DH has been looking forward to this for DAYS and DAYS!!!!  He loves going to Shedden, ON for Rosy Rhubarb Days.  Once again, it seemed to come on the first hottest weekend of the year.  (WOW it's been warm.  I bet the humidex was around 40 today.)

Itty Bitty and I are the only ones in the house who actually LIKE rhubarb (and then it had better be in pie form cooked by someone else). The part DH likes is the town-wide yard sale.  It didn't seem like quite as many people participated in the yard sale part of it this year.  I did pick up some treasures though, so I have to brag.  And I brought home two pies. 

One was for a friend of DH's, who asked us to get him one.  He went on and on about how much he liked rhubarb pie last night, and his wife of over 20 years was simply stunned.  She never knew he like rhubarb.  Anyway, SHE went to Shedden and got him a pie, so he didn't want the pie WE got him.  Ordinarily this would totally piss me off - - - why did you tell us to get you a $9 pie and then change your mind???  It's not like I can TAKE IT BACK!!!  No worries....in this instance, I'm GLAD he's declined the pie...more for me and Itty Bitty (who has already consumed exactly one half of a pie on his own)!

Here are some of my treasures:

• At the first house we stopped at, I found these three quilt batts.  She asked me for $1 each, which I thought was okay, and I picked up nine 3-ring binders as well, six of which were still in the original plastic packaging.  She would only take $2 for ALL of the binders AND the quilt batts.  Now, they are polyester, and two are only crib sized, but I can use them to make charity quilts, and the bigger one I might save for my next hand-quilting project (if I ever get my LAST hand-quilting project done)
• "Vignettes of Early St. Thomas".  This is an old local history book, and in 1997, the last copies were auctioned of for something like $167 a piece or some ridiculous price, at City Hall.  I remember this distinctly, because I read a newspaper article about it to DH, and guess what?  His first gift to me ever was "Vignettes of Early St. Thomas".  The price on this copy however?  50 cents....and I got a book about the L&PS Railway for a quarter.  Now I have two copies, but I can give one to each of the boys in the future.
• Fabric: there's about a metre of the one with the feathers, and about 1/2m of the maize. ($1)  The woman I bought it from was a Native Canadian, and she asked me if I was a quilter.  I told her I was, and she told me it was very difficult to find good cotton print with Native themes, and I had to agree with her, because both of these were new to me.  I think she is glad they went to a quilter who appreciated them.  I might use these fabric in an International siggie swap, it would be a shame to go in my stash.  But then again, I have a friend who has first nations heritage (claims she is a descendant of Tecumseh) and we have had a looooooong conversation about feathers.  So maybe I'll make her something with the feather fabric.  You're not reading this, are you Lynn?
• Nancy Ann Storybook Doll.  This came from the thrift store actually.  I saw her at a yard sale a few weeks ago, but the price tag was a little too dear for my pocketbook.  I guess after the yard sale all of the remaining things went to the thrift store, and I was happy to bring her home, in her original box and dress (and she is bisque, not a plastic one) for $1.99.  Unfortunately her wrist tag is gone. I found a website to read a little history about the Nancy Ann dolls.
• I got some other books that I don't have time to read, but it's hard to resist books, isn't it?
• I got a sewing basket - - cuz like, I NEEEED another one, pffffffft....but it's always exciting to see what treasures may be lurking in those big old vintage baskets.  I paid too much for it ($4), but what I reeeeeeeeally wanted was to tuck the teeny tiny old British lady who was bargaining with me into my tote bag and bring her home to keep me company, so I caved in.  She gave me a book about African religions. She had two boxes full of anthropological books, and told me I could take whatever I liked.  She was cute as the dickens.  Wanted $5 for the basket because it was "brand new". We just grinned at each other, because we both new if we did some complicated math, we'd figure out that is was somewhat older than me, and somewhat younger than she.  She eventually said I could have it for $4 if I took it today. (She would too have fit in my tote bag!)

I spent yesterday with my books.  I'm just about caught up.  I still have notes from 3 lectures to review and fill in the blank spots where I must have slipped into a catatonic state.  How is it I can sit in a three hour philosophy lecture, and beyond the title of the lecture and the date....write NOTHING?!?!?! 

And, I've gotten ahead with some of the readings, but I'm stuck with Wealth of Nations.  In four sittings, I haven't gotten past the second chapter.  I keep passing out.  I tried again this afternoon, and ended up having a lovely two hour nap.