"Bargain"-JADED by **FREE** STUFF!!

A **FREE** YARD-SALE..??!! - hmm... Gonna be NO Space LEFT in My CAR, once MOTHER gets DONE!

right. so... IT's *THE* "PERFECT" Day OUT! - SUNNY. With, just the Pleasant-Proper-TEMPS! -- And of course, We LEFT the HOUSE *LATE*!! Nevertheless, We scooted on over to BEACON HILL with "hopes" that there might be *some* YARD-SALES still "OPEN"..?

ah! "SIGNS"!! -- But, WHY does *THAT*-One say "FREE"?? -- whatever... We whipped on over!

Only a couple of Tables remaining, HOWEVER, EVERYTHING on Them *was* actually FREE!! -- The RATHER-GENEROUS-FOLKS there were apparently doing some serious DOWN-sizing!

We took a LOOK around to "Assist" THEM in That-EFFORT and, to give THEIR *STUFF* a "GOOD-HOME"!

COOL! -- I've been Hoping to come across One of THESE! And, This GLASS CEILING-LAMP-SHADE really is an Older ONE! - IT still has the Original BRASS CHAINS - [these are actually in Backward so that They wouldn't slip out] - Although, THEY need to be Replaced, as I really wouldn't "trust" Their Condition to handle the GLASS-Weight any longer. Otherwise, the 12-Inch SHADE is in GREAT-Shape!!

I already have a Couple of Similar Textured-BOWLS in GREEN... Can't remember seeing One in YELLOW before... However, the SUNFLOWER Motif is quite Nice -- IT's almost a shame to actually put Anything INTO the BOWL to "cover" IT up!

And then, there was This Little CHINESE TEA-CUP... Just a cheap itty-bitty-Thing, but, IT *was* "BLUE & WHITE"... AND, oh yeah, *FREE*! - Besides, how could I say "no" to the Cool DRAGON on the Bottom?!

Anyhoo, MOTHER gathered a Bunch of OTHER Glassy ITEMS that I had passed on... And, also had Her Eye on a Small DESK..? - *Fortunately*, IT would NOT "FIT" into The CAR, thus, was subsequently, *SAVED* from being SUBJECTED to an UNworthy FATE on Our PORCH!!

EVENTUALLY, We took Our Now-"SPENDING"-*SPOILED*-Selves away to the NEXT "SALE"...

WHICH, I will Elaborate on TOMORROW! -- As, I *still* have to go THROUGH My PRIMARY-PURCHASE to Checkout exactly "WHAT" and how MUCH that I **GOT**!?! -- NOT to Worry though, IT was a GREAT-"DEAL", despite *not* being "FREE"!

ah. wait.. actually... IT *was* FREE, "for" Me anyway. MOTHER decided to "GIFT" Me IT!! - [YAY!!]

oh! And THEN, there's the OTHER-STUFF!! -- BUT, You'll have to COME BACK to SEE!!

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"WHAT" was Bought THIS Week on *THE BLOOG*!

...BESIDES "GROCERIES"!

Overall, it's been a BUSY Week with COMINGS and GOINGS and PLANNINGS and TRYING to get *ANY*THING Worthwhile DONE!!

oh. yeah...

And, "apparently" there were a Couple of "Nearby" - [within 40-Miles] - EARTHQUAKES
This MORNING!! -- WHICH, I "apparently" **MISSED**!??! - sorta... I think *something* Woke Me up enough to just TURN-OVER..?

What can I Say? ONCE I'm Asleep, I'm usually a Heavy-Sleeper. Besides, a "5.2"..? oh, pul-leeze! The FURNACE Turning-ON probably clocks in at "4.5"!!

Anyway, My Bed is in a Semi-Basement Corner. The HOUSE has STEEL-Framing and We're on BEDROCK. Not to mention, NONE of My surrounding TOWERS-OF-PILED-*STUFF* moved either! - So. NO Probs!

HOWEVER though, MOTHER *did* FEEL IT and was just a tad Freaked over IT...

..seriously? - WHAT did She "Expect"? - The TEMPS just shot UP and The SUN was OUT!!
-- OF COURSE, THE PLANET is going to "REACT"!! - duh.

But, ENOUGH of Our "LOCAL" TERRESTRIAL-TREADMILL... ON to THIS Past Week's *PURCHASES*!

The TRAINYARDS-TOUR-de-TUESDAY garnered Me MORE of These GIANT-CLOTHES-PINS - [BELOW] -and JOURNALS from MICHAEL'S - [LEFT]

Most of Which, went to SISTER for *another* BRIDAL-SHOWER that She'll be doing Next Month! -- I Kept the GREEN PINS...

