Ok! We have a functional internet connection, and we’re back to blogging.

When having a garage sale, the biggest help to you are your friends without traditional jobs. They can come over and man the till, or help you organize. One person cannot run a garage sale, because it is inevitable that during your busiest time someone will call and want to pick up one of your larger items they already paid for.

My sister Jen made a bunch of custom, adult-sized hula hoops, and charged $12 for them. I think she sold a couple. They are larger and heavier than the cheapie Chinese hula hoops at the stores. She even got my mother out and hula hooping. Here are some pictures of her showing off:

These are my favorite pictures:

Something weird happened at the sale. My mom brought stuff to sell, including a bunch of black fringe 80/20 acrylic/wool scarves. She said, “Do you want these in case you have to make a Jamaican wig?”

What kind of a question is that? Sarah, the only wig expert I know, made her feel better about it:

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