Another STEAL!!!

Sah-weet Score!

Today, I decided to hang around the neighborhood in Sacto and do a little local thrifting. The master plan was to hit a few of the stores I normally skip and then head out to discover Discovery Park.

I found the little gem of a bolo above at Thrift Town on El Camino.  It must've slipped by the pricers and they should be kicking themselves:  'cuz it is real silver and real turquoise!  Yesterday in Folsom I saw similar pieces priced 120.00 and more.  This one was marked 5.99.  I did not hesitate.  I just said, "Ring it up!" Yes a STEAL!!!!

It really is quite sweet.  Small but very finely crafted.  Perfect.  My new favorite bolo.

I also found a nice hand engraved solid nickel silver belt buckle from a rodeo in 1979.  Price: 7.99.  Funny thing about this buckle:  when you look at it one way it reads "2nd Place."  But when the light hits it just right, it clearly says "3rd Place." So I wonder, was this a mistake by the engraver, or was somebody trying to upgrade their position???  Hmmmm.  Guess we'll never know.  But, all-in-all, a great weekend of thrifting.  Some great deals on some quality pieces.

I then hit the road out to Discovery Park, a nice stretch of green along the river.  When I got there, I found there was a 5.00 charge to use the park.  Being by myself, and just on an exploratory adventure, I declined to pay the fee and headed back to my Arden and Howe Neighborhood.   On the way, I saw a previously unknown thrift store and I pulled into the parking lot to explore.  Nothing of interest in the store, but as I was leaving, I found 5.00 in the parking lot.  Was it a sign? Should I go back to the park?  Maybe it was.  Maybe the adventure of my life was there.  I'll never know.  I stashed the bill in my shirt.

The rest of the day has been a bit annoying - so what else is new?  I couldn't find any fully shaded spot and really I just wanted to practice my instruments, but where?  I explored a new (to me) park just up Howe past the Home Depot.  While there, I found that the cabin door on the Dolphin was having problems again.  So a trip over to Home Depot was in order.  I had repaired this once before, but this time I came up with a better solution by adding a couple of "L" brackets to reinforce the corner.  The door now works better than ever before.  Phew.  I am holding this thing together with spit a glue, and that is half the fun.

Throughout the day, I have been fantasizing about starting a band: a psychedelic cabaret, dada vaudeville, space age bachelor pad orchestra.  Psycheglamaret.  VaudeDaDaVille.  The DaDaVille Frolic Orchestra.  That's it.  That's the name!  Okay, let's make it happen!