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O God, you are my God…I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.

Psalm 63:1,4,5 (New Living Translation)

Mud Sale

Part 4

Saturday, March 20

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There were hundreds of crafts

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This clever, useful item was made with a roll of paper towel as its base.

I think there must have been a hundred hot pads.

A cute doll

A pretty purse

A clever tricycle that looked like a pony was pulling it.

A young Amish boy riding it.

Several quillas

A quilt folded inside an attached pocket makes a pillow, and when opened it is a single quilt.

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Tomorrow night: The Quilt Auction

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There’s one God and only one, and one Priest-Mediator between God and us—Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5 (The Message)

Mud Sale

Part 3

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The Main Auction – Crafts & Quilts – Where I Spent Most of my Day

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A view of the main auction – inside the fire hall – from the top of the steps. Notice the firemen’s coats along the back wall.

On this day the fire trucks are parked at a church in town, and at one point when the siren rang, I saw half-a-dozen firemen run toward a fire truck. It must not have been anything serious, because I never heard what happened.

A closer view of the firemen’s coats

A view of the auction from the back entrance door.

Because my sister’s family is involved in this auction, I get the benefit of having a front-row seat. The two green chairs in the center are ours.

I enjoy watching the Amish auctioneers, callers, runners, and clerks at this sale. The callers (left and right) were so much fun to observe. They were lively and funny as they tried to get bidders to go higher.

I wasn’t in need of any craft items or quilts, and after sitting in the front row most of the day, one of the callers leaned forward at one point and said, “You know that when you sit in the front row you have to bid on something.”  

This could be used as a birdbath or feeder – and almost tempted me to bid.

Toward the end of the auction, Cerwin and I decided this was perfect for the back room in our garage – so guests have a place to hang their jackets and coats.

…and this is perfect for our bedroom wall – next to Cerwin’s bureau. He always hangs shirts and slacks on a corner of his bureau drawer when he plans to wear them again the next day – or maybe even a few days later.

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Next Post: Several Craft Sale Items

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Jesus responded, “The real significance of that Scripture is not that Moses gave you bread from heaven but that my Father is right now offering you bread from heaven, the real bread. The Bread of God came down out of heaven and is giving life to the world.”

John 6:32-33 (The Message)

Mud Sale

Part 2

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 The Food

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 The two places that will benefit from this mud sale: Penryn Fire Company #1 and Lime Rock Amish School.

 I can testify that the soft pretzels were yummy.

 Hamburgers

 Chicken corn soup

 I had a cup for lunch. It was delicious.

 One of the entrances to the food tent.

 A photo tour of the baked goods

 This was my choice for breakfast – a cup of coffee and a glazed donut.

 Cerwin could not resist a hot apple dumpling with vanilla ice cream.

 This boy is having raspberry ice cream.

This is how it was made.

 I should have asked how much ice cream they made – vanilla, raspberry, and chocolate. I saw lots of people with ice cream.

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Tomorrow night: Mud Sale – Part 3

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Mud Sale

Part 2

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 The Food

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 The two places that will benefit from this mud sale: Penryn Fire Company #1 and Lime Rock Amish School.

 I can testify that the soft pretzels were yummy.

 Hamburgers

 Chicken corn soup

 I had a cup for lunch. It was delicious.

 One of the entrances to the food tent.

 A photo tour of the baked goods

 This was my choice for breakfast – a cup of coffee and a glazed donut.

 Cerwin could not resist a hot apple dumpling with vanilla ice cream.

 This boy is having raspberry ice cream.

This is how it was made.

 I should have asked how much ice cream they made – vanilla, raspberry, and chocolate. I saw lots of people with ice cream.

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Tomorrow night: Mud Sale – Part 3

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   Study God and his strength, seek his presence day and night.

1 Chronicles 16:11 (The Message)

   Study God and his strength, seek his presence day and night.

1 Chronicles 16:11 (The Message)

Our Local Mud Sale

Part I

Saturday, March 20

What is a mud sale you ask?

Excerpts from the 2010 Mud Sale Guide with layout and design by our daughter, Deb.

At the beginning of every year, local communities come together to support their local volunteer fire companies by holding auctions that have affectionately become known as Mud Sales.

Roy and Deb watching an auction.

Deb asked me to go early to get some photos for the 2011 Mud Sale Guide, as they would be arriving late. She needed to photograph another mud sale which was being held the same day.

The term Mud Sale was coined from the condition of the ground when the auctions are held. However, Saturday was a beautiful day, with very little mud to be found.

Since the 1960s, Mud Sales have helped build fire houses, purchase equipment, and enable training for fire fighters, EMS units, and First Responders in rural Lancaster, Chester, and York Counties.

Area townships, the Amish community, and local businesses support the sales with donated and consigned items, becoming a bargain hunter’s paradise.

For over forty years, Mud Sales have become spectacular events with various items being auctioned, including but not limited to:

Farm Equipment

Hay and Straw

Antiques

Wagon loads of almost anything

Shrubbery and Plants

Horses and Ponies

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Tomorrow Night: Mud Sale ~ Part 2

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