I would like to take a moment to shoutout @Barbara-Orenya from Annecy, France. She is wonderfully talented, innovative, artistic, a free-spirited woman that writes whimsical words and creates every fantasy.

But, her talent is so spectacular, so understated at times, over-the-top wonderful at other times. Please stop in and see her. She is yet another unappreciated talent and she has a new community called #FeelGoodCommunity which you can find here! It is a place to appreciate happiness made of simple pleasures, and highlight the joyful and enjoyable aspects of life.

Check it out! Tell her Denise sent you.

Who doesn't love to see what they will be selling in some foreign market, shopping in places I have never been to and some, never even heard of. There is always a curiosity attached to foreign ingredients, different produce or any product sold. So, yes! I would love to see yours! Don't forget to take photos wherever you happen to be shopping - whether it be the grocery, art galleries, wherever money is exchanged for a service or for merchandise. Don't forget to post in the #MarketFriday Community and mention @dswigle Or if you have posted to a different community, you may use the tag #MarketFriday and mention my name. Thank you!

Please leave the link to your post on here so it can easily be found by others. They will all be in one place. Where else can you take such a quick trip around the globe? Thank you! ❤

This week I thought I would do a different Market Friday than normal. Although I'm pretty sure we toe the line on what normal is. Instead of shopping for merchandise, I found myself needing to return some two by fours that have been bought and not used. We all have that special someone in our house that buys ahead of time for a project that never seems to get done. I had a large stack of wood that was purchased for a project. One that never got done. Did I say that already?

The wood has been stacked in a special corner to keep it straight and will not work or get dirty, because we know how special this project is but never has been done. After looking at this wood for approximately one and a half to two years, I decided that it needed to be returned. I took the seats out of my van and stacked on the wood in there. I drove the five 5.8 miles to my local Lowe's and wondered how I was going to approach them about this wood that was approaching old age.

Wow! I was thinking I was going to have to do it.

No Stress. They pulled it all out and loaded it up. Where were they when I needed them back home? I hope they come with a warranty. I wouldn't want these guys to get broken and not repaired.

They buzzed down that aisle and stop midway, jumped right out and began restocking the merchandise immediately!

Time waits for no one

Pro services took and counted my lumber. Then they did the unthinkable. They paid cold hard cash for lumber that was sitting in my storage shed getting ready to collect dust. Well, now that I have extra money, let's stroll around the store and see if we can find something pretty for the garden! I know I can do it!

Win-Win

Before we go, I want to thank everyone for being a part of #MarketFriday! And a word to the wise. Only buy what you need, not what you think you may need in a few weeks. I ended up returning a lot of things!

Speaking of flowers, were we not? Well, in case we weren't, always, there must be a flowers. Always. #alwaysaflower

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire