Scenes from this weekend's yard sale

Don't "long" and "high" mean the same thing? "Width", that's the word you meant.
 

Deb, seriously, you could write a book called "People I met at my yard sale", sort of like the "People at Walmart" idea
 
"we accept guns" Of coarse. A lot of what they list that they don't want, does sell on E bay. I'm a thrifter so don't buy vintage online but I look up stuff sometimes and judging by some people who thrift and resell, (YouTube videos) that stuff does sell.
 
:cool: I'm guilty of being a reseller...

I'm also guilty of being a 'collector' - you collect this, you collect that - consequently you wind up with way too much stuff.

One of the things I used to collect was cookbooks - 'specially those comb-binding fund raising ones. Probably had about 1.5 K of them. And then came the advent of the internet. Once I discovered the WWW, I rarely looked at any of those cookbooks again.

eBay was in it's infancy about the time I was fittin' to retire from Chicago to Florida and them cookbooks were a hot item back then and the snipers would run the bids way up high.

Any way, 'reselling' turned into a lucrative side-hustle. There was the thrill of the hunt and putting an item in the hands of someone who appreciated it... :cool:
 
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You're right, Deb. Back in the day, it was use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without...and that extended to what was in the pantry/ice box. I personally like basic "meat and potatoes" cooking. I like it a whole lot better than keto-friendly, gluten-free, no salt, no cholesterol, no fat, no flavor, no fun, and it's a whole lot more satisfying than skimpy portions that are "styled" on a plate. A for instance...Monday night we had roast beast, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans and whole kernel corn. Last night was meatloaf, mac & cheese, broccoli. Both meals sure did look good on the plate, and I sure did feel like I'd had a meal when my plate was cleaned😊
 
I still think about a scene in a movie I saw once where an elderly lady was complaining about her daughter-in-law. She said, " They had to go out to dinner last night. She couldn't cook because she didn't have the "ingredients". In my day, we didn't use ingredients to cook...we just used whatever we had!"

I'm going to start using that excuse......"I don't have the ingredients." "Whadda ya mean? The refrigerator and freezer is stuffed with stuff!" "Yes, but I don't have ingredients........"
 
Tom 86 said:
You have a lot of very good things.
My wife & I use to go to garage/lawn sales here before she passed. If it was a lawn sale I would always ask them how much are you asking for your lawn? We always had fun & bought many good things.
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I enjoyed reading your post, here. It's sweet and funny.:):LOL:
 
Deb, those historical newspapers look very fascinating!

If no one buys them, then I wonder if any school, or a history department at a Univ or High school, or um.... a library, or historical society might love for others to be able to enjoy them?
 
Those newspapers might be a bit heavy for shipping but there’s no fear of breakage. Maybe someone at a distance would be willing to buy them.

It’s over 25 years since I accidentally tossed my spiral bound Alberta Farm Women’s cookbook. I’m still sad about it.
 
@debodun I've enjoyed the cookie recipes you posted. I'd have to sub out the dairy and egg but some of those looked really good.

Regarding the guy wanting the George Washington stuff, did you get his number? I think you can have sales at your new place also once all is unpacked and you decide what you really want to keep for yourself only.
 
Thanks, @WheatenLover There’s no photo of the book and they don’t deliver to Canada. I will get in touch with them and maybe when the border open up, I’ll be able to go to Spokane. We used to go there occasionally.
 
One woman didn't have enough money to buy what she wanted and asked if I'd take a check. I refused. She reiterated that it was a good check. I suggested that she go over to the convenience store and use the ATM. She just laughed and said she had to go to a bank in Glens Falls (which is roughly 30 miles one way) to get money. I thought I was the only Luddite left in the world.
 

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