Retail Therapy 2 (July 18, 2008)

Before I get to the retail part, let me remind you all that it will be very good therapy for all of us to get outside this evening just at dark, and have a look at the Full Moon!  (howwwl!)

So yesterday we did two kinds of shopping, one hated and the other loved.  First the bad part: we had to stock up on some boring household necessities like nails and pails at Ace Hardware, and tiskets, taskets and wastebaskets at K-Mart.  This chore was eased mightily by a fine outdoor patio lunch at a little Heavenly Cafe on the road to the shopping center.

But after lunch, we went to our local antiques/used-stuff store, and this part I loved!  I found a Perfect Chair for my Victorian escritoire -- a copy of a 19th century style that matches the desk almost exactly but is much sturdier than a real Victorian piece could be by now.  It's got lovely silvery-green patterned upholstery on the back and seat, in very good condition -- and the sight of desk and chair sitting near the French doors leading out to our back deck makes me just long to sit down and write a modern Jane Austen novel.....  We also found a fine small dropleaf table that will be just right in our breakfast area of the big kitchen; now just need two chairs for it; and for $1.00 each, I completed our happy shopping experience with two lovely floral-printed bone-china tea mugs.

Yes: it's time for "elevenses" -- and I'm going to make some tea now and get John to stop building the two new bookcases -- workers must rest!