$2 is the New Quarter

It's Saturday morning and I'm retired now.  That means I have more time for pretty much everything.  That includes blogging about garage sales!  It's been so long since I've posted anything that I forgot how to do it.   I had to retrain myself at every step.  Here goes:

It's warm and breezy today.  Good weather usually makes for many garage sales.  Today there were quite a few, but now that I don't have to buy things for my classroom I didn't really find much.   Everything I picked up this morning cost $2.  Everything.  I've been doing this sailing thing for a really long time now and over the years the basic cost of certain items has gone up, kind of like the minimum wage.  Things that used to cost a quarter or at the most, 50 cents, now cost $2.  Two dollars is the new quarter.

I don't need any of this stuff, but here are the four measly items I brought home today.

Two really beautiful cookbooks.  The one on the left was just too gorgeous to leave behind.  I might even use these.  I mean, being retired I actually have time to shop for fresh vegetables at the weekly farmer's market and I'm learning to be a better (and healthier) cook.   Usually I open an app.  But occasionally I can go old school and open a book.

A very pretty serving bowl, just the right size for a pretty salad or some kind of delicious veggie dish made from one of these new cookbooks.  It's "made in Italy" which is a plus.  I've found many, many Italian pots, bowls, and platters over the years and they've always served me well.  Those Italians.  Classy.

I should really stop buying picture frames.  I have so many of them.  But this one is in perfect condition and I will probably use it.  I've said this before but it bears repeating (seeing as how it's been years since I've posted anything):  never pay real money for picture frames. 

Evidently all the quarters I've been saving are useless now.  Unless I have them in stacks of eight.