The delight of the day was the arrival of a package from Germany containing a frivolity purchased to go with our new tiny travel trailer which we have decided to name, escarGOt. Inside the usual postal packaging was the creatively wrapped treasure, but we had to take some time to take in the lovely and thoughtful package before opening it. So many etsy artists go to great lengths to make ones purchase a special experience, and this one from missusD was the best yet. As for the contents, we are doubly delighted. These two little snails will travel with us everywhere our little trailer goes. Silly? Sure! Fun? You bet! Mirroring the slower pace we aspire to, escarGOt will be our mascot, our mini home, and the sacred spiral of new creations.
Welcome to Svinga Brothers Metal Salvage Yard here in Ocala. It is one of our favorite local places to go when we are looking for something and don't know what it is. These colored pipes bear no resemblance to what one can find at Svinga Brothers. They are but a representation of our fantasy and of a really good "edit" with PhotoStudio.
This is the actual inside and outside of the salvage yard. No matter what you might need in the scrap metal department, you can probably find it here. We have found old signs, metal curlicues, old metal measuring cups (more about these later), and various and sundry other items. 
You will find interesting signs throughout, as well as many different young and old men milling about. Janet and I are usually the only women in there if you don't count the cashier behind the glass panel on your way out. 
Once we decided on our purchases, the old metal measuring cups I mentioned earlier, they were weighed and priced so we could check out. This is a very exciting place to visit if you like junk metal. We now use these measuring cups out in the garden but may decide on another use if the mood strikes us.
