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On our way out to lunch the other day my husband saw a yard sale sign and had to follow it for miles and miles… and honestly? Too many miles out of our way.
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Yes we passed cows, which is always nice. But the sale was a disappointing collection of junk no one would want …
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Except my husband who found a box of old wooden hangers.
Can you see my eyes rolling from there?
Hangers in hand, he turned around and headed back towards the restaurant but found a small flea market on the way and had to stop.
I swear… even though we made a nice amount of money at our yard sale this summer? The success of that weekend has rekindled the bargain shopping flame under my spouse that I spent years putting out.
Damn it!
Thankfully he didn’t buy anything worthless there and we did find a wonderful local woodworker who customized a nice multi grain board we’re going to give to our daughter of the heart’s southern husband for Christmas. He fell in love with Maine on his first visit and we constantly promote the idea of them moving here.
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From left to right the woods are:
Red oak, Purple Heart, Hard Maple, Sapelle (mahogany family) and Black Walnut.
After that it’s more of the same mixed and alternating.
When the husband was finally done shopping?
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I needed an apricot sangria.
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We split a big spinach salad with goat cheese, candied walnuts and a lemon poppyseed dressing..
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As well as a fabulous garlic white sauce mushroom and spinach pizza.
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The crust was amazing, and yes we ate it all.
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Exactly!
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River's world..... 
I love apricots, such an underrated fruit. First time I read about it in a drink. Looks delicious!
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It was! White wine, apricot brandy, strawberry vodka, white cranberry juice, agave, lemon juice and a splash of soda.
😊
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Noted. 💌
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I agree! Apricots are my favorite.
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I’ll stop at any flea market or garage sale if they have books. I’ve found some interesting stuff at flea markets…
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That’s what I buy.
Books.
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Careful. One of these days, that ‘out of the way’ yard sale is gonna lead to a serial killer…
And you’ll have nothing but hangers and a multi-grain cutting board to defend yourself.
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I’d probably be okay with the board, it’s pretty solid. Think my husband is toast with his hangers though…
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The meme is hilarious—I’m drowning!
I can’t with the yard sales and flea markets! I bow down to your patience. Yeah, I still recall how happy you were when you got rid of so much stuff….but look, he is who he is. I don’t think he can help it, and he’s not gonna change his ways at this point.
Your meal looks amazing!
The Maine cutting board is lovely!
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I try to tell myself it could be worse. Womanizing, gambling, drug addiction. But then I go down in the basement and I wonder…
🥴
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And what, pray tell, is he planning on doing with those wooden hangers…?
My favorite salads usually have goat cheese and candied walnuts.
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He thinks he’s going to sell them.
Like anyone else would ever want them…
🥴
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Well, he wanted them, so you never know. Maybe he can shop at his own yard sale!
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I don’t think we have a wooden hanger in the house, but I gotta say if I saw that box I might stop by just to check it out as well…if only for historical research. The pizza…I would do way more than just check it out. Love it.
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He only buys hangers with old advertising on them. Need a hanger from a dry cleaner that went out of business in Schenectady in the 50’s? He’s got it.
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That cutting board is lovely. I think another yard sale at Casa River is in order.
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I am sadly aware of the number of people who believe that my body is made of 100% waste of space…
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The food looks delicious. I’m hungry now!
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I would love to read his mind about those hangers!! I can’t figure it out!
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Old advertising from old companies that have gone out of business.
I have no idea how the obsession started… or how to stop it.
😫
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That pizza does look amazing!
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You know “One Man’s Trash Is Another Ones Treasure “.
The salad looked delicious. I liked the pizza too but No mushrooms for me.
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Except with my husband another man’s trash is usually his trash too.
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That first picture, the one with the Cows? Yeah, that is a TRUE flea market. Don’t think so? Go on in and see how many fleas take up residence.
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Nope.
Uh uh…
😉
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At least it wasn’t yardsticks!
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Yardsticks, rulers and hangers are all in the same category as far as I’m concerned.
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