Saturday, October 8, 2011

most wonderful time of the (trash) year...



Bulk pickup day! It's basically a yard sale extravaganza, but FREE. Here in the valley, this much anticipated event occurs only annually, and is run by the township, rather than the trash company. So rather than having to scour the neighborhood for lucky finds, all the area's discards are conveniently located in one warehouse! After dropping off three items myself (a truly sad foldout sofa that was in use long before I was even born, as well as two almost equally tenured mattresses) I came home with only two rescues. And since two is less than three, I am quite clearly sticking to my plan to clean out my barn... One of my finds was a wooden office chair with nice bones begging to be reupholstered, but the crowning achievement was this fantastic wooden porch swing in almost perfect condition! The wood is in great shape, only needs to be lightly sanded and gussied up with a paint job. Insert saying referring to one man's trash, etc...


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