Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose

1. Beatlemania!

Were you able to attend the Beatles’ last commercial, live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on August 29, 1966? If you were, you understand the concept of Beatlemania! Thousands of screaming fans, singing along with the Fab Four, but unable to hear them because of the noise and the distance from the stage. Well, whether you were there in ’66 or not, now is your chance to see John, Paul, George and Ringo up close, and to hear your favorites from their music. This basket contains BeatleMania and The Beatles, with hundreds of photographs. For young fans, there is Hey, Grandude, written by Paul McCartney and illustrated by Kathryn Durst. There is also a 2027 desk calendar, with more photos and info on each day’s page. Best of all, there is a $100 Amazon Gift Card so you can order their music in any form you like!

Value: $204 Minimum Bid: $102

2. Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World

Armstrong, born and raised in New Orleans, learned the trumpet from street musicians and used it from a very young age to help his employer sell rags and “junk” from his cart. As he grew, Armstrong made friends with other musicians who recommended him for professional play. Soon that was his career, and he became known in many countries as a great American Jazz Musician. Our basket contains a biography, Louis Armstrong, an Extraordinary Life, books for children (What a Wonderful World and Just a Lucky So-and-So) and CDs: Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World and Wonderful World: The Best of Louis Armstrong. Best of all, there is a $100 Amazon Gift Card to buy other music by Louis Armstrong or any artist you enjoy!

Value: $190 Minimum bid: $95

3. Little Women

This is a basket to have fun with Little Women, the famous novel by Louisa May Alcott about four daughters who are raised by their mother and long-time housekeeper while their father is serving in the Civil War. It has the original book as well as The Little Women Book with Games, Crafts and Recipes, The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook, and The Quiet Little Woman. Additional fun items are a Little Women 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle, a pink tee shirt inscribed with “Meg and Jo and Beth and Amy” and even a cloth to clean your glasses that is printed to look like the book cover! There are three different films with casts from different eras, one featuring Angela Lansbury and Michael Gambon, one with Claire Danes and Winona Ryder, and one with Timothy Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan. As meals and entertaining are featured in the novel, we have included a Little Women watercolor tea towel with a map of locations from the book, and a $100 Trader Joe’s Gift Card to buy foods of your choice.

Value: $320 Minimum Bid: $160

4. Town Mouse and Country Mouse!

This well-known fable, retold in many different languages, originated as a story told by Aesop. We have included Aesop’s Fables so that our featured story is supported by other ancient Greek fables. The central story is Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett. The two main characters wear fascinating, different costumes in the book, so we included two Lanart alpaca fur toys, made in North Carolina*. Our business mouse with his briefcase represents “Town Mouse”, while the cowboy with his lariat represents “Country Mouse”.A Country Mouse in the Town House rounds out the concept by presenting many activities based on the story. These will lead either children or adults to sharpen attention skills and find clues. Finally, there is a $100 Amazon Gift Card that can be used for books, toys, or any other item that the bidder wants to add to his or her collection.

Value: $150 Minimum Bid: $75

5. Have Fun with Pride and Prejudice

Many of us have read Pride and Prejudice before, or at least seen one of the films. So this basket includes the book, but is focused on all the fun readers can have with the story. The basket includes a Jane Austen Regency Finery Mug on which the clothes change color as hot liquid is poured inside; a Mr. Darcy Mug featuring the likeness of Colin Firth from the television series; a Pride and Prejudice “book” flower vase; a trivia game; Pride and Prejudice mints; a Georgian fashion pouch; a “Jane Austen Lovers Notepad”; What Would Jane Do? (a modern book using Jane Austen reasoning to solve current problems; A World of Jane Austen jigsaw puzzle; a book of Jane Austen-based puzzles; Goodnight, Mr. Darcy, a book for both children and adults; a Pride and Prejudice “book cover” glasses cleaner and perhaps best of all, a $100 Amazon Gift Card to add whatever you like to your collection!

Value $330 Minimum Bid $165

6. The Owl and the Pussycat

This lovely poem by Edward Lear has enchanted children for 130 years:

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea

In a beautiful pea-green boat:

They took some honey, and plenty of money

Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

Miriam Trigueros, our sewing volunteer, has replicated the costumes illustrated by Jan Brett. The complete poem is in her book, The Owl and the Pussycat. We were also able to locate a pea-green boat, and find two books about the early lives of the main characters: Owl at Home and A Pussycat’s Christmas. There is also a $100 Amazon Gift Card, to add to this story or to start a new one of your own!

