Aaaand....They're Off!

Last weekend was the official start of yard sale-ing season. I have the biggest car with back seats that fold down flat and a hatch back trunk so, I am the driver. I picked up HB and Alicia and then a new friend named Karla and we hit the open trail.

Our first stop was "Our Mother of Sorrows" Church sale. Which leads me into a whole mind-circle regarding Catholic names and getting people to like your religion. Our Mother of Sorrows isn't quite making the grade there. Along with Our Father of Depression and Our Children of Cutting Themselves, Our Mother of Sorrows ranks right up there with worst church names ever.

Now, this sale has been good to us before and we catch it almost every year. We always check out the tent first. Large pieces of furniture huddle under the tent. This year HB bought a $2 bentwood chair right away (painted aqua, score!) and then fretted about an armless loveseat in aqua velvet with some cat damage at the corners, but nice clawfeet on casters, too. It was marked $10 and we debated over ways to fix it and if it was worth $10, which it almost certainly was. Karla said that HB could take a reupholstering class and learn to fix it herself. Finally I suggested that we go inside and shop and if it was still there when we came out it was clearly a sign that we should purchase it.

We shopped. Some of us more than others. Karla got a sweet picnic basket with all the table settings for 50 cents, I got two tiny things, which were my only finds the entire day and HB did in fact end up getting the love seat. Alicia found a little doggie and a garbage can. These girls have bought more garbage cans than I care to tell you about. I guess that is what happens when you "like things clean".

On the way to pay for it, the old man tending The Tent asked her what the price was. She told him $10. He countered, "How about five?" She responded by hugging him, obviously. He then giggled and commented suggestively, "How about THREE?" He posed for pictures with her and then we rammed it into the car. Along with the chair, our finds and four women. The set up was just ever so slightly illegal. But, we really hazed Karla pretty good. "Hi there. This is your seat, here in this cramped position with no seat belt between a chair and a love seat and about forty bags of stuff until we get to where we are going."

This is the second time she has taken one for the team this year. The first being the table.

The love seat bit HB and drew blood. She stopped it with super glue. People who work at hospitals know weird things. Don't even ASK what spewtum is, you don't want to know.

HB's second bentwood chair of the day. TV trays that Karla and HB fought over for a minute, frightening the old lady who was having the sale. HB conceded and Karla came home victorious.

Round One
HB: Aqua chair-$2, Pyrex dish-50 cents, vintage linen with embroidered barware in orange & green-?, Sapphire puff pillow-50 cents, Santa head mug- 50 cents, pink plastic tray-?, ship picture-10 cents.
Alicia:Doggie figurine-?, Orange stripe garbage can-?
Karla:Wicker picnic basket with full table service-50 cents

Round Two
HB: White bentwood chair, orange glass pitcher with glass stir stick & another boat picture-$5 total

Karla: Bag-50cents, white ceramic and wood light-$1

All in all a very good start to the season. This next weekend is going to be wild! Stay tuned!