Garage is empty......

It's the dawn of a new day and my garage is clean.  What a relief that is.  I sold everything except one table & a few little things but Allison will take those to her house for her garage sale.  Now I'm finding myself thinking about going antiquing -- somebody stop me!!!!!

Stella is coming to spend the weekend so better get going.  My garden is looking great. Think I'll go pick my dinner.  Thank heavens for a sunny day.

Have a great weekend!

Garage sale Friday and Saturday at Leola's....

Friday was garage sale heaven in Springfield. The first one I went to I bought 3 of these quilts that I'm certain are from the late 1800's. They have real homespun on the backs that are the real narrow strips and are completely handquilted. Unfortunately, they are filthy. I'm not certain how to clean them because the homespun isn't real strong. I'll check with the Quilt Shop in Springfield.
This white table is so neat. It would be the perfect height for a potting table but would also be great behind a couch. I'm taking it to Leola's tomorrow since we sold so many tables on Saturday.

These were part of the treasures we had outside. If I even mention having a tag sale or a garage sale, I hope someone slaps me. It's so much work and almost everything we sold was inside.

Kelli is buying the red lawn furniture (there's a chair too). She's going to use it by her pool this summer then in the fall she's using it in her house. She's painting it pink and putting new cushions on it. What a great idea! Sage and Allison came to help. Sage was on a mission to sell 2 toy sets that he had brought (he's a little money-hungry). So guess who bought them -- his Aunt Judy. She bought them and packed them in my car and sent them home with me. What's ironic is that Mike and I bought them for him originally. He's a born salesman.

Sage is trying out the new tub I bought. The kids have always loved taking a bath on my backporch in the summertime. Unfortunately, my old tub was getting a bit small so this one looked perfect.

Kristi and her mom, Jeanne, also brought things for the sell. They sold a ton of stuff. She had the greatest treasures and not one dealer came. Boy, did someone lose out.

I loved Kristi's lamp.

Poison ivy update: It's doing really well but I now have hives from the medicine. Itch, itch, itch! Kelli is working for me tomorrow and I'm taking my car for new brakes. I'm also trying to get ready for the trip with my sisters starting on Friday. I need a vacation.

My garage sale finds!

Yea!!!! The garage sale fairies were looking down on me today. I really found some great things. It was one of those mornings when I felt like if I didn't get out of the house I was going to have a "run-away" (that's what my Mom always said). I think I just do way too much thinking about things I have absolutely no control over so decided to do something that really makes me happy. And the garage sale fairies showered me with gifts. The first thing I found was this wonderful yellow-ware bowl. That's one of my many collections so it's kind of hard to give up but I just don't need another one & making money off this stuff is suppose to be the name of the game. Anyway, it will go to Leola's.

The next find were these wonderful barley twist candlesticks (another collection) but there again, I'm taking them to Leola's. Am I tough, or what!!!!

The last garage sale I hit I found the hand-braided wool rug & twinsize iron bed. Sorry but I'm keeping the bed. I have one & have been looking for a second since the g'kids need another bed.

I'm trying to stockpile some things for Christmas open house. I have painted a wicker settee brown & I'm making cushions out of a red plaid wool throw. It is going to be so cool! RL would love it. So I'm trying to come up with things to go into a real country, primitive room. I'm still such a fan of country, primitive things like quilts, wool rugs & throws, candlesticks, crocks, & wonderful old linens. I also want to have a lot of handmade things this year so I've been working up a storm. Wish there were more hours in the day.

Taking today off!!!

I've decided to play the "Gone With the Wind" game again today & forget the economy, election & all the other worries in my life and just try to enjoy this beautiful fall day. Sometimes it just gets overwhelming & I have to hit myself on the head & say "wake up" to what is really important in my life. I've been married to the same loving & supportive husband for the last 42 years, I have the best daughter anyone ever had who married a wonderful man and I have 3 of the most amazingly, wonderful grandchildren any grandmother ever had so I surely can allow myself one day of no fretting about the world. I'll say my prayers this morning for all our troops, for peace in the world (& yes, I still feel that's attainable), for health & happiness for my family, for Alore Manufacturing to be able to thrive & keep all those great employees, & that a new president will come in & actually make a difference in our world. But after that, I'm turning the TV off, hiding the newspaper & going to some garage sales. I just love playing Scarlett!!!!

Recycled table to last a lifetime

Allison found this table at a garage sale & purchased it from a couple who were downsizing. They told her how their family had set around this table on so many occasions and how difficult it was for them to sell it. They had kept it on their screened in back porch for years so the finish was pretty rough. After telling the elderly couple about her family & how they eat together (almost) every evening & about the many people they invite to eat at their table, I think they were greatly relieved. Alli & John have had a big harvest table in their dining room that was just too large so this round one with 3 leaves is perfect. We sanded it & put 4 coats of finish on it & it's absolutely gorgeous. I think it's walnut. The kids are so serious about recycling & teaching their children about protecting the earth & our environment. They loved the fact that this was a chance to show their children about reusing and not being so wasteful. They're such good parents.

Anyway, we were proud of the job we did on the finish of this table & wanted to share.

Summer pasttime -- Garage sales!

Friday was such a good garage sale day. Beautiful weather until about 11:00 when we started feeling the heat. Allison and the grandkids decided they wanted to come along so we loaded in Allison's minivan and off we went.



It seems to me that it's the greatest way to stimulate our economy and don't forget the whole recycling aspect. Almost everything I bought will now be taken to Leola's to be sold and used again. We also made note that everything we bought was made in America except for the ironstone pitcher that came from England. Even the books were published and printed in the US.

The gandkids bought books, paper, toys, and Sage bought a lock box for all his treasures. Things that would most likely be thrown away if there hadn't been a garage sale. Allison bought vintage jewelry that she'll either wear or use in a future craft project.

The people having the garage sales will most likely take this money and go to the grocery store, get their hair done, do a home improvement, or come to Leola's and purchase something of mine so we all reap the reward.

Makes perfect sense to me!