Monday, November 18, 2019

come play upon my harp of joy




My new dog Charlie has been destructive chewing.  5 pairs of pants, countless pairs of underwear, my duvet, the arms of a loveseat.  Here is how she customized a cushion on my old couch last week.  The thing is, I hate that couch.  It came with me from NYC, and was second-hand in the first place. I had it reupholstered, Max peed on it for 7 years, and now this.  I wanted and needed a new couch.


So I went to Goodwill today, where I found this perfect, vintage couch and foot stool in great condition, exactly what I was looking for


Yellow tags were half off, so the couch and stool cost $17.50


I also found this cute little pink bench - the seat opens up to a storage area  $15


Children's books were $0.10, so I got these, the best being the Shaker Peaceable Kingdom book from 1978, which is beautifully illustrated and has thoughtful quotes

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

It's An Armadillo!



Book rescued from the recycle bin at the Kingsley Library

I love the photo of the author, Bianca Lavies