WhooHOOO!!!

Thrift shops for a Hollywood bed frame... great deal on bed frame at first stop. Plus oval wicker-framed mirror and 4 large flat hearts made from woven cornstalk. Plus large pillow to raise height of recliner seat overdue for fresh padding. Wicker and hearts to Ohio garden.

Next stop bldrs supply for Surveyor stakes. Cheap fix for old free cycled wishing well for conversion from flat plywood crap to board n batten look. 72 cents each and long enough to also stake the well into grass. Goes to Ohio garden this trip-- the top third is a planter box. This goes where I had hoped to put in a spirea next to the driveway-- until we paid big bucks to rotorooter the drain running under that spot.... oh THAT'S whyseller took out that shrub. Sane height/scale as planned shrub and since that section is kiddos garden, a wishing well makes sense. Every drop of water a wish for a greener planet.

Next on to other thrift shop for the garden ornaments they'd held for me.... and the wicker wash stand I'd driven away from last week. They still had it. Good price negotiation. Matches other thrifty wicker already in Ohio. All wicker slated for patio where song circles will go. Wash stand plantable. Ohio piece now beside DR table is wide plant stand.... slated for a window box spot in patio.

Almost drove off without dog house. Dog houses had waked me up last night-- one for Ohio badly needed. Lots of room on trailer this time. Not only great price but great sz for current small dog plus FutureDog to share. They crammed all this in back of non-van hybrid and no the hatch did not close-- slow drive home on flat roads no problem.

The garden ornaments included some on stakes and some small statuary to lurk in kiddo garden. Most of the metal stakes will rust thru soon but there's those surveyor's stakes that can be painted with positive slogans.

SCORE.SCORE.SCORE!