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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2023-02-18 08:35 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2023-02-18 08:35 pm
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Today's Adventures
We went up to visit Dad today.
I filled two bags with clothes to donate. Looking at Mom's clothes reminds me of capsule wardrobes. She had clusters of things -- red-black-white, camel-sage-mauve, etc. The bold bright colors and the muted hippie colors. Really nice things in leather, cotton, linen. Often there are 2-3 things in the same color or print that go together, but can mix-and-match. Those are harder to find nowadays, but used to be some stores had whole lines of separates meant to mix like that, and we'd buy them in sets. It's sad to give them away, but almost nothing fits me. On the other hand it makes me smile to imagine someone shopping a thrift store and finding these treasures, especially someone desperately scrounging for an interview outfit. I've found enough treasures in thrift stores, it's only fair to give some back.
On the way home, we swung by a lakeside park that Doug had found earlier. It was in a rather wooded area. I spotted a bunch of beehives edging the woods not far from the park. The positioning, not at all usual, made me think there's at least one bee whisperer up there who's simply plonking down hives near wherever wild bees like to nest. I also saw an acre or two of sugarbush with buckets hung to tap the trees. :D
We also stopped at a new African store. It's a little bigger than Ashar. We picked up guava nectar and a couple other beverages. They have a ton of things I've only heard of, and even more that I haven't. All sorts of African greens and spices and dried fish. If we find African recipes calling for unusual ingredients, we can look there for those. They also have lots of flavoring things where you can buy packets or cubes one at a time. That could be interesting to explore.
I filled two bags with clothes to donate. Looking at Mom's clothes reminds me of capsule wardrobes. She had clusters of things -- red-black-white, camel-sage-mauve, etc. The bold bright colors and the muted hippie colors. Really nice things in leather, cotton, linen. Often there are 2-3 things in the same color or print that go together, but can mix-and-match. Those are harder to find nowadays, but used to be some stores had whole lines of separates meant to mix like that, and we'd buy them in sets. It's sad to give them away, but almost nothing fits me. On the other hand it makes me smile to imagine someone shopping a thrift store and finding these treasures, especially someone desperately scrounging for an interview outfit. I've found enough treasures in thrift stores, it's only fair to give some back.
On the way home, we swung by a lakeside park that Doug had found earlier. It was in a rather wooded area. I spotted a bunch of beehives edging the woods not far from the park. The positioning, not at all usual, made me think there's at least one bee whisperer up there who's simply plonking down hives near wherever wild bees like to nest. I also saw an acre or two of sugarbush with buckets hung to tap the trees. :D
We also stopped at a new African store. It's a little bigger than Ashar. We picked up guava nectar and a couple other beverages. They have a ton of things I've only heard of, and even more that I haven't. All sorts of African greens and spices and dried fish. If we find African recipes calling for unusual ingredients, we can look there for those. They also have lots of flavoring things where you can buy packets or cubes one at a time. That could be interesting to explore.