Never Too Cold to Thrift Shop!!

The last few days here in Southern Ontario have been blustery cold days!!!

I have always loved Winnie the Pooh.

This is the blustery without the cold and snow!

 

Last Friday I had to drive 45 minutes to visit a client. It was oh so cold and blustery!

I didn't take this picture, but this is what my drive looked like.

I had to hold tight onto the steering wheel with both hands!

I drive a small Ford Focus hatchback and she handled the pressures!

Lots of praying too!!!

 

I have two nursing jobs that I love.
 My main job is working for a family doctor four days a week. The other is a casual job that requires travel to the client's home for training.
 I always try to arrange the timing so I have some time to find shopping in the area where I'll be.

I only made two stops as opposed to the four stops I had planned due to the extreme ccccold!
 

Here are my thrify finds at the first shop.

I think I mentioned before that I love candles. I have them on all the time. I especially like white or light-coloured candles. I couldn't believe there were so many in one package.

 The napkins are from Amsterdam with various Dutch phrases related to good eating.
I'm going to use if for a project that I saw at Heaven's Walk.

Cookie Crunch scented candles...mmmm!

Taper candles...17 of them! Such a deal!

Yarn, I love yarn. I'm a sewer (not as much as I used to), so it always comes in handy.

Well that was my first stop.
Here's what I found at the second shop.

Everything in this shop was 50% off. I spent a total of $4.57.

There was something simple and unique about these finds that drew me to them.

I love the design on this bottle! It can be used at a candle holder or a vase.

I paid 12.5 cents for this little bottle/vase.

 I kept cutting the end of the stem bit by bit until it didn't touch the bottom of the jar to prevent the flower from bobbing around.

There's always another spot for a cute vase with a flower.
Love it!
Cute finds to warm the heart on a cold day!

This cute thing wasn't found in a shop, but I thought I would add her in cause she's so sweet.
Her name is Maddy.

Hope you're staying warm on these very cold days!

Blessings, Diane

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