we had a sale

We had a sale. A free sale! All winter we piled unwanteds and planned to do a garage sale in the summer. When it came time i didn't really feel like doing it. All the requirements piled on - pricing everything, sitting outside for two whole days while keeping Jude occupied, all to make a negligible amount of money. I still wanted to get rid of everything though.

A free giveaway meant we only needed to sit outside a short time, it could start later in the morning so we had time to get ready, we could collect for a charity and get a donation receipt for taxes... all good things. It was an event i should have photographed but was caught up in the busyness. Neon green signs in the neighborhood, Kijiji ad and Freecycle to get people to come. All worked. We made $75 to donate to Children's Hospital, not bad from just wanting to give stuff away. Chris made an additional fifteen from a guy who bought some foreign coins from him. Who knows whether he was swindled but they were just sitting around anyhow.

So it was a success. Lots of friends stopped by and it was so nice to see them. The only negative the nearly constant rain though the forecast didn't call for rain. I checked all morning - cloudy, high humidity but no showers. But the drizzle continued off and on.

We also gained some new books from friends and neighbors who dropped some off. A nice stack of new titles. Also a juicer! from a neighbor leaving for China monday. A little cleaning and it should work well. Really can't complain, it was a good day with a toddler visiting Nanny and wet muddy shoes and visits.