Dirt Road Adventures: The Most Interesting Thrift Store Finds, Summertime & Happy Father’s Day

Happy Sunday, and welcome to Dirt Road Adventures: Summertime and Happy Father’s Day! This is where we review all the exciting events behind the scenes, on the website, and the sources of inspiration I discovered online during the past week. This weekly recap ensures you don’t miss any of our adventures.

Hey friends,

How is your summer going so far? I hope you have some great summer plans and are enjoying this Father’s Day Weekend.

We spent a lot of time this week planning our September vacation. We are planning a trip to New England, and I’m so excited. We have been trying to make this trip since our 40th wedding anniversary, and we just celebrated our 45th anniversary. LOL

After asking one of my blogging friends for advice, we booked our flight and rental car right away. We are still planning our agenda, and it sounds like it will be an amazing trip.

I’d appreciate any suggestions if you have ever been or are familiar with the area.

In other news, we are in the throes of summertime activities. The days are heating up, and we spend more time around the pool. I recently shared about our (new to us) thrifted outdoor dining table set. I am so thrilled with that find, and it looks amazing by the pool. However, this has resulted in us adding more new furniture around the pool. The white table and chairs looked more dressed up than our weathered Adirondack chairs. So we decided to update with new white poly Adirondack chairs that recline and fold up for storage. Brad and I spent a few hours putting them together. They come 80% assembled, and the instructions were good, but it was still time-consuming. I really love the new look, so it was worth it.

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We cleaned and stained our porch posts this past week, and they now look brand new. I appreciate the help from the folks at Asheboro Paint Center, who suggested the Benjamin Moore Wood Restorer.

In addition, I’ve been decorating my porch for the 4th of July, and I’ll share an update with you soon.

The bee’s balm is in full bloom, and we love watching the hummingbirds and bees from the porch.

I found some interesting finds at the thrift store this past week. Be sure to read all the details under My Thrifted Finds. But first, let’s take a look back at all the blog posts I shared, in case you missed it.

In Case You Missed It

Adventures Off The Dirt Road

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

There are so many wonderful blog posts each week, and I’m sharing some of my favorites with you today.

There are so many creative ideas, and I always ask myself, “Why didn’t I think of that”? LOL

• This is the cutest idea, and I’d never thought of it. Plus… KariAnne’s whole town is displaying them.
• You know how I love a trash-to-treasure idea, and I love what Wendy did with old fence posts.
• I love a windowbox overflowing with bright flowers, and Mary shared some incredible windowbox ideas this past week.
• My friend Stacy shared Tips for Creating A Potager Garden. If you love the idea of fresh fruits and veggies while designing a lovely landscape simultaneously, you’ll want to check out these amazing tips.
• If you love candlesticks dripping with wax, you should check out How to Add Wax to Candleholders.
• This is such a great 4th of July centerpiece.

In My Cart

• The new weather-resistant poly Adirondack chairs are a great buy and look great.
• I’ve got these bar stools in my cart, and after receiving the Adirondack chairs, I feel comfortable ordering them also.
• I’m still deciding about this phone camera stabilizer. Have you ever used one?
• I’ve been exercising more and watching what I eat, so I invested in a new bathroom scale to keep me on track. This one just arrived, and I’m very happy with it. I wish it showed better results. LOL
• I’ve ordered this rattan chain for our beach cottage.

My Thrifted Finds

Y’all, I stopped by the Salvation Army Thrift Store to donate and came away with some great finds.

First, these three vintage plant pots were only $.99 each, and the butter mold was $2.00. When I searched for their value, I couldn’t leave them behind. One is a McCoy, and the other was selling for $35.00 and up.

I also got a vintage book for $.49. However, the most interesting find was this Antiquity Trivia Game for $1.99. I’ve searched and found that it’s from 1984, and it has a first-edition certificate inside. It is game number 882 of 2000. The best part of all, it’s never been used. All the cards are still sealed. I’m dying to read the clues but don’t want to open the seals. I don’t know its value, but I just think it’s fun, and obviously, they didn’t make many because I can’t find any for sale.

Have you ever heard of this game, and should I open the cards or not?

Coming Soon…

• Thrifting with the Gals is next Thursday.
• Have you ever wanted your art to look more vintage? Learn how to make thrift store art look like a valuable antique.
• Our Supper Club Series is coming soon, and it’s smoking hot! Wink, Wink!
• Here are some patriotic porch ideas you’ll not want to miss, as well as more!

I hope you have the best week, and I look forward to sharing more adventures with you.