A new tradition has emerged at Jabba the Hut. Visitors are encouraged to bring her a small gift in exchange for letting them sleep in some very questionable beds. And when I say small, I mean something that might have cost $5 but is worth a whole heap more, sentimentally.
These two little ceramic lobsters are actually salt and pepper shakers that my mate Bev found in her travels and bought to Jabba as a most fancy offering. They have been called Bernard and Elsie. They come from Bateman's Bay.
Says so on each of them in cracked, gold lettering.
Today, I went hunting and gathering at my local charity shops. It was a very good expedition.
A large chest of drawers was found. I held my breathe and was delighted to discover it was intact and very solid. I slid $30 across the counter to the grumpy faced lady and told her I would pick it up Friday. The plan is to clean her up a bit and paint the top of it. Not sure what colour yet, so it you have any ideas please let me know.
I PRACTICALLY SKIPPED OUT THE DOOR!
Next up, I went to the OTHER charity store. It is run like a well oiled machine and always has the best music playing. Today, everyone was getting down to these dudes....
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I hummed along and got busy. Foraging, if you will.
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| Two flawless art-deco light shades. $5 each... |
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| A very cool, old inlaid tray |
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| Stacks of retro canisters.... |
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| This, I did not really like but took a photo of it for my friend Stacy, who likes dolphins. |
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| Someones entire collection of miniature booze bottles! |
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| Some very nice glass wear |
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| A cool retro Pav dish with... get this, THE RECIPE PRINTED ONTO IT! |
Ok, that is all very nice but what did I actually purchase? I am a bit fussy and space is at a premium at Jabs. And sometimes I buy things that make no sense at all..... such as....
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| Old brass terrine moulds that double as wall art. There is a fish and a lobster and they need appropriate names please! |
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| A large wicker tray |
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| a little pottery Art Deco vase |
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| and a huge, vintage, mofo amber geenie bottle |
The lot for under $60. Not bad hey!
Do you ever shop second hand?
And what should I call the fish and the lobster?
(It turns out that they are both ladies.)
