#SecondHandSeptember Charity Shop of the Week

I'm returning to Providence again this week (it's a town where I allow myself to shop), to feature Foreign Affair Warehouse.

Brook Street location in 2014. Since closed.

Yelp says "CLOSED". Google says "Thayer Street". Must investigate further.
Very much closed. Sigh.

In April 2014, I was lured by the orange and purple stripes on the outside sale rack:

The stripe dress was too small, but I found some other treasures.

This corduroy jacket, lined with quilted nylon, quickly became an indispensable part of my outerwear:

Wearing it in Providence.

It's the perfect weight for what passes for winter in SoCal.

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Wearing it last February

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#SecondHandSeptember Books

Oooooh! I love books!
The used book store -- yet another type of shop I avoid in order to save money.
So many good books, so little time!

Locally, I find the Little Free Library very handy.

The one I walk by when I go to the Mar Vista Farmer's Market

Individuals register and set up the boxes on their property with a "give one, take one" model.

Latest batch that I gave.

What I took.

I found this on their site:

Join Us for Give A Good Read Week September 16 – 22

As part of our 10th Anniversary Celebration, we’ve partnered with our friends at Goodreads for a global book-sharing event starting Monday! To participate, visit a Little Free Library book-sharing box, share your latest good read, then snap a photo and post it social with #LFL10 and #GiveAGoodRead. Learn more about Give A Good Read Week.

My latest good read:

Here's a MAP LINK to find a Little Free Library near you.

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#SecondHandSeptember $10 Charity Shop Challenge, or not.

Ha. I'd say the challenge is restricting my shopping to $10.
In addition, it's Sunday and are any shops open?

I think I'll take my $10 and go get veggies at the Farmer's Market instead.

Dill, Basil, Garlic, Italian Parsley, Cilantro, 5 Jujubes all for $9.

Did I buy some of these beauties?

No! I've got a cherry tomato situation at home!

Second hand tomato plants in fact, volunteer plants from M's garden!
They are draped over a second hand disassembled dog crate left behind by Karen.
The wimpy tomato cages couldn't support them.

I pick a few every morning, enough for my daily work-week sandwich.

Also gracing my sandwiches is this volunteer arugula in another area of the back yard.

It popped up in the aftermath of moving some trees. Not planted!
Note the new crop of seedlings in the foreground. Not planted!

This cilantro I DID plant, from volunteer cilantro that bolted and went to seed earlier in the summer.

Yum.

Do you have second hand items (volunteers, cuttings or seeds from friends, etc) in your garden?

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