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Whenever things get a little crazy and I find myself doing way too much for comfort, it's an indication that it's time to do something for pure enjoyment.
A 15 minute excursion to a thrift store usually fits the bill.
It's so much fun to zip my cart up and down the aisles, looking for unknown treasures.
Now some of you know that one of my many collections is cranberry glass.
This extra gorgeous deep pink glass is really quite exquisite.
Not only that, it's made with molten gold, right in the glass!
So you can imagine, pieces of cranberry glass are not inexpensive.
Many pieces in my own collection were gifts from my late mother. She knew I cherished this lovely kind of glass.
Okay, to make a long story short, as I wheeled my shopping cart down one of the aisles of Goodwill, I stopped in my tracks and just about lost the ability to breathe.
There, on the top shelf, was an incredibly magnificent huge vase made from cranberry glass.
Using extreme care, I reached up and took it off the shelf. Sometimes the painted-on pink glass looks similar to cranberry glass if viewed from a distance.
This gorgeous piece was the real thing.
Price tag? $12.50!
Without any doubt, the vase is worth several times that price.
Once home, I carefully washed the vase in warm, sudsy water and rinsed it.
Voila! Isn't it a beauty?
Finding it was an early Valentine's Day gift and I have a very grateful heart.
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