I wrote that last Saturday we hit a few yard sales at the end of the day and scored a few nice things. Then on Monday, we visited Madison (15 minutes down the road) and stopped in a local antique mall. I picked up a "vintage" (1972) Scrabble game and a brand new Italian-made coffee press. I had never had coffee made in this way, so I was anxious to try it. I am so glad it came with instructions in English! I am hooked! The coffee is smooth and delicious. They are both keepers for now! Then, after a being home for four days in a row, by Thursday I was ready to do something. Ended up running a few quick errands and making a run to a never-before visited thrift store in Madison. Lee found nothing, but I nabbed a card shuffler and a salad spinner. Not bad for two bucks total.
Friday morning saw us rolling out of bed a little earlier than our normal vacation time. Lee had heard about an estate sale not too far away, so we were there by 8:30. Lots of nice furniture, but very high priced. We stuck to the low end and scored some great finds. We went through several boxes of record albums and 45s, finding some neat blues recordings by Muddy Waters, several old children's records (I can remember these kind of records from 2nd and 3rd grades!), a few old music books, along with three 1964 early readers. I love old children's books, and I remeber reading both of these anthologies in first or second grade. They were not Dick and Jane books (though we def had those in 1st grade), but still a neat find. Together, we had a large box full of treasures--and we got them at a steal! Love it!
I also found an almost new stove ceramic-top stove. I was really excited about this. Several months ago my ceramic stove top cracked. Everytime I used the burner units, it cracked a little more, until I had a crack running from one side of the stove to the other. I was afraid to cook on it and replacing the top itself would be expensive. I checked in to replacing with a similar model and knew I would be out about $500. Definitely did not want to go there! Anyway, I grabbed the chance to get the "new' stove--a bargain at $75.00 (after some haggling). Seriously, it is awesome!
Another neat find was a garden fountain. It's made of a coated resin, I think, and there are a few chips of coating missing, but overall, it is a definite win! I have it on my front porch for now, but it will go to the flower garden as soon as the mulch gets put down.
I also love old textiles. This is a beautiful example of a linen and crochet dresser scarf. Love the details!
We also did some dumpster diving (at the same estate sale)! (I know, crazy!) I found some salveageable items--an old rope, a vintage wire basket, a roll of packing tape, and a rake. All worth the price of $0.00!
Another great find at another yard sale was a Wolfgang Puck Electric Pressure Cooker. It was $25, but new ones are easily $89-$119. I think I got a bargain! Did I mention it had never been used??? How cool is that? I used it yesterday to cook a frozen pork roast. It was completely done in less than 45 minutes. BBQ sandwiches for lunch! YUM!
I also spent some time repurposing, redecorating, and removing (junk) from my house. Swapped out a tall armoire that used to hold an old-style tv set for the dresser/cabinet to hold the flat screen. I really like it. Also played with my DREAM sign from last week's yard sale. Still not sure what I'm doing, but I'll get there.
We had so much fun picking together and then sharing our finds with friends and family. We have the best friends who helped us get the stove home on their trailer. We shared dinner and a movie afterwards. Then our oldest son and his wife came in on Saturday to visit and pig out with us on the BBQ made in our yard sale pressure cooker (pun intended). They were both amazed and now they want one! All in all, it was a great week for junking and for "LEE AND SABRINA" time.
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