Emma and an Amazing Thrifting Fine

 I cannot believe it has been over a month since my last post, but I know you will understand as moving is very hard!!!

I moved in on June 17, and my new home is all set with the exception of a few boxes here and there. I have been spending lots of time emptying the cellar in my old home. With the help of friends, it is now about ninety percent empty. [Buying this house happened so fast that I didn’t have time to get the cellar packed before the moving date occurred.]

 I had been able to get rid of my dad, my grandad, and my brother’s tools fairly quickly. No one who came into my house was allowed to leave without selecting at least one tool. :-) There was a lot of china and glassware; some of which was donated and quite a bit of which came here with me. As you know if you follow this blog, I have many hobbies/crafts so that was a large portion of what still needed to be packed. Also, I have many bins of decorations for every season and every reason. (This new home has a massive cellar for storage though I do plan to donate items as we approach each holiday.)  Perhaps I’m being overly optimistic, but I think that I will be finally be done packing by tomorrow. Then the two men who take care of my lawn will fill their truck and haul the boxes up here. 

Here’s Miss Emma after a trip to the groomer this morning. I’ve been working on this small perennial garden. In my old home, try as I would I could never attract hummingbirds;  not so here as they are constant visitors. 

While I was waiting to pick up Emma, I dropped off some final bags at Savers, but I didn’t go in. Instead I popped in to the Salvation Army store where I found this incredible find.

 

This wooden chest was filled with lovely lavender bath items: bath foam, bath salts, a ceramic pump, a ceramic soap dish, a shell shaped pumice stone, and a bath scrub. The packing holding the items in place on the shelves was impressive. So, what did I pay for this? It was marked $14.00, but when I brought it to the counter, the woman told me that because of the color of the sticker, it was half priced!!! $7.00!!! Amazing!!!

I looked the items up online and saw a similar collection in a basket from the same company, and the price was $99. Now, I didn’t buy this for the lavender items; I simply loved the wood cabinet. Next question: where would I put it? 

Can you believe how perfectly this cabinet matches my jelly cabinet? I see this new cabinet filled with crossed stitched pillows or other fun items. In case you are wondering, this jelly cabinet houses my DMC floss and a lovely collection of assorted charms, jewels, and geegaws.

My former house is going on the market, I believe, the second week in September. That will be a relief.

I’ll have time to finish arranging my quilting studio and actually have time to do some work. I cannot wait!!!