I like garage sales... I don’t like having garage sales but I love going to garage sales. I love to see little glimpses into people’s life…and wonder…are they tired of having clutter?…or do they need cash….or maybe they just enjoy all these strangers rummaging through their stuff .
Even though I love garage sales I try not to go for two reasons. #1. I have enough stuff that I need to sale – why should I pay someone else for their clutter treasures…to add to my clutter treasures that are growing fast than any wild plant at Willie Nelson’s house. #2. I don’t know anyone that is willing to get up at the crack of dawn to go treasure hunting with me…which is a good thing.
With that being said my neighbor had a garage sale this weekend…and I couldn’t resist. She has one every year and I usually find something that I can’t live without. For example…last year she was selling her Grandfather’s Bible!! Her Grandfather was a preacher and she said it was just collecting dust!! This Bible has all sorts of notes, highlights, underlinings, side bars…it is the coolest thing!! I asked her several times if she was sure she didn’t want it and she said she was…in fact she wouldn’t take any money for it! Every time I see her I tell her that I have her Bible in safe keepings if she ever wants it back…and she says no…it has a good home now.
I did find three treasures on Friday I am so proud of.
First…I love decorating for holidays and I found this cute Fitz & Floyd Halloween Candy dish. I only paid $2.00 for it – perfect condition!
Second…John is into trains big time…so naturally his little eyes spotted this miniature train that he had to have for $0.25 cents. When I got home I noticed that underneath the train was a sticker that read “Original Loquai Holzkunst W. Germany”. It is a cute little train and perfect for John’s little hands.
Third…I bought a toddler swing for $5.00 – it has never been out of the box. The swing claims to be perfect for toddlers learning to swing…I’ll be the judge of that! I think we are going to hang it over at MaMa & PaPa’s house.
Hopefully this will fix my garage sale urges until next summer…until then I will still drive slow and rubber-neck as I pass one!
1 comment:
Awesome! I always try to NOT go to garage sales too as I like you, have way too much stuff! I always find something if I do stop. I love the train. Have you looked it up on the internet, it seems like you got a great deal and I love German toys. Missed you at the Farmer's Market. We spent almost $100 if you can believe that.
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