A sale by any other name would be as sweet.

You can call it what you will: a yard sale, a rummage sale, a garage sale, a moving sale, an antique sale, an estate sale, a G sale, but it's all the same to me.  Sweet.  Who has a sale on a damp and chilly Tuesday in the end of October, anyways?  Well, this woman did and it was called almost all of the above.   I went to her same "Moving Sale" about a year ago, but this was the real thing, her place having finally sold and her having to be out by the middle of next month.  I've hardly done any rummage sale-ing all summer, so it was fun checking out all the old rusty things, and fielding the boys' questions: "What's this?"  and "What was this used for?" and speculating on it, frequently not having answers for them.

We walked away with yet another wire metal basket and this little tin with a few rusty nails and springs inside.  It wasn't until I got home until I realized that the bottom side had printing on it, too.  It's the exact same size as an Altoids tin but a little deeper and now holds my bobbins.  Reminds me of a much hipper predecessor to the Target and Home Depot logos of today.

All the pictures were taken on our way to and from town the other day, having lunch out just the boys and I (I don't think we've ever done that since E was born. Usually we just get bagels on the run), getting groceries, going to the post office, dropping packing materials at the local shipping store and plastic bags at the thrift store for reuse, and stopping at that sale on the way home.   Once home, I put the kettle on to boil for tea (another old thrifting find, btw).

Comments

[Kimberly]

It's all so.... orange. Love it!

[jess]

that is a zangy set of photos! Nice tin... ah, love thrifting.

[Stephanie]

oh, you've done it again. I love this series of photos.

[Pattie]

Great pictures! I just love seeing what you're posting on here.

[Jane]

I love the splashes of orange. I'm amazed by how few leaves are left on the trees where you are. It's really autumnal here, but with beautiful changing leaves still hanging on to give some colour for a little while longer.

WONDERFUL photos - I loved the web photos, too.

[VaxGirl]

I remember Kress! Let's see, I'm 49, so at least 40 years ago there was one on 5th ave at 43rd or 44th st in NYC. I think it was about that time they went out of business, at least at that location.

[Chelee]

Great photos. Just was introduced to your blog by a friend. Excited to read past posts.

What a wonderful find btw.

[Rose]

Great finds! I never thought that northwest Montana would look like a cross between the Pacific Northwest and Pennsylvania (the two places I've spent most of my life). I may have to visit someday.

[Hanna]

October is orange, right? Beautiful pictures and how nice of her to have a sale a grey day in the end of october! I'm gonna try to find a sale around her soon too!

[wenders]

Just had to say - I LOVE the pictures on your blog!

[robin]

oh if that little boy weren't sweet enough to eat! you better stay over on your side of the tracks missy. if you ventured to our hardwoods i might have to keep him!

beautiful photos.

[jessie]

It's not just the way you tie everything together with color. It's your uncanny ability to notice it all. I bring my camera with me everywhere and I miss most of it. Keep up the pictures.