I honestly thought I’d get this weekend off. I’m still trying to shake this cold, so I was betting (hoping, really) on zero garage sales. A much-needed sleep-in was high on my list. But I actually ended up compiling a list of four sales and one potential trip to Kernersville for a moving sale.
I was up and out for the first sale at 7am with plenty of time to spare. When the garage door opened, it was a bust for me. No worries—just move on to the next two sales at 8am. The closest one was not open early so I decided to head down to the one farther away. They were open early but they were literally chunking out all of their Christmas items…and no cookbooks.
I headed back up to the other 8am sale and passed by a sign for another garage sale not on my list. My friend Mary Dana lives on this street so I’ll definitely swing back by. The other 8am sale was open by now and I found three books:
Relax, Company’s Coming! (Kathy Gunst), Your Favorite Southern Recipes (White Lilly) and Galloway Grazing: Cocktail Companions. That Galloway Grazing cookbook has some fancy recipes like Caviar Dip—using real caviar!
Okay, time to head back to the other sale. I find a lot of kids clothes but no cookbooks and two small kids selling Starbucks Hot Chocolate. I was about to leave but then asked the lady having the sale if she had any cookbooks. She headed inside so I took a closer look at the items for sale. And what do I see? I spy two of those Redneck Goblets!
One of my co-workers, Erin, bought a pair of them at the recent Southern Christmas Show. I think she needs a complete set of four, don’t you?
I grab the goblets and then she brings out these two cookbooks:
The Innkeeper’s Collection Cookbook (C. Vincent Shortt) and Thyme to Cook (Covenant Day School Families). The lady said that the Innkeeper cookbook was given to her but she never got around to using it. I get it home and start to flip through it. The title page has an inscription….and an autograph by C. Vincent Shortt!
Not too shabby for the first haul of 2012.