A Good Day

Today has been a really good day. I got up early and enjoyed some coffee before DKK got up, then we went to the little restaurant in town and had breakfast. Then it was off to Wal-Mart and the grocery store to finally get some much needed groceries. I absolutely hate to go to the stores, it cost way too much money these days. I must be getting tight (or just cheap) in my old age! A little later I met Holly in the big town of Summersville to do a little shopping. There's a little store there that carries the enamelware so I got a new small colander (green, my fave). Also a community of Amish have moved into that area in recent years and they have a little basket stand alongside the road at one of their homes. It's amazing what they can do with nothing but their hands and a few basic tools. The baskets are really beautiful, handy, and very sturdy. I got a casserole basket and a small decorative red, white, & blue one. Both baskets were only $33 and they look and feel better than my Longaberger baskets that I have paid three times the amount for. Needless to say--no more Longaberger for me--I'll be visiting the Amish again. Really it's been years since I bought a Longaberger basket but I'm sure they haven't gone down in price, probably the opposite. Anyway after I got back home DKK and I went to a couple local flea markets on a hunt for a chair for our front porch. I wanted something that could be painted and that would be weather-proof. I found the perfect little chair--it's metal and has an unusual shaped back. DKK will have to do a little work on it before it can be painted but for $15, I can't complain. I'm anxious to see it done. Tonight I plan to just relax here at home where it's cool.