Yard Sale -Never Again

I have been looking through the pictures I have stored in the computer and am amazed at what I have already donated to yard sales long gone and forgotten. It has been an on going project to try and find a treasure or two. The hutch in the picture is beautiful, solid maple and houses some ceramic figurines. The Norman Rockwell hobo is no longer. I just pulled the base, the dog and the few little pieces out, the hobo is long gone. The boys playing cards are out for sale this coming weekend sale and the lady with the apple lost her hand with the apple and is re-glued and 'as is' for any one who wants to look at her for awhile. She really was a beautiful piece and a favorite. The falconer on the top shelf was a favorite and has disappeared to some box somewhere, along with some other treasures that daughter Pat gave to the thrift shop after she got tired of falling over the box in her garage as we waited for the next sale. Well, the next sale is this coming weekend and we have this week to prepare. I will have to take a picture of Pat's garage and let you see for yourselves what a 'shop' we have. We must have at least ten large boxes of books and I just thought of the puzzles I've finished sitting on the floor of my closet which will need to be taken over and added to our collection. So our treasures are about to go for dollars and cents or 'best offer' with the hope we will get over our fever for collecting and Pat can put her car back into her garage.

So today when you look around your home and see your collectables and wonder how and why you got so many, think 'yard sale' and get them ready to move on to new quarters and let someone else enjoy them for while. Put the money you get from your sale and save it for the upcoming sales so you can enjoy the hunt and change your decor. Sad you are not here to rummage through all the beautiful treasures we have to finish pricing. As Pat says, "It is my last annual yard sale . . . never again . . . until next year!" So there will be at least one hundred sales in Brookings next weekend, swing buy, we will give you 'a deal'! Make your today a good one, enjoy every minute of it.