I bought myself a present!

I wanted to go for a bike ride the other night. When I got on the bike I discovered that the seat was too low. I was going to raise it, but I couldn't find a wrench - - the only tools I was left with were a hammer, an assortment of screwdrivers, a needle nose plier, and a tape measure. Needless to say, none of those tools were going to help me raise the seat.

I took my ride, and told myself that I needed to expand on my tool collection. 

Aren't they pretty!!!

This morning I headed out to make a recycle run, and thought I would go to one of the local Farmers Markets after visiting the dump. My trip took several detours. One of those detours was a stop at the Calvert Fairgrounds where they were having a huge Flea Market. I parked the car, grabbed my camera and set out to see what treasures I could find.

It's amazing how much "stuff" is out there that you don't need, but if you need tools, it seems that a local Flea Market is the place to go. I could have gotten electric drills, sanders, saws and every kind of hand tool imaginable, but I decided to start out slowly. I bought two wrenches from a sweet old man who had recently cleaned out his work shop because he's downsizing. I got my two new tools for a grand total of three dollars - - I was happy!! He seemed happy, too!