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Across the Fence:  GARAGE SALES  |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 12:31:58 PM
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Not a great weekend for sales, yesterday was raining all day, and there are usually not to many on a sunday. But I did get 3 aprons, 6 little wooden tea boxes, not sure what I'am going to do with them, but they are cute, which for me is good enough reason to buy them, I mean for .50 cents you have to take them home. Big bag of yarn, 4 old embroidered pieces which I can make up into something. A painting which I really like, its a winter scene with a log cabin, that was 1 dollar. then 4 dresses, they are in the wash now, have to try them on, if they don't fit I will pass them on to someone else. I think that was about it. No books this week or sewing stuff.
NANCY JO |
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 12:54:23 PM
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Oh that sounds like so much fun! I haven't been garage sale-ing in ages and your post totally makes me want to head out. I bet any that I would find this late on a Sunday would be pretty picked over, but I may just try it anyway. My eyes bugged at the "big bag of yarn!" Good finds!
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 12:57:28 PM
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My daughter and I go most every weekend in the good weather, I highly recommend it!!
NANCY JO |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 4:32:25 PM
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ok, forgot to say I got two wooden bowls, had been looking for some and they they were!!
NANCY JO |
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berries
True Blue Farmgirl
475 Posts
gloria g
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 5:17:44 PM
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Wow, you go girl! I live so far out in the National Forest, I don't have any neighbors, and would have to drive way to far! But I do dream about good garage sales! Have fun!
hugs, gloria g. Richards, TX
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 5:53:26 PM
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well, I'm doing major, major clean out around here at my house, piling things in the garage in bags right now until the weather cools down a little..doing a major clearing out garage sale soon..hopefully the end of August/first of September..you wanna come by? LOL lots of home decor and christmas items..still have so very much yet to clean out, and its nice stuff too, just things I won't want to decorate with in a new house. things my mom in law gave me and so forth. But I like garage saling too..as long as the weather isn't too hot.I love a good bargain.
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Edited by - Tina Michelle on Jul 23 2006 5:55:48 PM |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 5:55:24 PM
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my husband just brought home the darlingest homemade little table..waist high and painted solid white, about 3 ft long by 2 ft wide.I intend to repaint it into a very cheery perhaps Mary Englebriet style table..yay!
someone was just tossing it out and its very very sturdy.
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2006 : 06:11:10 AM
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Tina,
You can bet that if you lived nearby I would be right over for your garage sale. lets see a picture of you new table when you have worked your artistic magic.
NANCY JO |
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lawsec03
True Blue Farmgirl
112 Posts
Melissa
Richmond
KY
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2006 : 06:35:04 AM
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I didn't get to go to any yard sales this weekend. My dad is in from Florida, and he spent all weekend putting procelain tile on my bathroom floor. Saturday, including my husband and I and our kids, we had 13 people here, all day long. There weren't as many yesterday, thank goodness!
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2006 : 06:52:15 AM
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Melissa,
Maybe next week. I have tile floor in my bathroom and kitchen I love it, so good trade off for no garage sales.
NANCY JO |
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lawsec03
True Blue Farmgirl
112 Posts
Melissa
Richmond
KY
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2006 : 9:52:48 PM
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Nancy,
Yes, but I was so looking forward to finding stuff! The tile is great. The one we picked out and bought turned out to be porcelain, we never paid attention to that fact until my Dad's ceramic tile saw wouldn't cut it! So, off to Lowe's we went! It turned out great though!
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2006 : 10:05:18 PM
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wish I knew how to post the picture of completed table that I mentioned ..I got it done today. Painted a checkerboard game board in the center in black and red with a blue border. Then free hand painted a bunch of bright red cheery poppies and green leaves around the checkerboard. It turned out really cute.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 04:08:05 AM
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Tina,
Know what you mean, I can't post pictures either, one of these days I will get my wits up and work on that.I always use a regular camera. We have a digital but I don't use that one because by the time I figure out what I'am doing, whatever I was going to take a picture of isn't there anymore.HA.
NANCY JO
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 06:05:39 AM
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Nancy,
Have you ever gone to Dundee Days? It's when the whole town of Dundee, NY has a garage sale on the same weekend. We went for the first time this year (it was July 7-8)and it was great! We got several old floor lamps, a Seth Thomas clock, and a box of 9 old army surplus satchels for $5. Those are just the highlights, our tiny car was stuffed to the gills. Best part was meeting practically the whole town of Dundee! Are there other towns that do this? I've never heard of it before, and I would certainly check out any other town-wide sales in my area.
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 07:21:25 AM
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Amie,
Its looks like Dundee is about 2 hours from me. what a great day you had there. Yes There are towns that do this, usually when there is some event in town they will have lots of garage sales since people are going to be there anyway.
NANCY JO
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Kathigene
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
New York
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Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 08:36:38 AM
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Amie,
Keep me in mind for that. It sounds like a lot of fun! Here in the Syracuse area we have a large mostly higher income development that has a community garage sale over the mothers day weekend. I've never made it but I guess there are some fabulous buys.
Kathy
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2006 : 10:32:18 PM
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I'm a relatively new convert to the garage sale scene. When I go I just go looking for what I need and don't buy anything unless I find it. Last weekend I got 4 big boxes of canning jars (some of them the old blue ones) for $10. The man actually went into his attic to get them for me. He didn't bother getting them out because he didn't think anyone would buy them. Lucky me I asked!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2006 : 3:27:33 PM
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lAURA,
That was a good find, yea, sometime if you ask they will go look and find it, I asked last week if they had any aprons and she went in the house and came out with two, .25 cents each. Keep up with the sales they are great, just amazing what is out there.
NANCY JO |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 27 2006 : 3:12:40 PM
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Here's my fun garage sale tale: This a.m. on my walk, I found a folded-up dollar bill. Later, saw a garage sale and pulled over -- there was a little Ikea set -- two sizes of tiny plates plus tiny bowls (kid size), all in the original packaging -- for one dollar. Sold!
I just love garage sales. |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2006 : 9:25:45 PM
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What could be better than that Katie!? How fun! I am off to a big annual sale at a large church nearby in the morning. Got my fingers crossed!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
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