Today was a beautiful sunny 13 degree Celcius Spring day. It sure feels good to be alive! A picture post today:
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| Bottle Collection in the sunny bathroom window |
These bottles have been collected over the last 20 years, some have value and some don't. I love glass and they sure look pretty in the sunlight.
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| Thrift Store Shirt $3 |
A very quick trip to the thrift store today netted 3 tops. This purchase will end up going on the April clothing budget report since I closed off March yesterday. All three for $10.50. This particular shop always has nice clothes as is part of a women's shelter. They posted a notice that prices are going up by .50 cents per piece tommorrow. Still a bargain! All three pieces appear not to have ever been worn. The sweater is coral rather than pink. Coral is my favorite color. It looks a bit funny on the hanger but looks much better on. The black tank looks really good underneath.
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| Thrift Store Sweater $4 |
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| Thrift Store Tank $2.50 |
These are the plants in my dining room (yes, unfortunately the lady who built the home put carpet in the dining room - we hope to remove it one day) which leads onto the small patio. The blue pot holds a green pepper plant rescued from outside in September before it had a chance to do anything. I see two buds all ready to go - may even have a small crop this year. The red pot holds a bargain tropical plant purchased half dead last year on sale but fully back to life now. The brown pot holds a habanero plant which is flowering now. Much larger than when I brought it inside last fall.
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| Dining room plants |
This little guy is garlic. Two weeks ago I found a garlic clove sprouting in the fridge and planted it - it took right away. I think I will be planting more!
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| Baby Garlic |
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| Habanero Pepper Bud |
And finally, a great song - Ain't It Good to Be Alive!
We just took a trip to Arizona. Before we left, I went to the thrift store and bought plastic plates and bowls. I put together a "picnic" set with a folding cooler and plastic utensils (we carried our luggage on board). We went to a nearby Grocery store and got a membership card. We purchased salad makings and items from the deli for dinners, and cereal and milk for breakfasts. Precut fruit and jello packs made handy desserts. We saved money, but more importantly, we saved on calories. The one breakfast, lunch, and dinner we ate out were much more appreciated this way. As Wayne said, we're slow learners. It took us all this time to learn a new way of traveling. - Margy
ReplyDeleteUs too, once spendthrifts (more hubby than me) but now so frugal, both of us. We hope to do a bit of picnicing ourselves :)
DeleteI'm watching some indoor narcissi (can't spell it) for signs of life...nothing.
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My Mom has one of those, it bloomed twice but is in direct sunlight. I hope yours blooms soon!
DeleteBottles, blooms, and blouses! Best day ever!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a think for baskets and bottles. I could search for hours for them at thrift shops.
Thank you for posting about such lovely finds!
I used to have baskets too but ended up getting rid of a lot of them before we moved from Alberta because they took up so much room. Cheers!
DeleteYou found some really nice tops ! I wish my thrift shops had nice tops like that!
ReplyDeleteThis one thrift always has great clothes and books, I love going there - such reasonable prices
DeleteI have clearly been browsing the wrong thrift shops. I've started a beach glass collection here. I haven't come across any blue glass (very rare). Can you toss one of those bottles in. It should be ready for "harvest" by the time it reaches here. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have a beach glass collection too, the coolest thing of which I found is pottery from around 1900 in Victoria, from an old old dump. The blue glass is very rare, but also red, have found a tiny bit of that.
DeleteYour post reminds me, time to plant the hell out of my seeds! :D I love spring.
ReplyDeleteI am planting some radishes the second we get home, me too!
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