A day late and a dollar short.

Thursday was one of my days off this week,
and as I was reading the morning newspaper, I noticed that
there was an estate sale a few blocks away that looked interesting.....
and started 2 hours ago!!!

So, I quickly grabbed a sweatshirt and practically ran down
the street only to find no signs on the property and not even
a car in sight.  Hmmmmm.  I must have read the address wrong.

As I was walking home it occurred to me that it was Thursday
and the sale wasn't taking place until Friday.  Silly me.
As luck would have it, I had to work out of town on Friday and I'd miss
the first day of the sale.  Darn!  I hate when that happens.

This morning I was loafing around and I had no intentions of going to the sale.
It was almost noon and really, what could possibly be left after the first day?

How about this?!

It was used in the basement by the man of the house as a tool chest.

Yes, you read that right.  A tool chest. 

There was a wall cupboard piled on top of it and you could

barely see it underneath cans of nails and whatnot, but my eyes

zeroed in on the applique detail and original pulls.

It was marked $30, but Saturday is half price day,

 so yours truly picked it up for only $15!

Well, I didn't actually pick it up.  I left that to the man in this house 

and another helper at the sale.  After all, I got my flu shot

 in my right arm yesterday and the thing weighs a ton.  hehe

The rest of the haul.

This chair has the same applique detail as the dresser,

and I had to fork over $3 for this beauty.

One can never have too many medicine cabinets!

Somebody started stripping the paint off, which is a shame.

Look at the pretty green paint on the side that wasn't touched.

$10

Green seems to be the theme of today's purchases.

This wicker hamper with a wood top is in perfect condition,

and was one of the pricier items I bought.  I paid $8.

The bedrooms were filled with Christmas stuff, but mostly

new junk, with the exception of this mica covered church for $1.

I'm not even going to think about what was in those rooms yesterday.

I have the perfect spot for this objet d'art.

Picture if you will, glossy red painted tops with white polka dots.  Sweet!

$2

That beadboard door (hinges on back side) leaning against our garage? 

$3!!!  I almost forgot to go in the garage where I found the door and the medicine cabinet.

And the cute yellow chair on the right set me back $2.50.

So, whoever came up with the phrase, "A Day Late and a Dollar Short"

was so, so wrong!

Was that me who finally cleared out our garage and vowed

not to fill it up with any more old junk?

Just one small step away from the grand opening of

The Stinky Sister.

Thanks for viewing my junk!

Stinky Vickie

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