Mother and I went to one of our favorite stores the other day, Goodwill. I headed straight for the back to see if I could find a nice piece of cast-iron cookware. I am always on the lookout for cast-iron. En route, I stumbled up on this miracle. They were pulling a red wagon out to the floor. I grabbed it and headed for the front without even checking the price. It was a bargain, no matter what. I ran over a nice middle-aged gentleman on my way up.
“Oh, did you find that here?”
“Yes, I am so thrilled. I’m not even going to shop any more. I’m just going to take it and run.”
“How much was it?”
“I don’t know. I was so excited I forgot to look. Let’s see. Ten dollars! What a deal!” I was dancing a jig for sure,now.
Just about that time Mother walked up. “Oh, you found a red wagon! Did they have any more? I’ve been looking all over for one!”
“I know! When I saw this one I grabbed it!”
Clearly the man thought everything had its price. “My mother has been wanting one forever. Would you let me have it for forty dollars?” Mother looked at him with blood in her eye. She had her eye on that wagon.
“No Sir, If I’m not going to give it to my mother, I’d better not give it to yours.”
Doesn’t she look good pulling it around in my back yard?
very retro and very easy to refinish and paint.
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There’s nothing more useful.
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Show the before and after!
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Which post is this about?
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The wagon.
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Ok, now it makes sense.
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Oh, we didn’t refurbish it. That bully is a working wagon!
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It could still be restored for $10 in paint
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You are right. Might do that if it ever gets a day off. Right now it is getting ready to go to work. Filled with plants, fertilizer and gardening tools.
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Rustoleum sells pretty good paint for that type of thing. Can be spared though had to be cleaned.
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will do it and post pics. Do you like DIY a lot. Will send you a link from another project. https://wordpress.com/post/nutsrok.wordpress.com/2333
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I like repurposing or renovations or reusing old stuff in new ways. Restorations is a craft
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We should all do it.
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Love those wagons! Had one when I was younger to help me with my gardening…..need one now, actually, for my gardening…how much for yours?? :)p
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You can’t afford it! Ha!
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I have one just like it!!
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Gorgeous. And of course, it brought this to mind:
The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens.
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That’s lovely. I never heard it.
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I have the best memories of the little red wagon my daddy used to pull my sisters and me around the block every night after dinner. Great story!!
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Ours was part of all our games when I was a kid, as well as transportation.
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Ours went a million miles.
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Wise move, Linda. Your mother looks so pleased. 🙂 — Suzanne
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She was. I help her in her yard a lot, too.
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Love the red wagon, but I’m on the lookout for an old scooter like we played on back in the 50’s. They were big and bulky, compared to today’s version, but oh, we had so much fun on them.
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I wanted one of those so badly. Do you remember those huge tricycles?
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Oh..you would have been in so much trouble. Good move. ☺
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Way more than I could handle!
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I love going to Thrift Stores. You can find such treasures! I have a red wagon which I love! Before my dad died, one Christmas he asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told him, a red wagon! (I had just purchased my home and property and was planning on doing a lot of landscaping). He thought it was hilarious that I wanted a red wagon for Christmas! Haha! They are great to work out in the yard with.
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I find so much good stuff: my red wagon, a GE iron from the fifties that gets really hot, a wooden ironing board, two great cast iron Dutch ovens.
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Wow! You really got a good haul!
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I did. I love the old iron. It’s been a long time since I had one that really got hot.
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That is really a great find! The new irons really don’t get very hot.
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It would take half a day to iron a pair of jeans.
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Yes, that is true!
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It’s been waiting it’s whole life. Because it sure looks good next to your Momma! 🙂
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It jumped at me!
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I would have taken the money
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Men don’t know.
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Perhaps we don’t but me poor he he
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Haha….. please hug her strongly from me the next time! I miss all of you!!!
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I will. She spent the night last night.
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Awh, thank you! 😊
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I’m sure she’d look better pulling it round hers………..
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
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That’s what she thinks. I help her with n her yard a lot. I almost feel like it’s mine.
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I never knew little red wagons were so popular!!
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They are wonderful for yard work. Hauling dirt, flowers and yard tools.
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My son has a little red wheelbarrow which was the fitting image of his dad’s. We hunted high and low for it. Never had we seen him so excited and proud as when he brought it home, and worked alongside his dad with it 🙂
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I’ll bet it gets lots of mileage.
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It did – he’s 27 nine and the little red wheelbarrow got worn out and given it was plastic UV damage took care of the rest!
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Good toy!
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I love her…! 🙂
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Knew you’d like that story.
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I loved it!!! 🙂
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