11th July 2019
We got to the store early to collect the table, there wasn’t an issue about removing it, we loaded it up and headed off to Hamilton to meet up with the customer. We stopped off at Goodwill where we found a supper mid-century style desk for $20. From the stamp on the back it had been owned by Hope College.
I also had my eye on a dresser that had been there for over a week. It had a damaged foot and some veneer damage and they had $65 on it.
Whilst Kelli was checking out, the manager walked passed. They both knew each other because of the haggling discussions of the past. So there was the opportunity to ask what they would take for the dresser.
Kelli turned to me and asked what I would pay for it. I wanted to say 25 but instead said 30 not thinking they would accept such a low bid. To my surprise it was accepted, damn! more work to do.
We loaded the desk into the truck and headed off to Hamilton, we would return to pick up the dresser later.
After all the business transactions, we finally got home, and unloaded all the stuff we bought. Kelli had found on old wooden egg container where there appeared to be no way to open it up. Someone had gone to a lot of trouble to design and make a box to hold six eggs that you could not open.
I lost another five foot of hose today, at this rate I will have to connect the snake directly to the tap.
Being home owners we have to take much more pride in our property, and mostly we do with one exception. Around the far side, where the air-conditioner fan is located, Kelli noticed that grass was sprouting through the pebbles on the berm. So we decided that we should tidy this up.
We carried our plastic box and digging implements, and set about pulling out the grass strand by strand. It took a while but was quite satisfying.
The biggest eyesore however was a large rose bush that had been allowed to grow wildly. Personally I hate rose bushes, they stab and scratch indiscriminately, and it was on the list to remove eventually. As we were removing the grass and weeds the thorns from the bush left their mark.
This is when I decided to remove a few branches to give more access to the weeds behind. I removed a few more, then another, by the end, all that was left was a stump. I had cut it down completely. Kelli had left to start dinner, and was shocked when she returned. Now all I have to do is get rid of all the branches, I didn’t think that one through did I?
Another Lifetime to go 