Yard Sales, Beads, A Driver...Oh My
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
May 28, 2017 8:57am CST
I have already told my myLot friends I did have cataract surgery and it wasn't a “piece of cake” but now three days later all is GREAT!
I can't do my water aerobic exercises for a few weeks. Chlorine and surgery do not go together. AND I can't drive until my surgeon says I can.
Those are two biggies for me. I feel a bit house bound.
Yesterday my husband surprised me when he came home from the YMCA and told me there were 6 yard sales in our neighborhood and the church on the corner is having one too .
He knew I would want to go, I am always looking for cheap beads for my art.
He was my driver and we visited all of them. I did find some interesting beads. Then I spent a couple of hours taking the beads apart, washing them, and then put them into my bead boxes.
The photo above shows one finished slate, the wire I used to hang the slate is covered in beads. The two smaller photos are the last two batches of beads found.
Today I will be painting. I have 15 slates under construction.
What are you doing today?
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@Kandae11 (55035)
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28 May 17
I love the beads with the earthy tones. My morning television services are over so for the rest of the day, I'll be finishing off a portrait, working on the patterns for my dolls and looking at my weekend two-hour soap opera. If the weather stays nice, I may go out for a bit. Oh, I forgot - I'll definitely be here at Mylot off and on during the course of the day until 10 p.m
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 May 17
i stop by here many times during the day too, I like all the beads and mix the colors just to add some color and bling to the slate. Sounds like your day was busy!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 May 17
Oh, wish there were some good yard sales here this weekend. It seems everyone is home having picnics and such.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 May 17
Our holiday was last weekend ( no one sells on a holiday )so this weekend past was a good one....
@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
@PainsOnSlate great. How are today? Are your eyes better?
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jun 17
@Nawsheen My are is all healed and life looks great out of it.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
28 May 17
Couldn't you keep your head above water and a thingie like if dogs have surgery around your neck to protect your eyes from chlorine? hahahahah
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 May 17
I was told I could go if I didn't get may face wet, but I am a swimmer and I use the pool and get wet from head to toe, I can wait a few weeks so when I do go, I can really enjoy it. I don't think I've seen those thingies that dogs wear, All my grand dogs swim better than I do...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 May 17
@TiarasOceanView ha ha ha ha ha ha ... now I know what you were talking about. It would have to be tight enough I couldn't breather to keep water out of my eyes...
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 May 17
That slate looks awesome! I love the camping rules. You found some really pretty beads @PainsOnSlate . Keep healing well. I sat without power for 9 hours on Sunday :/
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 May 17
@PainsOnSlate yeah and we lost water pressure too on the same day. All the best at your appointment. It's great that slate already has a happy home 
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
31 May 17
@bluesa Good grief, that isn't good either. Hope all is well now.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
30 May 17
Yikes, 9 hours with no power is pretty bad. Thank you for your kind words, I see my surgeon today to talk about the next eye to be done. I love camping and enjoyed making it, I will make more, its sold already...
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@thislittlepennyearns (62529)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 May 17
Beautiful. I am filling in a job application and we are trying to watch the movie we started yesterday.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
7 Jun 17
Well, the day is actually winding down and getting late. My latest art creation which is quite big around here, is painting on rocks. And then people hide them places for others to find. I have a couple that I have done, and should post them here and start a discussion on.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
We paint on rocks too, the kids while camping want to paint and when they are done, we makes sure the child's name is on the rock and the kids take them home and put in their mothers gardens...
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
31 May 17
Glad you found beads at yard sales. I have found several great treasures at them over the years. The most recent one was yarn in many different colors, so my daughter will be making something with the yarn. So far I have seen some yarn boxes.
Many years ago I found some old knitting needles. They brought back members of knitting in 4-H. I even made a chicken by knitting and using felt.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jun 17
Very cool, I was a 4-H er too I never learned to knit but I learned how to cook and how to sew. Later in life I was taught how to crochet.
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@Juliaacv (50988)
• Canada
28 May 17
I love your camping rules, they make great sense!
I am sure that even though you will be house-bound, your time will fly as it sounds like you've made a little list to help keep you busy.
We are not doing a lot today. We thought that it was going to rain, but since it isn't we've been outside all morning. Now my husband is taking working on the stairs to the basement-he has a project he is starting. I'm quite content to sit here and mylot for a while and then maybe venture back outside for a bit, although it is starting to get cloudy now.
I am sure that even though you will be house-bound, your time will fly as it sounds like you've made a little list to help keep you busy.
