Buying Things That Have Been Gently Used

Well, my friends, today we bought a dock. 
And a log cabin came with it! 
As Jesus said, "It is done."

He may or may not have said It's a Wonderful Life but I suppose it's possible. That was a picture I took today from the Goodwill art bin when we were doing a little post-dock buying celebration. 
Perfect, right? 
I did not buy Jesus. I feel certain you are not surprised. 

So yes. We drove to the closing at an attorney's office where we realized that today is Take Your Kids To Work Day in Leon County and the bizarre thing about this is that when we went to the closing to sell the Dog Island house, it was also Take Your Kids To Work Day. 
Life is not only wonderful (theoretically), it is also serendipitous and full of coincidence. 
Our realtor who has been infinitely patient and kind and helpful brought us a little gift basket with householdy things in it which I found to be so heartwarming. My favorite things in the basket are a set of dishtowels. I am a fool for dishtowels. 

And the whole thing took about twenty minutes and then we walked out, the owners of a house on a very large lake in Georgia. If you missed the pictures on the realty site before and want to see them, you can find them HERE. Please bear in mind that those pictures were VERY professionally taken. I'm not saying that it's not a lovely house, I'm just saying that things are not always quite as they seem, especially as applies to the kitchen which appears to be about four times bigger in the photos than it is in the realm of reality. 
Ah well. There truly is a LOT of wood in the house and I do love wood and the back porch is as charming as it appears and there definitely is new wood on the dock. 

 
I was not exactly oozing with joy and excitement at the closing. Look- I did the best I could and I am here for the ride, here for this next chapter, here for however things unfold. My heart will thaw. 

After the signing, we talked about eating lunch but it was a little early so we stopped at a Goodwill. I do believe my husband was trying to charm me. He knows how much I love thrift shopping. And I did find something nice. 

No. It's not a pillow. That's a folded up tablecloth, just out of the dryer. The label has been removed but I'm sure it's an April Cornell product which means that it's of good quality and very nice colors. I love it. I can use it here on my table on the back porch and eventually, when we get a table for the cabin, I might take it over there. 
It's a start, right? 

And then we went to the Hospice re-sell store in Moon Plaza where Jessie met up with us and I found a silk scarf that I absolutely had to buy although I have no idea what I'll do with it. 

The print is unlike anything I'd usually find attractive but the colors are so deep and intense and that monkey is such a super hero and the crocodile is so sneaky and, well, it demanded to be bought. I also got a 1000 piece jigsaw that could well be the thing I "do" at the cabin for a year. Or more. I'm a very slow jigsawer.

Calming and almost meditative, isn't it? 
It could almost be the visual equivalent of smoking meth. 

But today wasn't all about buying a dock and a tablecloth and a silk jungle scarf. No! It was also about noodles! 
How many times have I eaten lunch out this week? Three you say? You are right! And now I have yet another cuisine's worth of leftovers in the refrigerator. Jessie and I got some sort of dish with sweet potato glass noodles (Japchae?) which was delicious and we had a lot of fun trying to eat the clear noodles which were as stretchy as elastic, with our chopsticks. We managed. 

And now, although I probably shouldn't say it, the thing I did today which feels almost the most momentous, was to give the kitchen floor a very good sweeping and then two moppings. 
My god, it needed it. So much. 

And now my kitchen smells like Fabuloso and white vinegar which is what home and goodness smell like to me and I am happy. 

I guess it's been a big day. 

And we shall go on from here. 

Love...Ms. Moon