The early bird gets the bargains

Twas an early start for me this morning, I stirred in my bed at 4.30am and decided that was a tad too early for the car boot sale. I pushed the cat out of the way and turned over for a little bit more snoozing. It was 6am when I got up. The place was buzzing when I arrived, I began my methodical way of scrutinising every stall. Up and down the rows, being careful to remember exactly where I had been so as not to miss anything. I had a couple of things on my mind to look for, but you never know what gem you might find so you have to look at everything. There was a pile of fabric laid out on a plastic sheet, it was the 20p each, six for £1, that caught my eye. The young girl said it belonged to her grandmother, who had too much and was having a clear out. I picked out my six for a pound, the pink and the red spotty pieces are very big.

One of the things I was looking for was a saucepan to replace the grotty one on the left in this picture. The handle has fallen off and I managed to boil it dry and have never been able to get rid of the mess in the bottom. Don't worry, I have never put food directly into it, I have always used it to steam vegetables, with a baskety type thingy in the bottom. This enamel pan was given to me years ago so I haven't done too bad out of it, but it is time to chuck it. Look what I found, a stainless steel pan with lid exactly the right size. It looked a bit stained, but it was only 50p, but with a good scrub it has come up a treat. Now it's like new. If the stall holders made a bit more effort to clean up their stock they could make a bit more money. 50 flippin p eh! I'm well chuffed.

My home made wooden, plastic covered, greenhouse, doesn't have a roof at the moment. Here is my roof. A roll of shrink wrap for £1. Magic!

I like it when women want to get rid of their clothes, some of them haven't a clue what to charge and say the first number that comes into their head. You can tell the ocassional booter as opposed to those who are running a little buying and selling business. I only browse car boot sales about two or three times a year, and every time I come to this one there is a woman I know. One day I said, 'you must have a lot of stuff in your house', she said, I've just had an aunt pass away so I am clearing her house out'. She has been booting for at least ten years to my knowledge. I don't buy from her as she always has antique type stuff that I don't need. A bit further along the line I found these teeshirts two for 50p. Thank you very much, I'll have four.

I love it when I see a basket with an 'Everything 20p sign on it', I'm diving straight in there. This is what I found in the bargain basements. Bits and bobs for crafting and bag making, even the scissors were 20p, and they cut perfectly. I'm pleased I went to the boot sale today.

Here is my boy Bugsy, think I'll go out in the sun and join him.