I rarely leave the JAARS Center.  After all, I have everything I need–and more!!  I’ve been “downsizing” (a subject documented in my other [older] blog: TabTeardropTravels).  Today, Praise the Lord!!, I sold some of my vast collection of plates.  (Plates depicting scenes regarding Jesus’ birth but looks like beautiful stained glass windows.)

Mid-afternoon, impulsively, I got in the car and drove about twenty miles to the Wild Bird Center.  I needed more whole peanuts for my fine furry friends.  Oh, how they love the peanuts from that new feeder!!  I browsed the store but limited my purchases to a twenty-five pound bag of peanuts and a book that identifies the birds in the Carolinas.  It’s time I learn the names of my feathered friends that visit my eight bird feeders.

Next, I went to an adjacent Walmart for two items on my list: Bulb for the night-light in the bathroom, and Aleve.  (I’ve taken pride in not taking even an aspirin for pain or headache, for decades.  I’m holistic in my health mentality.)  Then I browsed the store “for the fun of it.” Near the Toy Department, I found a section with small toys for $1, $2, and $3.  I bought a dozen items for Operation Christmas Child (for 2012!!).  I bought several Slinky.  (Slinky, made in Michigan; books published in Minnesota; peanuts grown in Virginia!!)