Southwards Through The South Burnett

The Lifeline at Murgon was packed with stuff, although none of the clothes I tried on fitted me.  Then it was across the road to the smaller Blue Nurses shop, again with no luck.  The snack bar next door was advertising sweet potato scallops but Jo wouldn't let me buy one.  Hopefully Wondai would be better.

Vinnes there wasn't for me, so while Jo and Jan were trying on things, I popped down the road to Wondai's wonderful Collectibles shop.  Here you can buy a ticket to the Beatles Festival Hall concert in Melbourne, or a Beatles powder compact for $850.  Oh for $850 dollars to spare. Another treasure was a 1960s Coke can for $85.  

However, the big find for me was one of those slider games that used to come in our show bags in the 1960s.  You have to slide the numbers into the correct order with only one spare space available.  My brother and I used to have races to see who could complete theirs first.  I brought it home and gave it to Peter, but not before I solved it myself first, and then jumbled it up again.

Kingaroy was next, where we did their most excellent Vinnies (I bought enamel earrings) and the two big shops in the main street, Lifeline and the Salvos from memory. We all have our favourite items that can be found in every op shop, such as knitting needles (Jo), and food steamers (me). The trend we noticed on this trip is that just about every op shop carries at least one Irish Coffee glass.  Here's a pair from Kingaroy. 
 
After lunch in a cafe, it was on to Nanango, which has a spotless Endeavour shop on one side of the main street and a crazy Community op shop on the other. This was crammed with stuff, and staffed by an extremely happy woman who turned up the radio whenever something good came one.  I was grooving in the dressing room.  We declared this the friendliest shop of our trip.  It also contained my absolutely favourite misspelt sign of the whole journey.  

I had a boyfriend once who said in his lifetime, he wished to eat a banana in Banana and a mango in Nanango.  This is for you, Andrew!  (I have already done the banana, about five years ago.)

Next stop Yarraman which has a small Vinnies where I found a long patchwork skirt and a second pair of brand-new shoes.  The Red Cross at Blackbutt was the last shop for the day as we realised we would not make it to Toogoolawah before closing time.  The bakery is directly across the road so we popped in for a relaxing coffee.  It would have the best cabinet full of sweeties I have seen outside Melbourne. And there's a nice gallery right next door.