I will probably need a pacemaker someday…
September 2nd, 2010…because of bowls. Mixing bowls, not the smoking kind.
It’s genetic. I blame my mother. She does mixing bowls. Her best friend does chairs.
Both of these things gave me near-death-experiences in goodwill this week. I spotted each one from far away when there was another customer equidistant from and approaching The Bowls in the opposite direction. In both cases the person wasn’t even looking at the same side of the aisle, nonetheless, I freaked out internally and had to make myself walk calmly towards the prize instead of making a mad dive to close the gap. My heart stopped beating for those few moments. I swear. I don’t want to end my lifetime record of No Broken Bones over a mixing bowl, but I might have some heart issues that need addressed.
On the left is a delicious green pyrex for $2.99. I want a set just like my Ma’s (it’ll make my cooking better, right?) and I already don’t have the right colors in the right sizes but that’s okay. The green bowl’s maiden voyage in its new life was whipping up some blueberry muffins and they already tasted better than any blueberry muffins I’ve ever made (i.e. more like Ma’s.)
On the right is a 49-cent stainless steel beauty that is going to be… if you can guess… perfectly in.every.single.way what I’ve been scouring thrift shops for all summer…
…Hazel’s kitchen sink! Yip yip!!
I daresay that, aside from some accessories that I can’t resist, I might actually pull of the entirely-thrifted-destashed-or-handmade-kitchen. So far so good in the construction department. I have thrifted or pilfered every single thing.
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Holy smooookes I adore pyrex mixing bowls like it’s nobody’s business. I personally have two in a pale pink thus far that my Mom gave me and kindly took out of her Etsy shop! lol…I need to get a move on checking more thrift stores, pronto.
Good luck on the search!
September 3rd, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Hi. I just happened to stumble onto your blog. I really like your green pyrex bowl! :-) And I love what you did with your kids toy shelf! It’s so cute now!!
September 4th, 2010 at 12:14 am
Great finds! I love the green pyrex! I have the yellow, green, red, blue set that my grandmother had, it is very special to me. And I so know that heart stopping OH MY GOD feeling when you spot something at a thrift store and you want to race there before anyone sees it yet you make yourself walk calmly. Totally. I used to thrive on it. The thrift stores suck here so I only get that fix when I go to the midwest to visit family.