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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

This is a very special edition of Garage Sale Friday.  If you’ve been following my articles over at Chambanamoms, you already know that today was THE estate sale.  At the House That Got Away. The House that Got Away All … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

It’s baaaaack!  Now that spring has sprung, and my youngest is off to school, mommy has a little time for garage sales again!  Visited just two sales this morning, and even so, was a little late to the punch, but … Continue reading →

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One Small Step to a Sustainable Holiday

Posted on November 30, 2009 by admin

Amid all of the pre-Thanksgiving buzz last week about Black Friday, a TV news reporter stood in the middle of a well known Big Box store, holding up some of the great deals to be had.  Among her selected items, … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on August 14, 2009 by admin

In lieu of today’s haul, I offer the following Golden Rule of garage sale-ing:

Never Buy Something Just Because It’s Cheap Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on August 10, 2009 by admin

A little too excited, perhaps, because I found that $10 is kind of a lot to pay for Ikea blocks at a garage sale, so it was by no means a good deal. Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on July 31, 2009 by admin

Today’s haul: Two dollars. Two garage sales and one estate sale visited.  The bread maker came from a garage sale that a woman was holding for her parents, who were selling their house to move into assisted living.  The house, … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on July 24, 2009 by admin

I have been garage sale-ing for about as long as I can remember. I have purchased an untold number of things from garage and estate sales. I have resold many of those things and gone on to buy more. Some highlights: A gorgeous small Julian Onderdonk painting, a first edition 1831 copy of The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky, a large Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl, a set of three Hans Wegner “The” chairs…………….a lowlight would be the 1982 Jaguar XJ6 that seemed so promising at just $250, if only I could have invested about 5 grand to get the thing running properly and exorcise the vomit-y small. A definite lowlight. Continue reading →

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