random thoughts – Day 1,507 – (Saturday) – winging it

The plan for the day, not that it was exactly a plan, was to maybe go to the jewelry and gem show in Marlborough and/or visit Western Ave Studios in Lowell for the weekend open studios and/or Mill No. 5 for the marketplace event. 

Little metal arms flipped flat.

The not exactly a plan later evolved to going to Aldi in Nashua. On the way, I realized that Goodwill was five seconds down the street beyond the turn to Nashua, and the car magically autopiloted to the Hudson Goodwill. The store is a decent size and generally neat and organized, so it’s much nicer to explore than some other shops. And it has fitting rooms, which many shops never brought back after the pandemic thing.

Arms flipped out and t's up for now.

It was a lot of wandering about. Blouses, shirts, pants skirts. Items were tried on, because I could, and it was a good thing I did because nothing fit right. In housewares,  a wood and metal thingamajig was found. The strip of wood and metal has a double row of 18 little arms with a loop at the end, set in a staggered pattern. They lie flat, and in a flick, they all pop out. 

My best guess for the original use was a tie rack. I plan to use it to organize the dance costume jewelry currently stashed pretty much everywhere. 

The tool bag was rifled through in search of two long nails or screws to attach it to the designated closet area. The few screws long enough to pass through the half-inch depth of the wood and metal and make it into the wall were too thick to pass through the holes. The next option was to enlist the “hook and loop fastener” strips bought for I don’t remember what. The only concern is that once loaded with trinkets, it might be too heavy. I guess I’ll know when it all crashes to the floor.

As for Aldi, that leg of the journey was abandoned in favor of Market Basket across the street from Goodwill. The basic weekly produce items and my new favorite jalapeno and cherry dip/spread were gathered. It was all pretty good for winging it.