It was in the 90s today, but that didn’t stop me from turning my space heater on full blast at work and sipping hot chocolate this afternoon. My office building has a very “unique” HVAC system, unique being the nice word. If I’m comfortable, the people upstairs are hot and if I’m cold, the people upstairs are comfortable. No one wins and the space heater remains popular throughout the year. Even during a hot-hot-hot Carolina summer.
I did have an awesome weekend as far as freebies go. First up is this Collier’s Encylopedia Set from 1955. Like my mother asked when I told her about it yesterday, I’m sure you’re wondering what in the world I want with 26+ volumes of an outdated (and outmoded) encylopedia. If memory serves me correctly, the encyclopedia we had as a kid (which I read quite often) was chock full of cool illustrations and maps. And that was in 1992. Imagine how much cooler a vintage set is! So, I posted my “encyclopedia wanted” ad on Freecycle and within the week, was picking it up from a nice lady about 10 miles from our home. Easy peasy. I spent the whole weekend watching movies (The Other Boleyn Girl, Definitely Maybe, The Kite Runner) and cutting pages out of the books with my Exacto knife. Cutting out what I want and then ditching the set will make my hubby, who asked “WHERE are you going to put all of those?!?”, happy.
I also dropped by and took a gander at the wares at The Share Shop, which is a free “store” for seminary families to donate stuff and claim items that other’s have donated. I scored some pretty good (free) stuff, including:
A breadmaker
An espresso maker (For Matthew)
A pair of authentic Fire King Jadeite coffee mugs
(Which Matthew made me prove to him that they were actually colletibles. Thank you Google.)
A set of glass storage containers
I’ve wanted to toss as many of our plastic storage containers for awhile now since the plastics creep me out, carcinogenically speaking. Glass storage containers are expensive, so I snatched these two up as soon as I saw them.
I also picked up a purse to sling over my shoulders when I go to the Farmers Market so I have free hands, a pair of brown leather sandals, a ton of really good gift bags, batting, a few cookbooks and a bunch of cardstock. Matthew was happy to help me unload it all when he saw the espresso maker. Actually, he left me with everything but the espresso maker, which he started rubbing like Gollum with the ring. I’ll let you know if he starts calling it his precious.
Good job on all the “finds”. Hopefully you will use the breadmaker. Larry uses ours frequently, although he uses it more in the winter. It does not put out much heat so it may be alright to use it in the hot southern summer. Also liked the Jadeite mugs and the glass Pyrex. Have fun with it.
well, i’m glad we’re not the only ones that use a space heater even in 100 degree heat outside. seriously, how is it constantly sub zero in there? – Leslie