Shopping On The Mainland - Part 1

It's very windy today...rain forecast later in the day.  We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with daughter & family yesterday....ate too much, of course!  So very thankful & blessed....

I'm splitting the stores I visited on the mainland into parts...as it would be too long for one post....and you might nod off...lol.

We headed out early that day and it was a beautiful, sun-filled day!  So much traffic on the road though...and in Moncton city as well....

Our first stop was at Marshall's (Home Sense & Winner's cousin).....it is my second favourite store after Winner's and Home Sense is my third!  If Winner's and Home Sense held a yard sale....it would be Marshall's!  Still a great place to shop....and one of the TJX franchise.  We need a Marshall's store here!

There was a great selection of Christmas cushions at Marshall's....a couple of my picks....aren't they pretty?  And I love their shapes....

 These candle warmers are so awesome....I have one & a candle currently sits on it...no lighting a candle is required....the bulb melts the wax beautifully....

The cord to the lamp is in the box....I love the various shade colours & patterns now available....mine is a glass, tulip shape...

I am obsessed with these over-sized bells....and may pick up a couple from Winner's or Home Sense here...I'm pretty certain they will carry them....the smaller size of the two I'd love to get to set on the hearth at Christmas....

I did pick up two boxes of these gorgeous bells....they are sold as a "garland".... but I intend to separate them & use as ornaments on our Christmas tree.  There is eight in each package.....I picked up two packages....if I only require one, I can return it to Winners or Home Sense here....I suspect I will be using them all.  These are from Martha Stewart...(she can do no wrong)......

This pretty ceramic present is an adorable cookie jar...it caught my eye...

As did this wooden carved tree....it is solid wood...a collection would look nice on a mantle.....they are available in various heights....

I'm a huge lover of snow globes.....having a couple gifted to me....and most are musical.....

This adorable pet bed would last a nano-second with Clancy Mae....I could see her chewing the wicker in no time....

I'll share more photos from other stores we visited next blog post.  Remember the sconces I ordered?  To jog your memory, these require no hard wiring....the bulbs (included) are rechargeable....and each sconce has its own remote - however one remote operates them both....

Not going to lie...it was a challenge for Mr. Seventies to install them....firstly not enough screws came with them....and the ones that did.....did not fit!!  Thankfully, he has jars full of screws & nuts & bolts & was able to find some that worked.....and the instructions were very, very vague & covered installing them in a hex box (for hard wiring).  They are not meant to be hard wired!!  Go figure.

After a few choice words, muttered under his breath (which says a lot as he is the most patient person I know) ....he finally had them together....and mounted.....and they work perfect!! (the photo was taken at night....so I could share them lit up)......the brass colour is gorgeous....has a bit of an aged look to it....

When I contacted Amazon to have the seller perhaps provide the correct screws....Amazon refunded the full amount I paid for them!!!  Without any prompting from me!    That took a bit of the sting out for Mr. Seventies....

Be sure & join me later today for the blog party Metamorphosis Monday over at https://betweennapsontheporch.net/ and again tomorrow at https://www.myslicesoflife.com/ for Talking About It Tuesdays....great time to catch up with fellow bloggers....

Thanks so much for being with me today, I greatly appreciate your company.....

Til next time....