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09-07-2008, 05:43 PM
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We have a city wide garage sale once a month in our town and I just love to go. It's really more like an antique sale, but there are also garage sale items too. New stuff is not allowed though. There are rows and rows of vendors - it is so much fun!!! I love to go, even if I don't find anything, I have a good time.
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09-07-2008, 05:52 PM
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Gayle, where is it that you live? I can't remember if you've ever said. The garage sales in your community sound like fun. I love to find old stuff! I love antiques and I'm always keeping an eye open for them. A few weeks ago I got a really neat Gone with the Wind lamp for $50. It's very unusual and probably from the late 1800's. I thought that it was a great buy!!!
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09-07-2008, 05:53 PM
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You must have a great eye for those things Diana. I am going to have to quit rushing through things and start 'seeing' them..ya know?
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09-07-2008, 06:04 PM
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My MIL was into antiques big time and I picked up some knowledge about them from her. I also have books on antiques and I enjoy learning and knowing what I have or have seen. I'm really pretty knowledgeable about antiques, anyway some of them!!!
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09-08-2008, 02:45 AM
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I love antiques. I had always dreamed of an old farm house filled with them. When I talk to my mom about antiques...LOL....she says she wants new stuff...LOL...she lived with that old stuff. Mothers!!
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09-08-2008, 08:08 AM
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That's how my Mom is. She's not interested in antiques. Several of her sisters like antiques and when I visit them, that's where we shop......flea markets and antique malls. When my Mom's around we just drag her with us. She's started collecting some stuff so she has something to look for, but her collections aren't antiques, just some figurines that she likes.
When my Mom's mother and father moved to town from the farm they bought a wonderful huge old house here in town with the furniture in it. When they moved they had an auction and sold off everything but it was before everyone was interested in antiques and I was pretty small. Grandma wanted new stuff not that old stuff! My aunts have really been sorry that they didn't pay more attention and get some of the stuff.
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09-08-2008, 10:03 AM
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I love garage sales and flea markets, but hubby doesn't and refuses to stop at them. I think he knows he'll get addicted. I've researched all my things and put printouts with each piece, so the kids will hopefully not trash something that's valuable.
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