Frugal (and not so Frugal) Vegan Clothes Shopping

This week I started a temporary management position that may or may not be permanent. None the less I needed to replenish my business wardrobe. I tend to buy clothes on an as needed basis. I also appreciate well made, quality clothing but am reluctant to spend much money on them and am trying to buy only nonanimal fibers. So......off to my favorite thrift shop I go! I found a like new pair of pants made of a woven polyester that has the body and feel of a lightweight wool and a short sleeved top to wear under vintage jackets or sweaters. The total for both was only $9.75 and the money goes to the American Cancer Society.

I picked up a stylish pair of nonleather shoes on sale and my less frugal purchase was

Vera Bradley bag - nonleather of course!

Finally, A Home Cooked Meal...

A baked sweet potato sprinkled with earthy ground cumin, collards greens sauteed in olive oil with carmelized onions and garlic and beets with a horseradish vinaigrette dressing adapted from this recipe from urban vegan - yummm.....I haven't had a meal this tasty in over a week!

Last Night and Back Home...

We looked for a sports bar to watch the many college football games Saturday night - now how hard could that be? Well, the first place we stopped had one TV on sports and the rest on movies; the second was no better. Oh well, back to the room to the TV...none here...



Or here....


Or even here!


We woke up to a beautiful sunrise...


Just one of the lovely bits of produce I bought at a roadside stand on the way back home.

One Day Until Departure

Stairs are your friends when you have eaten too much and need exercise...

Adjacent to the 14 floor condo complex where we're staying is this tiny house reminicient of my beloved Key West - beach front included.

Plenty of small locally owned businesses seem to flourish in this section of North Myrtle beach...

Note the marquee - "adult day care"

Love the sign....
And the gas guzzling car from my youth...

The stores selling alcohol here are prominently marked with three red dots...

A barber shop out of Mayberry ....

Cute little gift shop one block from beachfront...

Just across the street from beachfront...

Reclaimed yarn I found at the local thrift shop... life is indeed wonderful.

Just Another Day in (Almost) Paradise

After breakfast, headed out to the local yarn shop - now are you surprised? I easily found Knitting Up a Storm just off highway 17. The shop is roomy and light with a beautiful selection of cashmere, angoras, and wools. The right side of the shop is filled with all sorts of yarns appropriate for baby items and the back bins are filled with many sale yarns. I also appreciated the good selection of machine washable wool/acrylic blends and picked up some for the next baby blanket. I purchased Stitch and Bitch Nation and was delighted to review the instructions on modifying patterns. This will be a permanent addition to my library!

After leaving the yarn store I stopped at a natural food store I noted beside the Walmart and picked up some steel cut oatmeal. I have to eat something healthy for breakfast the next two days. Eggs, toast and potatoes is just too much!

Spent the afternoon lounging by the pool talking to a fellow knitter I meet two days ago. Sounds like a road trip to a January knitting retreat in Ohio is in my future....

Golf Course Knitting

Golf is a popular sport at Myrtle Beach - my DH tells me the sand rich soil is essential in cultivating the required lush greens. Hummm.....I can't help but think about the huge amounts of chemicals used to produce this carpet like covering.

Many stately old trees were scattered around this course..

Southern fox squirrels look like raccoon cousins...

Plenty of pine cones...

A lonely red leaf resting on the greens...

Pond dweller...

Magnolia leaf with seed pods...

I promised knitting - a top down T shirt sweater!

An unhappy golfer?

Little creature crawling between the window panes of the bathroom...

Squirrel treats...
Ride to and from golf course over a thin body of water...

On the way out.....

Oh, I walked much of this course!

Don't forget exercise...

I worked out for 1 hour yesterday in the resort exercise room. Looking at the ocean surf while I exercised was luxurious!