Saturday we went to the Town Wide Garage Sales in Ilion. I was very happy to go, especially since I had missed the Town Wides in both Herkimer and Mohawk (as I believe I mentioned in previous posts).
We did not bother purchasing a map, trusting rather to our luck at driving around and looking. That usually works out pretty well at these things. First we looked for a place Steven had seen advertised in the classified as the biggest sale in town. It was a large sale. I found two rhinestone pins I liked. I had talked the guy down to $1.50 when he mentioned it was to feed children in Thailand. We gave him $2.
Our method was to park where we could walk to two or three at a time. We also hit the sale at Cornerstone Consignments and one at the Masonic Hall. At the various sales we found a few tins, a fancy velvet purse, a Gone With the Wind Game, and a couple of knick-knacks. We also stopped by the Farmer’s Market at Clapsaddle Farm. A couple of weeks ago we had chatted up a lady with a booth there who had said she and her husband would be switching off between the market and a garage sale. I saw a man at the booth.
“Your wife must be at the garage sale,” I observed. He told me they were to switch out at two. That way he could eat lunch at home.
We purchased a jar of dill pickles and two donuts from Jim Parker. I started eating mine before Steven had paid for them.
“There’s an extra charge for that,” Jim told me, and promptly waived the fee.
We did not stay at the sales far into the afternoon, though, because it was too hot for me. It was a beautiful sunny day, such as summer worshipers love. I have a sensitivity to sun and have found it better not to spend all day exposed. I don’t usually burn, because I slather on the SPF 30, but I start to feel ill.
I felt pretty OK Saturday, though, as we returned home with our treasures. I’ll have to start looking around my house, though. I’ll need to get rid of some stuff before the next Town Wide Garage Sales.
Mohawk Valley Girl 