Category: Wayfair

Five Red Chairs

Posted in August, beach, Facebook Marketplace, fog, lawn chair, memoir, Monterey Bay, neighbors, sale, shopping, tariffs, tea cups, thrift stores, Wayfair1 Comment

I bought them in April because of the upcoming tariffs.  There were only five left in red. They had to be red.  They were delivered to my neighbor’s house since I’m not always here. They came unassembled. I tried to put one together. I had the diagram, the parts, and the time. I did okay… Continue reading Five Red Chairs

The Young Have Strength, the Old Have Cash

Posted in back ache, backache, bathroom, Bay Area, beach, cash, construction guy, contractor, memoir, seniors, stages of life, thrift store, Wayfair, youth, strrength,Leave a comment

The stages of life are a series of polar opposites. The young are strong. The old are at their wealthiest. The young can’t afford stuff but are strong enough to lift it. The old can’t lift it, but they have the cash to buy things. This is how I got my new bathroom vanity installed… Continue reading The Young Have Strength, the Old Have Cash