Baskets

I love baskets and small wooden trinket boxes.  I used to have so many baskets that they covered one wall of  the dining area in my house. The mother of a friend of mine sent me a wonderful picture:  It says "You can never have too many baskets." And of course, it is pictures of baskets.

In 2005, when I divorced, I purged my collection, keeping only the unique and interesting baskets.  I have not added to my basket collection recently.  In the past, people who knew me well would add to my collection with some wonderfully unique baskets.

I am going to the part of the world where I grew up.  I have been thinking about things to do, and have a good list.  I realized that one of the Sunday afternoon drives that I used to enjoy was the trip to Putney, Vermont, where we visited Basketville http://www.basketville.com/retail.php.  Most of the baskets I buy come from garage sales or flea markets.  The baskets from Basketville are probably out of my price range. I might go there, though. Who knows.

Fund Raisers

Where I work, we have a Christmas party every year.  During the year, we do fund raisers so the employees and their families can attend the Christmas party at no cost. Some years, there is lots of food and door prizes. Some years, there is mostly food.

But we have fun fundraisers at work. This year, one of the fund raisers will be an Easter Basket silent auction.  We have done this in the past, and it is a lot of fun.

The baskets vary:  from piddly toys, gifts and what not to extravagant gifts, including vacation get-a-ways, and other big ticket items.  We are doing Easter Baskets again this year. My department is sponsoring 4 baskets:   Made with Love, Chocolate Lovers Basket, Spa Basket, and Car Care Basket.  I have acquired something for each basket this weekend, and will bring it to work this coming week.

It will be fun to see what baskets are available and what they include.