Shopping again--sort of

Today Fabricland had a sale.  This sale occurs about once a year, usually around the time of Canada Day, but not always.  In this sale, all notions are sold at 50%off.  Usually notions have an price limit of $12.98 when offered for sale.  We watch for this sale to buy good quality cotton muslin and Olfa cutter blades.  The blades are usually $67.00+ a package, and I can't afford them, but at half price--a good deal.  The Omnigrid rulers are also on sale 50% off, and, of course, most fabric.  

Then, since we were in the neighbourhood, and had actually remembered to bring our measurements, we went to buy /order a new blind for the kitchen.  We found lovely 2" fake wood Venetian type blinds.  They come in set widths and lengths, and you buy the closest size higher than what you need.  There is a woman on duty who explains how to remove the bottom slat to take out any extra length, and then cuts the blind to width, while you wait. What a neat idea!

There were two blinds to be cut ahead of us, so I went to check out lamps, and found one I fell in love with, for the kitchen table. The upright portion of the base was a series of square glass-like cubes that would have worked well with the glass decorative line in the tiles.  Then we had to wait forever to get help to choose a light bulb to use with it--$14.00.  Brought it home.  Of course the bulb wasn't the right one and didn't even fit the base, and there was a piece missing from the harp, so David got PO'd and took it back.  They hassled him about replacing it, so he got a refund, and then they hassled him about that.  Guess I'll be making do with the old lamp