tania howells: the mother of all rummage sales

the mother of all rummage sales

Beta reminded me of the Etsonian rummage sale this Saturday and Paul rallied the troops to get my mum, brother and I up early to get there at the start! Boy was I glad he did. It was crazy- a line up out the door and tons and tons of stuff, but mostly good stuff. The Estonians, they have good taste!

Here are some bits and bobs - the owl salt and pepper shaker which I discovered too late, was full of salt and then so was my purse. The sweet mushroom guy which is apparently a traditional craft, he is also a salt shaker but the lid comes off like a jar. The cute grandma slippers, for 2$ I wanted them just for the heart. Two cute handerchiefs!

The swallows flying fabric!! A great big piece which will make a sweet dress, skirt or maybe curtains...The loud tablecloth that I got a deal on - would also make the kind of skirt I love - garish!

This crazy kitchen / food stuff print that I could not leave behind though I don't know what I will do with it and this 50's style tablecloth with this design all round the edges. I also got a pair of brown pot holders with a red heart on each, a groovy needlepoint image printed tea towel, some handkerchiefs with bees on, red napkins with a floral print and a couple of knitting needles. I didn't even break $20! What a rush! Paul found some amazing thread in a box from Ireland, a bow tie some records. My mum and brother even picked up a thing or two. But today, it's back to the real world. We had the electrician come to the new house for an estimate. There is a bizarrely placed fuse box, behind the duct work, that needs to be moved lower and many plugs to be added. It is going to cost us - shudder. We knew it would, but moving that box will add a bit more than we hoped. Oh well! At least the roof, bathrooms, floors and pretty much everything else is in quite good condition. We will need to replace the 1968 furnace before next winter - it works but could go at anytime. I am a little shakey from all that but I will say that when we left, we heard church bells! Real honest to goodness bells from the wonderful old church up the block. That made my day - they sound so wonderful. That and all the birds I heard chirping there.

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Comments

Wow - those Estonians have some great things to sell! All that stuff for your new house! it is going to look fabulous, and with safe wiring too! What could be better?

Posted by: katie | May 01, 2006 at 02:05 PM

Great finds!

I can't wait to see photos of your new place. I'm sure it will be dreamy. Congratulations!

Posted by: Adriana | May 01, 2006 at 03:41 PM

super scores! :)

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Posted by: Zoe | May 01, 2006 at 05:35 PM

:D thanks everyone! cant wait to show you the house-
once we get over this feeling of being overwhelmed with all the things to be done!!
eek!

Posted by: tania | May 01, 2006 at 06:36 PM

what fabulous and fun finds!

Posted by: vegasandvenice | May 01, 2006 at 07:15 PM

great finds at the sale...you and Paul are such good rummagers!

Posted by: Karina | May 01, 2006 at 08:23 PM

woohoo, great scores, tania!! i love that old tablecloth and the smiley mushroom. sorry to hear the house is going to cost a bit extra but it'll be worth it to have safe wires. and if you need a name for a furnace-guy, let me know. whatever you do, DO NOT go through embridge. they'll give you a crazy estimate, probably a few thousand more than you need to spend. (meanies!)

Posted by: krissy | May 01, 2006 at 11:04 PM

OOOOH! that swallow fabric is heaven on a stick!

Posted by: kirsty | May 02, 2006 at 04:09 AM