Hello there!! Friday night and a big night out for the Millars – at the auctions!!
I’ve really been wanting to get some sort of cabinet system with small drawers to store seeds.
I spotted this in a catalogue in an auction not far from us. I’ve never really gone and bid at a proper auction before. It was a bit nerve wracking but I enjoyed it a lot! I think I want to go to more!!
There is another unit behind this one, same size but with 4 large filing drawers. Neither has a top but we can easily remedy that (hopefully with some of our milled timber if we can get that done!)
Its a VERY solid piece – heavy as Billy-oh!!
We’ll take all the drawers out to move it next time.
It went for more than I was hoping for… BUT… I had made an offer of $450 on another piece elsewhere, but I hadn’t heard back as they were waiting to maybe get more $$ for it, so after a couple of weeks I withdrew my offer. I had my own stash of $$ (from selling veggies, knitting etc etc) so it wasn’t coming out of normal ‘household’ funds.
Someone else REALLY wanted this too! Damn!! They were also skip bidding I think to try to put me off… like at 110, they jumped to 150. So I just went 160, so they jumped to 200 and so on. Thank goodness they quit at $360 because I think Jeff was panicking behind me haha.
So I am ahead by $90 from my original offer, plus this one is way more practical for what I want. If we can’t use the second piece we can always fix it up and sell it on.
Its still in the car – can’t believe they both fit!! No room for anything else that’s for sure!!
We’ll get them out tomorrow.
Yesterday I went into town and voted early – if you are not in Australia you may not have heard we are voting in a federal election to see who gets to run the country this time. Mind you, knowing our track record, the next Prime Minister will probably be changed within 6 months if our recent history keeps repeating itself! (The parties keep squabbling within themselves and kicking out the PM and changing them (eye roll))
While I was in town I went to one of the Op Shops (thrift) and bought this marvellously tacky bowl that I thought could act as a bird feeder. Its quite heavy so I thought less chance of the birds cartwheeling off it, bowl and all.
Its got shiny bits!!!
Add a suitable stump and Voila! Bird feeder!
Hopefully the galahs find it and the chooks don’t. Its solid enough but not enough for a boisterous chook tap dancing on it!
I also got to and baked another apple pie. I forgot to put some raspberries in. Next time.
So easy
Tasted pretty good as well. I am about to have a VERY late dinner of some toasted sandwiches, mustn’t forget this for dessert!
I dropped by friends yesterday and offered them a bucket of apples! (as you do!)
Maureen was cooking sausage rolls and their house smelled amazing! There is a church fete on somewhere tomorrow so I have to investigate and get down there and secure me some!!
Her husband Gerry handed me over some of his fresh picked broccoli!! Absolutely HUGE! I love a good barter! Can’t wait to get stuck into these.
Well… time for my late dinner!
Jeff just had cereal and headed to bed!!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Cheers!
