I've got my sign.
HE'S A FAUX KING JOKE!
We got two roofs tinned. I stayed on the ground and I did not carry the sheets of tin by myself. It was too windy, and I was afraid that a gust of wind would catch an 11 foot piece of tin, knock me off balance and twist my knee. So Tim told me he needed me to haul sheets of tin to him. I told him I needed him to carry the other end. It went okay, but I'm taking a break tonight and reading The Return to Nab End.
Here's a funny story. I was at the GoodWill shopping for nice curtain rods. I found a very nice wooden one, unopened, in store packaging which would work for the guest bedroom. It was $2.99. I also took a look at cereal bowls. Remember that box of dishes that I fell in love with and bought because 1) they were $5 and 2) they maaaaaaaatched....?
(Yeah. I feel stupid every time I say it out loud)
Anyways, the set came with plates in three different sizes. Probably 30 or more. But there were no bowls. So when I go to thrift stores, I look for nice bowls that will coordinate with those plates, and I've found five of them. (Turns out I've got a good eye for this sort of thing, something that I never knew about myself). So...anyways, I walked over to the dishware and took a look. I found one nice bowl that I thought would work. It had the same contour as the two bowls I'd found previously and the color would coordinate with the plates. I picked it up and headed to the register. Imagine my surprise to find (only after I got to the register!) that the one bowl was $7.99! One cereal bowl.
I didn't buy it.
I'm sure you're not surprised.
We had to stop at the post office to mail something off, and so on the spur of the moment, I said, "Do you mind if we stop at the thrift store here just to look for cereal bowls?" It is not a store that we often go to, so Tim didn't mind. I found just what I was looking for. 4 nice bowls for $2.
(And they maaaaaaaaaatched...)
Off to bed to read my book.
Good news on the bowls!!!! Sometimes I am shocked at Goodwill prices.
ReplyDeleteI got to say, that one made my eyes pop. I have never seen a price that high before. I mean, how much is a new cereal bowl?
Delete$7.99 for one bowl is ridiculous, I'm glad you found four of them at a different store. Goodwill prices have gone up significantly in the past few years and I don't go there that often anymore.
ReplyDeleteIt's supposed to rain in Washington on Saturday, just in time for trump's parade. This pleases me.
It pleases me as well. Perhaps there will be thunder. Lightning. 'All hail the king' could take on a whole new meaning.
DeleteI'm so glad they maaaaaatched...
ReplyDeleteI know. Honestly, I am totally ridiculous.
DeleteA Faux King Joke!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
I cannot take credit. A former blogger I used to follow suggested it.
DeleteYou really are the queen of op shopping (Australian term for finding bargains in thrift stores). Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love the Faux King Joke. Everything about the orange lunatic is faux.
Best wishes to everyone who participates in the march.
Amazing how well your knee is progressing. Testament to determination, effort and a bit of luck.
A lot of luck, I think. And yes! I have gotten quite good at thrifting over the years. It has become a way of life. It allows us to live well and to live well beneath our means.
DeleteNow you just have to eat your cereal every day!
ReplyDeleteTim is the cereal eater. It is summer once again. My day starts with a tomato toast sandwich, the food of the gods.
DeleteSuch a pretty pattern and it's so nice that you found something to suit.
ReplyDeleteIt is ridiculous how badly I wanted those dishes as soon as I saw them.
DeleteI think you should put a big X across it. Someone might think you are actually FOR the bastard. Gigi
ReplyDeleteThat is actually a great idea Gigi. Hey! You have a blog? Can you let me know how to find it?
DeleteNo blog, i just peek at other peoples blogs. I dont have a computer nor do I know how to use one. Just have an Ipad. Just watching a US Senator get manhandled to the ground. It is just so unbelievable from up here in Canada. Be careful at the rally Debby
DeleteWell done you on finding such a bargain.
ReplyDeleteDid I notice rain will fall on #47's parade. Nice and t should be a nice noting of US military history, not a Russian type display of military might, mixed in with politics.
Oh dear, Andrew! We would never do that. This is, after all, America. I hope it buckets down the rain, and a few well placed bolts of lightning would not go amiss either.
DeleteOMG, when I read about your 11 foot piece of tin, it gave me the chills thinking about how it could have been a sail, and taken you out! When we remodeled, we had giant sheets of plywood we had to carry from the truck to the house, and OF COURSE it was windy that day. I carried exactly ONE by myself and told my Hubs, um, NOPE, we do this together, I don't need to end up in ER. (and then I thought, God, how did I even carry one, they're so big?! And I remembered our construction guy showed us how to do it on our backs) Yah, Goodwill prices here are rather ridiculous. I make sea glass art, and buy glass, and smash it up, and run it in a tumbler. All I wanted was some red glass. Yah, I am not paying $6 for a single glass. I love that pattern on your plates!
ReplyDeleteWell, quite strangely, it is not the tin that has caused the problem so much as the repeated trekking across uneven ground.
DeleteGood poster..and well done on the op shopping!
ReplyDeleteNo, doing roofing in windy weather is not on!!!!
I'm keeping going....thanks xx
Oh Gwynneth. The one thing I know for sure is that you will always keep on going!
DeleteThat’s a clever sign. Carry it well, my friend.
ReplyDeleteNeither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night!
DeleteGreat sign. Like that last quote.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good reminder, isn't it?
DeleteOnce again you have stunned me with your strength and abilities. I swear, Debby...
ReplyDeletePlease stop apologizing for matching. It's not matching it's simply "going together nicely." And that makes for a more peaceful and soothing environment.
Aha! You have done it! I will from here on out, refer to it as creating a harmonious environment! That's it, by cracky! THAT'S what I am doing.
DeleteI always wear my "Everyone is welcome here" t shirt when I protest so my whole self is a sign. Leaves my hands free for waving and giving the peace sign to people driving by. (or holding my umbrella if it rains.)
ReplyDeleteMy go to shirt is in a world where you can be anything, be kind.
DeleteLove the sign! The bowl is beautiful too. I have very plain bowls and none of them match. If I were to re-do my kitchen...?
ReplyDeleteI have a total of 9 bowls. They all coordinate. Can't ask for more than that.
DeleteTotally understand the bowl excitement!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't T look the fool in that crown!
I do hope it rains on his parade. ;)
Me too! Buckets! All day!
DeleteGood sign!
ReplyDeleteAnd $7.99 for a single bowl does sound a little crazy. Maybe it was a collectible of some kind?
It did not look like anything extraordinary, just a plain white bowl. I have never seen something priced like that at a thrift store.
DeleteBe safe out there on Saturday with your excellent sign. I'm proud of all those who are going out against the bullshit.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could join the one in Philly. That would be an experience.
DeleteIsn't there some nordic or scandanavian movement about the enjoyment of the small things in your surrounds. And I agree with River - definitely queen of op shopping.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I will turn pro!
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