April 5, 2005

• Extreme Power Shopping, Thingies and A Winter Storm In Spring

  
  

  It is April, spring has sprung, but on Saturday morning it looked like the middle of February! Snow in the form of big fluffy flakes were madly whirling, but that didn't deter Sheila and myself from our long awaited shopping trek! Intrepid Sheila even arrived by bus bearing an ironing board that she is kindly donating to me!

  
  

  We started at 9am and finished at 6pm. If the stores hadn't closed we'd probably have kept going! Not too many people have that kind of shopping stamina so it's great to find that kind of partner. I liken it to big game hunting. It's the competition, the thrill of the chase, the finding of that one perfect thing. We found a few perfect things over the course of our day.

  
  

  One change of plan was the Proctor and Gamble warehouse sale. I had received a special "invitation" for a pre-sale peek. Apparantly so did most of Toronto! The line up, outside in the driving snow was miles long. I love to shop, but not to stand in line, even if it means saving a few dollars on Tide!! We ditched Pand G and headed to our favourite shops. Winners - we made it to two of them, Home Sense - two again, Bombay Company, Sears Home, Linen's and Things and my favourite little metaphysical shop called Odyssey.

  
  

  The universe was smiling at us because the treasures kept popping up. Sheila found a great bathtub-spa set up for a remarkable price. I found a pair of cheerful yellow vases for my new kitchen. Olive spoons, strange metal bars to remove cooking odours from your hands, mirrors, all manner of objets d'art.

  
  

  The piece de resistance for me was at the Bombay Company. (by the way, we had a ball in the kids section of this store - it's full of fun and funky things that any inner child would love!). I found and fell in love with a wine cabinet. A classic piece that will never go out of style. I couldn't let a deal like that go by so I ordered it, assured that it won't come in until after I move.

  
  

  

  
  

  We also came across alot of "thingies". You know, items that look interesting but you have no idea what they are or what you would do with them. Some thingies are just too eclectic for even my taste! Here are some pictures of "thingies" that defied definition.

  
  

  

  
  

  what can they be?

  
  

  

  
  

  We looked at many different styles of furniture, this is one look that I decided against!!

  
  

  

  
  

  We even found a metal sculpture version of "the old hound"!!

  
  

  

  
  

  All in all it was a fantastic day. Relaxing and fun and full of suprises! Thanks Sheila! we must do it again soon!

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