Walking through the parking lot at the thrift store, I heard a tiny voice. "Help me!"
I went inside and got a bucket of hot water and a pair (pair?) of vintage mechanical ice tongs.
A bath at home restored Tiny Reindeer, who has happily joined the other Xmas decorations.
Last night I was reading a book on collectors. I'm not really a collector––(a major benefit of working at a thrift store is I get to enjoy things, but don't have to keep them)––but I do share some similarities. Still, I was surprised to recognize one of the reasons collectors give for collecting things:
they feel sorry for left-behind objects!
I went inside and got a bucket of hot water and a pair (pair?) of vintage mechanical ice tongs.
Last night I was reading a book on collectors. I'm not really a collector––(a major benefit of working at a thrift store is I get to enjoy things, but don't have to keep them)––but I do share some similarities. Still, I was surprised to recognize one of the reasons collectors give for collecting things:
they feel sorry for left-behind objects!
A Tiny Reindeer rescued! I think the SNARP rescues are marking walls and sidewalks much like the hobos used to: "this is the path of someone who will rescue you."
ReplyDeleteI only seem to find money!
Kirsten
Aw, he deserved to be rescued. He looks so happy to be home with his new person.
ReplyDeleteI collect lost baby mittens. One day, on my way to work, I found a tiny mitten encased in ice in the parking lot of the train station. I had to have it. So I went into the station and bought a cup of tea, hold the tea, and went out and poured the hot water onto the ice and freed the mitten. Sure, I missed my train, but it was worth it.
KIRSTEN: LOL! Yes, they are pointing arrows to ME. Oddly, I haven't found any money in quite a while--maybe you only find one or the other?
ReplyDeleteBut you did "find" those wonderful window toy tableaux!
VIVIAN: Baby Mittens? I *love* you rescued one from the ice. I've never heard anyone else ever talk about rescuing tiny things trapped in ice in parking lots before--maybe it's a thing?
Tiny Reindeer is sitting on a pile of books right next to me--I think he's a little clingy still, from his trauma, but overall yes, very happy!