Today's haul

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Today I went to the recycling centre/ tip, to get rid of the rusty remains of an old wheelbarrow (which we already recycled as a barbecue, but now the entire bottom has rusted away!), some empty gas canisters from camping, and a cracked and chipped bowl. I had a bag with the smaller things in and went around depositing them in the various skips/ dumpsters, and the bowl was the last item to go into the skip for glass, ceramics, rocks and rubble of all kinds. Well I didn’t find a mirror this time, but I did find a nice selection of glasses and mugs which I surreptitiously squirreled away into my now-empty bag. Six nice mugs, all in perfect condition, three glasses, and a pretty and delicate wine glass, all undamaged. I washed them all and will donate the mugs to a charity shop. I quite like a couple of them but we already have lots of mugs. The glasses I added to our collection, but the wine glass I have saved. It’s really pretty and delicate, with a hint of iridescent colour like a bubble, and it’s inscribed ‘Fabulous friend’ in gold. I think I will give it to a friend at Christmas! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.