It's Saturday,that wonderful day of the week when,if you are fortunate enough to work Monday to Friday, you can choose your activities for the day instead of heading off to your place of employment.
This morning, after an early start. Having completed the weekly laundry, we headed off to our local Bunnings (hardware) store to pick up a couple of items. That is funny, because its like saying one is going to Spotlight, the ladies equivalent (haberdashery) store for a couple of things, one rarely exits the place without a few extra things that catch ones eye while prowling the aisles.
My mind was in a good place and I enjoyed our visit. We easily found the three items that we wanted and then tried to find the quickest checkout line, as you do.
During the visit I noted with humour, our fellow shoppers and their selections.
The store sells an amazing assortment of things from hardware to gardening, outdoor furniture, paint, power tools, light fittings bathroom and laundry accessories, indeed, just about anything and everything one could wish for.
Buff chaps wandered around heaving bags of cement, long lengths of PVC pipe; lawn food and a collapsible washing line, happily displaying their biceps. Other fellows wandered around the tool section with joy; some wearing angst expressions on their faces; some keen to get stuck into a project; others less enthusiastic; some trying to look knowledgeable; others totally at sea! I might add that there was a fair representation of ladies this morning pushing trollies offering encouraging words, keeping an eye on the kids. I was also impressed by a number of guys with little ones in toe, showing them the Bunnings ropes, so to speak!
The fun starts when eager shoppers endeavour to load their purchases into their vehicles, what looks doable in the huge warehouse can often become a major challenge when faced with the confines of the vehicle in the car park, doors, pipes, lengths of timber and tall plants sometimes just won't fit and that presents major logistical problems. It happens to the best of us, I'm sure, a bit like putting more on one's plate than one can comfortable eat, a case of eyes being bigger than the tummy!
No doubt my fellow shoppers made it home this morning and have got stuck into the projects on their to do lists, or maybe they got discouraged or distracted and decided to crack a beer and watch the footy instead, good intentions can become derailed so easily.
In any event, I was amused by the visit and am grateful that humour can be found in all sorts of situations if our mind is in the right place.
Keep looking for opportunities to smile, and have a great weekend!
Simply Susan
About Simply Susan
- Simply Susan
- Made in England, Susan grew up particularly enjoying collecting second hand books and visiting jumble sales for bargains. She moved to Australia where she developed a passion for 'Treasure' hunting in opportunity shops. This led to her home becoming a refuge for orphaned bears and an assortment of hand made objects. Susan loves to spend her time creating beautiful country crafts and writing poems about her creations and life experiences. When not busily sewing or writing Susan enjoys hosting themed afternoon teas for her friends and relaxing in her home on the beautiful Gold Coast. May you enjoy Simply Susan's musings.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
A Taste Of Things To Come
What a wonderful, unexpected experiences happened to me today - having been driven to Wolombi in N.S.W. for a reckkie around this quaint old township/dwelling, I had the good fortune of stumbling into an old shop, that previously housed antiques, to find it is now a wool shop selling wonderful wools and yarns from all over the place, including Japan and locally spun fleece in magical colours.
Oh I was in my seventh heaven.. I purchased a multicoloured hank of sock yarn from Japan for $26, (420 metres,good value} and I look forward to the opportunity of knitting it into a shawl or scarf VERY SOON. The interior of the shop had whitewashed walls and an open fire place, which, I imagine would prove very handy in cooler months.
Heading across the road for a spot of lunch, I found myself being invited to join a group of three local women, indulging in their three weekly knitting circle...More joy for me, this would be a dream, to have the time to regularly meet with like minded creative people and indulge in creating something together. They were very welcoming, sharing their library books and stories, and the projects that they were working on.To my amazement, one was happily using commercial yarn from Spotlight, while the other two were working with their own spun yarns. In the brief minutes that I spent in their company, I experienced...a taste of things to come! Just Wonderful!
Bring it on!
Simply Susan
Oh I was in my seventh heaven.. I purchased a multicoloured hank of sock yarn from Japan for $26, (420 metres,good value} and I look forward to the opportunity of knitting it into a shawl or scarf VERY SOON. The interior of the shop had whitewashed walls and an open fire place, which, I imagine would prove very handy in cooler months.
Heading across the road for a spot of lunch, I found myself being invited to join a group of three local women, indulging in their three weekly knitting circle...More joy for me, this would be a dream, to have the time to regularly meet with like minded creative people and indulge in creating something together. They were very welcoming, sharing their library books and stories, and the projects that they were working on.To my amazement, one was happily using commercial yarn from Spotlight, while the other two were working with their own spun yarns. In the brief minutes that I spent in their company, I experienced...a taste of things to come! Just Wonderful!
Bring it on!
Simply Susan
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