World's Longest Yard Sale

You may have heard of The World's Longest Yard Sale, which happens to be going on as we speak. It runs 690 miles, from Michigan down to the end of 127 in Alabama.
For us it is right down the mountain in Dunlap TN, where our intrepid husband and fearless bargain hunter coasted by on his bicycle, for a few days in a row.
Wait a minute...he did not ride his bike down the mountain, but put it in the back of his pickup, drove down and then parked and rode. That's better.

Back to the story...Dave recently bought a new mountain bike and has been going places with a bike group in Lookout Mountain TN+GA. He is good on the bike, or was, but had a PD moment on his last ride and hasn't returned. I mentioned that I would gladly ride with him on flat roads if I only had a bike.
Enter the Yard Sale. He found me this practically brand new bike (turquoise!!) for a ridiculously low price, including old fart helmet, and brought it home, cleaned it up and it is perfect for me. I had no idea he was even listening when I suggested we ride together. Then Whamo. Here it is. I need a new softer, wider seat, but then I am good to go. On flat roads. Not so easy to find in our neck of the woods.

He also came home with the Sled of his Dreams, which we all know he will break his neck sliding down the Death Trap Path that he carved out of our hill. I pray we get another winter like the last one, with four snowflakes in three months.
And if that isn't thrilling you enough, he also came home with a new old lawnmower to add to his collection of pushers and the rider. One can never have too many mowers. I guess...

He was very excited about this pack of socket wrenches. Sigh...another in the vast collection in the tool shed. Good for him. This corresponds to my paint brush collection. Even Steven.



My fave purchase is this painted end table in TURQUOISE which is very cute and much nicer than it's original color, whatever that was. It really goes with the chairs.


And last, and least is this leathery jacket with embroidery all over it. Now Dave has a costume for Halloween. He can go as the Fonz.

 

PS: My sister sent me this replica of Chester our pug, note the resemblance. Amazing.