Wyona and I weeded our respective gardens this morning, one of us for over an hour. Our collective reward for doing this hard Monday morning work was to go to Salmon Arm and visit our favourite thrift store: Churches of Salmon Arm. We had a discussion as to whether the shop was open, since our friends told us it would be closed. But the internet, that carrier of all truth, said the store was open and it was.
Wyona found two small wicker baskets shaped like garden hanging chairs, but they were sized for a child’s doll.
She bought both of them.
She is going to hang them from a tree in her yard.
She also found some lovely crystal: one piece to be used for spare earrings and the other just the right size for snacks left on the kitchen table.
I found a wicker picnic basket – not fully equipped, but I didn’t learn that until I got it home.
Still it had a big red checkered table cloth, four blue napkins and a full set of white cutlery plus four plates.
Whatever pieces are missing, I am sure Grandmother will be able to supply for a never ending backup of glasses and bowls.
The whole intent is to use the basket to go into the woods for a picnic.
Lucky for us, the woods are only 15 feet away.
I also found a copy of Edith Fowke’s Red Rover, Red Rover: Children’s Games Played in Canada. I shall be studying this book during my lunch hours.
For the curious I shall list the Contents:
1. Starting a Game
2. Chasing Games
3. Catching Games
4. Seeking Games
5. Hunting Games
6. Racing Games
7. Duelling Games
8. Exerting Games
9. Daring Games
10. Guessing Games
11. Acting Games
12. Pretending Games
13. Miscellaneous Games
14. Marble Games
15. Word Games
The cost of the book on the internet is $309.00 new and $27.95 used.
This copy at the Churches of Salmon Arm Thrift Store was $2.00.
What if I can find a way to just do one new game a week with the Richard and Miranda's little childen?
A lovely what if....
Arta
She bought both of them.
She is going to hang them from a tree in her yard.
She also found some lovely crystal: one piece to be used for spare earrings and the other just the right size for snacks left on the kitchen table.
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| ... the large red checkered picnic table cloth thrown in for free ... ... plus one set of blue napkins and one set of white cloth napkins ... |
Still it had a big red checkered table cloth, four blue napkins and a full set of white cutlery plus four plates.
Whatever pieces are missing, I am sure Grandmother will be able to supply for a never ending backup of glasses and bowls.
The whole intent is to use the basket to go into the woods for a picnic.
Lucky for us, the woods are only 15 feet away.
I also found a copy of Edith Fowke’s Red Rover, Red Rover: Children’s Games Played in Canada. I shall be studying this book during my lunch hours.
For the curious I shall list the Contents:
1. Starting a Game
2. Chasing Games
3. Catching Games
4. Seeking Games
5. Hunting Games
6. Racing Games
7. Duelling Games
8. Exerting Games
9. Daring Games
10. Guessing Games
11. Acting Games
12. Pretending Games
13. Miscellaneous Games
14. Marble Games
15. Word Games
The cost of the book on the internet is $309.00 new and $27.95 used.This copy at the Churches of Salmon Arm Thrift Store was $2.00.
What if I can find a way to just do one new game a week with the Richard and Miranda's little childen?
A lovely what if....
Arta
So funny thinking about the questions of "value"
ReplyDeleteI have loads of marbles to go with chapter 14.
ReplyDeleteI am taking you up on your offer of lots of marbles. Bring them on. And thanks.
ReplyDeleteSo many treasures to be found. I am currently purging my own house, so trying not to bring home any hew treasures.
ReplyDeleteI think purging your own house and going to Lethbridge is going to bring you double the pleasure. You can fill up the house in Lethbridge with "stuff" for 2 years and then just walk away and leave it behind, returning to Aylmer, PQ where you can fill up your own house with stuff again. Yes. Double the pleasure for you.
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