What I'm Loving: Local Hardware Store

These "What I'm Loving" posts are so often about a favorite new product or podcast. Today, I'm sharing my appreciation for my local hardware store.

Where I live, we have Ace Hardwares in just about every part of town, conveniently located for picking up a quick tool or supply when in the middle of a project. But that's really only where the fun begins!

I went at the beginning of planting season to get some basic tomatoes, annual flowers, and a few other standard items for our landscape. Inside, I was reminded what a fun place this is to browse! We found the most unusual and interesting variety of items:

• our favorite Meat Church seasonings

• cow figurines doing yoga poses to perch on the side of your potted plant

• button battery packs for car keys and tiny remote controls

• Feit outdoor string lights (my favorite)

• nostalgic candy

Next time you have a rainy day, or you need to make a hardware store stop--try your local hardware store. Wander the aisles; you truly never know what you might find!