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--->photos by Elaine A. Russell

Today ... got a great small painting from a local artist.... went to Talin Market and got some awesome groceries...went to Winning Coffee (which is awesome) for lunch... and then picked up a stack of used books at a local book sale. I haven't been sleeping as well as I would like to.... and have generally been feeling blah... .so today was a great day to take a nap... and to try to recoup.

(photo shows the Mediterranean plate from Winning Coffee....humus, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, peppers and a bagel with cream cheese. I added fresh squeezed orange juice and an iced coffee for a complete meal)

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Supper was a feast of fresh fruit ... mangoes, papaya, peaches, nectarines, apples, oranges, plums, grapes, melon, blackberries... it was awesome. Paired with a fabulous grilled steak... and ta-da!
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Some days may seem rather boring..... but they are still important. Like the photo you take that may seem like a loser... you may come to find that it really speaks to you later on. I am not suggesting that you keep every single photo you take... but sometimes it is the ones you least expect that turn out ultra cool....

epiphany

----------------------------photo by Elaine A. Russell

I've had an epiphany of sorts... prompted by a looooooooooooooooong conversation with my daughter... who is very insightful.

Stay tuned.

A plan is in action.

Anyone want to have an art sale ?

It's yard sale day

----------------------------photo by Elaine A. Russell

It's 4am. I can't sleep. I get this insane idea to have a yard sale once a year....and I have it scheduled to start at 0800. I've been working for a couple weeks gathering stuff.
If you are brave.. come on out !
I will be the harried looking lady with a coffee cup.

UPDATE 0800: people were coming at 7am. Good thing I was awake and setting up early.
UPDATE 0900am: Why is it that 95% of the people coming speak very little english.. and yet still want to try to haggle with you down to the last penny >
UPDATE 10am: no traffic. no sales. depressed. It's just me, a bunch of stuff, and some cold coffee.
UPDATE 11am: hubby reprieved me, and I got a shower. Only customer while I was gone was a lady who gave my hubby a WATCHTOWER pamphlet. I'm thinking this is not a good sign.
UPDATE 12noon: thinking about packing it in. Posting offers on Freecycle. Making a list of items going for Charity donations. oooh.. but wait... there's a last little "rush" on stuff !
UPDATE 1pm: all done. Stuff (for the most part) has been loaded in the car and gone to charity. One lady is picking up some items for a local shelter, and one lady is picking up a bunch of craft items and supplies, and some quilting frames for a local Senior Center. Hubby is retrieving my sale signs.
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On the whole... I think I just suck at having yard sales. I am much more inclined to just give stuff away, and yet I am perturbed by people who want everything for a quarter.
In the end, I made about $100.
The lesson in all this though, is that I should just give to charity organizations, friends, family, whatever.. and not worry about selling stuff. I'm just not very good at it... not when it comes to my own stuff. I'm great at selling stuff for other people :)