I’ve told this story before in this silly spot but, with all the talk of how to have a successful garage sale on FirstNews Thursday morning, I thought it might be worth a retelling or is that retailing?
For many years my mom put an artificial but pretty white wreath on our front door at Christmas time. Eventually, after a long run, she decided she wanted something new and different. In fact, she stated she was sick of that old wreath and would be happy to never see it again!
Each spring the Bionic Avon Lady across the street had a big garage sale. My mom would usually put a few items out there, as well. This particular year, the white wreath made the trip to the sale table. “I don’t want to see it again!” said my mom with increasing vehemence.
Our next door neighbor, Bob, lived in a little cottage with his mother, Dolly. Well, Bob stopped in at the garage sale and fell in love with…you guessed it…that white wreath. Apparently, he had admired it all through the years. So, he bought it.
My mom got the chance to “enjoy” the white wreath for many more Christmases. I think that was her last garage sale effort, too.
