September 10th

A perfect day, partly sunny and just a bit cool

spent $29.60

lots of fun sales today

• padded nylon camera bag--1
  
• 2 boxes of assorted sewing trims--50 cents/both
  
• metal case for glasses--25 cents
  
• assortment of collars for drill bits--75 cents
  
• bag of beading supplies--1
  
• pkg of handmade paper with carved wolf bookmark--25 cents
  
• box of pre-wound bobbins--1
  
• cheese slicer--25 cents
  
• set of stainless measuring spoons--25 cents
  
  
• box of small metric and SAE sockets--25 cents
• big pile of brass hooks + 3 large black metal hooks--3

• ice tea spoon--10 cents
• 7 small spoons--35 cents/all
• 5 glass ashtrays--4
• box of sewing fasteners and elastics--25 cents
• CD player--2
• electronic compass--2
• bag of clear marbles--25 cents
• drill bit holder--25 cents
• leather belt--15 cents
• 4 glass shades + old light fixture--5
  
  
  kinda blurry (sorry!), but this is what the compass looks like powered up

• gorgeous rocking chair--3

100% cotton shirt (for Ellen)--50 cents

Japanese-inspired silk top (for Ellen)--50 cents

• old copier repairman's case--3

inside of the case, needs cleaning up, but a very nice tool case. Compartments for larger stuff behind the ones shown here also.

September 3rd

a cool day, felt like fall was in the air

spent $15.25

good to be back saleing with our friends!!

stack of books for Pat's grandkids

• softcover, Sawmills of the Black Hills (1985)--50 cents
• 2 round wooden bases (only 1 pictured)--1/both
• watch--25 cents
• can of spray paint--25 cents
• piece of heavy canvas cloth--25 cents
• softcover, Robot Dreams,  and Foundation and Earth--50 cents/both
• cord and camcorder battery--25 cents
• box of metallic colored pencils--50 cents
• kitchen utensils: 4 thermometers, 3 pr tongs, cooling rack--3 for all
• heart shaped glass box with metal top--50 cents
• booklight (works!)--25 cents
  
  
  

• crate full of miscellaneous door hardware--2 /all  (buy of the day, especially by weight!!)

Contents of the crate:

door handles, hooks, doorstops, deadbolts, handles...lots of nice, quality stuff!

Also, heavy stainless hinges and strike plates. And a nice crate!

• Little Tykes car for Pat's grandkids

(another incredible deal, the woman who sold it to us says she got it at a yard sale years ago and her kids put a lot of miles on it....For $1 it is a great buy, we paid 8 for the one we bought a few months ago)

• shirt and vest (below) for Joe--5/both
  

August 13th

a perfect day for garage saleing!

spent $23.25

note: items listed in purple were all bought for a flat price of $8, included total but not broken down further

went to a lot of fun and interesting sales today, met a lot of nice people

• pizza baking oven--$4

• black square at top left is a very nice nylon bag that unfolds into a much larger bag
• 4 silk scarves and one (black) wool scarf

• pieces of gold, red and brown Naugahyde
• pieces of spotted fake fur material
  
• big stack of fabric scraps
  
• pieces of tiger-stripe fake fur material
  
• hardcover, Betty Crocker cookbook
  
• Japanese ink, stone and brush set
  
• box of assorted glue, ruler, cork stoppers...
• and assorted calligraphy pens, ink and nibs

• wireless router (blue and black, top left)--1
• pretty blue and white silk scarf--25 cents
• wooden (walnut) 10-yr service plaque--50 cents
• assorted crochet hooks, yarn markers, spools and needles--50 cents
• indoor/outdoor timer--1
• softcover, book about Pearl Harbor--25 cents
• the beautiful wool poncho? cape? wrap? Atticus and the cuuh are laying on--50 cents

here is the label from the beautiful wool piece, whatever it is called. I love it!!! Looks and smells unworn

• DVD player--might or might not work
• (on top of player) LED flashlight powered by a hand-crank--50 cents
• glass bowl with some easter grass--25 cents
• 2 spools / 1 card metallic thread
  
• can full of fabric and acrylic paints
• small zippered change purse--free
• bag of lace scraps--50 cents
• paperback, 2 books on D-Day--50 cents/both
• handful of homemade nails--free
• beautiful handknit scarf and hat (met the woman who made them)--1
• square glass bottle with cork stopper--free
• incense burner with metal inlays--25 cents
• 3 power strips/cords--75 cents/all
• 3 large wooden beads--free
• bag of sequins--25 cents
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  2 aluminum thresholds--50 cents/both

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  some kind of a rack system--1.75/all 

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  tablecloth and napkins made for a card table--1/all

the embroidery is very nice and has an oriental feel to it

August 6th

very pleasant, a little hot, but it is August...

