You know when you’re not looking for something, say a nice sturdy, older bookcase, you see them everywhere.  There’s tons for sale at the thrift stores, people are selling them by the dozens in the newspaper, and every day there’s a new posting for one on freecycle.  Then when you decide you need one there’s not one to be found anywhere, yeah that’s where we’re at right now.  We’ve been looking for a month or two now and nothing.  This weekend, we hit the thrift stores again and came up dry.  There wasn’t a single bookcase to be found, it wasn’t that I found ones I didn’t like, there wasn’t a single bookshelf for sale.  I really want a nice old bookshelf, not a new one from press board, so  I won’t be visiting any furniture or box stores for one anytime soon. 

Jeff did find and buy a new (well, new to us) pick-up truck.  Jeff has had the same pick-up truck for about 15 years, and it was a 1977.  It’s finally given up the ghost and the problem isn’t worth repairing, so he’s been hunting for a while for a replacement.  The new truck is a 1987, but runs well and is in great shape.  Mostly we just need a pick-up now and then, this will be perfect for those occasions.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing at home.  I did finalize the garden plans, or well I’m finished making the plan, I imagine it will change once the snow melts and I can actually get in the garden.

Thursday night I spoke about vermicomposting at a gardening discussion presented by our local library.  It was a great evening, the other presenters were awesome and taught me a ton.  One presenter spoke about growing heirloom corn and the other discussed soil amendments (mostly manure) and herbs.  I also met some wonderful other folks and just plain enjoyed talking about gardening with other local folks. 

This week promises to be a fun one, with knitting later today, and lunch two days this week with friends!  May the coming week be a blessing for you.