Posted by Patron Saint of Knives on August 17, 2012 · 1 Comment
Anatomy of a Joke I am nothing if not an observer of human nature. It is not only essential to what I do for a living as Security in a hospital environment, but it is endlessly entertaining. Last year, in a kind of fit of nostalgia I had a red dragon, taken from an old … Continue reading →
Category Found Things, growing up, Humor, jokes, Tradition, Treasure hunting, tricks, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, buddha, conversation, Dogs, dragons, Found things, Growing up, hobbies, Humor, jokes, learning, Love, meeting people, strange country, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
She was an older woman, a little worn around the edges, like an old paperback romance novel sitting in a discount book bin in front of a forgotten bookstore. Her colors were a little faded and her cover was a bit scratched and folded. Maybe, once, there was a passion there, a wild undignified story … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, growing up, Humor, Hunting, miracles, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with art, Bargaining, buddha, conversation, crafts, diy, Found things, gardens, Growing up, hobbies, jokes, learning, meeting people, strange country, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
It was an interesting weekend at the yard sales. The weather was excellent and the people were friendly and engaged. There were literally hundreds of sales going on and the competition was spread a bit thin, which is not so great for the sellers, but can be killer for the buyers. The juncture of good … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Death, Found Things, Humor, Hunting, Jobs, Love, marriage, religion, Saint Christopher, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, buddha, conversation, dragons, Found things, Growing up, hobbies, Humor, knife sharpening, learning, meeting people, strange country, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
I have always believed that life is full of extraordinary coincidences and small miracles. They surround us in a series of bright moments that mostly pass by unseen and un-noticed, it’s like walking through a forest filled with magic and wonder, while most of the time we only watch the path and the foot prints … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, growing up, Humor, Hunting, Parents, Tradition, Travel, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with art, Bargaining, cats, conversation, crafts, Dogs, Found things, gardens, Growing up, hobbies, Humor, learning, meeting people, Parents, strange country, Tea, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
People have Yard Sales for different reasons. Sometimes the news is good, people moving into together and combining households, people moving to someplace warm where their dreams will come true, or just letting go of old stuff… getting a fresh start. Sometimes, of course, the news is not so good. In fact, if you are … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Death, Found Things, Hunting, Knives, Sharpening, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, conversation, Found things, Growing up, hobbies, knife sharpening, knives, koans, learning, meeting people, strange country, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
Just last night my wife and I were sitting in shadows of nice restaurant, you know, the kind of place where the waiter introduces himself and instead of saying he’s going to be your waiter, he says he will be “helping” you tonight, as if he was he were a guru here to guide you, … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, haunted house, haunting, Humor, Hunting, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bargaining, conversation, crafts, dragons, Found things, gardens, Growing up, hidden creatures, hobbies, Humor, learning, meeting people, strange country, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
The Yard Sale Gods cooperated nicely this last weekend and the weather was nearly perfect for an exuberance of stuff. The season is still young and looking for sales is a little bit like walking in the garden and looking for new shoots, there are plenty to go around, but the ground is not yet … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, Humor, religion, sex toys, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, conversation, Dogs, Found things, Growing up, hobbies, Humor, koans, learning, meeting people, mutts, religion, sex toys, strange country, tea shack, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
Saturday was the second beautiful day in a row here in the Great North West. Although it’s still very early in the yard sale season, the 2nd day of a 2 day run of nice weather is usually a pretty good bet. I mean, when the weather is nasty and the grass is wet, people … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, conversation, Found things, gardens, learning, meeting people, strange country, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, Yard sales
The weather was not great this morning. Although it was not raining when I got up, the forecast called for rain, the skies were threatening. In any case, I decided to go ahead and do the first yard sale day of the season. Like the shooting of the bamboo, the flowering of the cherry and … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, buddha, conversation, Found things, hobbies, meeting people, tradition, treasure, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
Posted by Patron Saint of Knives on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Going to yard sales is like reading a book of short stories with a general theme, but an unending assortment of characters and situations. The stories you find there are a long random string of pearls strung through a city with a blacktop thread. The stories themselves, like pearls, are grown from small grains of … Continue reading →
Category Bargaining, Found Things, Humor, Tradition, Treasure hunting, Uncategorized, Yard Sales · Tagged with Bargaining, conversation, Found things, hobbies, Humor, learning, meeting people, tradition, treasure hunt, Treasure hunting, unexpected surprises, Yard sales
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