Fun Estate Sale Finds

I get estate sale e-mail notifications almost daily.  They have to be within 10 miles of where I live before I'll even look at the pictures.  I haven't seen anything that really piqued my interest for quite awhile, and most estate sales were held online during the pandemic.

But yesterday when viewing items at a local estate sale less than 2 miles away, I spotted two Irishmen figurines/statues [not sure of accurate term] I immediately knew I'd like to have. The sale opened at 10:00 a.m., so I set my alarm clock for 7:00 a.m. in anticipation of arriving at the house by 8:30.  All went according to plans, but I was amazed that 14 shoppers had arrived a head of me and placed their names on the entrance list.  

We had an hour and a half wait, but I had my travel mug of tea and two slices of Irish Soda Bread for my hubby and me to enjoy while we waited.   It was a windy, drizzly, cool morning - more like fall than spring.

Below is the picture of the Irishmen I saw at the estate sale website.  I could tell it was taken in the basement, so I knew right where to go when we were admitted.  I don't know exactly what to call them.  They're really not figurines, statues or sculptures.  What would you call them?

We were in the first round of shoppers admitted to the house, and I went straight to the basement in hopes no one else was interested in them too.  They're just under a foot tall and were $15 each. I snatched them up immediately and went to the check-out. Mission accomplished and no one else appeared to be interested in them!

From the estate sale we drove to Detroit where I got my second COVID shot.  They were much busier today than the first time I went, but still very efficient.

15-minute waiting area after getting the shot.

My reward for getting poked in the arm twice!  Glad to cross this off my 'to do' list!

Here's my new [to me] Irishmen posing in their new home.  Aren't they cute?

When I missed out on E-bay's four Christopher Radko St. Patrick's spreaders recently, four Gantz 'Irish Dancing Feet' spreaders were listed.  I bid on them and amazingly no one else bid against me.  I was notified today I won the auction.  I think I'll stop shopping for St. Patrick's Day things now - at least for this year!  ;-)

There are collectors for everything.  I happened upon a blog a few days ago where the writer collects St. Paddy's Day spreaders.  I never saw so many different Irish-themed spreaders.  As for me, I'm going to be content with the eight I have and call it quits.