As the weather warms up, country yard sales will be popping up everywhere. Above, we see a sale in progress. It was held this past weekend on East Wendover/Burlington Road, getting close to the Alamance County line. Cars stopped and people delighted in finding blankets, socks, hardly-worn dresses, old tools, action figures, and other sundry items, just waiting to be transferred from one home to the next. As old-fashioned, North Carolina living would have it, shoppers took the time to talk to the people hosting the event. One woman said, "I told you I'd come back" as she also noticed that a lot had sold since she visited the day before. Even when people don't purchase anything, they take time to catch up with neighbors and find out what is happening in the community. Next time you see a sign, stop by and shop- for items or for community news. A little serendipitous, side-of-the-road anthropology never hurt anyone!
While the above scene is rural, increasingly Burlington Road is filling with retail, and the lines between Greensboro and Burlington are becoming increasingly blurred. Happy Monday, NOT a good day for yard sales!
This photo just whets my appetite!
This is what I do for a living as well you know and the mere sight of a roadside sale sets my heart aflutter.
Over the weekend I went to a couple of estate sales that held no treasures for me but on the way home I saw a sale in the neighborhood starting to clean up and put away their stuff so I stopped.
Turned out to be the older sister of a guy I went to school with cleaning out their Mom's estate which they had left undone for over a year. I caught up on their gossip, shared mine and brought home a ton of vintage craft, tole painting and Doll making magazines to sell on ebay later this Spring.
You just never know what awaits you at a sale! The sister thought of the big pieces of furniture as the real valuable items so she made me a great deal just to "get rid" of the craft magazines!
Posted by: Janis of So Cal | Monday, March 24, 2014 at 04:12 PM
I have a cousin who loves garage and yard sales. And in May sometime, a neighbourhood I'm in most days has a huge garage sale event, organized by the community, with a portion going to charity.
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, March 24, 2014 at 07:16 PM
Yard sales are one of my favorite activities. Thanks for featuring.
Posted by: Oakland Daily Photo | Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 02:28 AM