Author Archives: Jenny
January junking
Posted by in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales
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Most people are way too smart and/or sane to try to have a sale in January, but there are usually some estate sales here and there. Since it had more than two months since Meghan and I had hit sales … Continue reading
Significant dolphins (and other objects)
Posted by in Grab Bag
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Yard sale shoppers are often treated to a bit of back story about the objects being sold, which can really be good or bad. Sometimes the owner’s sentimental attachment causes them to price it unreasonably high. Or they might tell … Continue reading
Gridiron Gag-Me
Posted by in Book Report
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It is my pleasure today to share with you the insanity known as the Seattle Seahawks Gridiron Gourmet — a fundraiser cookbook from 1983 credited to “the Seattle Seahawks player’s wives.” I purchased this at what we now refer to … Continue reading
Lordy, lordy, look who’s hoardy
Posted by in Sale Tales
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Okay, who else has been watching that Hoarders show on A&E and getting a little freaked out? Granted, I’m nowhere near the folks on this show, as far as having that much stuff … but once in a while it … Continue reading
Things we didn’t buy on Saturday
Posted by in Um ... No Thanks
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I don’t think there’s really much more you need to know about our day.
Friday with the family
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My parents were in town last weekend. We had non-sale-related plans on Saturday, so we thought we’d hit a few Friday morning sales. Since there usually aren’t that many sales on Fridays I figured it was a perfect time to … Continue reading
Phinney and Oly
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Last Saturday was the day we’d been waiting for all summer: the annual Greenwood-Phinney neighborhood yard sale extravaganza. For at least a decade this has happened in late April and we’ve often referred to it as our “spring opener.” For … Continue reading
C’mon get happy
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I was not feeling the vibe for going out last Saturday at all. The previous weekend was kind of bunk (more on that later), it was supposed to rain, and it was Labor Day (always iffy for sales). I told … Continue reading
