Wednesday, December 27, 2006
RANDOM ESTATE SALE POST
yesterday, drove way way WAY farther than typical to merton, wi. but it was at an 1800's stone house and barn!!! well, it was a antique dealer and they were selling much at her price. WAY high. oh dear. how am i gonna make the drive worth it? the house WAS impressive. and she did have nice stuff. nothing in barn i liked enough to pay the price. man are antique stores a ripoff. went into the house. ooh, building blocks! on window sill. most plain, but 2, well, hey looked older than victorian. 1860's??? i have a few late 1800s turn of the century ones. in the kitchen i found twisted butter knives. i have an ebay bidder who collects them and i have sold her a few more off ebay. bent tip. the others not so pretty were $15 each. this one i got for $5. the blocks. how much? oh, how about 25ยข each? okay. (OH MY ARE YOU STUPID???). so i did find bargains!
and i took pictures of a very picturesque barn that may not survive much longer. sigh. i will never discover more barns driving around to art shows with keith.
damn.
damn damn damn.
yesterday, drove way way WAY farther than typical to merton, wi. but it was at an 1800's stone house and barn!!! well, it was a antique dealer and they were selling much at her price. WAY high. oh dear. how am i gonna make the drive worth it? the house WAS impressive. and she did have nice stuff. nothing in barn i liked enough to pay the price. man are antique stores a ripoff. went into the house. ooh, building blocks! on window sill. most plain, but 2, well, hey looked older than victorian. 1860's??? i have a few late 1800s turn of the century ones. in the kitchen i found twisted butter knives. i have an ebay bidder who collects them and i have sold her a few more off ebay. bent tip. the others not so pretty were $15 each. this one i got for $5. the blocks. how much? oh, how about 25ยข each? okay. (OH MY ARE YOU STUPID???). so i did find bargains!
and i took pictures of a very picturesque barn that may not survive much longer. sigh. i will never discover more barns driving around to art shows with keith.
damn.
damn damn damn.
