December 17th

Another unbelievably mild day here today...we've had such a lovely fall!

spent about $8.50 (tax not included on items in 1st picture)

no sales at all today, so we went to Loveland Goodwill and the McKee Thrift Store. Both Micah and Savannah were with us, so a good time was pretty much guaranteed in any case! There were also plenty of holiday shoppers combing the thrifts for a good deal...we found a few, and hope they did too.

• 2 cords with plugs for rope lights (or modification)--1
• handbag frame--1
• big wooden/clay beads--1/all
• softcover, book about the Blue Mountains in Australia--33 cents
• softcover, book about the history of Estes Park and Grand Lake--33 cents
• cut glass candleholder--50 cents
• softcover, small British kid's book--33 cents

and we found this beautiful Shetland wool sweater (made in Hong Kong) in near-new condition for an unbelievable $4.54 (incl tax and Sr discount) at Goodwill. Definitely the buy of the day, (like the Tibetan one I found last week), incredibly nice, warm sweaters for such reasonable prices!!

December 6th

a beautiful, mild sunny day!

spent $29.15 + tax

no garage sales today, so we went to 3 thrift stores in Longmont instead

• handmade sweater from Nepal--9.95
• pkg of paint crayons--1
• pair of black nylon ski pants (which I am wearing in the photo)--9.95

"Whats It??" of the day, maybe the year...

• Joe found and bought this little contraption--8.25
  

did some research when he got home and it is a cleaner (possibly ultrasonic?) used by watchmakers to clean watch parts. This one is possibly a model from 1947 (research continues) and it seems to work, at least as far as Joe can tell...

November 12th

a nice, mild, sunny day

spent $21.00

no garage sales today; we went to a large estate sale and then the LL Goodwill. We didn't buy anything at Gw.

• large, heavy duty nylon zippered case--1

the case above was pictured stuffed with these:

• 3 hand crocheted afghans--6/all

• 2 nice designer suit bags--2/both

• 2-gold, flannel-backed square tablecloths--1/both
• hardcover, The First and Last--we bought 17 books @ 3/$1, so 6 for all of today's books 
• bundle of metallic foil paper--50 cents
• box of wooden blocks--3
• 3 silver belts--1/all
• hardcover, Warplanes & Air Battles of WW II
• hardcover, Aircraft

• hardcover, Visiting Our Past, America's History Lands
• hardcover, Flying the Old Planes
• hardcover, Aircraft
• hardcover, Glenn Curtiss
• hardcover, Journey of the Giants
• softcover, NPS book about the Grand Canyon
• hardcover, Warrior Class
• hardcover, Time/Life Series, The Carrier War
• softcover, NPS book about RMNP
  
• softcover, book about costumes 
  

• hardcover, 
• hardcover, Knights
• small plastic alarm clock--50 cents
• hardcover, The National Air and Space Museum
• softcover, The Middle Ages

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And today there was extra fun when a young cuuh-hunter joined the team for the day:

November 5th

impossibly beautiful weather for November: warm and sunny
spent $8.85
quite a few sales today, considering it is November...

One of the sales we attended was next door to a yard full of sculpture and sculpture pieces. How interesting!

• 2 hollow glass candlesticks--2/ both
• grater--25 cents
  
• "fishing" style shirt for J--1
• 2 lacy tops for E--50 cents/ both
• linen blouse with mother-of-pearl buttons--1
• bag of metal clips (on blouse)--25 cents
• 2 electrical transformer plugs--35 cents/ both

• Dymo labeler with full roll of label tape--50 cents
• zippered lunch box--25 cents
  
• very nice padded HP camera case with magnetic closing flap--50 cents
• metal crate in excellent condition--2

• full box of wooden dominos--25 cents

 

another fun day of cuuh hunting in LL!

October 29th

cool early, but the weather unfolded into a beautiful, sunny, mild day. Perfect for saleing!

spent  $44.80

unexpectedly, a red-letter day for both us and G + M. We were all amazed that we found so many good deals today! Several interesting sales and we all spent more than we'd figured we would, but we got some neat stuff and the saleing season will slow to a crawl soon enough... 

• very nice Craftsman toolbox--10

• Kenmore 1040 sewing machine with some accessories (no case)--10

(Atticus approves!)

