One benefit (although the spousal unit doesn’t think so) of
hiyaku-ing off with the Red Cross is that if I do happen to get a day off, and if I can get my hands on a car, I can wile away a hot, humid, rainy afternoon
hitting the local thrift stores*.
Proof that the Lord loveth a cheerful shopper, there was a
large Goodwill store about six blocks from the DRO. I came home with a purple barkcloth Hawaiian floweredy
shirt, a beautiful leather cross-body satchel, and four bags of sock yarn.
Edited to add: I of course had a legitimate reason for shopping at Goodwill; I needed a travel coffee mug, as DST (the disaster technology peeps) were getting tired of me knocking over my morning cup of joe in the cardboard cup.
Edited to add: I of course had a legitimate reason for shopping at Goodwill; I needed a travel coffee mug, as DST (the disaster technology peeps) were getting tired of me knocking over my morning cup of joe in the cardboard cup.
Great Haul! Thrift stores are great if you've got some time to spare and don't have a particular thing in mind, you can find all sorts of good stuff.
ReplyDeleteA day well spent!
ReplyDeleteGood haul! Nothing like a good used/"antique"/thrift/second hand store. Nothing like finding an overlooked gem.
ReplyDeleteFour bags of sock yarn?! I want to shop at that thrift store! (The majority of our home and wardrobes come from two of our local places.)
ReplyDeleteI did happen to notice that you never mentioned the travel mug in your haul. We refer to our local thrift store to the "Neiman Marcus of Edgewood".
ReplyDeleteI got the mug, too. 99cents.
ReplyDeleteKathleen, the best part was that all but two skeins were Paton Kroy.
ReplyDeleteWe call The Salvation Army Store "Chez Sal" - which is where my sisters and I got most of our high school wardrobes. Plus going to these stores keeps people employed and junk out of the landfill. Keep shopping!
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