March 31st

Weather: sunny but cool, yet another nice day!

Remarks: turned out to be a cooking/eating themed day, everything we bought was related to cooking or consuming! Not many sales today.

Amount spent: $11.00



Toaster oven in new condition: $8
set of 4 plastic placemats:$1
set of stainless steel condiment shakers (on top of oven): 50 cents
shallow stainless hotel half-pan (on top of oven): $1
round aluminum pan: 50 cents

March 25th--Bonus Saturday Garage Sale

Weather: sunny but cool, another nice day!

Remarks: occasionally we "cheat" on Gail and Mick and hit a few weekend sales. There were a couple of promising sounding sales in our favorite g.s. neighborhoods, so we headed out this morning and went to 4 of them. The sales overall were disappointing, but I did manage to find one piece of true CUUH (and it won't be ugly once it is cleaned and tuned up!)...

Amount spent: $8.00


Turquoise Free-Westinghouse sewing machine, appears to be complete and in pretty good condition: $8

As soon as I saw this machine I was reminded of one I bought for $12 two or three years ago:


This one is a Dressmaker brand and has fancier trim and knobs, but the base machine amazingly similar, making me think they were made by the same mfg. These machines were both made in Japan in the late 50s/early 60s. Japanese machines of this era are pretty well made, almost all metal, and HEAVY. Real gems for just a few $$.

March 24th

Weather: sunny but cool, another nice day!

Remarks:started shortly after 9am, not a lot of sales

Amount spent: $7.75



3 large cookbooks: $1 each; Japanese cookbook: 25 cents
3 thermometers, continutiy tester, cribbage board, red lights, bin-on-suction-cups: 25 cents each
tea ball shaped like teapot and little catch plate: 25 cents
gold vinyl/mesh bag: 25 cents


Statistics textbook + Olympic Portraits by Annie Leibovitz: 50 cents each
Getting a Job in Europe and German Secret Weapons: 25 cents each
interestingly shaped glass ashtray: 25 cents
polyester pants made from very interesting fabric: $1

March 17th

Weather: sunny but cool, a nice day!

Remarks:started shortly after 9am (first time this year)
6 or 7 sales today!

Amount spent: $143.15



stacked plastic baskets on casters: $1
metal clip board on an adjustable arm: 75 cents
needlepoint picture: $1
small watercolor painting: free


cookbooks: 8 @ 25 cents = $2
leather wallet + grammar book: 90 cents
Clive Cussler book: 50 cents
aquarium pump: $1
indiglo watch (needs battery): $5


quilt and hairpin lace afghan(both in pretty good shape): $3 each


Kenmore 158.1317 sewing machine in cabinet: $20


Sauce maker: $5










Whirlpool refrigerator with ice and water in the door and a serva-door: $100
Perfect condition--what a deal!

March 10th

Weather: snowing, damp and cool

Remarks: just 2 sales

Amount spent: $2.50





roll of blue vinyl, roll of vinyl wallpaper, roll of strapping tape: 25 cents each

watering wand: 50 cents

loaf pan, covered pyrex bowl, 2 shiny scarves, small sheer curtain, stainless Stanley thermos: all for $1

March 3rd

Weather: sunny, chilly--nice day

Remarks: just a couple of sales, our first purchases for March

Amount spent: $3.50

3 half-size glass bricks: $1 each

heavy metal "Cinicinati Bicentennial" ashtray: 25 cents

"Megaphone" restrictive dog collar: 25 cents

(intended use: light diffuser for photographing glass beads)