thrifty thursdays...

oh yes indeedy!

it has been a while has it not, since i did a 'thrifty thursdays' ramble.

indeed it would be quite true to say

it has been a while since i went to the thrift store,

a whole six days...

i think that shows great willpower on my behalf.

of course now the 'great show of willpower' thought has popped into my head this morning,

i can think of nothing else than leaving the shed

and heading to the thrift store.

i've actually started

twitching,

rubbing my hands

and

pulling my hair.

i am now relying upon every ounce left of my 'willpower' reserves

to stay rooted in the shed.

so let us not dwell on the thought of what lovely finds could be waiting for me

but instead focus on my last adventure to the thrift store.

it was a perfectly perfect thrifty adventure

full of fabby forsaken finds...

if you asked my man he would tell you otherwise,

but we are not going to ask him

for we do not want to spoil our 'thrifty thursdays' post

with 'bah humbuggers' of the thrifty kind.

as i entered the thriftstore

with $15 in my hand

i found many a forsaken little soul looking for a happy home

a nest of russian dolls

who obviously have something bothering them

but they haven't told me what

a few napkins and one pillowcase

always a favorite find for me

a pair of sprightly salt and pepper pots

who have seen many sights in their lifetime

a little wooden monkey looking for a new nose

(and of course we know had a very long journey to find it)

a red tin bowl, just like one i already own

but it would have been insanity to leave it behind

a pretty summer straw basket,

rather battered in a perfect vintagey way

as soon as i saw it, i went off into my imagination,

thinking of the lovely summery thoughts that come from owning such a straw bag.

upon leaving the thrift store that evening,

i pondered a thought...

indeed it was quite true to say

i was now $15 poorer than an hour before

and yet

without a doubt

i now felt so much richer than an hour ago.

i'm thinking i am probably not alone with that thought...

she has been fiddling with things again, she is wondering if others have noticed her fiddling ways ~ Tif