I have one of those but the puppy mangled the wires before I took it down for the winter the year she first arrived. I need to either rewire it or replace it.

We had almost 3 inches of rain so now I wait a couple of days for it to drain away and then I can work the garden. Right now it would be a sticky mess.

Yesterday on a whim I pulled up the websites for a couple of local estate sales. I had received a box in the mail with a Pyrex bowl that I thought was the size a friend is looking for, but in my hands I realized it was too small. Most vintage Pyrex online is expensive, but everyone has Pyrex, so why not try an estate sale? I piled that 750ml bowl into the box and headed over to the sale, and sure enough, found a 1 1/2 quart bowl, the next size up from the mailed one, for $5. I visited my friend and gave him both - he makes some amazing yeast no-knead bread that is supposed to be just perfect in the right size vintage Pyrex but he couldn't find the right bowl. He'd given me a loaf last time I was over, so I figured I'd put my Thrift store skills to use to help him out. Not finding any bowls in the stores, I got a the small one cheap on eBay. After our visit (and a handful of starts from his garden) I came home with another loaf of bread and my friend has exactly the right sized bowl (though the not-quite exact one he has been using has been pretty good).

The improvement in my office is that I finally made myself put the MA diploma back up on the wall. Ages ago I had set it on the table in the sunroom, but I have a use for that table now—jigsaw puzzles. At the same sale where I found the bowl I picked up two used puzzles. I've wanted to return to working puzzles since that table is in the open and the room is meant to be welcoming.