August 18th

Weather: PERFECT!

Remarks: We were able to get started early and there were a lot of sales today. Gail had to take a couple of hours off and consult with a doctors about her hand, which was bitten by a cat about 10 days ago. Turns out she has "trigger finger" affecting 4 fingers on the hand. Here's hoping she makes a quick recovery!!!

Amount spent: $14.85


(not really visible in the top left corner) bright red shower curtain, still in package-$1
small green glass vase-25 cents
wood/dark glass lamp-50 cents
Monopoly game-25 cents
National Geographic DVD about the Lord of the Rings movies-$1
The Mask VHS-50 cents
Klondike and Snow VHS-50 cents
stone chips necklace-10 cents
telephone headset-$1
3 CD + some books (see next photos for details)
battery operated orange (Halloween)lights-25 cents
compass-50 cents
old notebook full of handwritten recipes-25 cents
electric toothbrush/charger-$1
baggie with some copper nails-10 cents
baggie + box of matches-35 cents

Close up of books/CDs in previous picture:
2 Clive Cussler novels
1 book of O. Henry short stories
6 Heinlein books
CDs: Ringo Starr, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Psychedelic music
box of "The Four Agreements" cards
25 cents each


Close-up of the notebook of old recipies

Felix checked out the cuuh while I was arranging it for pictures, but he didn't want his picture taken today. So here is Rita, who agreed to stand in for him.

But wait, there is more cuuh:


Joe just had to have this crate-$1


Here are more books we found for 25 cents each:
4 Dune books
3 textbooks, 2 on Textiles and one on Visual Marketing
Gardening journal with very heavy cardboard covers
hardcover Heinlein book
Noble House
1984
Star Trek Next Gen story
Techniques of Fiction Writing

2 handy plastic storage containers with suction cups-10 cents each
lamp (damaged slightly but fixable)-50 cents
cribbage board-10 cents

All in all, a perfect garage saleing Day!!!

August 11th

Weather: hot, mostly sunny
Remarks: started after noon, not too many sales today
Amount spent: 10 cents





Brush with stiff spiraled bristles-10 cents

August 4th

Weather: Hot, partly sunny
Remarks: Our first garage saleing in over a month!
Amount Spent: $5.00
6 skirt hangers: 10 cents each
battery-operated card shuffler: $2
4 pkgs Angel's Trumpet flower seeds: 25 cents each
spice rack that uses corked test tubes: $1
Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire (paper back): 25 cents
2 acrylic business card holders: 25 cents/both
over-the-door hanger: 15 cents

**special thanks to Felix for his assistance in logging the cuuh***

June 30th

Weather: overcast and breezy, but hot

Remarks: got a late start and there were not a lot of sales today

Amount spent: $4.70

• pack of "hibiscus" stationary-25 cents
• black crochet change purse (sitting on the stationary pack)-25 cents
• bundle of mini-jack wires-50 cents
• plastic bag with 5 nice pairs of socks-$1
• CD/DVD desktop storage tower-50 cents
• brown plastic key rack (hard to see, on top of sock bag)-10 cents
• trivet: kissin don't last, cookin do-25 cents
• 2 fund-raiser cookbooks-25 cents each
• vinyl tubing-25 cents
• 2 photo frames + photo booklet-50 cents for all
• 2 hinges-25 cents each
• plastic storage box-10 cents
• Felix checking out today's CUUH-priceless

June 23rd

Weather: Hot and sunny

Remarks: Another short day as Gail had to work until noon.

Amount spent: $4.75

Felix loves to check out the CUUH as I arrange it on the table for photos. Last week a fan of his noticed his absence, so I made sure he was included this week!

• Stainless cup engraved with "Chopin Vodka"-50 cents
• (another!) Monopoly game, this one from 1998 contains a board that folds in quarters--$1
• 2 computer cords (black and difficult to see)-free
• microphone with on/off switch-50 cents
• 2 pieces of silver heat-reflective fabric (the kind used on ironing board covers and hot mitts)-25 cents each
• hardcover book, Star Trek Memories, by William Shatner-$1
• paperback, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith-25 cents
• wooden incense burner with storage compartment underneath. I arranged it on its side so the brass inlayed suns and moons would be visible, but they didn't photograph too well-50 cents
• Japanese ceramic lily saucer-25 cents