another day, another estate sale

I've mentioned that one of our forms of entertainment, my sister and I, is going to estate sales. There's a lot of repetition because most of us, our lives are pretty much the same, at least as far as our households are concerned. And a lot are just what's left over after the family has taken what they wanted. And sometimes the amount of stuff is overwhelming. And sometimes you have to wonder what on earth these people are thinking when they price some of this stuff but I've picked up some really neat things, most of my wind chimes and bird houses and plant stands in fact, over the years which I've shown now and then.

This one we went to Friday was out in the country for real, some kind of old farm and it was a house, even the interior doors ($8 ea.) and the cabinet doors ($4 ea.) were for sale, the plan by whoever now possesses it is to gut it and redo the interior, a good idea since the entire house was a dark paneling. Though I didn't take too many pictures inside there was furniture and sheets and towels and clothes and sewing machines, the usual kitchen stuff...dishes, appliances, utensils, glasses, pots and pans. There were several doors marked do not enter so I imagine that's where all the stuff the family was keeping was.

overheard that the son was a priest (why do they always portray Jesus as emaciated?)

come to Jesus at the river gown?

a big garage full of garage stuff like tools and gear and nails and tables laid out with all kinds of miscellaneous guy stuff that ends up in garages that I don't usually pay attention to unless I'm looking for something specific,

a small shed full of canning jars (the ones not in the kitchen), high priced canning jars, a few antique ones but mostly just old,

a barn full of unidentifiable by yours truly farm stuff and not just one or two of a kind but troves of a kind,

and then there was the stuff just spread out around the buildings...

a crude bench with a broken leg...$8, an old beat up dirty wooden box...$10

I have no idea what this is with it's termite eaten and rotten wood top with one hinge come loose but they wanted $85 for it

the little wagon wheel...$200

two sections of broken windmill vanes...$50 ea. 

Don't know what this is either but they wanted $35 for it, must be the fancy handle.

The best find of the day though was in the aforementioned garage...a box of about a dozen cobalt blue shot glasses with names etched on them...Big Mike, Dave, Uncle Charley, Darrell, etc.,

and Pooter, Pecky, and Booger 

Hey Booger! C'mon, we're doing shots!