Labor Day is upon us and I always think of that as the official end of summer. Traffic moves up to normal pace, my street gets tied up with parents driving kids to school.
Summer flew. I actually saw a maple tree that was 99% red this past weekend and dry leaves swirling in the road. Thankfully the other trees realize this is way too early!
I was able to get to 2 auctions in August with little results. I drove part of the M25/M29 road sale around the thumb of Michigan. It has to be the prettiest road sale. The glimpses of Lake St Clair, the St Clair River and Lake Huron are so refreshing among the schlock for sale. I can see why the Blue Water bridge is so named from Port Huron to Sarnia Ontario. The best buy was gas at $2.71 a gallon, probably a lot less than the Canadian drivers had to pay over in Ontario.
eBay sales waned in the last part of July and early August. I'm gearing up for listings Labor Day weekend. Sales at the antique mall are down--part road construction with access on and off expressway and part the back to school spending that leaves little for the adults to spend. The mall was almost empty of customers on my last visit. Hopefully a rearrangement of items and some new items hinting of Fall will attract browsers.
I have a 4 bowl set of Fiesta from the late 30's that I think I will take up but I really don't want to break the set--so will probably price 1st at a set level. All are in good condition as my mother hated using them because they were so heavy. I swear she concocted more food once she got a set of lightweight pyrex bowls.
If work schedule and gas prices are opportune I hope to get out to a late night flea market on Saturday. Otherwise it will just be the trip to change around the booth and dig into storage boxes for eBay items! Weather outlook appears good, but wait 24 hours and the forecast will change completely!
Found this great picture circa 1962, of one of my favorite restaurants as a kid, we always sat in a booth, and would go there after a shopping trip downtown, and were done in time to catch the loop bus home!
