Afternoon out

[mdlbear]

After a somewhat belated lunch I went out to see whether I could find some of the scarce items that had eluded us this morning. Mostly successful. The first stop was Mel Cotton's, the local camping- and sporting-goods store that's been a fixture on W. San Carlos since before we moved in. They didn't have my Keen boots, but they had a catalog. They'll place the order Monday. They also had purple bandanas -- I got one for the Cat.

Next to OSH -- Orchard Supply Hardware. That's another one that's been in the area since it really was mostly orchards; they had the light switch I needed for the sewing room (replacing a dimmer that completely loses when used on compact fluorescent bulbs, even if they say they're OK to use on a dimmer -- if you want mood lighting, maybe, but this is a sewing room: it needs light). They also had black, grey, and purple duct tape. Yay! (The black is for the Younger Daughter's friend; she wants to make a prom dress out of it.)

A quick run past Santana Row, where I might have found a bud vase, turned up a total absence of parking spaces. I came home, made a Mother's Day card, and did the dishes.