Author Archives: Jenny

Yard Sard

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 16 Comments

Saturday we had two guest stars: Karl (who almost doesn’t count at this point) and my little sister Lily who was visiting from Berkeley. There didn’t seem to be anything starting at 8:00, so we met up at 8:30 and … Continue reading

Wacky and punchy

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 13 Comments

I’d like to start today’s post by informing you of the results of my unscientific survey of the books currently most likely to be seen at Seattle yard sales: The Devil In The White City, Running With Scissors, and Good … Continue reading

Yard Sale Five-O

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 7 Comments

Saturday was a gorgeous sunny day – perfect for hitting sales. We tried to get an early start, but there was only one sale open at 8:00 and it was awful. We started stalking the 9:00 ones early (not in … Continue reading

Nice quality

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 12 Comments

We didn’t make it to sales on the 4th of July. There weren’t that many happening, and it was nice to have a break. So we were rarin’ to go out last weekend! Karl joined us, and we started out … Continue reading

Of moose and man

Posted by Jenny in Grab Bag | 1 Comment

Meghan was out of town last Saturday, and I was all set to go saling with Karl, but then I had to bail at the last minute. Apparently I missed out on a kick-ass rummage sale, where he filled up … Continue reading

Like a (defaced) Rolling Stone

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 15 Comments

I can’t say I was sorry to have missed last week’s pitiful day of sales, but with the weather great all week I was stoked to go out last Saturday. Previous guest star Tokyo Rose was coming along and it … Continue reading

The things you find on the street in San Francisco

Posted by Jenny in Field Trip, Grab Bag | 4 Comments

What would you do if you saw this just sitting out on a street corner in San Francisco? Well, if you are a member of my family, you would put aside any concerns that it might be full of mangled … Continue reading

Sale ja vu

Posted by Jenny in Grab Bag | 13 Comments

Sometimes, we go to a yard sale and get the strange sensation that we have been there before. It’s not some metaphysical time travel or past life regression thing. Just the simple fact that when you have been going to … Continue reading