The estate tag sale I went to on Sat. with my sister

[jessleigh]

I had a wonderful weekend! On Saturday morning Gregg had to mow his Grandma's yard so my sister drove me a couple of miles up the road to an area called Hollyview Forest. I read in the friday paper that there was going to be an "estate tag sale" in a house there because the woman was moving to Ridgecrest Retirement Center. The ad also said there

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[jessleigh]

I will take pictures of everything! I wish Gregg would bring me his digital camera so I could take pictures of the Japanese art because I want to start listing it on ebay today!
There are always TONS of estate auctions in this area... one or two every week at least...
Usually they are typical auctions though and the antique items sometimes are high priced but you can usually find good stuff there too.
This estate tag sale was a rare find because usually people realize that they will get more out of an auction than they would by selling it as though it is a yard sale.

[jessleigh]

The actual city of Mount Airy has only about 8,000 people living in it but there are far more outside of the city limits and waaaaay more old people than young people. Most of the auctions are held because older people are moving to a retirement center or rest home and they need money so they sell all their belongings. I always get kind of sad when I go because I feel bad going through all their things, all the memories that I don't know about that are connected to each item.... things they may have not wanted to give up but couldn't afford not too...... I just try to reassure myself by saying that I am going to treasure the things I buy.
ohhhhh my god.... Leona Naess is singing on the Carson Daly show and it is SO BEAUTIFUL
by the way - do you listen to Ryan Adams?
If not you really really need to check out his Heartbreaker album. It makes Gregg and I cry our eyes out because it is so beautiful.
Leona Naess reminded me of him because she used to be his girlfriend.

[jessleigh]

Leona Naess had an album called "You Tried to Rock but I wanted to Roll" that is okay. It has electronic beats though. Her newest album, just called Leona Naess, is MUCH better. She uses a three piece band and it has lots of piano.
I can't wait until you hear Ryan Adams. Go to Allmusic and try to get all of this "Heartbreaker" album!
:)
<3

[jessleigh]

my favorite Ryan Adams songs:

Oh My Sweet Carolina (he is from north carolina so this song is very sentimental to me)

Call Me On Your Way Back Home

Damn Sam, I Love a Woman that Rains (i can really relate to this song... i cry all the time and to love me someone must love that about me)

Come Pick Me Up (quite possibly the song that makes me cry the most!)

In My Time of Need
all of those songs from above are from Heartbreaker

Gold is also a good album but Heartbreaker is the best one!