I just came back from a wonderful weekend adventure with two friends, Heidi and Sara, and a new buddy – Heidi’s daughter Camryn. We traveled about 4 hours from home to Rochester, MN to spend a couple nights in a hotel eating a lot of delicious (but not healthy) food and by day hanging out walking the 1500+ vendors with antiques.
Heidi purchased a beautiful pair of antique lamps that will wonderful in her home as well as a few other items, Sara and Camryn as well made some small purchases.
Me? I found seven Nancy Drew books (the originals) that I was excited about as I have wanted to start finding all of them as well as the original Hardy Boys. Two series I had spent much of my childhood with.
So pictured here are the seven books, I know I have many to find – but this gives me a good start!
The titles are:
- The Secret of the Old Clock and The Hidden Staircase
- The Sign of The Twisted Candle and Password to Larkspur Lane
- The Bungalow Mystery and The Mystery at Lilac Inn
- The Clue in the Jewel Box and The Secret in The Old Attic
- The Clue in the Diary and Nancy’s Mysterious Letter
- The Mystery of The Moss Covered Mansion and The Quest of the Missing Map
- The Secret of Shadow Ranch and The Secret of Red Gate Farm
My Nancy Drew hunt continues…



I am completely and thouroughly jealous right now. What a great find!
Thanks Ryan – I am still a little giddy about it!
I have the whole set of Nancy Drew books that I had started collecting in grade school — the yellow bound hardbacks and a few of the older ones with dust jackets. They started my affair with reading and gave me many years of enjoyment. (You can find anything on ebay 🙂 Happy Hunting!
Thanks Kim – I do love Ebay….
Awesome find – I love collecting things. It’s so exciting when you find something.
What a great find!!! I love Nancy Drew books, even at my age now!! They were my staple reading books growing up!