spent $10.60

lots of sales today

• blue nylon insulated lunchbox--10 cents
• tumbling tower (almost full of nice wood blocks)--50 cents
• lantern--1
• 2 light kits for displaying backlit stained glass--1/both
• small white makeup brush holder--10 cents
• 2 round pieces of decorative glass--20 cents/both
• stack of soldering supplies--95 cents
• blue CD case--10 cents
• electronic thermostat--1
• silver mesh bag--10 cents
• small box of wire connectors--10 cents
• 2 square glass pieces--20 cents/both
• gel pad for aches and pains--3
• box of origami paper--2
  
• not pictured: nice large canvas beach bag, orange and white--25 cents
  

July 30th

hot
spent $11.40
plenty of sales

• box of blue notecards with kraft envelopes--50 cents
• softcover, The Crown Jewels, tourist booklet--10 cents
• nice wide-mouth jar--25 cents
• crock pot--2
• plastic ruler--50 cents
• softcover, Science and Us, Golden Guide--25 cents
• softcover, The Planets and their Satellites--10 cents
• round blue tiles--50 cents
• oval glass bowl--50 cents
• green glass piece--50 cents
• softcover, Peterson Bird Guide--25 cents
• hardcover (orange), Farm Journal Favorite Recipes--50 cents
• softcover, How to Make Your Home More Convenient (1971)--10 cents
• softcover, Islands on the Prairie--1
• softcover, owner's manual for an old camera--10 cents
• set of drawing pencils--25 cents

• Midland CB base station: "Convoy Buddy" (in original box!)--3
• Not pictured: cat perch that clips onto a windowsill with a fleece "hamock-style" top--1

July 23rd

quite warm, overall a very nice day

spent $10.25

went to quite a few sales

• (dark pile top left) 5 prs socks--25 cents/all
• 2 bags clear marbles--50 cents/both
• 2 small power supplies (cords with brick plugs)--50 cents/both
  
• interesting piece of glassware--25 cents
• bunch of plastic cake decorations (columns, hearts, umbrellas, cupids, swan, etc)--75 cents/all
• (modern made-in-china) retro style phone--$3
• handmade ceramic mug--25 cents
• softcover, Polymer Clay--1
• long spade bit, drill extension, pkg of 9v buttons and small pkg solder--2/all
• (dark round thing under phone) metal candleholder--25 cents
• Braun travel alarm clock--50 cents
• (not pictured) bucket filled with old tire chains (per pound, gotta be the deal of the day)--1

Meanwhile, underneath the table full of cuuh:

Diesel and Panda were having a great time playing. Diesel moved just as the shutter clicked, and I had the lights low, so she was recorded as mostly a blur of motion. The camera has always had trouble seeing her.

Go cats, go!!  It is so fun having a young cat family!

July 8th and 16th

hot both weeks

spent $1.50 last week
        $10.25 this week

Joe wasn't feeling well and stayed home on the 8th, and I didn't find much, so last week's cuuh logging was delayed until today

Quite a few sales today, and seemed to be more people shopping than in the past few weeks

This week's (7-16) cuuh:

• insulated lunch bag--50 cents
  
• 5 very nice women's leather belts--1.25/all
  
• Rowenta clothes steamer brush--3
  
• 2 lidded brass pots from Syria--50 cents/both
  
• handful of hair-ties and clips--1/all
  
• 2 cloth napkins--50 cents/both
  
• set of 4 blue cloth napkins--$1/all
  
• glass (florist's) frog--50 cents
  
• frosted glass vase (that we are going to use for a lamp lens)--50 cents
  
• package of heat tape (for gutters, pipes, etc)--25 cents
  
  
  

Close up of one of the hair clips, the nicest one, a metal butterfly ponytail clip with rhinestones!!!

• very nice vinyl bag, no tears or stains, working zipper--25 cents
  
• beautiful woven bag from Syria, filled with the 6 little lamps, also from Syria--free
  

Joe got chatting with a very nice woman having a sale, about the glass frog he was buying, telling her how he planned to fill the holes with LEDs and turn it into a very decorative light fixture. She thought that was great, and she then pulled out the bag with the little lamps and showed them to him, telling him that she had brought them back here, hoping to find a way to use them here. But now she is moving and doesn't want to take them with her, so she offered them to Joe if he thought he could use them. She even through in the bag they were in, so it was easily "deal of the day" (and I thought those 25 cent leather belts would be hard to beat!). And yes, the 2 little Syrian lidded pots were also from her sale, priced right, mostly.



"The best selling car in the world"  Pat wanted one for the grandkids, found this one for $8 (not included in cuuh totals, since it is reimbursed)

• not pictured: projection screen--1
  

Last week's (7-8) cuuh:

• silk blouse--$1
• Pronouncing Musical Dictionary (see below for better photo)--25 cents
• plastic pencil case--25 cents

A nice addition to my "library of how-to"

Cat Photo of the Week:


Diesel and Panda are laying on Atticus. 3 on a perch. We hope they are nice, sturdy perches...