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The miracle ends… with a good meal and cocktails.

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Yes, we actually had a three day yard sale.

Friday was busy.

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Saturday was busy.

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And since my husband was enjoying telling people about his treasures so much?

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We sold on Sunday as well.

The sale was a resounding success with many people complimenting us on its cleanliness, its organization and the diversity of items offered.

Yay us.

It was a massive amount of work, but it paid off.

And I mean that literally.

We made $2,249 over the course of three days!!

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Yes, you read that correctly. We raked in more than twenty two hundred dollars for… nothing! No expensive electronics, no gold jewelry and the only furniture we sold was a wicker chair for $20. To say I was astounded is an understatement. I was expecting maybe $400.

If there’s anything better than people coming to your home, paying you for things you no longer want and taking them away? I don’t know what it is.

Color me pleased.

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Pockets stuffed with cash, we broke down the sale at 3:00pm. I filled the car with my unsold items that were destined for donation while the husband packed his unsold treasures in boxes and returned them to the cellar. No, he wouldn’t donate any of his things.

Miracles only go so far.

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We showered, dressed and headed to one of our favorite restaurants for a well deserved meal.

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Royal River Grille never disappoints.

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Best clam chowder around and I was so hungry I only photographed it when I was through. The husband had lobster bisque but I didn’t photograph that either.

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My cocktail was a blueberry lavender cooler – blueberry infused vodka, lavender simple syrup, lemon juice, lavender bitters and lemonade.

My dinner was a delightfully flavorful panko crusted haddock with crispy leek and charred scallion aioli on garlic Parmesan mashed red potatoes with honey truffle toum sauced green beans.

Heaven!

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The husband had a barrel cut filet mignon with the Parmesan mashed potatoes and a sinfully rich creamed spinach.

We rolled out of there stuffed and satisfied.

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Past the dead fish metal sculptures that flank the entry…

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And a weirdo Finnish half speedboat/half cabin cruiser. Top speed 48 knots. They go for about $450k if you’re interested.

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30 thoughts on “The miracle ends… with a good meal and cocktails.”

  1. I’m impressed! Congratulations, you did something amazing there. And now he knows how fun it is to talk to strangers he doesn’t have to look for, they come to him! Lol

    Food is so scrumptious the way you share it, yum.

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  2. Congratulations! I’m guessing the $ was icing on the cake with the cake being getting so much stuff out! Or, maybe the cake was a happy husband who got to talk about his treasures for days. Lots of cake, plus icing!

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  4. So will this encourage him to keep getting rid of stuff, or to get more stuff to take the place of that which is missing, and maybe sell at some distant future date?

    I have a neighbor who has an “antique and vintage sale” every weekend. I’m pretty sure she goes to garage sales on Thursday and Friday and then resells that junk on Saturday and Sunday.

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  5. Wow, you really mad a killing because yard sales usually only bring in about what you estimated, $400. But man, your treasures must have impressed a lot of people. But glad they did because you walked away with a lot of green in your pocket! lol

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  8. My dad was a bit of a packrat and he decided to hold a garage sale, just to see what all the fuss was about. This was back in the early 80s, when yard/garage sales were just becoming a “thing” in our area. Well, in the course of a few hours he made over $800, and Mom and he were thrilled to see their excess stuff hauled away and turned into all that cash, too! Long live the yard sale! Good for both buyer and seller 😁
    Congratulations 🥳 👏

    Deb

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      1. He had lots of duplicates of everything, including very desirable tools. I think it had a lot to do with being a child in a Nazi- occupied country and emigrating to Canada with only $25 to his name.

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    1. #1… Those junk haulers charge a fortune. The price is based on how much space you take up in their truck. Husband’s basement is 2,000 square feet and packed to the ceiling in spots. I’d have to sell a kidney. And possibly a lung.
      #2… He’d never let me. And I want to get rid of the stuff, not him.
      😉

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  11. Congrats on your garage sale. What a huge success. I had one at my Palm Springs home as a fundraiser for our swim team. All the families contributed and we had tons of buyers stop by. I can’t remember how much money we made, but it was a fun day.

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      1. We had a parent drive up with a pickup truck and the dads loaded it into the back to take to the local charity thrift shop. My problem was trying to reclaim some items I was selling! Or buying things from other parents.

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  13. Well, not enough to buy the boat, but an impressive amount all the same. I don’t blame your husband for keeping his stuff. I’m guessing he enjoyed it so much that it’ll be an annual thing, and next summer someone will stop by who really wants his remaining treasures.

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  14. You really did make a killing $$!! Bravo. Plus, you didn’t have to bring anything back into your house, so it’s now ‘lighter’. I mean, aside from your husbands treasures. 🙂

    Your meals look sinfully good!

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