Yard Sale

When the weather gets nice, one of the things I often think about that reminds me of home is YARD SALES!! It seems like once the weather gets nice you see them everywhere. And with the holiday weekend coming up, I am sure there will be lots of them. The dutch do not have yard sales or garage sales. You wouldn't think that I could accumulate junk during the almost 3 years we have lived here, but I have. I have been trying to do a bit of spring cleaning and realized I have so many things I just don't use anymore. I figured if it came here with us and we haven't used it since.....IT NEEDS TO GO!

So Instead of yard sales or garage sales, people can rent a table and sell their items inside this gigantic building. It is knows as a "Vlooienmarkt" (flea market). We went last year in August to see what it was all about. They hold then every few months. This year, when I knew it was going to be happening, I convinced our good friend Esther to split the table with me. There were over 200 tables set up with people selling items. Talk about a HUGE garage sale!

 It lasted for two days; a Thursday and a Sunday from 10-4. Who knew it could be soooo exhausting to just sit around all day! I sold a bit of our junk, but of course I still had to bring some back home.