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Great Glebe Garage Sale 2012

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We had a lot of fun and this is what we got:

  • Skates for GC
  • A stuffed snake for Rosie, who loves stuffed snakes and has amassed quite a collection already
  • Magnetic poetry (Basic + Genius + Movie kits)
  • A sweet little cast iron teapot, which violates my rule of not buying free weights or objects made of cement or cast iron at the Great Glebe Garage Sale, but it was irresistible.
  • A whole bunch of novels and short stories, including one by Richard Brautigan (!!!)
  • 2 CDs (Karen Savoca and Leonard Cohen)
  • Two children’s books from a series that I remember fondly from my childhood
  • One children’s book that GC has been hunting for for years (Raggle Taggle Town Singers)
  • 2 Eddie Bauer flannel shirts that are too big for me and too small for GC
  • Bedroom curtains (goodbye ugly brown blanket that has been hanging in the window for years)
  • Lemaze peekaboo flower for Simon (he loves it! his face lights up when I play with it.)
  • Stock pot
  • Parsley all-purpose cleaner
  • Two scarves (why can’t I tie a scarf so it doesn’t look goofy?)
  • Skirt
  • Salt and pepper shakers
  • Picture of a man, a dog and a bird
  • Hobo bag from India
Favourite line of the day: “If I see another humidor, I’m going to shit.”
Second-favourite line of the day: “You bought that? Are you kidding me? Take it back. I don’t care if it was only fifty cents, take it back and tell them your dad said you can’t keep it. The last thing you need is a megaphone. You need the opposite of a megaphone.”


8 comments to Great Glebe Garage Sale 2012

  • Kathleen

    You sure go some nice things Zoom, I love the tea pot and GC skates look like they are almost new. Love the snake for Rosie, Casey too likes snakes, but not that big. I am going to the Glebe Garage Sale next year for sure. What time did you get there for?

  • future landfill

    Can’t go wrong with Frances Itani!

  • That is such a sweet little teapot, and so worth violating your rule for.
    The megaphone line was hilarious :)

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  • Cast iron is on my list of DO NOT PASS UP JUST BECAUSE ITS HEAVY things :-) lovely scores and I LOVE finding books from that kids series too! I can totally see the megaphone scene playing out :-)

  • Kim

    I am so jealous of your tea pot and the salt and pepper set is so pretty!

    Rockland had their annual Victoria Day garage sale two weekends ago and I scored a small crockpot (mine is too big and has digital buttons) and an older metal strainer with a handle so I can rinse rice and quinoa without loosing half the grains!

  • …the Vankleek Hill Trash & Treasure Day is this weekend. No promises, but if I find any stuffed snakes, I’ll do my best to get them to you.

  • Gillian

    We all seem to like your teapot. It sure is cute.