what's not to love about tiny people who live in mushrooms?

There aren't a lot of activities I enjoy quite as much as thrift shopping.  I pop in as often as I can, and have halfprice Saturdays written in ink on my calendar.  It's practical.  I buy things my family needs for cheaper than new.  But it's more than that.  I support giving new life to old things.  I am inspired by seeing a vast array of colors and textures and shapes.  I love the surprise.  There's nothing so enchanting as stumbling upon some little piece of secondhand ephemera that seems to have been waiting just for you.  It clears my head, to methodically scour every item on a clothing rack, dutifully checking size and fabric and maker.  I come home after a jaunt at the goodwill feeling calmer yet more alive. 

So with that, I introduce you to this little quintet I scored last Saturday.  Five perfect juice glasses with the most charming gnome-ish characters marching about mushroom houses.  Aren't they sweet?   $2.50, total for the whole set.

Juiceglasses