As to the Could-DO-with-Some-Paint-EXPANDING-RACK-that's-*Only*-Missing-a-"Hanging"-HOOK, I actually ended up getting IT for **FREE**!! - [psst! Don't tell MANAGER-DAVE!]

NEWER-CASHIER-GIRL had Entered a Wrong Amount - [as in over $40,000!!] - Corrected IT. Then, FORGOT to Enter the PRICE!

-- Granted, I was probably "Distracting" Her with My COUPONS..?

LATER, I headed over to VALUE-VILLAGE and Found This SET of THREE CHROME-WIRE-PAPER-TRAYS and a Never-Used CROSS-STITCH CANVAS. -- $1.99-EACH minus the TUESDAY-20%-OFF-"SENIORS'-DISCOUNT! - That I manage to Get *without* being the "Required"-AGE!

On SECOND THOUGHT, I'm not sure IF whether THAT's a "GOOD THING"..??!! -- Then again, to the CUTE-PERKY-Somewhat-MATH-CHALLENGED-*YOUNG*-CASHIER, I'm sure that *ANYONE*-Over-40 probably *fit* the Criteria!!

But hey, for "20%-OFF", I'll get "OVER" Myself!!

MEANWHILE...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY,

SISTER-S & MOUNTIE-MAN-S!!

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what?! -- Were THEY AFRAID that *IT* would get "LOST" in the MAIL..??!!

OR, JUST RUN OUT OF *NORMAL*-SIZED ENVELOPES..??!

-- seriously? - Using a 12"x16"-ish ENVELOPE for My Latest a-tad-on-the-THIN-side "AMERICAN" DECOR-MAG?

On occasion, IT arrives *via* THEIR "CANADIAN" DISTRIBUTOR - [cheaper for THEM]. Although, more often, IT comes Directly from the U.S. - [not so cheaply for THEM!]. However, I don't EVER Recall Receiving IT in the ?NEWSPAPER?-*Size* Packaging..?

IT's almost big enough to Put GROCERIES *into*!

ANYHOO... At least getting the MAG Today, gave Me *Something* ENTERTAINING to Read *instead* of the OTHER LESS-Desired-POSTAL-Pickings!

IT's still COOL This Week... Partially CLOUDY again, with a Strong-Steady-WIND! -- So, of COURSE, One of the HOUSES-just-Down-the-Street was having Their ROOF *DONE*!! Fortunately, that WIND *wasn't* Blowing OUR Way!

Meanwhile, I had a "MILK"-RUN to COSTCO to do. Then, a Visit to THE MALL... Nothing "NOTE"-worthy going on at EITHER Location! - Just the Regular BORING GROCERY-GETTING and trying to keep Ahead of the RUSH-HOUR-TRAFFIC...

"AUNTIE"-I-Have-*NO*-"LIFE", remember..? -- "CLUE"-IN, KIDS, an OVER-SIZED *ENVELOPE* was the "UNIQUE"-HIGH-Point of My DAY!?!

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And, MAY "Showers" Bring...

SISTER's *STUFFED* S.U.V.!!

I really *HOPE* that MOST of ITS "Contents" STAY behind with Her PROGENY! -- 'Cause Her and BIG-D will need the SPACE for *ALL* of the STUFF that We've been "SAVING" for THEM!!
...just hope that I can FIND it all...? I might have to Review My BLOOG-PICS to take an INVENTORY!

Anyway, THEY arrived Mid-Evening. Only stayed for about an Hour before heading to THE PRINCESSES' Place. Some Stuff was "EXCHANGED" for OTHER Stuff... -- I think We managed to get about TWO-CUBIC-FEET worth OUT of the HOUSE!? - FATHER will be Happy...

Oh. And, We finally got to SEE LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED's "WEDDING DRESS"!! -- BLACK ORGANZA with a Multitude of Rosette-Ruffles and a Lattice-Lace-Up back... SISTER spent *FOREVER* "HAUTE COUTURING" the DETAILING on IT!! And, will Definitely RIVAL Her MOTHER's GOWN!!

MEANWHILE, We're ALL *HOPING* that IT still FITS The KID! Otherwise, She'll be on a CRASH-DIET for the Next Week!! -- Then again, THE WEDDING *is* in VEGAS...

"WORSE-CASE-SCENARIO", a Former-"MUNCHKIN" gets Hired to Wear IT!! OR, even a MANNEQUIN..?!! -- hmm.. I wonder if any of Those "OLD NAVY" CHILDREN-Ones are Available..??

THE DRESS *will* be Part of the CEREMONIES! - The "BODY" *in* IT, "optional"! -- YES. THE DRESS *is* THAT NICE!!

