These Boots Were Made For...

Strutting, For Sure.  Shopping, Absolutely.

Hauling Stone?  Not so much.  After you all urged me to run back over to the redemption center to ask about the granite slabs I posted about the other day, I had to squeeze in a stop while I was running some errands.  The folks at the redemption center knew nothing about the stone, and pointed me to the neighboring business on the other side of the parking lot.  I asked about them at the other building, and the gentleman I talked to told me that I could take any of the broken chunks on the ground for free.

I only grabbed a couple, because I hadn't really been ready for that answer.  While I may be able to squat 270 and bench 90lbs, lifting chunks of stone in heels without work gloves is not something I'd recommend.  My hands are all chewed up from my efforts.  The little one in the front is brown and red.  CG really liked this one and said I should go back for more.  The large one has the prettiest garnet inclusions and to my eye looks like it could be Bianco Antico.  Score!

At about 20lbs per sqft, the big one works out to about 180-200lbs.  I am woman hear me roar.  When I got back to the house, CG unloaded the little one then asked me to grab one end of the big one.  I responded, "I got that in the van by myself."  He just gave me a withering glance, and I grabbed one end.  I think these will make some fantastic outdoor tables or something.  The folks over at the GardenWeb Kitchen Forums gave me some great ideas.

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I'll be going back in some sensible shoes w/ work gloves to take a look at what else is there.  Oh, If you're wondering why the stone is in the passenger section of my van, the back was already full of groceries, and I didn't want to move them all to flip the back row flat.  I'll be ready next time.

Thanks for popping in and checking out my free haul.