I heart yardsales

I had brunch with my friends Robert, Marcia, and Dani yesterday. We had a lovely meal at Wolffer Kitchen on Main Street. Afterwards they had plans to hit a yard sale here in the village and wanted to know if I cared to tag along. But of course! Who doesn't love a good yard sale? It was right near me on Hempstead Street, the street you cross to get to Haven's Beach.
The sign on the street was hilarious:

I had my eye out for a lamp for the porch. I had tried a new arrangement of the furniture out there just the day before. I brought in the curved little teak bench that had been in the front yard for years. I think it looks great. I put the little side table with the drawer next to the front door and that's where I thought a new lamp would look good. Well, at this sale I spotted a dusty one covered in seashells that would do the trick. It hadn't been used in years. The girl running the sale wasn't sure if it even worked. There was what looked like bird seeds in the light socket! I asked how much she wanted. "I dunno, $10? $5? $2?" "Well," I said, "if it's $2 I'll take it! If it doesn't work I'll re-wire it myself." So, done and done. I got it home, found a light bulb, and what do you know? It worked! I dusted off the shade and glue gunned some apple green grosgrain ribbon around the trim that works nicely with the colors not he porch and...VOILA! The perfect addition to the porch decor...and it only cost me a measly TWO DOLLARS! I love a bargain (and an easy craft project!) :)