There was a quarter in the credit card slot of the parking machine thingy in Rochester! After the last found money post, I started to doubt that I would break a dollar in finds for 2025. But now I have six months to find five cents and that seems entirely do-able.
Officially – I am up to ninety-five cents in found money for 2025! How much have you found???
I took a road trip to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14604) because today was the first day to peruse the annual 6 x 6 fundraiser.
Follow this link to reserve your favorites. They are only $20 each, which is a bargain for my $75 heart paintings. If you would like to reserve them, they are numbers 205, 206, 207 and 208.
See their website for more information including hours of operation.
When I found this penny, I had that weird feeling that I was in a parallel universe. It looks like a 1943 steel penny in color but, of course it has the shield on the back indicating that it is a newbie. And the truth is that there’s little to no copper in these – they don’t last long in the wild. They disintegrate!
I am now up to seventy cents in found money for 2025.
I read that article from the web about the U.S. plan to stop manufacturing pennies. Is that a hop, skip and jump to us not using money anymore at all? Will pennies still fall from heaven???
I decided to try the fish fry at Price Chopper grocery store.
Presentation: The fish dinner was placed on a paper plate inside a paper container. Two tubs of tartar sauce were included. They use canola oil. A price sticker was attached, which also indicated the contents and sadly, a 1260 calorie count.
Taste: I ate the meal right out of the container. I guess I could have placed it on my fine china but the problem with take-out is that by the time you get home, you just want to wolf it down before it gets cold. I enjoyed it.
Restaurant Experience: I ordered the meal – fried haddock, french fries and coleslaw and was told it would take about five minutes! The seafood area is a straight shoot from the front door against the back wall where they have a spotless stainless steel kitchen. (They also have lobsters available for $9.99 per pound). When it was ready I took the container to the front cash registers to pay. It was only $8.99.
Location: The Price Chopper I went to is located at 2515 Erie Blvd. East, Syracuse, NY 13224.
Parking: There is a huge parking lot in front of the grocery store.
The Eclectic Chic is located at 2044 Glenwood Plaza, Oneida, NY 13421. It is a multi-vendor antique and gift shoppe. It has expanded since the last time I was there to double its previous size with even more vendors including my sister Sophie’s Soflea business.
You can find Soflea in this new section at the bottom of the ramp. She sells a curated collection of milk glass and fine china, mirrors, furniture, brass trinkets, books, candles and other bespoke items.
There are so many vendors in this amazing space, each with their own unique collection of goods. There really is something for everyone. It’s so much fun to wander around and admire the vignettes. Oh, and they have shopping carts too. You pay at the register up front. In addition, there is a restaurant and a sweet shop. Did I say so fun? YESSSS!
The Eclectic Chic is open from 10;00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday – Wednesday and 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday – Saturday.
