Estate Sale
Hmmmm…anybody have any experience with these? I took A. to her mowing job yesterday then dropped her off at one of the historic homes for volunteer work and followed signs to what was termed an estate sale. I always thought it meant someone died and all belongings were being sold. People were alive and well; it was basically a yard sale being run by a business. Everything had a price but you could dicker or put a bid in a box and have them call you later if no one else bought and the people accepted your bid. Saw a few things I wouldn’t have minded having but didn’t feel like playing the pricing game. That, plus the fact that I don’t NEED anything. Hmmmm….there is one painting that I keep going back to in my mind…..oh, and a mirror, and a dresser and a wrought (sp?) iron plant stand…….oh, well—wasn’t meant to be or I would have bought at the time; anyway, feeling guilty cause my credit card bill was way high this month.
Food yesterday: Lo sodium V8, grapenuts flakes w/skim, decaf tea w/skim……….lunch: Arby’s french dip minus the cheese………….later: cherries, blueberries and cashews and 4 of A.’s canned raviolis.
Food today: grapenuts flakes w/skim, decaf tea w/skim……….lunch: 1 and 1/2 hotogs (Hebrew National–fat 1.5 gms and 45 cals each) w/ 1 1/2 slices white wheat bread and mustard, chow chow (this is basically marinated and cooked vegtables in liquid of sugar, vinegar, mustard, water, flour, salt and tumeric)—served cold, made a big container last night, maybe a local (Pa.) thing. Also called “End of the Garden Relish”; but it’s not relish—never understood that. My mom canned it every year; I’m not that ambitious—-cut the recipe in 1/4 and it still lasts forever in the fridge. Dinner: 2 pieces pizza–one of them was very small, 1/2 Greek salad, small serving mint chocolate chip ice cream………will have a mug of hot milk later in bed
A. starts horse camp tomorrow—I’ll have 9-5 to myself, what freedom in the summer! MUST hit the gym!!!! Going out to the garage to the bike; will do at least 15 min., hopefully hard . Must wear pedometer tomorrow. All I did today was laundry, cook, run A. back and forth to the stable, move a few plants, and water them, sweep patio—–not much to show for the day.
Remember—new week=== clean slate, chickadees! G’nite.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
I’ve been to a few estate sales but never heard of one like that. How strange!
How are those tomatoes?
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Nope, my impression of estate sales was the same as yours. I have learned to avoid stopping at that sort of thing - even yardsales, as well - because I inevitably end up seeing SOMETHING I could use, and then it sits out in the garage or up in the attic until we MOVE, and then has to be disposed of along with all the other stuff we haven’t used in five years and never will use. The picture sounds interesting, though. (See what I MEAN?)
Chow chow sounds really good. Is there an actualy recipe, or do you know it so well that you’ve never even considered writing it down?
Hope your weather’s good - ours is really getting annoying.
Hugs,
Z