a vast epithany today....

16 years ago

instead of staying in the yard, to do garden work, we headed out to find good sales..yards, garage, whatever..

the sun was bright and the temp was maybe perfect to rake and water but it seemed more fun to browse and discover.

after 3 rather plain, uneventful sales in yards, we hit upon one in a rather 'affluent' neighborhood. I knew we would score!

well, I did for sure..

first thing I saw were some decent garden tools..I picked up the half moon edger...$9

I put it back cuz I already have about 3 of them.

next, a double kitchen sink..perfect for a potting bench..$225..cuz it was stainless steel..professional one.

didn't even flinch, cuz I have a double fiberglass one, propped up against a wall in the back. didn't need it.

...3 vintage oil lamps...$20 each..loved them but again, I have a collection of them, in boxes in storage..maybe a total of 75 of different sizes, shapes, ages, colors.

never paid more than $10, for the kind I see for about $80 in antique stores..

little girl dress pattern $1..a Daisy Kingdom..never even been cut..size 2,3,4,5

put it back, cuz the grand daughters are in a size 5 and 6 now. I don't plan on sewing any time soon and DD doesn't have time.

then the glass insulators..clear, aqua, lite blue, each $5 I think he had 8 of them. I explained how you can use them as votive candle holders, by just putting the upside down, with a tea lite in it...and showed him, with a few different things he had right there..he never knew of such an idea...I found a pink depression glass sugar cup, no lid..too expensive and put one insulator on it and displayed it..he thought that was really cool.

he thanked me and I left them all there..

and the candle dish..3 pillar candles, with polished rocks on a black dish, on a black metal low stand. I asked him how low he'd go on it..down to $8, from $10..I declined but said they were very nice.

there were 3 candles, plain, different heights but I found one at a previous garage sale last month, with 5 different designs and colors, on a pretty dish, all for $1

the Samuri sword, for $30..my son collects knives and has two of those, so didn't get that, either.

canning jars, with the old fashioned metal clamp...no, I have some already.

well, I guess you can see where I'm going with this..

I absolutely loved everything at that sale and everything at the sale, I have many too many of, already.

as I was walking out of the driveway, I spotted two small wooden frame windows...$10 each.

I smiled and told him they were nice but I already have about 35 of them and am waiting for my son to build a green house out of them for me...

that was the moment that I really did have my own personal epithany.

knowing all I have to do is to gather, dust, polish, spit shine and paint anything I could possibly want, by just pulling out my own stash. it's all here..right here.

I can only liken it to Dorothy, in "The Wizard Of Oz", when she finally, after so much searching, realized that there really was, no place like home.

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aka_strawberrygoat
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
also, I forgot to mention that this is the second Sunday in a row, that I have had a bald eagle sighting.
last week was in the valley, over the Skokomish Indian Reservation, when I got the pictures.
today, was when rounding the corner, in my own neighborhood, coming home from that sale, described above.
I commented about it having a positive meaning to it, by Native American folklore.

these two sightings are the first ones, since 3 of them flew over my house, in 1998, on Easter Sunday. twelve years ago....
I need to seriously reflect on a few things in my life right now.
grandmathyme
16 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
There's no place like home...There's no place like home...There's no place like home...There's no place like home...There's no place like home...Yup, that's right.

HOWEVER, I don't have that nice stash you have, so I went garage saling this weekend as well...and spent money!!! (Not much money, but got some good bargains!)

Enjoying the PERFECT weather, I got the last of my plants in the ground, so now I can just sit back and just do the maintenance...and hopefully some fun crafty things the rest of the summer!!!
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aka_strawberrygoat
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
have you ever gone to the county office and gotten a print out of an aerial view of your property?
I did, before we had the yard surveyed and it's becoming quite helpful.
not only for property points but the over head view helps in my placement of potted plants that are going to be put in the ground.
I've been very protective of those plants and haven't wanted to actually plant them.
well, I'm getting the picture enlarged, by quite a bit, so I can write notes all over it and do a strategic layout of the land.
after getting the last of the potted things, a tree on Friday, from my mom's yard, it's decided that the yard needs to get real.
I need to get real and give up the 'someday I'll move' mentality.
we're in the beginning stage of taking up the 3 raised beds, with the hog wire fence around it, to smooth it all out and set up one of those 10x12' gazebos from Freddy's.
the beds will be relocated over by the 'strawberry boats'..which aren't going to have strawberries, but cilantro in them.
that's the best, sunny location in the yard.
hopefully, the gazebo could be set up next month.
a dozen years is quite long enough, to wait for such a treat.
if I can't have my greenhouse, then I want a cozy, shaded place to enjoy the summer, to sit and doodle at the table.
even mosaic outside and not worry where the chips may fall...pun intended.

wanna join me, when that day arrives?..it better be soon~
concretenprimroses
16 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I know exactly what you mean Becky. I've not gone to any sales yet even tho they have finally started. I need to use up what I have. In my case shopping is a way to avoid doing other things.
Like today: Once I've done what I need to do at work, I'm coming home and stripping wallpaper. I'd much rather go shopping for new wallpaper (and I did some on line yesterday eve). But I gotta resist! Oh and when i get tired of that there's weeding. But I'm going to take a break in between and start my mosaic (former bird bath soon to become) table. That fills the day. Luckily dh is away at a conference for a few days so dinner is not a big deal.
Nice you saw an eagle to confirm your realization.
Kathy
goldenpond
16 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I have decide to HAVE a yard sale because even though I have 2 and a half acres I have too much stuff! So I am taking a break until I need something,,,tho I sure could use a few more hand painted tiles for the benches I am mosaicing LOL!