I had seen it in the current sales flyer – a Jo-Ann's store in miniature, a porcelain "holiday house." I have a few Department 56 Original Snow Village porcelain pieces, and heretofore I have resisted mixing in pieces from other manufacturers. But a replica Jo-Ann's? I just couldn't resist. I like to collect pieces that have meaning to my experience, and of course, Jo-Ann's in all its weirdness is a spot on my regular shopping route.So, there I was on the narrow aisle of Christmas home decorator items – "Holiday Inspirations," they call that line. In actuality they only had a few porcelain houses in stock at this relatively small store, and only one of those was a Jo-Ann store. "Nah!" I said to myself. "I shouldn't buy it. Or maybe I should just wait and see if they mark it down after Christmas."
"It won't be here after Christmas," I countered. "In fact, it won't be here next week. It's either yours now or never." And it was in the cart.
"Oh look!" said the cashier. "Now you own Jo-Ann's!"
On another whimsical note, last week at Mike's encouragement we bought one of those cute Halloween yard ornaments at Jo-Ann's. Mike hammered it into one of our rock garden beds and came in to say he'd like two more. So, while I was at Jo-Ann's buying the replica store, I also picked up two more Halloween characters. The picture isn't great, but you get the idea.
Our town neighborhood is not a pretty area in my estimation, but occasionally I look out the window and see something beautiful – like the reflection of the late afternoon sun on the hillside with the storm sky in the background.
Tomorrow it's my dentist appointment for replacement of an old filling – and then back to the farm for a few days. Looking forward to it – the farm, not the dentist. KW
FUN! I like the little store and the yard ornaments are cute, too. Good luck on the filling!
ReplyDeleteAs one who grasps the arms of the dentist's chair with a death grip, I'll be thinking of you tomorrow. And really, dentistry is much better than it used to be. That I know for certain!
ReplyDeleteI, too, grip the arms of the dentist's chair. I just think it's hard not to. I try to remind myself to relax. Today's issue was just an old clunky silver filling which the dentist replaced with light-colored amalgam as well as a gumline fill -- all of it an improvement over what it used to be. But -- what with the dental appointment, packing and coming to the farm, baking a cake for dessert -- I'm tired now.
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