Yard Sales

Yard sales, tag sales, whatever they are called, it is how we have furnished our house here over the past two years. The house is over 150 years old, and truly, it looks as is we have lived here that long!

The town of Salem, Washington county, or which we are part had a town wide tag sale a couple of Saturdays ago. We picked up side tables, shelving, all sorts, for pennies.

Last Saturday we went to Arlington Vermont, where Michael got a magnificent tool chest, complete with some pretty amazing tools , among other treasures.

These outings take us through some of the prettiest scenery, and we meet the  nicest people. Like Garage sales at home, people find treasures in the trash of others. And the planet can breath a sigh of relief.

Hat Racks!

Just behind Michael's right elbow, the enormous chest he found that had the tools. He walked past it at first & I couldn't believe that he had passed up on it. As we were leaving, he noticed it. And had to have it.

Around here

At Yushaks, our local store, the one that is famous for its sausages, a worried looking man asked Debbie if he had 'wave' written across his forehead, indicating his furrowed brow!

He went on to say, "because everyone I drive past waves at me" 

She asked, "was it this kind of wave?" (single hand raised from the wrist) or this (two hands dancing in the air)

"Just one hand"

"Oh well", she  says, "everyone gets one of those, you're nothing special, if it's one hand, it's just hi. If it's two, then they know you, they are really pleased to see you"

I am not sure if he understood or was consoled.

City folk.