2.9.09

Op Shop Goodies....

Right. So. Yesterday, I got straight out of bed & got dressed - let me tell you just how weird that felt... I never do that. I tumble out of bed & shmooze over to the heater, turn it on full blast & watch cartoons with Le Punk for 5 minutes while the room heats up, then toddle into the kitchen to make coffee & toast.

Some days, I don't even make it out of my PJs.

But yesterday, to steal a line from Charlie & Lola's Lola; "I absolutely positively did." And it made a massive, surprising difference to how I felt. I felt like "Okay - what now?!" with energy & zest, as opposed to "Ugh... what now??" ....does that make sense to anybody else...?

Since it was The Boy's day off, I left he & Le Punk to have their cherished Father Daughter time & took of down the street on my bike to peruse the oppies.

Unfortunately, upon my return, my sink no longer sparkled, but my disappointment was offset by the goodies I found;




So, we have a blue Pyrex dish with scalloped edges, an ADORABLE handmade blue panelled half apron with pockets, a teacup (to make a pincushion out of... more on that later...), some books I was surprised to find (our oppies are goldmines of Sidney Sheldon & Jackie Collins, but not much else...), including 'The complete self sufficiency handbook" for The Boy, and this gorgeous little set;




How CUTE! As much as I want to keep the sweet oven mitt & pot holder for myself, I've decided to put them away to go with Punky's birthday kitchen - two less things I have to make, and probably much cuter than I could do anywho.

Also, this footstool, a whopping $2, and old case, with keys & all, also $2;




You may be wondering about that thing behind the case & stool... well... that was another purchase, but I'm doing a little sumpin sumpin with it that should be ready later today, so I'll show you then! ;)

5 comments:

  1. Great Score! Would you believe that we have the other hand mit - LOL - picked it up about 2 years ago in an oppy in Victoria!

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  2. that is a GORGEOUS case! I love! I also love your blog :) thanks for playing along with a drawing a day!
    x Pepper

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  3. Retail therapy. What a great way to expend all that energy lurking around! I can just see it all balanced delicately on the back of your bike lol! (How are those driving lessons going?)

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  4. Hehe Tas... Luckily the lovely oppy guys delivered the big stuff for me again for a fiver. ;)

    Everything else was stuffed into my massive backpack, Mary Poppins style.

    Have a lesson today... *sigh*
    I still suck though!!

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  5. Hehe, I was wondering how you got that lot home ;)
    Oh, time for an oppy visit I think...

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