• Lortone rock tumbler with some rocks and refill kit--5

• primo condition projection screen--1
• assortment of bags (Sam's bag is insulated, garment bag has nice leather trim)--2.25/all

• (difficult to see: black) hardcover, Hell Hawks (WW II)--30 cents
• hardcover, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo--30 cents
• hardcover, Attack on Yamamoto--30 cents
• hardcover, The Doolittle Raid--30 cents
• red silk short sleeved T--25 cents
• paperback, Thunderbolt (WW II)--30 cents
• paperback, The Battle of Arnham--30 cents
• length of blue/ silver braid--1
• 2 small stainless bowls--25/ both
• timing light cable--50 cents

• hardcover, The Art of the Golden West--1
• softcover, The Armada Campaign 1588--2/ + all the other books in this photo
• softcover, The Conquistadors 1492-1550
• softcover, Mevlana (in Turkey)
• softcover, Hellcat Aces of WW II
• softcover, Corsair Aces of WW II
• softcover, Knight Templar
• softcover, The Spanish Invasion of Mexico 1519-1521

although some of these books are on obscure (to me) periods of history, they look very interesting. Lots of drawings and illustrations in them, not just text. 

 

• bag of Warm Window (insulated shade) material with some hardware (magnets, pulleys, cord, rings, etc) and a bundle of instructions for making the shades--5
• canvas apron (in plastic bag, bottom right)--25 cents

• Rowenta iron--3
  
• blue + white silk shirt--25 cents
  
• cotton Hawaiian shirt--25 cents
  
• jar of nails--free
  
• pouch of gel pens--25 cents
  
• kaleidescope with 3 different ends--1
  
• 3 closet cedar blocks--25 cents/ all
  
• 2 pair black tights--25 cents/ both
  
• striped short sleeved linen blouse--25 cents
  
• paperback, A Fighter Pilot's Life--30 cents
  
• mercury thermostat--free
  

October 22nd

overcast and cool today, some light rain around noon

spent $9.75

not too many sales today; sadly, the season is winding down...  

• unopened can of glossy red spray paint--5 (also included items marked with *)
• retangular "shiny thing" next to paint = template for early computer flow charting--*
• stainless steel baking pan--3 (also included items marked with ++)
• plastic alphabet stencils (in pan)--25 cents/both
• 5 pcs computer fans/ heatsinks--++
• router depth gauge--*
• magnetic towel bar--25 cents
• blue silicone spatula--25 cents
  
• 360 degree protractor--*
• silent, lighted mercury light switch--*
• box with 4 Selectric correcting ribbons--*
• 3 wooden, 1 glass picture frames--*
  
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• acrylic knit cap--20 cents
  
• lambswool/ acrylic scarf--20 cents
  
• 3 cotton tops--60 cents/all
  
• pkg of red glass marbles--*
  

October 15th

a perfect, perfect day. Blue skies and warm autumn sunshine

spent $27.60

a fun day

• surge protector power strip--1.50
• blue pyrex dish--25 cents
• red metal fire extinguisher mount--25 cents
• 2 orange plug expanders--10, together with items listed with *
• vintage Holiday Inn ashtray--10 cents
• 4 big rubber floor protectors (for furniture legs)--50 cents/ all
• booklet on cake decorating (1959)--1
• stack of envelopes, some paper that looks "crumpled" and a package of light blue cardstock--3

• 4 suitcases--7/ all

• 32 cup muffin pan--1

there were 2 for sale, Gail bought the other. It does not come close to fitting into our oven, hopefully it will fit in one of Gail's ovens...

• 12 foot chain with hooks--*

• el cheapo lawn chair--50 cents
• kids book--50 cents
• softcover, Oriental Painting Course--*

• box of paper odds and ends, mostly cardstock weight--2

• very nice vintage Kenmore machine with walking foot and other accessories (box on right)--*

• combination lock--free
  
• bison pin--free
  

The lock was locked, and the owner couldn't unlock it, when he gave it to Joe. He said his son had used it, but had forgotten the combination, and that Joe was welcome to have it "as a paperweight." Joe thanked him, and we headed for another sale going on across the street. In just a couple of minutes of fiddling with it, Joe had it open and the combo noted, so then of course he went back and showed off to the guy who'd given it to him, offering (jokingly) to sell it back to him...he said no, it was still a paperweight as far as he was concerned...meanwhile the guy holding the sale across the street was very impressed and asked me if Joe knew how to pick locks or something. I said no, he just likes to play with them if there is a challenge involved, which is certainly true. And a free lock is useful...