THRIFTY TRIP OVER THE RIVER and ACROSS THE PRAIRIE

TRIP TO TOPEKA.  I stayed HOME and read while Hubby made a run to the BANK.  Then we took some towels to the COTTAGE to dry.  Traveled over the river and across the prairie to St. Marys for a ALMOND STEAMER.  They were out of almond milk so 2% had to do.  Still tasted delicious.  My once a week fix took place.  Off to TOPEKA.

Onward to GOD's STOREHOUSE when an antique bed caught my eye.  Have mercy only $45 for headboard, foot board and carpet rollers.  Solid WALNUT.  Thought this one would make a beautiful BENCH.  We can cut the footboard in to two pieces that would make up the sides with the headboard making the back.  A seat would have to be put into place.

Hum....should we spend the money on this?  Yes, we should.  We purchased it and decided that the larger car would be able to carry it HOME.  Made arrangements for GOD's STOREHOUSE to hold the headboard so we could drive HOME to get the bigger car.  

Went inside the store to look around when a very pretty also in good shape Coffee Service caught my eye.  With the Senior Discount this little set was only $ 11.20 plus tax!!!  Heavens, this is affordable and the inside of the pieces are so clean.  Gotta have this.  

Georgian Gadroon Community Coffee Server with Sugar and Creamer.  Good quality and heavier than I expected.  I know I have something here because of the weight.  After she is polished, she will really shine like fine silver.  I have a service tray that I will use with this.

Now, this is a really clean silver-plated thrift purchase.

On our way HOME, we stopped off at Natural Grocers.  Only needed some Cinnamon and English Cucumbers.  Over to SAMs for some nuts then drove HOME.

Oops...the antique Headboard will not fit in the trunk or back seat of the bigger car and Hubby doesn't want to try to haul the headboard on top of our good car.  What are we-a-gonna-do...what to do???  I talked my Husband into laying the headboard on top of the little car, tie it into place and drive back HOME at night extra slow with the flashers on.  So we returned to TOPEKA to try hauling our headboard HOME on top of our little car named PETE.

We did just that and took the headboard to the COTTAGE to store it until we can create a beautiful bench if we so go that direction.  At any rate...it is a solid walnut treasure for sure that we can enjoy. 

By the time we got HOME, I was tired.  The day was a good one with a lot of driving to do plus a thrift adventure to boot.  

Sometime on Wednesday, I will go through cardboard boxes in the junk room upstairs for a couple of hours and call it good before I box up China from my Grandma's Hutch and corner cabinet.

Hubby has plans to continue painting the Dining room.  Praying this project is quickly finished as the month is inching along toward SPRING. 

To the left of the chandelier is the earth tone color and to the right is the dark blue.  Time for a change.

Going from a dark navy blue to a earth tone.  With this pic you can see the two colors with the new chandy.  I like the new color.  

When we lived elsewhere, I had wanted a dark blue Dining room.  Since living here, we have had the dark blue for almost 4 and a half years.  I believe the neutral color will be more appealing to the general public, so away we go. 

My thoughts have been toward getting our HOME fixed up to sell in the near future and get the COTTAGE fixed up so we can return to living there.  If I could snap my fingers and make it all be done...I would.  Snap.  Snap.

Sometimes LIFE gets so busy I can't snap.  Thoughts have turned towards the invasion of UKRAINE by RUSSIA.  Lord help.  My prayer life will include this awful ordeal.  Lord, You are still on the throne and prayer changes things.  As a child of the most high God, I will pray knowing you are listening.  You are the one that I praise.    

~d