First Day of Sale

This was a big day! The first day of Mom's Estate Sale.

They were open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there were tons and tons of people who stopped to look everything over.

I parked to watch for a while, and people were buying the most unusual things - one lady bought all of Mom's old Christmas wrappings on rolls. Another lady bought all of the gift bags.

People were leaving the yard with boxes, and two kinds of bags, so it was hard to tell what everyone bought. I did see one little old lady who bought two shovels, a hoe, and some pruning shears! And an old gentleman who was all bent over actually bought the ice-melter jug that was 3/4 empty!

One man who bought a shotgun was wearing a State hat. I guess Dad no longer cares. I saw baskets, Kennedy memorabilia, Army cots and sleeping bag and furniture being loaded into cars. One lady had both arms full of books.

The Sale looks to be very successful - a lot of traffic passes by that corner, and I'm sure a lot of the customers stopped on impulse. The Antiques Appraisers people seemed very efficient.

It was a very hot day - the temp got up to 95F, and it was also very humid. I'm sure the upstairs was not very comfortable.