Being part of a community

 

What a great way to support our church...have a yard sale.

Others did all the work setting these wares out for great buys. I had one of those weeks where I had to stay away from chemicals in the air, including cleaning things I wanted to donate. So I made up for it by buying a few.

I had no idea what some of those kitchen gadgets were!

It was located under the trees in the shade...and everything would be half price at noon. I was gone by 11:00, and couldn't wait in case someone else wanted what I had my eyes on...

This cute cabinet with three drawers and a cupboard with a shelf.  It took about 5-6 of the stronger people from the church to figure out two different car trunks weren't wide enough, and to finally load it into a small pickup truck bed, and follow me driving back to the apartment, where they brought it right into my bedroom for me. It was awkward, heavy, and also fragile with a cardboard back...What wonderful generous people they are!

And I finally got duct tape to repair the back where cutouts were perforated for electronics...and one part had split a bit. You can see it at the bottom of bottom shelf...it was reinforced on the outer side, where tape had more trouble sticking. Anyway, it's not going anywhere for a while now.

I had to skootch it over a bit to use the closet door, but it will allow access this way.

Sharing with Thankful Thursday!   

Today's quote:

Each lifetime brings with it specific lessons that are necessary for our spiritual evolution.

Trillium 5.3.14

The sun has finally come up, and all the goods have been hauled out of the church (starting at 6 am) to the parking lot...7:30 am and sales start!  Here Katherine and Jane discuss some signs.

This designer coffee table was sold by silent auction and we're so glad it's going to be enjoyed in a church member's home.  We can still see it there when we visit him!

Outreach table with UUCSV church information was centrally located.  Toys were close by.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley, 500 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC continues to share with our community!

 

We had wonderful weather this year!  Last year's cold rainy day has now faded into memory.

I wasn't the only one with a camera, here Cilla, Janie and Charlie enjoy looking at Janie's photos.

The cashiers were busy almost continuously.

When my coughing got to me, I took a break!

 Charlie was entertaining as always.  We'll miss him and his wife, Gene, as they move to their new home this month!

Old friends got together to discuss their lives.

The print below was the topic of a blog search for Dr. Jane Carroll's benefit...and you can click here to learn more about that interesting side-line. (The comments at the bottom of that blog posting give the answer)

And the grim reaper found a new scythe!

Children got face paintings, or learned to knit...

And the last job was breaking down unused boxes ready to be hauled away around 3:30 pm.

Our proceeds will help the UUCSV outreach in Black Mountain in many ways...as well as our sister church in Transylvania, Romania.  But the experience of working together (over 50 donors, over 40 volunteers) was an amazing event.   I can't thank everyone enough.  Blessings for your time and caring enough about others to make this Trillium Festival go so well.  (The party hasn't had a date set yet...but soon we'll all sit down for a pot luck celebration, everyone!)