We had a mission. For Christmas, Christina made us each a cake, a cranberry almond cake for me and a chocolate cake for Ken. They look pretty but they do not store well wrapped in tin foil. At the farm I had left two containers for holding fancy cakes, one on a pedestal with a glass dome cover and another made for transporting cakes in the car. Here in Mississippi I had neither. I wanted to show off the gifts as well as protect them from drying out. Ken remembered a kitchen supply store across the street from the consignment shop, so off we went. It was the day before Christmas and we did not want to get into the crowds.
At the kitchen store we bought 3 dozen glasses and one large salad bowl but no cake plate and dome. Being as we were close, we stopped to see the lady at the Consignment store. Much to my great surprise, I bought a cake plate with a pedestal and a crystal dome to cover, all for $18. In addition we bought two leather chairs and one leather bar stool. The man who helps move furniture loaded the chairs into the truck. When we got home, we realized that Ken and I could not get them out of the back of the truck, so we were forced to wait on Chandes to unload the truck. But now everything is in place and we have two new chairs for the breakfast room and another bar stool that matches well with the two that are in place and were purchased by Gloria. This bar stool has a back, which pleases me.
We purchased half of the objects we set out on our mission but we returned with other objects that we did not need at all. Tomorrow night will be the first time to have a crowd of people in our new home. I bet the new chairs and bar stool will be useful.
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