Value $200 Minimum Bid: $100

7. Alice in Wonderland/Tyme for Tea

If you love Alice in Wonderland, or you love tea, this is the basket for you! We have included the Disney Alice in Wonderland Official Cookbook, nine candleholders for a cake, including the figures of Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit, as well as six teacup candleholders. There are a beautiful white and blue cup and saucer, made in Surrey, England. There is also, just for fun, an eyeglass wipe printed with the cover of Alice’s book. Finally, there is a $117.22 Gift Certificate that covers two complete teas plus tax and tip. You are welcome to take a friend to tea, use the certificate twice for yourself, or add additional guests.

Value: $235 Minimum Bid: $120

8. Treasure Island Ahoy, Matey!

Is there someone you love who has read or seen Treasure Island, or one of the modern animated television pirate series? This delightful auction item has a treasure chest filled not only with gold foil covered chocolate coins and bars, but with the book, the movie starring Charlton Heston and Christian Bale, and activity books. There are also detailed costumes for a boy and girl fitting up to youth size 10 and a $100 Amazon Gift Card to add whatever you like!

Total Value: $346Minimum Bid: $175

9. An International Collection

Our donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has filled this acacia wood tray with a gorgeous, plastic-lined wooden ice bucket, bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape and E & J Brandy, an Anthropologie bar towel, two Mary Lake Thompson bar towels, three bar tools, and best of all, a $100 BevMo Gift Card so you can add liquors or tools as you wish.

Value: $302Minimum Bid: $150

10. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors

These gorgeous sweatshirts in the Warriors’ official colors of Royal Blue and California Golden Yellow are sizes Lg and XL. They are appropriate for either men or women to wear. The basket includes two books Steph has written for kids: I Have a Superpower and I Am Extraordinary. There is also a biography of Golden State WarriorsSteph, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Sharpest Shooters, by sports biographer Clayton Geoffreys. Perhaps best of all, there is a $100 Gift Card for Big 5 for you to use on other Warriors gear or anything else you like.

Value: $283 Minimum Bid: $190

11. San Francisco 49ers

Someone you love is going to have a very cozy football season! This scarlet satin stadium jacket, size XL, and an extra-large 49ers blanket on a wooden 49ers hanger, will keep them warm and happy. There are also 49ers socks size M/L, and two books for entertainment: San Francisco 49ers: The Complete Illustrated History and the autobiography My Life in Football by Joe Montana with Bob Raissman (1986). For your own additional choices, there is a $100 Big 5 Gift Card.

Value: $320 Minimum Bid: $160

12. Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Honey

Cover your breakfasts in a golden glow with DSMSJ Honey! This lovely basket includes two bottles of honey, 3 cakes of soap also made by our Sisters from the honey in their hives, a crystal honey jar with gold trim and a $100 Trader Joe’s Gift Card for some groceries you would enjoy to go with it!

Value: $160Minimum Bid: $80

13. Star Fleet Nine and More!

This fascinating collection was donated by Dan Aruda, the brother of our own Sister Diane Aruda, O.P. The collection includes a Star Trek the Next Generation Personal Communicator holiday ornament, a Hallmark Star Trek 30 years (1996) ornament, a Star Trek USS Enterprise NC-1701 Edition ornament, additional Hallmark ornaments: The Runabout- USS Rio Grande, the USS Defiant, a 3-ornament set (The Ships of Star Trek), 3 Ships from Deep Space Nine (2001), Space Station Deep Space 9 with a Display Base, and a Hallmark 1997 Friendship 7, Journeys into Space ornament. There are six books about the Star Trek collections, including Star Trek Collectibles 1997, and two card games. Most items are unopened with the exception of a Star Trek: The Best of the Original Series DVD and Star Trek the Collectibles by Steve Kelly. All items are arranged in an attractive gold carrying basket.The Group of Items has Been Researched Online for a Total Value of $427

However, Through the Sisters’ Generosity, the Minimum Bid Will Be $$200

14. There’s No Place Like Home

We all know the excitement that has grown around the Wicked sequel to The Wizard of Oz, and at the same time the continued fascination with the original story. This basket includes a new, unopened Barbie Doll as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard, and three Ken dolls representing The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Cowardly Lion. These dolls have been collectors’ items and focus on the original story. In case your interest turns to Wicked, we have enclosed a $100 Amazon Gift Card, which could be used to buy Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, who becomes The Good Witch. Depending on the vintage that you buy, Glinda could also resemble The Good Witch from the 1939 film.