ANYHOO... Another WHACKY-WEATHER-DAY!

MOTHER and I had to go OUT for an Appointment... It was Overcast at First, THEN, Just-BEFORE-We-Walk-OUT-The-Door... SHOWERS!! -- FOR REAL??!! -- We were already 10-Minutes-LATE!

Thankfully, IT Stopped when We Arrived... And, STAYED "Stopped"! - A Few Hours on, *SUNSHINE*!!?

I'm **CURSED**!! -- And, UNTIL Proven *OTHERWISE*, I'm sticking to THAT Assumption!!

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OW! -- Where'd that PIN come FROM..??!!

"...THANK YOU for *WAITING*...Would You Care for a BLANKET?..."

okay. FINALLY! A "BABY" PIC!!

To be honest, I really WANTED to do "THIS" as a VIGNETTE..? Some Place SUNNY. Surrounded by *MATCHING* DISHWARE and/or POTTERY..? Or, perhaps even some FLOWERS..? -- Alas, not YET!

Actually... I probably SHOULD have popped into My Local PIER ONE Today! -- Now, THEY would have the "PROPS"! - hmm... maybe Later in the Week..? -- whatever... UNTIL Then, the FRAMING-DEPARTMENT "WORK-TABLE" at MICHAEL'S will just have to DO! -- I wanted MANAGER-DAVE to *see* "WHAT" I DO with ALL of THAT YARN I keep Buying from THERE!

right. so. Remember that "PATTERN" from the Other Day..? - [SEE 09MAY2013 POST] - If You stand BACK and SQUINT, Your *Eye* should go to the "GRILL-WORK"-DESIGN..? -- I was trying to go with Something with an "IBERIAN"-Flavour to IT..? sorta...

ANYHOO... HERE's the "FINAL PRODUCT"!

"MAJOLICA"

BERNAT
"Handicrafter Cotton"
- 100% COTTON
- [made in CANADA with U.S.A.-grown fiber]


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Global "WARMING", huh?

ye-ahh... THAT'S WORKING...

Quick! Grab Your CALENDARS, KIDS. Make a "NOTE"... "THIS" WEEK will be Designated as *EARLY-SPRING*-SEASON! -- You know, that TIME when the SNOW is *mostly* gone, but the FLORA are sleeping-in Late. And, Overnight *FROST* is the Norm..?

hmm... Feels like We've just REPLACED "MAY" with "MARCH"!! -- NIGHT-TWO of 3C TEMPS!!

Had to go to the DENTIST Today - via THREE-BUSES... Was Cloudy, DAMP, GUSTY-WINDS, *COOL*-TEMPS... I "Dressed" accordingly. By the Time I got to My THIRD-BUS, the SUN was OUT and TEMPS were on the RISE!?

Thankfully, that COLD WIND prevented Me from "over-HEATING"... Although, I was still grateful for
the Woolly HEADBAND and SCARF!! - Especially, when Walking INTO IT on the Way HOME from THE MALL...

okay. so. **NO** CAVITIES!! -- Just the Usual Reprimand to FLOSS more often, and a FREE "DENTAL CARE KIT"... okay. Perhaps *not* THAT "FREE" when considering the "COST" of said "Check-Up-VISIT"..?? -- *THANK YOU* DENTAL-"PLAN"!!

Anyhoo... A LONG Day! - MUCHO WIND-Walking for SANS-SHOPPING! -- Honestly, despite the Bountiful-Browsing, I managed to RESIST... Although, I did make up for My Failings with some JUNK FOOD!! -- Hey! A GIRL'S has to MUNCH, some Time....

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Hope You "FEMALE-PARENTAL-UNITS" Had a GREAT DAY?!!

...AND, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, "THE FARMER"!! - [KRISTIN's *SUPER*-HUBBY!!]

Well... IT was a WHACKY-WEIRD-CRAPPY-WEATHER DAY, HERE...

Overcast.
Some almost SUN..?
A Few PROP-PLANES buzzing by..?
Overcast.
Sprinkle.
WIND-STORM..??!!
FATHER put the YARD-WASTE-PAPER-RECYCLING out to the Curb.
Temp PLUMMET!
Sprinkle
RAIN.
Stopped.
Sun..?
MOTHER took What-was-still-Alive-in-Her-GARDEN-Pics...
SunSET.
The Sound of SHRIVELLING DANDELIONS..
So much for the TULIP "FESTIVAL"!!

okay. IT's *LATE*!! Been busy WRITING Back to PEOPLE! And, MORE to do of THAT Later... AFTER I get back from THE DENTIST!! -- MUST. GET. TO. BED. **NOW**!!

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