Sunday, November 28, 2010
Time to hibernate
We hold our hands up - we are guilty!
This weekend we have been guilty of hibernating. There were places to go and things to do, but we allowed the cold weather to be an excuse for inactivity.
Mind you I don't feel guilty - just happy that we followed our instincts. I don't think much would have been going on at the boot sales in the hours around dawn. Nobody I know would have wanted to spend all morning standing around to try and sell their bits and pieces.
So we stayed at home.
Of course Sussex has not taken much in the way of wintry weather - certainly cold enough; but nothing like the minus 17 degrees of mid Wales last night. And we have had no snow.
The typewriter is now listed on EBay. I realise now that it might be worth less than the one I mentioned last night. Mine is a Model 2 - that other EBay seller had a Model 1.
EBay constantly throws up surprises.
Bill has 16 1930s lead figures listed at the moment. They are from a series called Cococubs.
They are made by Britains in conjunction with Cadbury's chocolate.
Here is Tiny Tusks. There is only one of them - Bill photographed both sides so that potential customers could see the condition.
Bill started the bidding for each of them at £1.95. The bids are now all above that. Tiny Tusks leads the way with a bid of £23. Bidding ends in 2 days time.
Time for a cuppa. Time for some sleep. We will be out and about tomorrow - it is shop day. Despite the worries about the cost of electricity, Bill will definitely take an extra heater in with us.
