The antique sale at my house Friday and Saturday really kicked my butt. I feel like a walking zombie. I had so much left over from my outdoor show two weeks ago, but I kept pulling more and more from the basement to add to the sale. First, though, I had to clean the garage (which is NEVER clean) to make room for tables. Since I don't have a storage shed, I had to work around trash cans, lawnmower, edger, etc. Hauled them in and out of the garage countless times. But . . . I am totally blown away by my sales. I set a pretty low goal so I wouldn't be disappointed, but surpassed it by several times. I am absolutely thrilled. Today has been spent boxing it all up (and I am not quite done!) to haul it to my friend's in a few weeks and do this all over again. The more I get rid of, the less will go back to the basement 😁
Tis midge season near the shores of Lake Erie. We get them 2-3 times a summer, but I never remember them this late or this bad. They look like mosquitos, but don't bite.
"One drawback to living on the shores of Lake Erie is the annual swarming of midges (aka muffleheads or muckleheads). Your house, car, bushes, well . . . EVERYTHING is covered with 1000's upon 1000's of these harmless, non biting insects. This time of year they ascend into the sky just before sunset, forming thick, undulating clouds. This orgy in the sky is the last chapter in their lifecycle before they lay eggs in the water and die."
If you walk by a shrub in your yard and get too close, thousands of them will swarm. One must keep his/her mouth shut and do a lot of exhaling!!!
8 comments:
Never heard of smidges before.
So pleased you sold more than anticipated. Will be nice when you are a rug hooker once again and share your accomplishments with us.
Never heard of these insects before. Much like our Mayflies in the Spring. They gather near lights at night in masses and unfortunately lots are killed by vehicles as they are drawn to light. It can make for a slippery road. Glad you did well on your sale. Janice
Hurray on the sale!!! I've heard of "midges" but only from the UK. I've never seen one. In VA we had gnats.
I've heard of midges, probably seen them, but never in the amounts you get them. To me, if it looks like a mosquito, it is a mosquito, and gets swatted if possible.
I remember when we had DS's graduation in the garage...we looked at some areas and I said "canvas painter cloths". They worked well to hide the mess instead of trying to clean those spots. Though that might not work if you need floor space for tables. Awesome sale results, and I'm glad it was worth the work. I hope the next sale does well too.
Yay you on the sales and purging!! The need for me is feeling more and more urgent, but less and less attainable. There are midges here too - but we only have swarms of them in the lake areas...but even at the lake house, they are somewhat few and far between thankfully. Where I'm at, there's always a breeze it seems and they seem to like to hang in the more stagnant areas. In the southern part of the state, though, they are much more prevalent.
That would creep me out so bad. I am so glad your sale went so well. I kept thinking about you. That makes me happy. I bet you are tired. I hope you can rest a bit.
Wow that is Great you had such a good sale on old treasures !!!! Nice to get money for things .... feels good to clean out !
We don't have swarms of those midges.....I have a battery racket I walk with the mosquitoes are bad ...they get zapped when the hit the racket ....think my racket would short out if I walked into a swarm of those !!!
You have really done well with downsizing and such this year. I'm envious! Congrats on the sale.
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