Today we took a trip to “Grey Bears” our local recycling and
re-uses non profit for senior support. They feed some 1200
plus seniors every week in our town. Cool, huh?

I found the most gorgeous hand made blanket there! All kinds
of bright colors on a black background. And nice and big for
curling up on the couch with a good book…

And it got me to thinking of the things I love most…
Hand made blankeets and quilts, great linens… I LOVE
the fine table cloths and runners from Germany, you know.
The ones with all the hand embroidery and such beautiful
fabrics!

And I love sweaters… Cashmere, lambs wool, fleece,
angora, you name it… I love them all. And one of the best
places to find these kinds of things, at INCREDIBLE prices, is
the local thrift store.

Now, I’m not going to say Salvation Army and GoodWill aren’t
great, but that’s really just not the place to look. Look in the
little out of the way locally operated places like Grey Bears, or the
local hospital zuxiliary thrift stores… MUCH better selections, and
much higher quality items with BETTER prices! Amazingly, my
oversized hand made wool throw blanket purchase today was only
$12.00. You just can’t beat that…

So if your mom loves sweaters, great old linens, quirky dishware
or any of those things that you just can’t find at the local Mall ,
head over to your locally operated non profit thrift store and you’ll
be thrilled with the finds you come across. AND you’ll be doing some
good for the community at the same time!

You just can’t beat that.