19th June 2019
We needed to do the rounds of Goodwill to search for more things to work on. First on the list was the place closest to us. This was the one I used to pass everyday on route to the Design Yard, never did I think I would spend so much time there many years later.
Entering the place we were immediately hit with a couple of wooden garden seats that would be perfect for our back garden. Kelli couldn’t reach the “hold” sign fast enough.
The visit did result in a couple of good finds, so it was off to the next.
We had already been to this one a couple of times this week already, so expectations weren’t great.
There were a couple on massive entertainment centres in mock oak. With everyone changing to flat screens, these dinosaurs are difficult to use for anything other than multiple burials. We have converted a couple of them in the past (I have one at the moment that has been work in progress for a year or so) but they are tall, heavy and often slow to sell.
Kelli found some small items to sell on market place, including egg cups with lids and a rabbit motif set in to it. This led to a discussion of why a rabbit, and not a chicken. After all the design should be a clue to what’s under the lid. No one would expect rabbit eggs or worse, a poached bunny.
When we got back home I walked round the front and back garden swearing at the weeds. The lime I had put down had little effect on the moss, so I swore at that as well.
Kelli had picked up a cute side table and wanted to strip the top. She went at it with a sander exposing strips of bamboo wood, not the best examples, but we had to make the best of it. She rummaged around the paint cupboard and found several cans of spray paint which she proceeded to use on a spare piece of wood. She settled on a dark aqua green, giving the frame and top some serious coverage. When she had finished, the grass looked like a tribute to gay pride, but hopefully that will be cut off next time.
Another Lifetime to go 