welcome to try! Feeling nostalgic -- it was so nifty having your music on these tiny devices!

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Free: Songs & nursery rhymes for wee ones (W section, Bowie) Three booklets: Wee Sing (songs and fingerplay (sample pages shown), nursery rhymes, and Language Power, a book with practical tips for encouraging language development (ages 12-24 months).

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Free: Tootsie pops (W section, Bowie) These were purchased this year (my husband doesn't like this flavor!). ;-)))

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Free: Eyeglass cases -- excellent cond (W section, Bowie) Gifted These cases were never used. Take any or all.

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Free: Xmas felt ornament kit (W section, Bowie) Unopened package. Contains stamped felt, cotton floss, beads and sequins, needles, and instructions. Fun craft, basic handsewing. Make your own mini ugly sweater Xmas ornaments! :-)))

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Free: Horses calendar (not 2026) (W section, Bowie) This is a 2013 calendar, no writing on it. Just thought someone may have a child who loves horses!

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Free: Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (W section, Bowie) One hardbound volume (large). Some wear on spine; otherwise good condition.

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Free: Book on African-American Artists (W section, Bowie) Gifted Full title: African-American Artists, 1929-1945; Prints, Drawings and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Paperback, 91 pages. Excellent condition.

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Free: Books on cassette (W section, Bowie) Withdrawn News from Lake Wobegon (Garrison Keillor) (1 of 4 cassettes is missing) Anger (Thich Nhat Hanh) (1 of 4 cassettes is missing) The Power of Myth - with Bill Moyers (Joseph Campbell) (complete set) Prairie Home Companion 25th Anniversary Collection (Garrison Keillor) (1 of 4 cassettes is missing)

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Free: Girl's swimsuit (sz 10-12) (W section, Bowie) Colorful girl's 2-piece swimsuit -- like new!

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Free: chrysanthemums - freshly dug (W section, Bowie) Would anyone like some light yellow chrysanthemums? I dug up several plants yesterday (Sunday), so they are ready to go. The temperature is forecast to be in the 80s this week; this will help them get through the transplanting. They bloom in fall and are about 12-14" tall, no pinching required. Need full sun (but keep them well watered until established). Good spreaders! I have more to dig up if anyone is interested.

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Free: Summer Drinks recipe book (W section, Bowie) Withdrawn I received this Summer Drinks recipe book from Delish; it has 65 recipes and they all look scrumptious! Since I don't drink, thought I'd pass this along. It does have mocktails and slushies recipes too though (I copied a few of those). ;-))

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Free: Plants! Black-eyed susans, mums (W section, Bowie) Gifted Hi! I have black-eyed susans and light yellow chrysanthemums to share. The mums have light yellow daisy-like blooms in fall, about 15" tall (no pinching needed), need full sun. The susans are about 18" tall, like sun but tolerate part sun, blooms all summer. Both the mums and susans are good spreaders. I have already dug up some susans but could use help (and pots) digging up the mums.

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Free: Child's toy wagon (W section, Bowie) Gifted Measurements of the red box part: 12" x 15" x ". Very good condition.

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Free: Gallon jugs (4) (W section, Bowie) Expired Anyone need some heavy-duty empty gallon jugs (with caps)? I have 4 available.

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Free: Plants: mums, susans, anemone, more (W section, Bowie) Gifted Hi, gardeners! Spring has sprung! I have plants available to share: -- light yellow, daisy-like chrysanthemums (about 15" tall, no pinching needed, good spreader, full sun, late summer/fall bloom) (I have lots of this) -- black-eyed susans (loves sun, can take some shade, good spreader, blooms all summer) -- Japanese anemone -- foliage grows about 15" tall at maturity; pretty pink flowers are held high above the foliage mound, part sun, fall blooming) (I have lots of this) -- butterfly weed (sun lover, good spreader, 30" tall, vibrant orange flowers, summer bloom) -- brunnera (pretty heart-shaped leaves, part shade, spring bloom, blue forget-me-not type flowers), beautiful heart shaped leaves, 8" tall x 14"wide) -- ostrich fern (at maturity gets pretty tall, shade) -- Japanese painted fern (gorgeous! shade, can take some sun) I will be doing some digging starting this weekend, but might need help.

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Free: Styrofoam trays-for starting seeds? (W section, Bowie) Expired Two styrofoam trays (approx. 9" x 12"). One has a small crack at the corner. Could be used for starting seeds or ?

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Free: Plastic foam (for lg. pot filler?) (W section, Bowie) Expired These pieces of plastic foam were used as packing material. They are plastic, not as light weight as styrofoam (but still lightweight). I cut them up in case anyone needs to fill the bottom of a large planter (to cut down on the amount of soil needed, reduce the weight), or has some other use for them. The stack shown is roughly 11" x 11" x 10".

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Free: Recordings from MLK Jr.'s sermons (W section, Bowie) Expired "A Knock at Midnight" -- these are recordings on cassette; original set had 6, but cassette 1 is missing.

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Free: Bookmarks (approx. 35) (W section, Bowie) Gifted Anyone need bookmarks? I have received these in the mail from various organizations.

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Free: Book: Gone with the Wind (W section, Bowie) Expired Good quality, vintage hard-bound book. The one flaw is the cracked outer spine (see photo 3). Read a classic today!

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