Random Stuff

There was only one Estate Sale close to me yesterday.  It was in a strangely set up house with only the kitchen, family room and garage open for the sale.

This little Christmas tree was cute. Only about 6 inches tall and it lit up. I might have considered buying it but at $15 I thought it was priced way too high! 

The refrigerator in the kitchen was tucked into a cubby hole. Can you imagine having to go in and out of that every day? 

The sign on this read "Cabinet not for sale". I'm pretty sure that's a toolbox not a cabinet anyway! I know because Rich used to have one just like it! 

All I ended up buying was this tiny little teapot for 50¢. 

I put a pen by it to show you how small it is. I'll hang it on my miniature tree with the other miniature ornaments I have. 

And this pair of earrings that I splurged and spent $5 on!

I thought they were navy blue stones but when I cleaned them off, they turned out to be purple!

In other news. Saw these on my morning walk yesterday. 

A little skeleton frog and a little skeleton turtle! This house has a quite a few skeleton animals around it. I'll have to get some more pictures the next time I walk by there. 

That's about it for me for now. We are going to Shauna's on Monday to trick or treat with the boys like we usually do. 

Until the next time stay safe and well my friends! 

More Estate Sale Stuff and a Random Photo Purge

In the same condo that had the cross stitching there were workshops in the basement and in the garage.

It was very organized! 

In the garage there was all sorts of woodworking tools and equipment. I didn't take any pictures because there were too many people in there. 

I actually felt really bad for the people that had lived in this condo. I heard a family member tell someone that they had to be put in a nursing home. It really looked like they enjoyed many hobbies and had had a rich, full life. 

I'm sure that is true for a lot of the estate sales I go to, but this particular one was so obvious in every room!

In other news, here's a couple random photos from my phone. 

This is the way some guy parked his big truck outside of my work the other day. I watched him park and thought he was going to keep going and come through the glass! As it was, he kept one tire on the sidewalk and look how close he is to the lamppost! 

It's a sign of the times when the little container for sugar packets contains hand sanitizing wipes instead! 

Another sign of the times, kids jumping in leave piles! 

Until the next time stay safe and well my friends! 

Friday Fun

The last few Fridays I have gone to a few estate sales. I usually plan them like this:

I go online to find the closest estate sales by me and write the addresses down. Then I go to Google Maps and map out my route going to the farthest one first and working my way back towards home. 

I went to two of them on that list, one was a little farther than I wanted to go. Both of these sales were in condos and I won't bore you with the details of the house, just some of the things I saw. 

I thought this lamp was really pretty. They were asking $30 for it. 

At one of the condos there was several cross-stitch pictures. 

They were all very intricate and gorgeous! I could have bought every one of them! 

One had a bunch of sets of dishes. 

They were all really pretty. I especially liked the set in the first picture. 

I thought this sign was cute!

There was a huge bookcase filled with cookbooks, including this collection of Southern Living Annual Recipes from 1990 to 2012. 

There is a lot more things to show you, but I'll save that for another post. 

I ended up only buying one thing.

This dusty little Pyrex 3-cup bowl. It didn't have a price on it so when I took it to the pay table this is what happened:

Me: There is no price on this. 

Him: Hmmmm let's see, 2 dollars

Me: How about one dollar?

Him: Ok. You beat me down!

LOL! I love a good bargain! I have the same bowl in a 7-cup version, and I really like it. This one is the perfect size for a small salad or to mix a tuna or chicken salad. 

In other news: We had the boys spend the night last week for the first time in a while. 

Here they are showing off their latest creations! 

That's about it for me for now! 

Until the next time stay safe and well my friends! 

Scarecrows and Stella

Every October in downtown Plymouth the local businesses create scarecrows that line the park. 

Some of them are pretty clever. 

Like this one from an electrical service company. 

 

Or this Find Waldo one. I didn't look for Waldo in the picture. I did enough of that years ago when it was so popular! 

I thought this one was pretty. 

I liked this one. Remember Cousin It from the Addams Family? 

I thought this one from a local meat company was kind of yuck! 

This one was created by Janisse, my coworker and local artist. 

Now on to the story of Stella. 

This is Stella's Black Dog Tavern. It's a popular restaurant/bar in downtown Plymouth. It's named after the owner's dog, Stella.  Here's what I took from the restaurant website: 

Stella was a service dog and led a remarkable life. She worked tirelessly at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor and other hospitals. Through her birthday parties we raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, the Dogtopia Foundation, Plymouth District Library, and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce to name a few. She was well loved by children of all ages and their folks and grandparents. 

She was a big, beautiful Burnese Mountain Dog. We've seen her in the restaurant a couple times when we ate there. Stella passed away on September 1st at 12 years old. 

Here is an article about her in the local Plymouth Rock Magazine. 

Hopefully you can click on the picture to make it big enough to read. 

Janisse painted this picture of Stella and this tribute was part of the scarecrow display in the park. 

So sweet and such a nice dog. 

Until the next time stay safe and well my friends! 

Estate Sale Potpourri

 Last Friday I went to a bunch of Estate Sales. 

I won't bore you with all the details and none of the houses were really remarkable, so I'll just show you a few things I thought were interesting. 

They were selling this preserved wedding dress for $50. Not sure what year it was from, but my guess is probably in the early 70's. 

One of the houses had several closets filled with clothes like these two suites above. For $20 you could get as many clothes as you could cram in a brown grocery sized bag. I passed. 

One had a table filled with these teacup sets. I used to have a bunch of them a long time ago and displayed them on a shelf that my dad made for me. I still have the shelf but the teacup sets are long gone!

I was something I've never seen before. An automatic windchime. I didn't buy it because I don't need it and didn't want to spend $8 on it. However, I changed my mind and went back to the sale the next day when everything was 50% off.  I thought the boys would get a kick out of it and it would only be $4. But it was gone! Oh well! 

I did end up buying this glass though for $1. I just thought it was pretty. 

Next post I'll tell you about some scarecrows and a tribute to a famous Plymouth dog. 

Until then stay safe and well my friends!