June 11th

once again, a balmy, perfect day for wandering around Loveland...
spent $38.95
spent most of the day at a neighborhood sale in  Mariana Glen

• --large stack of books for Pat's grandkids--
• 4 picture frames (stacked in picture)--1/all
  
• zippered canvas bag (2nd one not pictured)--50 cents/both
  
• wooden frame--25 cents
  
• decorative hook--10 cents
  
• stainless thermos (cup is useless, thermos good)--50 cents
  
• CD, Eagles hits vol 2--50 cents
  
• necklace--25 cents
  
• small blue ceramic bowl--50 cents
  
• paperback, Storm Warning--10 cents
  
• softcover, Creatures, Critters and Crawlers of the Southwest--25 cents
  
• 2 pr glass candle holders--1/all
  
• 3-candle glass candelabra--1
  
• 2 pr wool socks--1/both
  
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• softcover, Beyond the Far Side--25 cents
• softcover, The Interstate Truck Driver's Handbook (1983)--25 cents
  
• softcover, book about drawing faces--25 cents
  
• softcover, book about painting flowers in watercolor--25 cents
  
• softcover, Petersen Field Guide to Beetles--50 cents
  
• hardcover, RD's Great American Journeys--25 cents
  
• softcover, Palo Duro Vistas (about Palo Duro Canyon area in TX)--25 cents
  

• router, router table, dust collection system, fences, lots of bits and accessories--30

Here's a view of the Craftsman router that came with the table. Owner claimed it is prone to overheating, perhaps it is something Joe can fix someday. In the meantime, we have a nearly-new Ryobi router which runs great we can use with the table. 

June 4th

another perfect, beautiful day
spent $93.70
lots of sales today and a free lunch at Chikfila


drill press--80

• 2 boxes assorted corks + box of assorted shaft collars--2/all
• 3 traffic cones (beside table, just top visible)--2/all
• 2 sticks glue--25 cents/both
• 6 pencil cases--1.50/all
• (old) toaster S + P--50 cents
• ironing board cover--1

better view of the toaster, the bread slices are the S + P shakers...

...and they pop up for easy grabbing when the side handle is pressed.

• --books for Pat's grandkids--
• glass Dansk candleholder (photographed upside down)--3
• hardcover, Sierra Club guide to western National Parks--25 cents
• very nice blue nylon bag--1
• softcover, Talk Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket--35 cents
• nut sheller--50 cents
• 2 pkgs incense--50 cents/both
• softcover, auto-tour book for Dinosaur National Monument--25 cents
• some kind of an embosser (?)--10 cents

• display rack--50 cents (actually bought last week, but left it in the van)

Atticus naps while the cuuh is being logged.

Some pictures of Bella Cotton:

May 29th

beautiful weather--perfect
quite a few sales considering it is a holiday weekend
spent $8.70

• massage/heating pad for chair--3

• thermostat--free
• compartment box--10 cents

• water skiing safety flag--free
• compartment box--10 cents
• 3 plastic storage boxes--75 cents / all
• 5 caps--1 / all

• wireless router--1

• --book for Pat's grandkids--
• fold-out UNICEF book about Japan--1
• hardcover, Jump Again (More Brer Rabbit) very nice illustrations!--25 cents
• hardcover, Essential Impressionists--50 cents
• ring-bound, fold out book featuring some of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings--50 cents

• fountain--50 cents

Flowers!!

Planted several bleeding heart starts about 4 years ago; only one has survived, and it is a spindly plant that just doesn't seem to be doing too well. Bloomed this week, just this single stalk of flowers, but they certainly are pretty!


Iris season is here!! Looks like it is going to be a banner year!


Such showy flowers! Such rich colors!

May 21st

gorgeous day--perfect for saleing!
lots of sales
spent $7.35


glass grinder (used for working with stained glass)--5, together with items below marked *


kohl-i-noor colored pencil set (partial)--*
Audubon Field Guide to North American Mushrooms--*
softcover, The Amish--*
stack of books for Pat's grandkids
softcover, Drawing Airplanes--*
softcover, How to Sew Draperies--*
hardcover, Munich photographs--25 cents


very nice old lamp--1
pkg of (12) foodservice (cloth) napkins--1
green-handled tool--10 cents


Diesel and Atticus enjoying a beautiful Spring day


Irises are starting to bloom!

May 7th

cool and breezy
lots of sales today!
spent $13.40

• shopped at an annual church rummage sale with a "customer names the price/donation" policy and we bought a Farberware grill, commercial/refillable fire extinguisher and a couple of books (marked * below) and 3 music CDs (not pictured)--4
  
• (at a garage sale) roll of aluminium tape and 3 beautiful pairs of wool socks--1/all
  

from the same sale where we got the tape and socks:

• a homemade "pea shooter" or specialized hammer for hard-to-reach nails--2
  
• and a rolling lifter tool--2

(starting at the left rear)

• 3 kids books for Pat's grand kids--30 cents
• 200 Shop Aids and Jigs for Woodworkers (softcover)--50 cents
• Sherman's Hill (UP Railroad) (hardcover)--50 cents
• Earliest Farmers and First Cities (softcover)--25 cents
• Peterson Field Guide to Mammels--*
• Audbon Guide to the Rockies--*
• 4 Louis L'Amour paperbacks--2
• Tabby in the Tub (softcover)--10 cents
• Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico (softcover)--25 cents
• Fossils of Wyoming (softcover)--25 cents
• Northern Colorado's First Settlers (Folsom man) (softcover)--25 cents

a note about Tabby in the Tub, with the incredibly vulnerable looking kitty on the cover, accompanied by the tagline, "What will happen to her tiny kittens?" For 10 cents we just had to buy the book to see how things turn out...

April 30th

quite cool and breezy
enough sales to keep us busy
spent $16.00

• 2 dark tote bags--2/both
• 4 rolls of twill tape (behind Panda)--2/all
• bag of art paper (under Panda)--2/all
• lamp globe--1
• plastic pistol case (Diesel is checking it out)--1
• gripper-snap set with pounding board--3
• tube of brown acrylic paint--50 cents
• tube of brown block printing ink--50 cents
• box of CrayPas (oil crayons)--1
• 9 lengths of reflective tape--1
• ink and watercolor set--2

April 23rd

a cold, rainy day
spent much of the time driving around to cancelled sales, but did find a few to browse
spent 75 cents


basket of foam-ring-ammo (for a gun that shoots them)--50 cents
plastic pencil case--25 cents


as soon as I took the picture, Diesel grabbed the pencil case and started backing off with it! She too, is attracted to cuuh!