I Adore my Friends, But Not The Shopping

I can’t say that I was kidnapped today since I was driving, but by the time we got to our fourth Goodwill/thrift shop I felt like I had been. I am not complaining because today was my day to spend with my friends Warren and Julie and they love thrifting. Warren does it to find things to sell at his Antique shop and Julie likes the hunt. As neither a thrifter, nor shopper of any kind I don’t love it, but am happy to help Warren find the things he is searching for… for a while.

We started the day in Damariscotta, at Miles Hospital thrift store. I have been before and like the place as they are good merchandisers and have fun specials of the day. Today anything orange was 50% off as well as anything metal. I found neither, only two Elizabeth Stout books and two tiny needlepoint canvases, all for $12. That would be all I would find for myself for the day, which made me perfectly happy.

We headed to Brunswick, home of Bowdoin College and since we took back roads I got to see beautiful places as well as have fabulous conversations with my friends. This stop was a Goodwill. Not as good.

We then went to Bath and had lunch at a yummy place called Wild Oats. I had a cup of fish chowder that was devine. The weather was also perfect and we ate outside under big sun shades.

Our next stop was in Freeport at the community Thrift store. It was the cleanest and best merchandised thrift shop I have ever seen, but I was beginning to wane. This was already more stores than I usually go in for a month. I had run out of iced tea and realize I should have gotten some at lunch.

On our way to the last store I told my friends I was happy for them to go in and shop as long as they wanted as long as I did not have to go inside too. It was the Topsham Goodwill and apparently it was the mother load of things Warren was looking for. I had a great time in the car clearing out my email and texts and listening to my audible book. Eventually Julie and Warren came out and filled the way back of my car.

We headed back to Damariscotta to get Julie to her car and then on to round top ice cream, the best ice cream in Maine. We enjoyed our reward treats on the back deck over looking the beautiful round top farm. It was a very full day and the sights and company were worth the pain of the stores.