I've been trying to get my new house pulled together. It has been slow and has all the prospects of being a long haul. This is due to getting to buy more/new furniture. At the old house, I had a bunch of old furniture (not old in a good way). So I got rid of it. The Salvation Army took the best of the stuff and the rest got hauled to the landfill.
I did keep some stuff, but need more. The ordering process is relatively quick. The delivery time seems to take forever. So, I'm in hurry-up-and-wait mode. I can't put books on shelves if the shelves haven't arrived yet.
On the other hand, I'm doing some searching while waiting. Occasionally at Goodwill, you can find some nice things. Granted, a great deal of the furniture at the stores is either dated or has been rode hard and put up wet. However, it doesn't hurt to look.
I went to one store this afternoon and didn't see any furniture that came close to coming home with me. Then for some odd reason, my digestive tract had weird episode. I'll spare you the details. I immediately headed home to take some OTC stuff. I waited around for a bit and the weirdness didn't recur. So, I decided to go fill up the car to prepare the start of the week's commute tomorrow. In the same strip center as the gas station is a different Goodwill store.
What the heck, I headed on over. I didn't see any furniture that even remotely appealed. However, when I walked into the store I saw a display of glassware. I walked over and, be still my heart, there was a gorgeous cut glass bowl. I immediately snatched it up. It's mine, all MINE. And for just $25.
Here's an overhead view. The bowl is about 8 inches across.
Here's a side view. The bowl stands about 6 inches high.
Interestingly, they had the cut glass bowl sitting out in an open display for anyone to handle. Inside a locked glass case, they had another bowl. I asked to see it as well. It turned out to be just pressed glass. Guess they didn't know the good stuff versus the OK stuff.
If I stayed longer at the first store, I probably wouldn't have gone to the second store. Leaving the bowl to go home with someone else.
Score one for me! Although some usable furniture would have been nice, too.
Papillon
P.S. If any politicians are reading this, please end Daylight Savings Time. NOW!
