My Treasures!

I love a good garage sale! And thrift stores and flea markets! And even an occasional "side of the road" junk pile! I think I come by this naturally. I can remember being in high school and driving with my mom. She'd slam on her brakes and come to a screeching halt. As soon as her foot hit the brakes, my hand would reach for the handle on the side of the seat and I'd lay my seat back as fast as I could so I wouldn't be seen. Wow - things have come full circle. The other day I passed a really great pile of junk! I turned my car around and drove by it really slowly so I could get a better look. Yes!! Good junk! I strategically parked my car and carefully loaded my precious cargo into the back of the van. I heard my four year old say to my five year old, "I wonder why Mom likes trash?"

I adore her for not directly asking me. I guess she didn't want to insult me or embarrass me! Never mind that I "ooh" and "ahh" over the junk and trash that she brings me (you know, then pen caps, the bolts she finds in a parking lot, the bottle caps, etc.) That's different, it's not trash...it's treasure.

(The pictures above are some of the really good "trash" I've found. The picture was $1 at the Salvation Army! I added the frame, but it was seriously only a dollar. It was an AU student's art project. He made an "A". If you recognize it, I'll sell it back to you! The next pic is of a vintage scale I picked up for $3 at a yard sale, and the old parsley tin and miniature Chianti bottle were each $1 at Roland's Thrift store in Opelika. And the red scale next to the parsley was $1 at a yard sale!) FUN!