ESPECIALLY, WHEN *NO* YARN WAS "INVOLVED"! --
[What's THAT about?!]
FIRST OFF, I wasn't really certain about Today's
WEATHER...
FRIGID-TEMPS are
One-Thing, however,
SQUALLS and
FLURRIES are
*another* Matter altogether! -- Honestly, I really
wasn't THAT keen on going OUT...
*BUT*, MOTHER "INSISTED"!
SNOW-PELLETS had just begun to Fall when We left the
HOUSE on the Way to Our First
"DETOUR"! - There was a
"DOLLAR" Store that
She wanted to GO TO...
oh. LOOK!
BIGFATFLUFFYFLAKES-*COVERING*-The-CAR-in-*SECONDS*!!
We did *not*
Stay for long...
Once past the
Short-lived SQUALL, We managed to
CAUTIOUSLY make Our Way to
MICHAEL'S...
She wanted to
*Checkout* those
"CLEARANCE"-Items for
Herself! --
[I *knew* I shouldn't have mentioned Them...]
However, as
MOTHER pillaged through the
LAST of the
"CHRISTMAS"-CRAP-STUFF, I
scavenged-up These SCRAPBOOKING BRADS for
SISTER....
*OVER* an Hour LATER,
They were ALL that *I* came away with -
[The YARN was ON-SALE, just NOT at a Price that I felt like Paying FOR - This Week!] - whilst
MOTHER,
*FILLED* a
Cart-worth of
CRAP-For-SISTER-That-I'm-NOT-Sure-She's-Going-To-*WANT*!?
Not to mention, that
IT was *also* a tad
infested with
GLITTER -
[I *HATE* GLITTER!] -
and,
somewhat awkward to Pack into
THE CAR,
*IN* the
FLURRY-of-SNOW-That-I-Could-Hardly-Keep-AHEAD-OF-to-*REMOVE*-From-SAID-VEHICLE!!
Although
TRAINYARDS had *not* been ADDED to MY
"DAILY-SHOP-PLANNER", had the
WEATHER NOT been
*so* MISERABLE, I probably
*would* have
Ventured over to
That WALMART to
Check on
Their "Supply" of
Those New STORAGE BINS -
[SEE 16JAN2014 POST] - However, the
Time *was* getting ON and We
still had to get to
THE-BIG-MALL...
THEY were having a
"SIDE-WALK-SALE", that had been on
BOTH of Our
"ITINERARIES"!
-- At least, there's
COVERED-Parking!
Browse.
Peruse...
Didn't Buy.
Don't "Need"!
Eventually, We ended up at
HUDSON'S BAY -
[formerly THE BAY] - and
MOTHER wanted to
See "IF" there were
ANY of
*Their* CHRISTMAS-STUFF "Left"..?
okay. Now
THAT, I
*didn't* have a
Problem with.
The Store usually has some
GREAT-Stuff. -- It took a
Few Minutes to
finally Find the
tiny Display-Area...
Oooo... And,
EVERYTHING is
ON-SALE! -
Plus,
*another* 15%-OFF if You Use THEIR "CHARGE-CARD"!
hmm...
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There were TWO of These STEEL-Plate PLATTERS
- [down to about $7.50!] - but I only Bought ONE...
A Decision that is likely to Haunt Me *Later*, I'm sure!
-- Then again, IT does weigh about 5-Pounds! |
This STEEL CANDLE-"STICK" was the
*only* RED ONE remaining! -- There were
Several WHITE Ones of a slightly
Different "DESIGN", but I
didn't get
Any...
At
just over
$3.,
that was
no doubt Another BAD Choice on
My part!
The
TIN TREE was
also the
SAME PRICE!
Athough, seeing as
IT's almost 2-Feet High and I had
ALL of that
OTHER METAL to
TOTE around, I
didn't get a
Second One...
Once
PURCHASING was
Completed, I then had to
DEAL WITH being
LADEN-DOWN with
Several POUNDS of *STUFF*!! - And
of course,
THE CAR was on the
OTHER-Side of the
MALL!
No worries. MY
Stuff. My
"PROBLEM". -- I'll
*COPE*...
But THEN, a
Few Stores further along, We came across
CRABTREE & EVELYN. --
MOTHER hasn't been in
"THERE" for
quite some Time... And, usually enjoys
Looking at
WHAT They have during the
SIDE-WALK-SALES.
ahh... The
Store is
"CLOSING"..??! --
[They've been Here for DECADES!] - huh.
*ALL* there's
LEFT... a
Couple of Shelves of "PRODUCT" that We *don't* USE, the
"CASH"-COUNTER, and
TWO-NICE-YOUNG-BUBBLY-PRETTY-CLERKS in the rather
EMPTY BRIGHTLY-LIT Store... "CONVERSATION", naturally
Ensued!
Actually,
THEY really
didn't "SAY" Much -
*Then* - however, I've
since Noticed that a
Handful of OTHER BRANCHES have
also CLOSED. Leaving
ONE remaining,
waaay across
TOWN over at the
*MEGA-MALL* of
"BAYSHORE"!! -- I haven't been
THERE in
Decades,
either!
MEANWHILE, as
MOTHER was
Chatting-Them-Up, I was
Scanning some
"FIXTURES" on a
Back-Shelf... --
You know Me, I'm
always on the
LOOK-OUT for
possible *USEFUL* CRAFT-SHOW "STUFF"... I
asked if
THEY were
*FOR* Sale..??
"..No...Someone is suppose to come by to remove them.."
"..Do you want any of them?.."
[INSERT - MOTHER and I *sharing* an "EVIL-GRIN"-Moment!]
SINCE I was
*already* OVER-LOADED, I elected to LEAVE
MOTHER with
Her New "SITTERS" whilst I,
*HAULED* back to
THE CAR with My
Bought-TONNAGE and, subsequently
move IT over to a
CLOSER Parking-Lot. -- I just
HOPED that there would be
"SPACE" for the
Future *FREE*-LOAD!?
 |
We got about a Half-Dozen of These SLOTTED-SIGN-FRAMES.
Along with as many Small LUCITE-BOXES and Round DISPLAY-STANDS. |
It was
probably a
"GOOD-THING" that
THE-BUBBLY-TWINS *didn't* have
any "BAGS", hence
LIMITING Us to using
Our own! Or else, We
would have walked out with
MORE "BOOTY"!! -
[..or NOT... My Load-CAPACITY *was* Teetering...] -
Besides, as it stood, I was
already PAST the Part where
We MOTHER would
have to "EXPLAIN" to
FATHER about
*WHAT* We had just
"ACQUIRED"...
well... at least
IT's *STOPPED* SNOWING!! --
For now...
Sooo... The
"GOOD PART" was,
considering the
Time SPENT on the
FREE-STUFF and the
FULL CAR,
all Thoughts of
Checking-Out the
REST of
THE-BIG-MALL seemed to have
*slipped* from
MOTHER's Mind! -
[yay!] -
Which, left Us with an
Hour or so to make
Use of the
"NO-TAXES"-DAY at
LOBLAWS...
ah! Some
"needed" APPAREL for
FATHER! --
That might
Divert His "ATTENTION"..?!
*HOME* at last!! -- And,
20-Minutes of
Sneaking-In UNLOADING.
Then,
SHOVELLING! --
Remember those
BIGFATFLUFFYFLAKES from
EARLIER??!!
yeah. The WHITE-STUFF, IT's *ALWAYS* around...
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