Celebrating the return of rummage sale season
One of the great things about spring is the return of church rummage sales.
I love going over rows of forgotten treasures that others realize they no longer need. Last week I hit the Wesley Methodist Church sale and found many good items. A small lamp, a hanging quilt rack, a hot wheels carrier. But the best was a book – The Secret of the Old Clock. A Nancy Drew mystery.
My own collection had been given to some organization or another for their own sale. I thought it was appropriate at the time.
I nearly squealed with joy when I saw the blue and yellow cover. There was Nancy in a field trying to pry open the clock face. I collected these books as a child and loved them. I wanted to be Nancy although I was never going to be slim and blond with a roadster or a boyfriend like Ned.
As delighted as I was with my find, it was doubled when my 7-year-old daughter saw the book and became excited. Guess we will have to start looking for Nancy Drew books all over again.
I had better look up which churches are having sales this weekend.
~ By Karyn Bowman
Karyn Bowman is also known as Mom Goes to the Movies and wrote for The Daily Journal as their movie reviewer for over seven years. She lives in Kankakee County with her husband and four children.
