Yard sale time

This garage sale sign at Antelope and Gilmore advertised a sale on Alta Vista. That is miles and miles west of Red Bluff! Plus the address was written so small we had to pull into the parking lot to read it.
Spring is the time for yard sales to go into full swing. We decided to find out what was out there this last weekend. First we looked at the yard sale ads in the Daily News. This is the easiest way for us to plan a route ahead of time.
There were not too many but we decided to go out anyway. We did see some signs posted that led us to a few others that were not in the paper. Some of these did not work out as they are small signs usually on a busy street where was no way to read the address. The one pictured above was nowhere near the location of the sale.
We tried to follow the way the arrow pointed on a few of these signs hoping there would be more signs ahead. For some there were and some left us guessing and frustrated. We had to give up on a few that had no additional signs pointing the way.
The ones advertised in the newspaper were the best. One, we were able to find them due to preplanning. Secondly we thought those had more items to browse through. Along the way we also met a few Daily News subscribers who read this column.
Our first stop was the jackpot hit for us. Not only was it an advertised sale but it was the largest. We scored big. Our arms were loaded down with items that caught our attention. The stop only cost us $8 and it was our biggest haul!
The prize item from this stop was an unused paper making kit. Other items included two large bunches of silk flowers, a wire magazine holder, candle holder and more.
The next stop only netted us a bottle and spout with which to pour seasoned oil and two small dipping bowls to match. The cost there was $2. This yard sale began on Friday and we were shopping on Saturday. This is probably why we came away with so little at this stop.
Next we happened upon one unadvertised sale. At this stop we found an extra large pocket knife for $3. This will be good as an extra when working in our walnut orchard. Sometimes it is hard to carry many tools around. The large pocketknife can fit in the small cubby on the back of our four-wheeler we use to get around on.
The next place we stopped netted us a large shopping bag of four bags of Spanish moss and one floral foam brick for the bargain price of 50 cents. In our opinion one can never have too much Spanish moss when making floral arrangements as well as other crafts. Also before leaving we found three heavy duty wire shelves for $5.
One final stop before heading home was at Dinner My Way next to the movie theater on Main Street. We had heard that they now have “Ready-to-Go” meals available during their normal business hours. This was going to help us help someone else. We learned of someone who was going through chemotherapy and needed some help with meal preparation. Picking up several “Ready-to-Go” meals for them was a way we could help out.
With gas prices being so high it makes sense to us to do as much in one trip to town as possible. So our Saturday was not only a fun day but we were able to get an errand done also.