Third time's a charm!

Well I've been trying to post since last thursday! A recap? Why not!

On thrusday night I wrote a lengthy bitch fest on the thrift store I frequent most (Renaissance) and it's sad looking employees, assholesque assistant manager (with the dirty teeth) and the bat crazy customers.

Blogger wouldn't have anuthing to do with it and even if I saved it multiple times, it vanished. It was late and I gave up.
On friday in my lunch hour I wrote the same (basically) in a Word doc and emailed it home . Guess what? I never got it!
And well you know how it is on the weekend....clean,clean,clean,nap,cook,throw out stuff, watch tv, clean,clean,clean, cook, cook,cook, wash a load or 2 and whamo it's monday morning!

Did I mention that we officially adopted Bandito?

He's a sweetie, has been castrated and we discovered he had previous injuries on the nose and near the scrotum (ooch). He's on the mend now and even if he's using the liter for the solid stuff he still has problems with number one and we cleaned a lot of it on the weekend (when you have animals you must not be materialistic).

Ok so now I'm back on track (let,s make a save just in case....)

What I found on Thrusday night on my weekly stop at Renaissance in Verdun!

I actually go in not expecting anything but still praying and hoping and trying to navigate around the smelly crazies and huge families who shout about a spoon.

Too bad the picture is kinda grainy!

Yes you saw that right! It's a Pyrex pixie in avocado, barely used and a delicious avocado letter holder with an owl!

I knew if I went often enough I would find stuff!

Here's a close up of the owl thingy

I will be listinh the owl letter hold in my Etsy shop shortly.

And good news! I started to list things in my shop again (I guessed I had the post Xmas blues....)

I listed these beauties....

A 70's tree top ornement from Eaton's

A super cute plaid tote

And a portable ironing board

SWEET!

Well have a great evening and I hope to write soon

Baking and Thrifting

Even if I get to thrift on a small scale every week....it's seldom I find something that strikes my fancy.

I was rewarded last thrusday with this delicious carafe!

I've found quite a few Pyrex carafes in my day but this is my first all orange!

It's full of sunshine! I just couldn't leave there, I had to bring it to Vonlipi's House of Pyrex!

Over the weekend I had the deep craving for some cranberry and orange bread. A treat my mother made quite often when I was young. To my dismay I couldn't find the recipe! Rats!

But I remembered that it was a Quaker Oats recipe, so off I was to surf the web.

You can find the recipe HERE

I was delighted to see that they made the recipe healthier. I myself divided the flour as follows 1/2 cup of unbleached flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat and 1/2 cup spelt flour. I alos added the zest of a whole orange.

I baked it in Pyrex, of course.

I prefer to bake 2 smaller loafs.

   

YUM!

Off to bed I am, sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite!

Bandito is spending the night at the vet motel and will get de-balled tomorrow.

We choose that vet because they are close and very professional. They mucho get on my nerves because they talk about money all, I mean ALL THE TIME!

When we went for shots about 2 weeks ago, they presented us with a quote for the castration. Tonight after we gave them the cat (OUR cat, yes we decided to adopt it) they asked for a deposit.

I WAS SO INSULTED! HEY PEOPLE I'M LEAVING YOU MY CAT FOR THE NIGHT, A CAT I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE CARE OF AND LOVE UNTIL HE DIES AND YOU WANT ME TO GIVE A FREAKING DEPOSIT?????

Of course I didn't say anything, but I was boilling inside. Dan said: I knew you would flip out, I just knew.

 And of course I know that it's their policy because some yahoos left their cats and ran away without paying. But it still pisses me off! 

Sometimes I feel like.....

A Manwhich of course! Well I did, but no more. I just had one. On a piece of spelt toast. It's all about the shopping in my own pantry, fridg and freezer.

I purchased said can of Manwhich last time I visited a Target store last September and I saw a shelf full of these....

I don't know what came over me but I had to buy it! It must have been the 'One full serving of vegetables' on the label. Fast, easy and healthy! Sounds like a winning combination to me!

It was not! What I ate would've given a coronary to Anthony Bourdain, not for the fat content but for the what's in this crap content!

