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It's that time of the year when the garage sales are heating up. Saturday we were out and went to three or four community garage sales. A community garage sale is where several people in the same neighborhood have garage sale. In one community there were over thirty individual sales.

We were late getting up so we missed several others but I've discovered that late-birds get some good deals. Many people start marking stuff off after noon usually half off. But then it's not all about good deals. Garage sales are good for meeting and socializing with others.

This is a short list of some of my finds.

Games a nice Backgammon game in a case. $2

Music Mutt CD by Lost Dogs. $1 I had their Green Room Serenade CD and really liked it. Mutt is a lot mellower. Highlands - by White heart. $1 Christian Rock. I'll pick some favorites from it.

Computer MFC 4450 Laser printer. Free They didn't think it worked. After a test copy they thought it would need a new drum. When I got home I did a self test and discovered that it works fine. Only the scanning was malfunctioning. The cool thing was I was thinking of getting one. You can get them new for under $200.

Bells Got three of them for 50 cents each including a miniature liberty bell.

Little Dipper Crock Pot A miniature pot for sauces and dips. $2

Digital Scale I've been exercising and dieting and was thinking about getting a new scale. I immediately gained 7 pounds and lowered my standards accordingly. $10 Electric Knife It'll come in handy occasionally.

Books Furniture Making Encyclopedia A brother a brother-in-law are cabinet-makers so this interested me. $1 Boys and Girls Cookbook This really came in handy. After garage-saling we got groceries and I used a recipe from it to plan a dish for our church dinner.

There's more garage sales to come. The season is just now open. In addition to more community sales there will be some big church and organization sales.