tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post361470400519284393..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: And Then It Was Gone ...Sue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-84779108678951331942019-05-30T16:46:41.360+01:002019-05-30T16:46:41.360+01:00Haha ... yes that's what I drive. I have done ...Haha ... yes that's what I drive. I have done a boot sale from it once, I just loaded everything loose, not in our usual boxes, and filled up the back and front passenger seats too 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-76813128134201979752019-05-28T16:01:27.451+01:002019-05-28T16:01:27.451+01:00Well done on your car boot sales. That's a gre...Well done on your car boot sales. That's a great amount to make! I really must get cracking and get my car boot stuff together. I just need to make sure I can have hubby's car, I can't get much in my little Fiat 500! Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642030639809060976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-11400314043423011122019-05-28T13:55:35.014+01:002019-05-28T13:55:35.014+01:00Brilliant, I'm glad I could make your wish com...Brilliant, I'm glad I could make your wish come true. <br /><br />Sue = Genie in disguise ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52409017944647654682019-05-28T13:53:25.360+01:002019-05-28T13:53:25.360+01:00This year any money we earn from the car boot sale...This year any money we earn from the car boot sales is being used for day to day expenses. The notes and pound coins as housekeeping and for incidental random living expenses and anything smaller into the Sealed Pot for opening later in the year. This way the money left over from our wages each month, of which there should be more, is being transferred straight over to our savings.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-1094786806366600732019-05-28T05:54:28.838+01:002019-05-28T05:54:28.838+01:00I remember when you used your earnings from car bo...I remember when you used your earnings from car boot sales as money for household expenses...I've started doing the same with anything I get including spare change, found money, gifts of cash, etc. You did well. Wishing you continued luck as you scale down.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-42463359014705679082019-05-27T14:20:01.680+01:002019-05-27T14:20:01.680+01:00Hi Sue, I did take Mike out for lunch though so th...Hi Sue, I did take Mike out for lunch though so there was a bit of birthday about his day!<br /><br />You granted my wish of a super-stylish wet weather jacket for not a lot of money, It's been on my wishlist since last summer and I REALLY didn't want a brand new one so your jacket fitted the bill perfectly. I've left it in the cottage as it will get more use in Wales but brought all the books and magazines back home. I can see them going back and forth with us as I read through them, tagging the pages I want to cook, photographing the pages then indexing the photos in a document along with my other recipes - and then passing them on to someone else so I can keep to my 50 cookbook self-imposed rule.chinadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024241180379556375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-18127372652073581052019-05-27T12:35:16.369+01:002019-05-27T12:35:16.369+01:00We were pleasantly surprised at how much we made, ...We were pleasantly surprised at how much we made, we had guessed at just over a hundred but to be that much over was a nice surprise.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-70040863769602756732019-05-27T12:34:29.292+01:002019-05-27T12:34:29.292+01:00It spoils it when it's mostly traders doesn...It spoils it when it's mostly traders doesn't it, luckily the two that we sell at don't have any traders as such, just a few seasoned and regular car booters that turn up at both over and and over with the same stuff.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52616335909452070952019-05-27T12:32:17.021+01:002019-05-27T12:32:17.021+01:00Aww ... you should have said, I hope he had a good...Aww ... you should have said, I hope he had a good day. I wouldn't call you skinflints for shopping at car boots, just sensible and good re-cyclers. Ooh WHAT was your wish ... you have me intrigued :-) Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-56582583882562375362019-05-27T12:29:17.156+01:002019-05-27T12:29:17.156+01:00It really does depend on whereabouts you live does...It really does depend on whereabouts you live doesn't it. I wonder if there are less car boot sales in the whole of Scotland, or just your area? I don't recall seeing any signs for them when we've been visiting Alan's neck of the woods (Peebles and the Borders) either.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-15095944666217123682019-05-27T12:26:27.282+01:002019-05-27T12:26:27.282+01:00It does get annoying when you have boxes and boxes...It does get annoying when you have boxes and boxes of stuff waiting to go doesn't it. Your boot sales are a brilliant way to make money for a good cause.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-39763679578976909612019-05-27T12:25:28.320+01:002019-05-27T12:25:28.320+01:00It really is isn't it, we are feeling better w...It really is isn't it, we are feeling better with each area we sort out.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-64119151303798998092019-05-27T03:48:44.447+01:002019-05-27T03:48:44.447+01:00You did very well at your sale.
God bless.You did very well at your sale. <br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-48001125798976342022019-05-26T18:34:32.591+01:002019-05-26T18:34:32.591+01:00The car boot sales have gone right downhill here. ...The car boot sales have gone right downhill here. Only a small rubbishy one nearby that is mainly traders. A few years ago we did one a few miles away and we had the same problem of people wanting our stuff for pennies so they could resell for more than we asked.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-62755759398830982512019-05-26T18:29:13.693+01:002019-05-26T18:29:13.693+01:00Hi Sue, it was Mike's birthday yesterday and I...Hi Sue, it was Mike's birthday yesterday and I know that a car boot sale is not everyone's idea of a fun morning out but I know that it suited him just fine. We are both bargain hunters and skinflints, I'm Yorkshire born and bred so it's in the DNA and we both get enjoyment out of finding something that we need at a knockdown price and we aren't at all worried about being 'second-hand Rose'. Since we got our Welsh cottage last summer we've both been looking for decent wet weather jackets in the charity shops and we found a Berghaus for Mike 3 weeks ago for £1 in our local charity shop at home (it sells most clothes for £1) and I got my wish yesterday too, thank you so much! The rest of our new treasures are VERY welcome and I love them all.<br /><br />You had a fantastic return for your efforts so well done, you really did empty the car out. chinadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024241180379556375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-47021380436315888102019-05-26T16:47:20.120+01:002019-05-26T16:47:20.120+01:00Well done! Wish I was fitter and could do a car b...Well done! Wish I was fitter and could do a car boot. We dont seem to have them where we live.justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-32070978204525714082019-05-26T10:46:55.936+01:002019-05-26T10:46:55.936+01:00I've got a lot of sorting out to do, not my st...I've got a lot of sorting out to do, not my stuff but recently acquired from a house clearance, which will be sold at the end of June for the Cat Rescue. I've got piles of the stuff and will be glad when it's gone. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-30085993866786831712019-05-26T10:20:24.244+01:002019-05-26T10:20:24.244+01:00This all looks good to me - when I moved here afte...This all looks good to me - when I moved here after being widowed I got rid of everything except the things I really wanted to keep. Off loading I found very therapeutic.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com