It was acid, so I added sugar, flat so I added sriraccha, and just where were those veggies??? I added garlic and green peppers, but nothing helped it. It feels like a liter of lava sloshing in my stomach. Yikkes! I need some Tums STAT!

It's safe to say that the leftovers will be transformed in a chili? Mexican lasagna? Don't know yet....

Truth be told when I bought that can I was fulfilling a childhood food fantasy....Manwhich sauce was created in 1969. My parents watched mostly american television and back then we had american commercials, so I saw the Manwhich spot a lot! I knew better than to ask my mom to buy it while on vacation, she would have none of it.

Now I can declare : Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, had indigestion!  

Next time I eat a sloppy joe, it will be homemade....yes I bet I have all the fixings in that pantry of mine!

P.S: I'm shopping in my closet too!

Chillin' out

Bambino is no more

Don't worry the cat is still alive and kicking! We just decided to change his name to Bandito because he stole our hearts!

We're still on the fence about officially adopting him but it's no reason not to take care of his health!

So off to the vet we went. Our cats go nuts in the cage and even worse in the car. Bandito was cool as a cucumber.

Even the vet could not believe it!

I think I'll take a wee nap

Hey this vet thing is not that bad!

He has a clean bill of health. No fleas, mites....Nice eyes, teeth....He's between one and 2 years old.

He had his shots.....and didn't hiss or scratch.

He was he nicest cat! We were so proud of him!

Let's just see how he reacts in 2 weeks when he gets spayed! And not a minute too soon....he sings quite a lot!

Have a wonderful Monday! 

I love these guys!

I find these characters sooooo cute, it's hard to believe they could give you bad breath!




I find myself starring everytime I see the spot!

I was happily surprised to see them on my lunch walk.

What are they afraid of ???

Yep, they're afraid of the gum! ByeBye bad breath!

NOOOOOO!

Don't worry Mr. Donut & Mr. Coffee! I love you and won't let gum come between us!

Rest easy.

Mommy is here.

Ok weird! LOL

Sleep tight!

Snow and thrifty goodness

This has been the year of the non-winter. The temperature has been mild and we've had more rain than snow. That is tragic for Québec!
 We've had yesterday our first serious snow fall since I don't know when.....

It all fell very fast and in the space of 90 minutes we had 6 inches on the ground!

Thank god for the train.....

This morning we had a surprise thrifting stop....

I love those, don't you?

Here's some pics of things of interest and others....well you'll decide for yourself!

Are those adorable or what? I think they're salt cellars because of their size. Any ideas?

A cool 70's coffee set.

An imitation of our dining room chairs; cheap imitation mind you but I found it cool that it was a model popular enough to copy.

The wood floor lamp is how shall i put it hilarious! If I ever get a cabin in the woods it will probably be decorated in that oh so tacky style!

There was even a table lamp, YUM!

On the far left was a lamp that I really liked and Dan too, but just how many lamps do we need! We're running out of outlets!

Now let's be serious for a minute and see what we bought, not a lot.....

Some bamboo Florida souvenir coasters still in the original wrapper, 2 unused silicone spatulas (they were there last time I went and I regretted not getting them) and 2 glass furniture coasters; one is Hazel Atlas and the other one Diamond glass from Canada. We've tried the new ones in plastic and they leave dents in our floor but the glass ones don't.

I got the bamboo coasters because they're vintage, tacky, funny and we will use them

in the living room for the coffee table, it's wood and marks easily...  

Well that's it for today; I'm off to the living room for some good old fashion couch potatoing!

I LOVE WEEKENDS!

Sweet Thrifty Finds

Since we have 6 mouths to feed now (Our cats plus Bambino and Piccolo Nero; the strays that come visit); I find that I'm constantly washing saucers so it was high time I head to the Salvation Army for some thrifty goodness.

I did ask the thrift Gods for some Corelle saucers, some Pyrex and cool stuff! Ans my wishes came through!

 8 Corelle saucers

A kick ass 502 Canadian Delphite fridgie

and a super cool vintage cheese cutter.

Everything was dirt cheap; the Pyres was .49 cents, SWEET! And all for me!

Yes I realize that this is my third Delphite 502; I just can't help myself..If I had to get rid of all the Pyrex i would keep the Delphite, I can't live without it, I guess it's the colour.

Have  a great night