Day 567 Treasure island

25th February 2019

The first customer turned up at 10.00 to pick up a twelve pane door and screen that was as heavy as Hell. The temperature had dropped to 18 degrees, and snow was falling, so both of us didn’t want to be outside very long. With that incentive, the doors were loaded in his van very quickly. Scott, ran the Old Mill, a Brewery and grill in Plainwell, 40 miles south east of Holland.

The next two doors went at 10.45 to Jeff. They were a little easier to handle. In between that, the pair of decorative buoys were picked up in exchange for fifteen dollars. This was a great start to Kelli’s challenge.

We also sold a treasure chest.

The pile of dollar bills was growing on the kitchen worktop, and this was for things we had got for free.

We had to venture out to pick up a dresser that Kelli had seen on Marketplace, she got the price down because it was considerably light in the knob department , but I know it will be a pleasant piece, once we can get it open.

Kelli had a text advising her that there was a discount day at “Ditto” another resale outlet in Holland. I had been to it previously, and it was an okay place, but the prices were a little high to be able to sell on. Anyway with the lure of 30% off everything in the store, I could not hold her back. Within less than a minute she had spotted two steel hoops, her eyes lit up.

I was a little bemused, these were not small hoops, they were large metal rings that might have been stolen off a Amish wagon, but she explained that she had found one similar, and sold it for forty five bucks. I still looked bemused, “they are just steel hoops, who would buy steel hoops? Nothing was going to stop her, so behind the counter they went. We wandered around looking for more things.

A mustard coloured rocking chair then caught her eye. It was a bit rough, and ragged, which is also like the people that usually like to sit on them.

As we paid for the metal hoops, I asked if we had to purchase the spokes separately, that joke fell flatter than a large flat thing, which made me sad as I thought it was funny. Maybe it’s just the way I tell them.

Kelli made a wonderful bean filled salad for dinner which made its return later in the evening, I had enough gas to inflate a zeppelin.