Getting housewares from flea markets

Guest post written by Lindsay Holt

I know that buying some of your house wares from a flea market can sound really sketchy. But when I say that I’m actually talking about getting things like dishes and coffee mugs. I love to have the eclectic look in my home, so that type of stuff really appeals to me. I can’t remember the last time that I had some matching dishes! But I like that.

There are a few things though that I like to look for while I’m buying these things. For one thing, I make sure that there aren’t any cracks or chips in the dishes. That’s very important. While I was looking online for some new markets and shops to check out for dishes like that, I ran across some cable and internet packages. After I looked through it a little bit, I decided to change over my home internet to one of them.

I have some really fantastic vases that I’ve picked up over the summer. One is this lime green transluscent one with a diamond pattern on it. It’s kind of kitschy, but just enough to make it work with the rest of my decor.

Scallops for supper

My wife came home with a pound of fresh sea scallops that she picked up at the store on her way home from work. She said they were a good price, and since we hadn’t had scallops for a long time (probably a year or more!) she decided to cook them for supper tonight. She also picked up some fresh snap beans. So she cooked a great baked scallop dish with a cream base and stuffing on top, and served them with the fresh beans and sliced tomatoes picked from our garden. We had freshly baked sourdough bread along with the meal. What a feast that was!

Stainless does not mean stain free

One of the things that amazed me when we were house shopping is how many people did not take good care of their stainless steel kitchen sinks in their kitchens.  It’s as if they thought that stainless meant stain-free.  And every single stainless steel kitchen sink was scratched and stained.  Badly.  I could see where anyone that buys a kitchen sink really should take the time to learn how to keep it nice and shiny.  And then put in the effort to do so.  It’s amazing what a little TLC can do!

Kool Aid

I’ve always enjoyed iced tea for a nice gold drink for the hot summer months. I grew up in an iced tea drinking house hold and we are creatures of habit. Anyway I have gotten to where I’m getting a bit burned out on drinking the same thing day in and day out and have decided to give a few of the Kool Aid flavors a try. They make a good amount of flavors these days so you’d think I’d find at least one that would be good.

Mowing the lawn

I love to mow the lawn.  Some people may think I’m crazy, but it really is something that I love to do.  I love riding around on my Walker zero-radius mower.  I mow the lawn in practically no time at all!  The challenge this year has been to find a time to mow the lawn when it hasn’t been raining!  Seems to me that every time I want to get out there and mow, it starts to rain.  Although I have mowed the lawn before when it is wet, it just doesn’t look as nice as when it is dry.  We’ve been having a spell where it has rained every day for over a week, and it is killing me watching the grass grow and not being able to mow it!