Not too long ago, I posted about losing my bread machine paddle. I was back to the (nearly) old fashioned way of making homemade loaves, but I did still make use of my KitchenAid with its dough hook for the kneading. Truthfully, I found my myself purchasing store bought bread more frequently as a matter of convenience and a busy schedule. We were definitely beginning to miss the wholesome goodness of three-seed bread.
I got up way early this morning to go to the 50% off sale at
our area's children's consignment sale, making use of my consignor's pre-sale pass. Because I had a pass, I got in an hour and half earlier than the general public. Lo and behold, a breadmaker...nicer than the one I had lost the paddle to, with a price tag of $25, marked half price to $12.50! There was no instruction manual, but I easily found one online as a .pdf file. I more than covered the cost of my purchase with the items that I consigned. This particular breadmaker retailed for $180 new.
I nearly didn't consign at this sale because my time during drop-off week was at a premium. I was right in the middle of last minute preparations for our block party and a week full of company. This was my first time consigning on such a large scale, and I decided to stay up until 2 a.m. last Friday morning to prepare the items I was going to consign.
Just Between Friends makes it so easy to consign, but I was just feeling uncertain because I hadn't done it before. I, in fact, used to be part owner of a children's consignment business in Florida in the early 1990's, but it was a lot of work before the era of bar coded tags. We had to do everything manually "
back then". Nicole of Just Between Friends is definitely onto something! Had I not consigned, I likely would not have shopped either. So, I certainly feel blessed that I was in the right place at the right time purchasing my breadmaker at the right price.
Feeling rather poorly (in more ways than one) over the budget matter, I decided to make loads of apple butter with FREE apples from our surprise apple tree in the front yard. I had no clue that it was an apple tree until this spring. Last year, after the buds were set we got a record breaking hard freeze here in NW Georgia. Easter Sunday 2007 never rose above freezing, and thus damaged last year's crops. This year we had lots of fun surprises in the yard...and bushels of apples!
