I realize that it is still February, and I have a long time to wait until Spring finally rolls around to stay.
However, I’m getting a little bit of Spring fever, lately, and when Spring and Summer roll around, so do garage sales.
I’m a frugal lady, by nature.
I do not like to part with my money.
However, I love a good garage sale.
I browse and browse, but do not usually buy.
Sometimes, though, I get it into my head that there is something, in particular, that I must have, and so I hit the garage sales with a single purpose.
This is going to be one of those years.
What do I want?
For what do I search?
(courtesy flickr.com)
That’s right, my friends.
I am looking for a record player.
Preferably one that is old and 70’s-like.
I miss records.
Don’t you?
I just had this conversation with some people the other day. We talked about finding just the right groove in order to play the song you wanted. If you wanted to hear the song again, you walked over, picked up the needle and set it back in place again.
My records from childhood are long gone.
When my parents moved (while I was in college) the movers actually stole a bunch of things, including my records.
I’ve always had a hard time imagining a bunch of burly movers, sitting around a poker table, drinking beer, listening to my Shaun Cassidy albums, but hey, stranger things have happened, right?
So, in addition to my record player, I guess I’ll need to find some records, as well.
I’m not shunning modern technology.
We love our cd’s, iPods, iTouches, and iPhones.
I am just craving a bit of my past, and if I can find it at garage sale prices, and share that experience with my monkeys, why not?
