This and That: A Blog

 It's  been very thin pickings for some time now at both St. Vincent de Paul and all the Goodwill Stores.  They're building a new one in town, in an inconvenient place for me.  I guess it's a good one if you go to one of the Walmarts or Lowes often, but I'm not near that area much.  They are also building a new one to replace the one closest to me (currently in the same complex as one of my regular grocery stores).  That's a shame, I would usually stop in when I shopped for groceries.  It will be a special trip driving the long way home.  At any rate, with the quality of the items lately, it might not matter if I go or not.  Grand openings are packed so I doubt I'll go to either.  I went to the grand opening of the one at the other end of town, and that was just after a remodel and there was a long line to get in. Back to what I have been able to thrift. The Goodwill Bins did have quite a bit of artwork and frames a few weeks ago.  ...