Carol and I had a great time this morning, especially after we safely emerged from this cul de sac mayhem! All these cars, including the taxi, (a first for us), were carrying garage salers. The sale itself was at the bl
ue barn-like house in the background, and it looked like those people had just dragged out trash bags full of stuff and scattered it all over the driveway. Two teenage girls in pajamas told us, "There's more in the garage," but the garage was so packed full of junk we just had to laugh. Nutso.
ue barn-like house in the background, and it looked like those people had just dragged out trash bags full of stuff and scattered it all over the driveway. Two teenage girls in pajamas told us, "There's more in the garage," but the garage was so packed full of junk we just had to laugh. Nutso.We went to a real, honest-to-God, estate sale today, the kind where you walk in through the house and everything is for sale. Clearly an old lady had recently died. Carol & I are well aware that this is our future.
Carol bought all kinds of goodies, but I forgot to get a photo. Here are my finds:
New chaise lounge cushions. My old ones were shot & I was just looking for new ones at Home Depot. Evidently these things are becoming obsolete. There are no new ones anywhere in stores. Some kind of new patio furniture technology? What is the deal? Anyway, these two were $10 and the teenager who sold them to me threw in a bunch of like-new Zoobooks. If you haven't ever seen a "Zoobook" you are missing out. My girls used to subscribe when they were little, and I've kept their old issues for use in my classroom for years. I even bought a subscription for a grown-up friend years ago because he loved the photos and illustrations.
More books for school, home library, and kitchen.
Has anyone read Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes? I love that guy, so I'm hoping this one is good. And the illustrated Sherlock Holmes...how can you go wrong?
Yard tools. Yes, my brother works for Toro, but I have given up on automatic sprinkler systems. I just drag my hose around. I have never had one of these old oscillating types, but for $1 it is certainly worth a try. And the Craftsman limb hacker (technical term) is something I really do need. That one was $2.50.
Finally, kitchen goodies. The blue pyrex bake pans are smallish, so I'm taking o
ne to Emily. She cooks for one (sometimes two) and this is perfect for that. The little yellow-handled knife just felt so nice in my hand that I had to have it. And last, but certainly not least, the little pitchers. Carol bought one of the little friars, too, although a bit larger. This little guy is about 2 inches tall. So adorable. I have absolutely no use for him except to ooh and aah at his cuteness. I don't know what it is, but I have sort of a thing for little pitchers. Someday I'll get them all together and put them on the blog. If they don't end up at my own "estate sale" first!
ne to Emily. She cooks for one (sometimes two) and this is perfect for that. The little yellow-handled knife just felt so nice in my hand that I had to have it. And last, but certainly not least, the little pitchers. Carol bought one of the little friars, too, although a bit larger. This little guy is about 2 inches tall. So adorable. I have absolutely no use for him except to ooh and aah at his cuteness. I don't know what it is, but I have sort of a thing for little pitchers. Someday I'll get them all together and put them on the blog. If they don't end up at my own "estate sale" first!Watch out for those cul de sac crazies!
I have read Fatal Shore. I believe Robert Hughes used to be the art reviewer (or some sort of reviewer) for Time magazine. I read it so long ago that I don't remember much about it. But it's still on my shelf, which means it was at least good enough to potentially reread someday. Stinkers go immediately to Good Will.
ReplyDeleteMake that Goodwill (not Good Will like Good Will Hunting). These neurontin for my head problems are making me stupider than usual.
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