Dumpster Diving
The news has been nothing but a dumpster fire all week, so Fodder and I decided to go dumpster diving.
Now, I am not a flea market or yard sale type person. Fodder is. The man lives for the hunt. I like to tell Fodder that I don’t want most of the junk that’s cluttering my house already, so why would I go buy someone else’s cast offs?
Yeah…He doesn’t follow the logic. Not when there’s treasure to be had.
One person’s trash is another woman’s treasure
He took me to the donation center of a large national charity under the pretense of offloading some of the stuff he no longer wanted cluttering up the barn. While he made the drop, it was suggested that I wait inside because the pickup has no A/C, and it’s August in Arkansas.
Mm hmm.
I have to tell you, I found it to be a very sad place. This is where memories go to die. They are tossed into a large plastic gondolas on wheels and rolled out into a huge warehouse space, where they are pawed through by strangers. I didn’t like it.
Fodder tried to cheer me up by telling me that these things were getting new life and a new home, but still. I couldn’t wait to leave. There’s were too many items in there that reminded me of thing my parents had around the house when I was growing up.
Then, I turned the corner and spotted this little lady in need of a loving home:
Her keys seemed to be in working order, her carriage proud. She’s lacking a ribbon, but I’m not above providing such fripperies. I checked the sign above the bin. All items weighing more than 5 pounds cost only $4.
Sold!
Fodder spent the evening polishing her up, and look how she shines.
Maybe all we need to take us from a sad place to a happy one is someone to notice us. A second chance. Some love, affection, and a touch of Old Gold polish.
Now my Underwood (Claire or Carrie? Her true ambitions are yet to be revealed.) is parked next to my super sleek Karmann Ghia.
Looks like this is the start of a colorful collection.
How about you? Do you collect anything? Did you start the collection yourself, or was it something that just happened?
My great nieces and nephews are super impressed with Aunt Moogie’s moves. I even got to meet a great-nephew and great-niece I had not seen yet. 🙂
