At our first stop, MP found this lovely hand painted little dish to house her jewels in next to her sink...
We also witnessed one of the strangest things I have EVER seen, and believe me, I have seen some strange ass things in my life.
This house had one of those really creepy, dungeon-esque, someone's going to kidnap you and hold you hostage, basements. I'm talking, MP and I held hands as we walked down the stairs it was that atrocious.
They had book shelf after book shelf of old books, boxes, just a LOT of stray, aimless, and, moldy stuff. We were rounding the corner when we see this old man, (who looks like he may or may not have rolled out of bed and came straight to the sale his hair was going every direction--he might have just been loco) walking a little strange.
Well, my eyes slowly scanned down his side and realized why he was walking strange, HOLY SHIT THAT MAN IS HOLDING A GUN. And when I say gun, I'm not talking about a shiny new "Saturday-night special," I'm talking a dusty pistol perhaps used in the take down of a concentration camp and could perhaps misfire at any second. The crazy people running this estate sale are selling old ass pistols in creepy basements.
I could only think of the convo I would have to have MP's mum, "Soo...I took your daughter to this estate sale this weekend, and while we were digging for stuff in this disturbing basement, some octogenarian shot and killed your daughter with a piece of weaponry from Nazi occupied Paris, accidentally."
I quickly grab for MP, who has now realized the crazy old man is indeed packing heat, and we haul ass outa there.
So...we're traveling down the highway; jamming out to some GaGa en route to our second sale, when all of a sudden we are at a complete stand still. WTF? It's Saturday afternoon, this should NOT be happening--traffic should be flowing seamlessly. Simultaneously, MP and I look to our left and gasp, this is the sight that we saw...
Holy shit, a brush fire!!! Those orange spikes just above the metal guard rail are flames, folks. Being on point, MP grabbed the camera and got some good footage.
It was a hot, smoldering mess. On a side note, this was the second fire that we had seen in less than 24 hours. On our way back from the aquarium there was an apartment fire. Birzarro, no?
At the next sale MP snagged a fab necklace.
It already looks great in her jewelry dish...
Total spent by MP: $3.00
The last house we went to seemed as if someone had not opened a window or a door in at least three years. The dust was thick, the smell of mold overpowering, and the crazies running the show were in full effect. I however scored some awesome finds.
The first is this quirky little dish...
If you just asked yourself, "Is that a naked cupid taking a picture of a couple with the phrase good luck above them?" The anwer is yes, you are correct! Quirky, right? Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, but I'm sure some scathingly brilliant idea will come to me.
Right before we passed out due to dust inhaliation, I caught a glimpse of these plates. I'm in the middle of reading Gone With the Wind, and I couldn't help thinking that I thought these ladies pictured were Scarlet and Miss Melly.
I plan on using the small plates for coasters. Here's an example on my bedside table with a good read (and a fabulous eye mask!)
During one of the first sales, I snagged this polka dotted scarf.
Total spend by Madge: $4.00
Minus the series of bizarro events, it was a great shopping day!!
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