Records

I went to some yard sales with my friend Katie a few weekends ago. Much fun was had and many treasures were found. The next few posts are all going to be the treasures found on that May 29th trip.

Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark

Nancy Sinatra - Nancy in London

$0.50 each

Material Objects

Last Saturday Libby, her girls, and I got up super early in the morning to hit up the yard sales. I love yard sales more than thrifting because the prices are negotiable and they are also generally a lot cheaper.

My very first purchase of the day were some vinyl records bought at a school yard sale. They were 50¢ a piece; totaling $2.50.

Bing Crosby - Only Forever
Bing Crosby - Easy to Remember
Sammy Davis Jr. - Something for Everyone



Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - Deja Vu
"Bald" Bill Hagan and his Trocaderons - Music to Strip By

I was very excited to pick up the first three. I was just telling Matt that I needed to keep my eye out for more "crooner" records (though Sinatra, I am sure, would disagree with me). I love to put on the record player while I am cleaning the house. This afternoon, I decided to take a little video footage to showcase the new lp I bought and to also give you a sneak peak at my record collection. Please be patient as this is the first video I have ever uploaded for Blogger and I am not sure how long it takes. My goal is to eventually fill the bottom row of my book case with just vinyl.

At another yard sale, I picked up this gorgeous white ceramic soup tureen (including lid, spoon, and platter) for only $5.00. I have a really yummy baked potato soup recipe that I would love to serve out of this.

I was later surprised to find out that it is handmade. I could not find a single company mark anywhere on the piece. When I finally turned the platter over, I found "Rhonda Rayborne" scrawled on the back.

At the same yard sale, I couldn't help but pick up these lovely paper dolls. This first set was completely cut out already and was 50¢.

This second set was a much larger bag consisting of both cut and uncut dolls/clothing/etc and cost $1.00. The woman who owned them before me did a good job cutting around the dolls. If anything, she left too much white instead of cutting into the doll which is a good thing and something I can fix.

At another yard sale I fell completely in love with these set of 4 books featuring the works of Tolstoy (1928), Tennyson (1932), Hugo (1943), and Poe (1943). He was asking for $8.00 for the whole set. Libby, ever so slyly, asked the guy if he would take $6.00 for them and without skipping a beat he said yes. $2.00 might not seem like something to get happy about, but I was over the moon. I am very new to marketplace dickering. It takes some getting used to.

Lastly, I picked up this aluminum grill press for only 50¢. I have been looking for a cast iron one for a while now and ideally I would still like to get cast iron. This will definitely serve in the mean time.