Lordy! My house is a mess! My living room is full of vintage goodies to sell at our neighborhood garage sale this weekend. FULL. (I did do my Fourth of July decorating prior to piling all this stuff in here).
Kate came home from college and brought the contents of a dorm room. Those boxes and bins are sitting in her room. She is off again as a Camp Counselor for the summer at Camp Orkila in the San Juan Islands in Washington. (The fact that she is gone also means I can store some stuff in there)
Ben has brought one load home from his college house where he lived this past summer. He will be up again this weekend with a truck load. I hope most of this stuff fits in his room.
I don't live in a big house!
I am determined to purge the living room on Saturday. Our neighborhood will have its 29th annual garage sale. About 100 houses usually participate and it has crowds all day that are ready to shop. The weather forecast looks great and I am ready to load up my driveway and purge.
If you live in the Portland area come by and say howdy. Eastmoreland neighborhood sale (near Reed College). Saturday from 8 -5. Wish me luck!
Can I tell you how much I wish I lived in Portland. I imagine you have the end all be all of garage sales. I am crossing my fingers for you to have great weather!
Purge away!
Posted by: Melissa | June 20, 2014 at 05:06 AM
Have fun!
Posted by: Melissa's Antiques | June 20, 2014 at 05:38 AM
I think you must just wiggle your nose and everything gets done LOL Every time you talk about your sale, it makes me wish we could be there :-(
It always feels good to purge though doesn't it? It'll make more room for more of your collections!! I seem to purge and things just mysteriously pile up again LOL.
Glad the weather will be nice and hope you sell it all!!
Posted by: Doreen | June 20, 2014 at 07:52 AM
Hope your sale goes well and the weather is perfect.
Sheryl
Posted by: Sheryl Remy | June 20, 2014 at 08:54 AM
Your castoffs are the things I dream of finding. Good luck and happy day to you!
Posted by: Shara | June 20, 2014 at 09:09 AM
See you tomorrow! So excited to check out your neighborhood sale. I'm even going to GET UP EARLY for it.
Posted by: Into Vintage | June 20, 2014 at 09:37 AM
So happy I read this post. Didn't realize it was this weekend. Will try to make it!!
Posted by: Annette | June 20, 2014 at 09:58 AM
I wish I could go to your sale. Good luck and don't buy all your neighbor's stuff. :)
Posted by: Danielle @ Blessed Serendipity | June 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM
On the morning of one of your sales, long before it starts, you will look out the window and see my car parked across the street in front of your house. Waiting. Don't be alarmed! Just bring me some coffee :-)
Good luck!
Erica
Posted by: Erica | June 20, 2014 at 01:58 PM
I'd drop by, but:
1) My instantaneous teleport machine is on the fritz. The cats keep playing with it when we're not at home and the hair shedding plays havoc with the delicate settings.
2) I'll be trying to sell a ton of goodness of my own at our Peddlers Mall sidewalk sale. I've been working all week on it.
Posted by: Eddie Mitchell | June 20, 2014 at 07:27 PM
Darn it, If I jump on a plane this morning I will still probably be too late! Good luck with the sale. Hope you sell all of it, plus more.
Posted by: Pam @ House of Hawthornes | June 21, 2014 at 04:30 AM
I agree with Pam. If I could jump on a plane, I would. best wishes with your neighborhood garage sale. I'm sure you'll do well. We've got boxes stacked up at our house. Cottage bound though!
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | June 21, 2014 at 05:31 AM
Oh I wish I could be there but will be driving to Sweet Home instead. I am amazed to see the little cardboard corner hutch and a stork in the pile. Someone is going to score today!
Posted by: Kathy | June 21, 2014 at 07:39 AM
Looks like you're doing a good job! Wish I lived around the corner! I would love to shop your sale!
Posted by: karen | June 21, 2014 at 09:34 AM
Wish I could be there! But maybe it's a good thing I live so far away - I need to purge too! Best of luck today!
Posted by: Maureen | June 21, 2014 at 12:02 PM
Magpie! Stop on by! I wanted to give you credit for inspiring me to make my own patriotic doll and pretty much blamed you for my messy art room!!
Posted by: Jill | June 22, 2014 at 11:14 AM
The storm before the calm? Good Luck at the sale! The Girl Child didn't have much more than a couple bins and a large suitcase to bring home from college but it still sat in the living room for a month before I finally gave in and put it away myself.
Posted by: Susan | June 22, 2014 at 01:20 PM