It is good to be the Queen!
Oct. 4th, 2008 09:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyI set my alarm for 6:40, awoke 10 minutes early and bounced out of bed for the semi-annual Asbury Arms Fall Sale. I've long since sworn off other yard and rummage sales---this is my big extravagance, and if I'm not one of the first few people in line, I figure my morning's been wasted. :D The doors open at 8 AM sharp, and I'm generally home between 9-9:30.
Today, I was the first person in line (not the only time I've done that, either). They had less stuff than usual, but I got some great deals on what I did get: a small lamp for my desk---since the fan was installed in my office, I haven't had a light fixture---a Corningware pie plate, a medium-sized 70s Mediteranean-style mirror, a hammered aluminum bowl, some linens, books and a baggie of jewelery (including a sterling link bracelet for 75 cents) all for about $20.
Oh, and I got The Queen's Chair---so dubbed by a gal I was chatting with in line who saw me carrying it out. It's wrought-iron, VERY solid, has a back that reminds me of a peacock's fan, curlicued arms and a white cushion. That was my single most expensive item, at $3. There is a reason I go there year after year!
I can tell "autumn" has arrived; I've actually worn jeans twice this week! It isn't that it's very much cooler, but the humidity has receded noticably.
For my next trick, I'm going to have breakfast and go catch another couple hours of sleep before I have to go to work. I'm so glad today is my Friday!
Today, I was the first person in line (not the only time I've done that, either). They had less stuff than usual, but I got some great deals on what I did get: a small lamp for my desk---since the fan was installed in my office, I haven't had a light fixture---a Corningware pie plate, a medium-sized 70s Mediteranean-style mirror, a hammered aluminum bowl, some linens, books and a baggie of jewelery (including a sterling link bracelet for 75 cents) all for about $20.
Oh, and I got The Queen's Chair---so dubbed by a gal I was chatting with in line who saw me carrying it out. It's wrought-iron, VERY solid, has a back that reminds me of a peacock's fan, curlicued arms and a white cushion. That was my single most expensive item, at $3. There is a reason I go there year after year!
I can tell "autumn" has arrived; I've actually worn jeans twice this week! It isn't that it's very much cooler, but the humidity has receded noticably.
For my next trick, I'm going to have breakfast and go catch another couple hours of sleep before I have to go to work. I'm so glad today is my Friday!
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Date: 2008-10-04 07:30 pm (UTC)Also hit paydirt at a neighborhood yard sale- acquired a mint McCoy pitcher and basin and a huge German vintage pitcher. These babies are going on Ebay for Christmas money.
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Date: 2008-10-05 05:01 am (UTC)I'm whimpering with lust at the thought of your McCoy. The little desk lamp I found is ersatz McCoy, but I'm 99% sure it's a modern ceramic knock-off. (If, in your travels, you ever happen to run into an affordably priced full-size Fiestaware disc pitcher, let me know, 'k? I love the geometry of them, but I've never run into one that was worth the jacked-up price.)