Tag Archive 'estate sales'

Obsession chapter 3

My husband bought me a nice camera for Mother’s Day and I have only recently started to play around with it. At “the estate sale house” this weekend, I found lots of good subject matter. It was a c. 1910 house, but had been modestly updated in the 50s, when Pittsfield was a-boomin’.

I loved the [...]

Estate sales: Exhilarating — and horrifying

Yesterday I repeated my new summer Saturday morning routine: Sleep in, drink two cups of coffee really fast, check the blog and emails, then head to an estate sale.
This time, I was there…four hours. Of course, I found lots of cool stuff — like four vintage England’s Department Store boxes. Aren’t they pretty? I love [...]

Saturday: Sunshine, estate sales and 50s neighborhoods

Yesterday was a simply perfect day. Warm and sunny and as soon as I got up I had two estate sales to hit. Pretty much the first ones of the season - it’s been a late start. I drank 2 cups of coffee, checked the blog, then dashed out of the house. There is nothing [...]