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One of our favourite saturday morning things is racing out the door after breakfast and hunting for garage sales nearby. Once in the car, we meander slowly and get a better idea of local suburbs, get a little peek into peoples lives and hopefully pick up some bargains. Like today for example... One set of 1980s playdough moulds and accessories...
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A microscope set, old flour jar, ceramic teaset, clothes, slippers for the dressups...
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Then onto the local high school for the annual booksale...
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To find more books to help our learning days...
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We arrived at just the right time, when they dropped all the books to 50c!!
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I think this sewing one is my fave...
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And its so lovely to find old clippings slipped inside the cover. Soft furnishings for the well-run home.... hmmm... might learn a thing or two... We came home with classics, books on science, health, art, everything! We'll be reading for weeks!!