It sounds like you had a good day, and you certainly made your husband's day. I have a feeling that the deceased would be pleased.

Yes, you did just fine, and, I'm thinking that she would be pleased for you to have her treasures and think of her many times in the future. It would make me glad.

What a nice way to keep the memory of your neighbor alive. Seems like she led a giving life and would probably be very pleased. I am envious over the pump and 50's lawn furnture, how fun!

What a fun day and you're honoring her as she would want you to own something of hers. The yellow chairs sound wonderful. I love vintage.

Glad you went to the sale. I don't see how you could be taking advantage of anyone by attending and buying at a public auction. No need to feel bad about that.

Sounds like you had a great time. And your neighbor is up in Heaven smiling down, seeing her "stuff" went to a good home.

What a nice time you had. I'm sure your friend was watching from above and happy that her neighbors were enjoying her things in their home. I also love a good sale.

good for you! I told my daughters to have an estate sale, or auction, after they pick through my stuff, and split the proceeds. Then sell the house as is, and again, split.

At this point in our lifes they agree to this.

None of my stuff sounds as neat as what you acquired. You did good. :)

Moni.... who prolly goes to the neighborhood garage sale tomorrow.

Sounds like you did good!

I love estate sales. Almost everything in my house...except my fridge and my tv came from an estate auction or flea market. I remember hanging out until the end of the day, waiting to buy something really neat I found in the garage at a sale in Galveston....it was a huge, sort of primitive, cupboard. An antique dealer had the same idea and she kept jumping the bid by $50, but I had passed up a lot of neat stuff, to hold onto my money to bid on it, and I hung in there, and I got it. I paid a little more than I wanted to, but she left in disgust, so I think it was worth the money.

Congratulations on all those great finds!

Would love to see pics!

Good job Caroline! Do Harry and Sam approve of the new furniture? It sounds perfect for your yard.

Your hubby must have been so excited to see his new toy! LOL

Harry and Sam may "approve" too much! LOL I want to put the set out in the back yard. It's heavily shaded under the spruce trees and the bright yellow looks great there, but boy dogs being boy dogs...

They "know" they are supposed to go in the far left corner of the back yard. Until Sam infiltrated our family, Harry never went anywhere else. I was very sick while Sam was a puppy and he was lucky when I could creep to the door, open it, and let him out once in a while. He would run out, bark and run, chase squirrels, and sprinkled everywhere. I'm still amazed he was so quick to figure out the "house training." He had only two tiny accidents right by the door. Those two were my fault for not being able to move fast enough to get the door open for his little baby bladder.

Of course, once he started marking all the fences, and the trees, and the old telephone post, Harry took up the same habit. So I don't think I should put the chairs there. Everything on the patio is "safe" for some odd reason, but any thing in the back yard is fair game.

We pick up the large yard twice a day; it's always clean and fresh out there, but they will still mark.

I'll be getting photos of all the treasures, soon.

Of course, I have been wanting DH to build an arbor/gazebo/deck/ramada type structure, raised about 18" from ground level that would solve all the problems.

Someday.