We are not doing a lot today. We thought that it was going to rain, but since it isn't we've been outside all morning. Now my husband is taking working on the stairs to the basement-he has a project he is starting. I'm quite content to sit here and mylot for a while and then maybe venture back outside for a bit, although it is starting to get cloudy now.1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (50988)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate Take it easy now and let that second implant heal.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
I did have lots of time at home so i painted a lot. The hubs is driving me to NOTL to deliver (he will carry the slate) today because I had my other eye done yesterday - so much easier because I knew what was going to happen. Much easier on the second eye... The store in NOTL will be happy and I will be stocking them a lot before I go camping in July.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
14 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate I give everything to the charities here, they will distribute what they cannot sell.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
@LadyDuck I was in our local Charity store - buying beads and the man ahead of me looked homeless and he didn't have the money for the shirt he wanted. Before I could ask to pay for it myself the woman at the till put it in a bag and sent him on his way with a big smile. LOVE that store.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
The big thing here and its a good thing is there is always the charity shops, there is no reason to trash things that can make life easier for others. my friends who have yard sales take all the leftovers to the charity shops.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
28 May 17
This is fantastic news! I have a friend who has volunteered to be my driver for eye appointments when my eye(s) are dilated, and for the next cataract surgery. Since I had my myopia restored rather than improved with the lens implants, I can still drive after the surgery, wearing my regular glasses.
It's so fine that your hubs has the sensitivity to recognize your frustration and to pitch in to help out. Looks like you really scored at the yard sales! (Not to mention in your choice of a lifemate.)
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate You had pain? Oh no! I didn't have any pain at all the first time around... egad. Glad you're better now and able to drive.
I love "how we met" stories. So sweet! 
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
@blitzfrick I did a discussion about the first surgery because so many said it was a piece of cake and it wasn't for me. I was in pain and it lasted a few days ( and i was worried), this time was easy and I woke this morning with nothing hurting. The surgeon said there was a scratch on my eye when I saw her yesterday afternoon after the surgery so she said to drop one of the drops for three days to allow it to heal faster.. The only pain I feel now is when I drop those drops in my eye for a minute or two...As far as the how we met, I've never been disappointed, and life has always been an adventure.- all I wanted out of life.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
I met him in College and we were best friends, 5 or 6 years later, after being away from each other with short visits once in a while we married. I couldn't ask for a better husband. Today he is driving to the store for me and carrying the slate inside because I had my other eye done yesterday and the store is desperate... The second cataract surgery was easy because I knew what was going to happen and wasn't afraid of the pain. There was a lot less pain this time probably because I was relaxed. This morning 24 hours after the surgery it feels great and is almost clear of the fog... And she said I could drive when I feel I can do so with confidence..Good luck with your surgery.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
9 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate
That is good and you should love what you do too.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
31 May 17
You are such an artist, that slate really is amazing and those beads I loved them. Those vibrant colors, shapes and put together makes a real beauty. My day was good. Thanks for those pictures they are really good, enjoy your time without swim for a while and then you can hop into the water and swim like a fish, especially like the dolphins.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
In july I will be in the water while camping. the pool in the Y has chlorine and my eyes can't meet that chemical for a while. Looking forward to our mountain stream...
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jun 17
@PainsOnSlate All the best enjoy it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 May 17
I am surprised you find beads at yard sales, so many people are into making jewelry. I guess you really lucked out. Glad your sight is great!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
Thank you and I always find beads at yard sales, I intend to look tomorrow at a huge Church Sale. Wish me luck. My second eye is done - yesterday, it is so cool to see everything so bright and pretty.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
You were lucky, I couldn't drive for a couple of weeks, I just had my second yesterday and she (my surgeon) said I could drive when I feel comfortable driving. This second one was a lot easier than the first, probably because I know what was happening.
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 May 17
I'm glad your recovery is going well. I have a 2:30 music gig today at an old folks home. So far, I've done a little speaker work, gassed up my car, played a bit with my neighbor kid friend, and thought about doing laundry. Still thinking.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 May 17
Since I was in my studio again sorting beads I decided to wash all my filthy aprons I wear while I paint. But its not just paint it is cutting and smothing the slate so they were full of slate dust. First time in a couple of years I bothered to wash them. My surgeon said I could i could do anything but drive as long as it isn't dusty. I love that you have a gig with the seniors.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 May 17
I'm glad your eyes are much better today, so you can get back to doing what you love. I'd love to buy that camp slate for my granddaughter. She may not camp as you do, but she does all those things and more at her summer camp in Maine. She'd love it!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jun 17
The store in Niagara On The Lake had phoned and begged for more slate. My second surgery is tomorrow and my husband is going to drive me and the slate and carry it all into the store on Friday and then I will be painting stock for the store for the weeks I will be away camping. I liked the Camp one too and will be making a lot of them for the next delivery.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Jun 17
I am going to checking out a few sales tomorrow if my husband can drive me around ( new lens on the other eye yesterday) one of the local Churches is having a huge sale I want to visit.
