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Showing posts with label Garage sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garage sale. Show all posts

Friday, June 10, 2011

The joys of garage sales

One of the best parts of summer is garage sales. It's like a treasure hunt for books! A city wide garage sale took place in my neighborhood last week. Here's a snapshot of my finds:

  • The "501 Cocktail" book is for a friend.
  • The "Poisonwood Bible" comes highly recommended from Angela. I enjoyed "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by the same author, so it will be great to read more of her work.
  • The soup book will come in handy as the farmer's markets kick off this summer.
  • "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" will be useful at work as we review training and technical content for grammar.
  • The Garage Sale and Flea Market handbook is for my mom. Turns out she has a cookie jar worth $200 - $275!
  • The Cupcake book is for myself, and has already yielded this fun treat: