Raleigh Delights

Headed to Raleigh, NC this weekend to yard sale with my sister Cee, and her two daughters, Melanie and Laira. Melanie and I had talked before about me coming to Raleigh and "shopping" with her. So this was the weekend to do it. The stars were aligned because I had planned to go skydiving this weekend near Raleigh and staying with my sister, yard sailing with the gals and then skydiving later with even more gals would make it an epic day.

Friday night Melanie and I with help from Cee, searched Craigslist for sales in the area and Melanie planned our itenerary. She flagged our map and we felt somewhat confident in our selections and directions. Raleigh is lots bigger than Greenville, and some streets are one way. Challenges!
We set our alarms, synchronized our watches and were grateful for the consensus we forgoing any 6am sales. Waking at 6:30 sounded so much better than 5:30am when we headed for bed at 12am!

Melanie going old school with critical sale location 

Two fisted coffee drinking helps to keep me focused

Our first stop was at a house that made you wish you had a ton of money to bring it back to it's former glory. I wish I had taken a few steps back and taken a shot of the front but ended with this shot of part of the porch. 

Laira setting her sights on the jewelry area

Melanie and Laira went over the jewlery selection with thoroughness I haven't seen in a long time! They finally decided on two beautiful rings and a pair of earrings. They bargained with ease and cordiality. I was so proud!

These were so cool! Old hood ornaments. Way past my budget but really neat.

The couple selling the wares had a lot of vintage items and they were priced at estate sale rates. But Cee managed to get a set of pretty pyrex containers with lids for $10. Late that morning we saw similar ones at the Raleigh Flea Market going for $10 each.

Next sale I spotted these boxes 'o marbles. Looked cute and pretty. Neat idea for decorating but not for me.

First ever in my yard sailing history. Beer cooler! We stuck with the coffee!

So of course the bottles were right above the cooler. The sellers were several college students, and they were a lot of fun. Cee found a laptop case and they talked me into a mp3 player for $1 I haven't had the time to check to see if it actually works.

brew your own!

We went to a couple of more sales, finding a boppy cover my niece, Lindsey, a black lamp shade for Cee, Melanie scored on a great rug runner for her kitchen, and Laira picked up a set of hand painted wine gobblets. More loot was found and the display is pictured at the end of this post.

The sales were sparce and the morning still early so we decided to check out the Raleigh Flea Market. There was a lovely breeze blowing so it was pleasant to walk around outside. This place has an outside market and an inside market. Prices and merchandise reflect their location.

You can find just about anything you might need, or not need at the Raleigh Flea Market!

I was searching through a box and found the upper  false teeth. To give you an idea of how tiny, that is a small black bracelet beside it.

I refrained from buying this for my husband

What every household can use! No, I did not buy!

Ok, so I did more walking at the Market than buying but I did pick up a huge zucchini for 75cents. A healthy choice, I thought.

These were HUGE! That is a very large blue basket holding them. Could be considered a weapon by some.

We returned to Cee's and layed out our finds for a display shot. Note Cee sporting the crown(freebie)

Happy with the Apples to Apples game I found at the market for $3. Also the shade,  pyrex, pottery, and of course the zucchini! Melanie's rug was the base of the display

Loved the wooden book holders Cee found and the veggie/fruit scooper set she found. The curlers , silver jewlry holder , trivet and white cork board and photo holder were Melanie's treasures.

Boppy cover on the left, painting for Melanie, and biscuit mix came from the indoor section of the Market

I cannot tell you how much we laughed, broke road rules, and just had a blast. A morning of fun and was definitely the family experience we will hold as a precious memory. Fortunately our family has quite a collection of happy memories.

Just leaving the plane!

BTW, as you can tell, I survived the skydiving experience and another item on my bucket list is checked off.

An amazing group of women! And my sister Cee was our support person in every sense of the word!