Thrifted Versus Retail

All of the clothes in this lot at ShopGoodwill.com were new with tags, my size and spotless, so I put in a minimum bid and won it with no challengers. Let's start with this sleeveless linen-like white top from Ross; retail $6.99.

89th Madison white shorts; retail $52.00.

Old Navy jeans; retail $34.99.

Colorful sleeveless top also from Ross; retail $11.99. This is the only piece from the lot that I didn't keep.

Maroon sweater from Jouica; no price tag but I saw similar online for $35.99.

Flora bathrobe from a 3-piece set that retailed for $70.00, so we'll price it at $23.00.

$164.96 total for these clothes if I had bought them retail. I thrifted the entire lot for $9.99. Savings: $154.97.

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Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

In the Kitchen Garden

Our strawberries are taking over the kitchen garden, but I don't mind. This week I want to make some strawberry banana nice cream (a vegan version of ice cream) and maybe a chocolate cake with berries and cream for the topping. There's thyme in the garden now, too, which I'll dry and jar for cooking along with the chives and the oregano. Next we'll plant cucumbers, as I use a ton of those in our salads and for snacks.

Rayen

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