April 29, 2014
2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge
A Rural Life
Day 25
Y is for Yard Sale
I’ve had a great time getting this far and must confess I’m quite
pleased to be on the verge of completing my fourth year of doing the challenge. This year, 2014, I’ve been blogging about My Rural Life.
It’s sort of like Walton’s Mountain meets the big city. It’s my life and the
forces that come together to make my unique world.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the 2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge
as much as I have. And remember - tomorrow is the last day, so check back!
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Step into the Way Back Machine with me for a moment. The
year is 1977. Early summer. I’m driving my 1969 Camaro through town as a
girlfriend and I head for the new shopping mall. We pass a large, hand-painted
sign that declares YARD SALe for the world to see. Yes, that’s a small e since
they ran out of room on the piece of plyboard. My friend and I agreed someone
didn’t plan their sign very well and then we pondered the meaning - what the
heck is a ‘yard sale’? Being 1977, this
was something new to us.
We rounded the next bend and there it was - the yard sale.
These people had tables scattered all over their front yard. Clothing hung on
ropes suspended between the pillars of their front porch. Naturally, we stopped
and shopped. I remember getting no less than four cassettes of popular music
for a dollar but not much else. I recall this because at that time 8-tracks
were the thing and finding cassettes was difficult. No Amazon in those days.
Anyway, my friend and I decided we should have our own yard
sale and her yard was in town and on a busy residential corner. We invited a third pal to join us, picked a
Saturday, and prayed for good weather. I raided my belongings, my mother and
grandmother tossed in a few things they wanted to get rid of, and off I went.
We had a blast. I made about $70, which in 1977 dollars was
almost a week’s wages. I didn’t have a lot left to take home, either. None of
us did. We agreed we’d love to do it again, but we lacked enough “stuff” to
make it a success.
So we pocketed our money and met up the next weekend to
search for more yard sales with bargains on things we might need or want. And
what did we find? Some of the very items we’d sold were priced for sale a nickel or dime
higher on someone else’s tables.
We still laugh about it.
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KC Kendricks
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