Life at a "Swell's" pace

My yard sale adventures take me to random locations between here (Lebanon, Oregon), Corvallis, Eugene, Albany and ever some over in Salem, Oregon. I find random things from old 45s to broken chairs that just need a bit of love, but nothing compared to what I found yesterday. Fridays are normally the best day to find some of the goods that most people don't want, don't care for, or discard because they don't know their worth. This beauty was one for the books.

How amazing is this? It's a tea set by the company of Bombay® and the cups and tea kettle are in perfect condition. I paid $5, but after doing some internet homework I found a few being sold anywhere from $25 (without the cups) to $1,220 for the full set. Score!

I thought about making some tea in it and having a moment with it, but I think I would rather just let it sit on my table so I can admire it a lot longer before using it.

To see other great treasures take a few minutes to check out the other links that were shared over at From My Front Porch To Yours.

Here comes the dirt for our raised beds from Central Bark Sales in Lebanon, Oregon!

It was delivered by a very chipper driver, as you can see!

We went with a steer manure, garden soil, composed dirt, and saw dust mix.

It smelled awesome! And we couldn't wait to add it to our raised beds!

Look how amazing it looks!

We were so amped about the soil coming we started planting the same night!

We picked out our favorites and began giving them a dirt nap.

Later that night though we had to cover up some of the little sprouts because it got down to freezing temperatures. The following day though we uncovered and planted a few more and were good to go!

Can't wait to plant more seeds and starters soon! I really can't wait to take advantage of the goodies that will be produced from these fantastic little sprouts either!