Value of the original collection in the photo: $240 Minimum Bid: $120

15. The Classic Diner Address: 39403 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538 Phone: (510) 651-7241 Menu: classic50sdiner.com

The Classic Diner is filled for breakfast and lunch every day, but especially on Saturdays and Sundays. Customers come for the delicious cooking and also for the classic car photos, the vintage gum ball machines, 50s music on the screen and the nicest staff in Fremont! Included in the basket are two Diner tee shirts (they come in a variety of colors and sizes, and can be exchanged for the perfect fit); a GM 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, the book Classic Convertibles by Nicky Wright, a sparkling black fruit and vegetable basket with the classic banana hook, a $100 Classic Diner Gift Card for your first adventure, and even the chance to take your photo with Elvis and his guitar, out front!

Total Value: $206 Minimum Bid: $100

16. Haymarket and Nova Burberry Checks

Many of us grew up with the Haymarket or House Burberry checks and their warm camel tones as linings in outerwear. In the 1960s, Burberry Paris buyer Jacqueline Dillesman had a Eureka! moment. She removed the check lining to wrap luggage and make umbrella covers. Her cashmere scarf, seen in our basket, brought both warmth and fashion to cold European winters. The outerwear, umbrellas and tote bags were considered both practical and attractive. Soon Burberry checks were everywhere! The tin door decoration made by Mary Lake Thompson, for example, wore the scarf. In the 1990s and 2000s, The Nova check with its lighter beige tones became its own fashion statement in the 90s as well.

Value: $250 Minimum Bid: $125

17. Getting Ready for Christmas Dinner

Just look at the Christmasy red glow from this Lareina cast iron pot, as well as the linings of the stag antler knife* boxes and the Williams Sonoma Christmas Entertaining cookbook! Pair these with the Williams Sonoma London cookbook and the $100 Trader Joe’s Gift Card for the best foods you can imagine on your Christmas table. Cast iron pots work exceptionally well with braised meats such a beef and pork, or whole chickens or turkeys. *Pot donor wishes to remain anonymous. Knives donated by Adrienne Stephens.

Value: $325 Minimum bid: $160

18. Hello Kitty!

This adorable basket contains everything a young “Hello Kitty” fan could wish for:

A deep pink backpack
A pink lamb hat with long scarf ties
A small Hawaii souvenir pouch
A red hair band with white dots
A pink leopard vanity bag
A panda muff
Joyful nail stickers
Sanrio Kuromi (mean-looking doll)
Hello Kitty red and white slippers
Small laundry bag
“Laundry” basket
$100 Amazon Gift Card

Imagine the fun you can have with these gifts and your loved one! The Amazon Gift Card will also allow you to add clothes or other items to her collection as you wish.

Value: $263 Minimum Bid: $130

19. Beautiful Complete Dining Set, donated by Adrienne Stephens

Set up a dining experience for yourself or someone you love! Pfaltzgraff Sylvia Dinnerware, 32 piece service for 8: made of durable porcelain with embossed scrollwork. Includes dinner, salad plates, bowls and mugs. All are dishwasher and microwave safe. Rajasthan Rectangle Tablecloth, 60 x 90 inches with 14 napkins. 100% cotton, color fast. Machine wash separately on cool/gentle and tumble dry on low. Pearl-edged stainless-steel silverware set for 12. Dishwasher safe. Includes salad fork, dinner fork, place knife, soup spoon and teaspoon. The elegant, pearled edge complements both dinnerware and tablecloth. Blue Storage Box. Ready to thrill you with multiple gift boxes of dishes, silverware and napkins! Bamboo Serving Tray. Good for room-to-room service or, how about enjoying breakfast in bed some Sunday morning?

Value: $445 Minimum Bid: $220

20. Goebel Nativity Set

The Goebel Company, currently located in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, and its artist Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel, are known worldwide for the beauty of their nativity sets. This version, though vintage, is in excellent condition. It includes the Holy Family, two shepherds and their sheep, a donkey, a cow, 3 kings, a camel, 4 angels and a manger. Similar sets are available online for up to $1,400. We are pricing this donation lower for the benefit of the supporters of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose.

Value: $500 Minimum Bid: $250

Twenty Fabulous Gift Baskets Await Your Bid!

This year’s Boutique will once again be a celebration of generosity and joy. Every purchase will support the care of our Senior Sisters, with 10% of proceeds dedicated to local and global relief. We look forward to welcoming you with hearts full of gratitude and festive spirit.

Sister Jane