May 25th

cool and cloudy

spent $3.25

lots of sales in newer neighborhoods with typically newer junk, so we didn't find a lot of irresistible cuuh this week...

• adidas gym bag--25 cents
• heavyweight-nylon garment bag--75 cents
• Timex indiglo travel alarm w/ working battery--free
• picture frame--25 cents

• black nylon bag--50 cents
• nice leather American Tourister bag--50 cents
• neck-friendly polar fleece shirt--1

May 18th

sunny for awhile, then overcast, but so warm and pleasant--perfect weather!

spent $15.05

lots and lots of sales today

• (left of the table) yellowish plastic sled--50 cents
• HP computer tower--8
• stainless Aladdin thermos (in useable condition)--25 cents
• soft-sided Sam's Club cooler--25 cents
• boomerang--1
• 3 nice prs. socks (2 cotton, 1 wool)--75 cents / all
• framed picture--25 cents
• electronic pocket Merriam Webster dictionary (needs batteries)--5 cents
• fake-wood boards--free

• softcover, How to Draw and Paint--50 cents
• badly damaged hardcover, The Wild West of Louis L'Amour--25 cents
• 2 pcs. decorator fabrics--$1 / both
• 2 pk friction dots for acrylic rulers (keeps 'em from sliding)--20 cents / both
• pocket magnifier--free
• softcover, Goldilocks and the Three Bears--5 cents

• Hooker 100 bilinear--$1
• Johnson Messenger 132 (CB radio), sadly, missing mike--$1

May 11th

an overcast and quite cool day...

spent $1.35

we went to quite a few sales but didn't find a whole lot that interested us today...

• 2 cork blocks (told they were exercise aids)--1 / both
• cold food storage container with freezable gel in lid--25 cents
• pencil case--10 cents

CAT PHOTO:

Bella Cotton, pampered housecat

May 4th

sunny and very warm, UV index was forecast to be 10 today

spent  $26.25

another perfect day with plenty of interesting sales

Note: items marked with * were bought for a total of $3 at a church rummage sale

• silver gel pen--25 cents
• 2 drawing pencils--*
• 4 pencil sharpeners--*
• square glass "butter bell"--*
• red plastic tablecloth (under above stuff)--25 cents
• pkg of "jeans buttons"--50 cents
• box of glass beads--*
• ring of embroidery floss--*
• 4 glue sticks--25 cents/all
• 2 pieces of fabric, red and white--*
• glass ashtray--*
• softcover, Make Your Own Rec Room--25 cents
• softcover, (wood)burning and Texturing--25 cents
• pkg w/ 2 flashbulbs--*

• softcover, Singer: More Creative Sewing Ideas--3
• softcover, Sunset: Furniture You Can Build--25 cents
• softcover, Arches and Canyonland (Nat'l Parks)--1
• softcover, booklet about measuring tools--25 cents
• softcover, Devil's Tower (Nat'l Monument)--1
• pkg shrink plastic (for crafts)--*

• very nice copper-bottom stainless pasta pot with strainer and lid--15
• ultrasonic humidifier--*

• 2 pr corduroy jeans in new condition (light aqua and charcoal gray)--1/both

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A yard at one of the sales had some beautiful salvia in full bloom which was attracting many bees. A bumblebee was among them, stuffing her leg sacks full of pollen. Really wanted to get a good picture of her, but she wouldn't cooperate...then I tried my luck with a couple of honeybees, but I had some trouble getting the camera to focus on the buzzing insects...

the salvia blooms


bumblebee


honeybee


another honeybee 
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April 27th

another perfect day for saleing
spent 95 cents
we didn't find a lot to buy today, but did see some beautiful flowers and we got a nice tour of the Presbyterian church on 4th St...

• insulated lunch bag--10 cents
• pkg of picture frame supports--25 cents
• Time/Life The Cooking of Italy book--50 cents
• plastic clutch--10 cents

Some of the beautiful flowers we saw around town today:












The Presbyterian church on 4th St:

We stopped at the church thinking their rummage sale was today; turns out it is tomorrow. We ran into a friend of Mick's who is head of building maintenance or some such at the church, and he gave us a wonderful tour of the inside of the bldg. Built in 1904 and on the register of historic places, it is quite nice inside, the first time any of us had seen the interior.


The organ was installed in 1914


beautiful stained glass windows


an old stained glass window removed last year, now awaiting a $5000 restoration


Gail got to ring the bell!!

Cat Pictures:

Put this bag on a chair, emptied it, and in no time at all the kittens were in it, (one at a time)

Panda



Diesel

April 20th

another beautiful day, perfect saleing weather
spent $18.10
several "free boxes" with good stuff today!!


Mick and Joe loading the cuuhmobile this morning

• gallon glass jar (no lid)--50 cents
• red plastic Craftsman tool box--1
• (hopefully aluminum) pot lid--10 cents
• plastic flask bottle--free
• stainless milk frother (on box)--2
• assorted glass jars with lids--free
• 1985 souvenir pack of Space Shuttle photos from FL--free
• Double-15 Dominos (ok for Mexican Train!) set--2
• card with 4 rubber end caps--1
• desk accessories cube--free
• pr plaid flannel pj pants--50 cents
• "Test Drive" video game--2
  
• stack of old software CDs--free

Found a nice selection of storage bags today!!

• salesman's case--3
• American Tourister carry-on--50 cents
• 2 suitcase inserts with nice zippered pouches--50 cents/both
• 2 gym bags--1
• suit carrier--50 cents

• (on top) 5 frosted, colored square glass plates--1 / all
• Pioneer stereo system with digital tuner and remote--2.50

Cat Pictures



Atticus yawns


Atticus and Rita share the window perch in the office


update photo: put the American Tourister bag on the bathroom floor so it would be handy for a quick dust off / cleaning in the tub, and Attie decided it was the perfect spot for a nap!

April 6th

perfect day, weather-wise, and, Micah's birthday

spent $10.55

not too many sales, perhaps because Loveland schools are on spring break this week? Well, it didn't slow us down too much...we ended up in Fort Collins so we could wish Micah a happy birthday

• Found these marijuana-leaf candy mold +ice cube tray at the first sale--50 cents / both

• glass ginger jar--50 cents
• 3 frames w/ non-glare glass--1.50 / all
• 3 connected frames--20 cents
• baggie with small mirrors--10 cents
• small pewter + glass frame--20 cents
• wooden checkerboard--1
• red/gray/white nylon scarf--10 cents
• pair of shears--1
• pastel ceramic frame--20 cents
• 11 small jars--free
• paperback, book about Celtic letters--25 cents
• Tumbling Towers game--1
• 2 carrying cases--free
• brush (for the cats)--free
• Maya made (Guatemala) leather cup--25 cents
• oak turntable--25 cents

• lawn chaise--2.50

• 4 (used to be) glass cabinet doors--1 / all

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Lots of trees in bloom this week, made the drive so very pretty!


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