Went to the auction--I only spent $35, so that's good. I bought three old Pyrex pie plates (I only owned two, and it's always a good thing to have extras), one Mary Dunbar Ovenware pie plate, and a Depression glass pie plate (smaller than normal) for $7.50--it was a whole lot. I also bought a leaded cut glass bowl for $12.50, and a Arts & Crafts style plant stand for $15.
There was a lot there; don't get me wrong, but everything else I wanted to bid on went too high, including the quilts. A crock bowl that is identical to one I bought at Goodwill for $12 went for $50. The folding sewing table went for $35--I paid $20 for the same one not that long ago. There was a really nice solid brass Arts & Crafts floor lamp there, but it went for $85, and I didn't want to go that high. The cherry corner cupboard (which I didn't intend to bid on, but was a nice piece) went for $2,000. That's actually not a bad price.
So at least I didn't fill up my car again; in fact, the bowl is the only real decorative piece I bought. There were a couple of Frankoma pieces there, but I didn't stay for those. It was a long auction with a bunch of stuff. I actually didn't mean to stay so long in the first place.
I wore my hiking shoes, because last time the side yard was a sea of mud, but it really wasn't too bad this time (they didn't have stuff set up out there, either, which helped.) And surprisingly, I wasn't too hot wearing my pants that change into capris (the legs unzip) and my hiking boots. I even wore my Smartwool socks so my feet wouldn't sweat.
I'm intending to mulch what is planted in the garden this evening, though, since it's so nice outside.
There was a lot there; don't get me wrong, but everything else I wanted to bid on went too high, including the quilts. A crock bowl that is identical to one I bought at Goodwill for $12 went for $50. The folding sewing table went for $35--I paid $20 for the same one not that long ago. There was a really nice solid brass Arts & Crafts floor lamp there, but it went for $85, and I didn't want to go that high. The cherry corner cupboard (which I didn't intend to bid on, but was a nice piece) went for $2,000. That's actually not a bad price.
So at least I didn't fill up my car again; in fact, the bowl is the only real decorative piece I bought. There were a couple of Frankoma pieces there, but I didn't stay for those. It was a long auction with a bunch of stuff. I actually didn't mean to stay so long in the first place.
I wore my hiking shoes, because last time the side yard was a sea of mud, but it really wasn't too bad this time (they didn't have stuff set up out there, either, which helped.) And surprisingly, I wasn't too hot wearing my pants that change into capris (the legs unzip) and my hiking boots. I even wore my Smartwool socks so my feet wouldn't sweat.
I'm intending to mulch what is planted in the garden this evening, though, since it's so nice outside.
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