If you've got the notion...

www.When did the word "notion" go out of style? Wanna see somebody get a blank expression on their face, just ask about notions. I was out thrifting yesterday, and I asked the woman, not young, ahem, if they had any notions in another area of the store. You would have thought I had grown a third eyeball by the way she looked at me. I had to explain that I was collecting old buttons, spools, etc. I had to explain it twice more before leaving, empty handed as it turns out. There was a time when every store had a notions department. Now it is only in specialty fabric stores.

When I was young, I worked in a quaint little "variety" store. We called them five and dime stores back then. Even they had a notions department. That was back in the day. Does anyone else feel like they had multiple lives? I know in my head that I'm the same person as that one, but it was so long ago it feels like it was someone else. Anyway, off the subject again as usual.

So long for now. I am off the buy some strawberry plants to put in a colander I picked up at a flea market. I'll show it when it's done. The idea is not original. Credit goes to the February issue of Southern Living magazine. I don't think it is available online. Sorry.