New junk shopping, a prettier house, and Sandy makes a sign

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“Wait, stop! Don’t come!” I can’t quite remember if that’s exactly what I said when Sandy called and wanted to come for a visit, but it was pretty close. 🙂 But all for a great reason! Sandy is a long time reader of my blog, and was coming through on a trip, and wanted to […]

How would you repurpose these junk finds?

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Last week, I head out of town for an appointment. Upon my return home, this big sign in the country read, “EVERYTHING MUST GO.” Can you hear the screechin’ breaks?! The gal was moving mid week, and wanted everything gone as soon as possible. I was not the first person to arrive there, but she […]

Why rotten pallet wood is a score

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Riiing…. “Hello?” me – “Hi there! I’m your neighbour ‘down the road.’ And I noticed you had some pretty weathered pallets on your driveway. Are you looking to get rid of them at all?” “Sure! But they’re pretty beat up. What are you using them for?” (I have no idea actually…) “Uh, I just make […]

Farm garage sale windfall with a surprise… or 2

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I will admit to one thing. Being involved in a local market kicks you into action! So I went shopping on the weekend again. But with a little surprise in store. On Saturday, I wanted to run to the local store for soup.  Just soup! So off I went. Landing a nice homemade mushroom variety, I […]