Wednesday, every minute packed with seconds

Handsome Son and I accomplished a terrific morning. Successful run to the dentist where the coronation took place while Handsome Dentist told me about his friend who has two, count them, private jets, just took one to Tahiti. Hourly cost to run private jet, $15K. Makes my crown seem like a bargain.

While I was at the dentist Handsome Son took his carload of donations down the road to the thriftie. Then he waited back at the dentist and I felt good enough to shop at the thriftie. So back we went.

Everyone shops here

I found two shirts suitable for him for work, and he was able to see and approve right there. And though there were no teapots, no tableware at all, I did make a terrific find. 

Pure linen dress with pockets, deep ones, still with Old Navy original tag, priced at $15.99, then since it was Wednesday, senior discount day, 50% off. So $7.99 for an excellent buy. 

The shirts and dress got change from $20. So much for out of sight prices. Handsome Son scored a couple of music CDs he'd been in search of. 

Then I was almost asleep on my feet, so we left, past the aluminium giant animal store, I don't know either. It was a bit wet. 

At home there was tea and banana bread which I set up while Handsome Son made a check deposit for me at the bank down the street.

Then the sun came out and he went to get on with the rest of his day off, I took a rest and the postie arrived with this 

First slogan-bearing T-shirt ever for me, in support of Run for Something, program of ActBlue to support democratic candidates running for office for the first time.

This has been an action packed day, all successful. Yay us.

Happy day everyone, be sure to pack your minutes with seconds.

Thriftie as reward for thriftiness

Yesterday, the annual dental checkup, and once again, no boat payments for the dentist, an old friend, but comments on my good dental care.  No further work required.  come back next year.

So, the thriftie being just down the road, I thought I'd stop in there and reward myself for not having to spend massive $$ at the dentist.  And while I was there, unload the trunkful of items I cleared out of my storage place, all very good, but no longer useful to me.

And the Thriftie Goddess was with me, because for $12 total I found this perfectly lovely linen shirt, in a color I think is eau de nil, very posh, and a linen vest of a kind I've been wanting for years and years.  It pays to be a small size at the thriftie, less competition in that area.  And if you don't mind the care linen needs, actually a ride in the dryer often substitutes for pressing, it's all good.

And today, I ordered a bunch of snowdrops to plant on the patio to augment the six brave little fellers who come up year after year, never fail and never multiply either.  As usual with my gardening, when I want to plant, the first order of business is to pull out a lot of pachysandra.  My neighbor already said he wants it, so that's good.  It will have an immediate home a few yards away.  So as soon as the bulbs arrive, that will happen. 

What with the Montauk daisies, now in full swing, and apparently impervious to early frost, too, and the Rose of Sharon, also going all out, along with the sedum, Fall is taken care of.  Then adding to the spring end, the snowdrops will kick in in late January or early February.  Very little down time, all in all.