second-hand

garage sale

What with Mrs Bobinoz hoppity hopping around with her broken leg, we didn’t get out and about much at the weekend. This probably explains why I only saw one garage sale sign. You know the sort of thing, handwritten, tied to a lamppost, “Garage Sale: Saturday starts 6 AM, 47 Koala Street.” Had we gone [...]

car boot sales

Back in the UK, driving around here and there at the weekends, it would be almost impossible to get too far without seeing a car boot sale. Hundreds of cars parked in a field, second-hand stuff spread out on a blanket or a table, 20p to get in for visitors and about £7 for sellers [...]