August 31st

so glad to be back hunting the cuuh today!!

spent $9

sunny and hot, also very hazy for some reason....

• hardcover, ABC USA--25 cents
• 2 frosted glass jars--50 cents/both
• artist's lazy susan--75 cents
• 2 decorative glasses filled with glass cubes and marbles--2/both

• shovel--3
• metal storage box with lots of fuses and misc--1
• white plastic storage box--1
• 2 files--50 cents/both

Panda relaxing this week in a new box:

August 10th

a little late in logging this week's cuuh;  I've been a little under the weather lately...
spent $13.50

Items marked * were purchased for a total of $12

• 10 gray and black markers--*
• set of (white, round) pattern weights--*
• bag of assorted cords and elastic--*
• 4 rubber stamps--*
• another bag of assorted cords and elastic--*
• bag of buttons, bobbins and asst notions--*
• 1 stone necklace, 2 stone bracelets--*
• delicate silver-colored necklace with purple stones--*

• gold lame tablecloth--*
• birthday mug (Rita is 9 y.o. today!!)--25cents
  stethoscope--25 cents
  softcover Leather Braiding--1

• package of decorative foils--*

• 3 nice bags--*

July 27th

hot and sunny

spent $31.00

I found a few interesting books today at an estate sale...

• 2 wooden boxes--#
• softcover, Hawaiian volcanos--50 cents
• softcover, Hawaiian reefs and tidal pools--50 cents
• softcover, Hawaiian shore fishes--50 cents
• pkg of picture wire and eye screws--#
• "blow me" roach clip--#
• 2 interesting dice--#

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# = items purchased for $8 total price

As soon as I snapped the shutter, Atticus decided he wanted to sit on the books

• 3 small bottles, 2 cream carafes and a very pretty blue Japanese one--#
• fabric remnants--#
• 2 wind-up fast food toys--free

• selection of vinyl remnants--#

• really cool cigarette dispenser--3

the dispenser in action (video)

The books...ah yes, the books...

     Every season has a sale or two that stands out for exceptional finds. The ones fondly remembered years later. Today we found one of those sales, an estate sale for a woman who was downsizing and could not take everything with her. The woman (who wasn't there, her friends were holding the sale for her) is an artist and I felt an immediate affinity for her after just briefly browsing through her book collection, which was huge. She and I share many of the same interests and her library was full of books I am most interested in reading. What an incredible, lucky find! It was difficult, but I limited myself to purchasing 50 books, which I got for the mind-boggling price of $18. I could easily have found 2 or 3 times that number that looked at least moderately interesting, but I stopped at 50 as a "practical" number, even though it meant leaving books that I might have bought in different circumstances. But these 50 are treasures and I am excited at the prospect of opening the cover of each one.

these 3 are brochures

• tote bag--25 cents
• not pictured: paperback, Louis L'Amour-Reilly's Luck--25 cents

July 13th

back at it after a few weeks' absence. A hot and sunny day 

spent $18.50

out-of-towners, G's sister and cousin, joined us for a fun day

• stainless "double boiler"--1
• 4 pr women's socks--free
• Xacto knife set, 3 handles + blades + plastic case--50 cents
• 2 rubber stamps--20 cents/both
• lightbulb in blue pkg--free
• 3 pks auto lightbulbs--30 cents/all
• card with assorted ribbon lengths--10 cents

• ultrasonic humidifier--1
• 2 stainless water bottles--50 cents/both
• 6 wooden frames (1 not pictured)--3.50/all
• 2 bags w/ small rubber stamps--20 cents/both
• 5/8" wrench--10 cents
• VHS The Man Called Moon--10 cents
• VHS Mexican travel tape--10 cents
• VHS Jerry Clower--10 cents
• 2 celtic music CDs--30 cents/all
• worn/stained tablecloth--free
• fajita pan and wooden rest--3

• 5 pairs women's jeans--5
• shish kabob attachment for a Sunbean rotisserie broiler--50 cents

• shovel--2

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Cat Photo of the Week


Panda relaxes in the box that recently arrived from Memphis. Panda loves boxes.

June 8th

perfect weather: sunny with a gentle breeze and temperatures in the 80s

spent $17.05

had a nice time today

• Technics digital tuner--5
• Panasonic 5 disc CD/DVD player w/ remote--5
• bag of 10 (mostly new) bags--1
• 5 stainless spoons--5 cents
• sewing machine pedal--1
• pkg of 2 noise insulating pads (for a/c units)--included in box in next picture

• box of assorted "stuff"--1

• made in Japan speaker (new)--2
• wheeled cart with drawers full of "stuff"--2

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