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Long Tuesday

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Posted in antique, dishes, memoir, senior citizen, senior discount, thrift store, thriftingLeave a comment

Costco has a new rule that you need a wholesale membership to get into the warehouse at 9:00 a.m. It started a couple weeks ago, so the place was mostly me and the employees as they finished stocking the shelves. Today I was parked out front at 8:47, in the warehouse three minutes later, and… Continue reading Long Tuesday

Weed, Water, Thrift

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 Posted in 4th of July, flood, Guadalupe River, July, memoir, nature, senior citizen, senior discount, summer, summer camp, tea cups, Texas, thrift stores, thrifting, tragedy, weedLeave a comment

I just got home from an intense 48 hours of going to the beach, watering all my potted plants (gophers), and collecting more teacups for my dining-room side hustle selling dishes. It looked like sunshine, but only the first half day. After that, clouds and more clouds, but good for working in the yard weather.… Continue reading Weed, Water, Thrift

Walkers, Look Up!

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 Posted in cell phones, dogs, humor, January, Medicare, memoir, scammers, senior citizen, texting, trees, walkerLeave a comment

(re-run) It is the first of January, a new year, and a beautiful sunny day. I have ascended the hill in my greenbelt and am stepping onto the public sidewalk along a busy street. There is a man, a half a block away standing in the middle of the sidewalk, looking down at his phone.… Continue reading Walkers, Look Up!