More Grocery Totes
After making my last set of grocery totes, I soon realized that I might not have enough for larger trips to the store. I really tried to keep my spending and buying limited to four bags, but with a large family, it meant I had to make more return trips to the store. Which meant I usually picked up something (or many somethings) extra, that I really didn't need.
"If I had more bags," I thought, "I wouldn't have to come to the store as often." Even though I'm in town twice a week to take Spenser to preschool and almost never go into town just for the sake of going to the store (unless it's payday and a weekend is ahead, then I make the exception).
Anyway, I needed more bags and they are easy enough and cheap enough. I bought the canvas bags right at Walmart (I think three for $6 or so) and even the Heat 'N Bond came from Walmart. And we don't have a fancy Walmart. And we don't have a craft department anymore.
And I seemed to have misplaced the tote with the lemon and cherries. I do not lose things. Well, sometimes I do, but I hate to lose things. It drives me nuts. I come from a long line of people who hate to lose things. In fact, my aunt (my father's sister) coined a very appropriate phrase. It says, "Once a (insert maiden name)'s, always a (insert maiden name)'s." With that in mind, if I find an unauthorized person using my lemon bag, things might get ugly. Forget about "finder's keeper's." blah, blah, blah. It's still my bag. And I will reclaim it at any cost. Well ... almost.
Edited to add: False alarm. I just found the lemon bag in the back of my car. I guess everyone is safe from Lera, once again. I will not have to glare accusingly at every passerby anymore. You are free to go about your business.
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I don't think we have cheap canvas bags up here at Walmart. I'll have to look.
I have been making some "Grocery Totes" (called shopping bags by me) too. Our state has just banned plastic bags so we will be forced to find an alternative. (Which is a good idea, because those of us who are slack and who know better even would just keep using plastic cause it's easier than getting organised!) I'd not thought to blog about them. Maybe I will.
Ah, I see we share a page from the same book. Glad you found your bag :)
And that porky-pine bag is painfully cute. Love.
Hope your running's going well.