Imagine a yard sale, thrift store, closeout shop and liquidation sale with the information superhighway running slap through it.
For several groups of ladies across the area, they have created that very scenario.
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^8C@FAD^dfc_caf`he``dd_^Qmv@ E@ $2G:?8 $:DE2D A286 96C6 E@ C6BF6DE E@ ;@:?ik^2mk^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^A2>6=2]>:E496==]fhaQm%96 D:E6 E92E 9@DED D:=6?E 2F4E:@?D 2?5 }2?2’D {:G6 pF4E:@? 42? 36 7@F?5 96C6ik^2mk^Am
kAm(:E9 ?2>6D =:<6 }2?2’D {:G6 pF4E:@? 2?5 $2G:?8 $:DE2D {:G6[ E96D6 =25:6D 2C6 FD:?8 u2463@@< {:G6 E@ 3C@2542DE =:G6 2F4E:@?D H96C6 7@==@H6CD 42? 3:5 2?5 3FJ 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> 42?5=6D[ ;6H6=CJ 2?5 D:AA:6 4FAD[ E@ D@4<D[ 9@>6 564@C 2?5 7:D9:?8 E24<=6]k^Am
kAm*@F ?2>6 :E[ E96J’G6 8@E :E 2?5 2E :?4C65:3=J =@H AC:46D]k^Am
kAm%232E92 (2==246[ $2?5J y@9?D@? 2?5 $F6 s2G:?: 2C6 =25:6D 7C@> %2==2A@@D2 r@F?EJ H9@ 92G6 366? 5@:?8 E96 $2G:?8 $:DE2D {:G6 2F4E:@?D 7@C E96 =2DE 7:G6 >@?E9D] %9C@F89 J2C5 D2=6D[ 4@FA@?:?8[ D9@AA:?8 7@C 4=@D6@FE 32C82:?D[ >2<:?8 4C27ED @7 E96:C @H? 2?5 9:EE:?8 E9C:7E DE@C6D 2?5 6DE2E6 D2=6D[ E96J 244F>F=2E6 :?G6?E@CJ 2?5 E96? 8@ =:G6 H:E9 2F4E:@?D @? %F6D52J ?:89E 2E e A]>]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6 A2CE '2??2 (9:E6 H:E9 2 =:EE=6 7=2:C E@ 6?E6CE2:? E9C@H? :?[ A2CE 4@>65:6??6D 2?5 AC6EEJ 8@@5 D2=6D 7@=<D 2D :E6> 27E6C :E6> :D 96=5 FA 7@C 32C82:? 9F?E6CD E@ 4@?D:56C]k^Am
kAmu@==@H6CD 2C6 :?G:E65 E@ ;@:? :? E96 =:G6 DEC62> 2?5 3:5 @? :E6>D 2D E96J 4@>6 FA 3J A@DE:?8 E96 2>@F?E E96J H:== A2J :? E96 4@>>6?ED D64E:@?] %96 3:55:?8 8@6D @? F?E:= E96 :E6> :D D@=5[ H:E9 E96 =25:6D 6IA=2:?:?8 2?5 56D4C:3:?8 E96 :E6>D 2?5 E2=<:?8 E@ 3:556CD 2D E96J 8@]k^Am
kAm%96 3@EE@> =:?6 :D E92E 5@K6?D @7 A6@A=6 ;@:? :?[ =@@< 7@C D@>6E9:?8 E92E DEC:<6D E96:C 72?4J 2?5 36 6?E6CE2:?65]k^Am
kAm“xE’D C62==J =:<6 2 3:8 72>:=J D9@AA:?8 A2CEJ[” s2G:?: D2:5] “(6 4FE FA 2?5 =2F89 2?5 92G6 2 8@@5 E:>6 H:E9 :E] x D2J :E’D =:<6 2 72>:=J 3642FD6 27E6C 2 H9:=6 J@F 86E E@ <?@H 6249 @E96C 2?5 E96C6 :D 2=H2JD D@>6E9:?8 8@:?8 @?]”k^Am
kAm(2==246 D2:5 E92E E96 8C@FA ;FDE DE2CE65 :? y2?F2CJ[ 3FE E96J 2=C625J 92G6 23@FE 2 E9@FD2?5 7@==@H6CD 2?5 C2?86 7C@> 92G:?8 ad E@ d_ @? E96 DEC62>:?8 D2=6D 2E 2?J @?6 E:>6]k^Am
kAm“(6 925 @?6 @? 7C@> |6I:4@ =2DE H66<[” (2==246 D2:5] “qFE H6 92G6 A6@A=6 7C@> ':C8:?:2[ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ H6’G6 925 D@>6 7C@> %6I2D 2?5 E96C6’D 2 3:8 8C@FA E92E H2E49 FD :? q:C>:?892>] xE’D ;FDE 2>2K:?8 E96 C6249 J@F 92G6 H:E9 E96 :?E6C?6E]”k^Am
kAmy@9?D@? D2:5 E92E E96J’G6 925 D@>6 7F??J DEF77 92AA6? 2=@?8 E96 H2J]k^Am
kAm“(6’G6 925 E96 t2DE6C qF??J D9@H FA 2?5 H6’G6 6G6? 8:G6? 2H2J 32D<6ED 2?5 8:7ED E@ 4FDE@>6CD 2=>@DE 6G6CJ H66< E@ D2J E92?< J@F 7@C H2E49:?8[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “~FC A6@A=6 2C6 AC6EEJ 565:42E65] (6’G6 925 A6@A=6 E2<6 E96:C A9@?6D 2?5 H2E49 H9:=6 E96J H6C6 :? E96 D9@H6C[ :? E96 32E9C@@> 2?5 @FE E@ 5:??6C] (96? E92E @?6 8:C= D2:5 D96 H2D :? E96 D9@H6C[ x H2D =:<6 ‘@9 ?@[ x 36EE6C 4@G6C >J 6J6D]’ {F4<:=J E96J 42? ;FDE D66 FD[ 2?5 ?@E E96 @E96C H2J 2C@F?5]k^Am
kAm“%96 362FEJ @7 :E :D E92E H6’G6 DE2CE65 @FC @H? =:EE=6 5:8:E2= 3FD:?6DD 2?5 2== :E E2<6D 2D 72C 2D 6BF:A>6?E :D J@FC 46==A9@?6 2?5 2? :?E6C?6E 4@??64E:@?]”k^Am
kAm%96J D2J E96J 92G6 2 D:>A=6 CF=6i yFDE 92G6 7F? H:E9 :E]k^Am
kAm!2> %F>=:?[ $92?:2 v2C5:?6C\%F>=:? 2?5 $96CCJ |:=6D 2C6 E96 4C6H @7 }2?2’D {:G6 pF4E:@?] q2D65 :? r=2J r@F?EJ[ E96J DE286 3@E9 D:=6?E 2?5 =:G6 2F4E:@?D @? u2463@@<] %96J’G6 366? D6==:?8 @?=:?6 7@C 23@FE 2 J62C[ H:E9 E96 =:G6 2F4E:@?D 8@:?8 @? (65?6D52JD 7@C >@C6 E92? 7@FC >@?E9D]k^Am
kAm“%96 2F4E:@?D E96>D6=G6D 2C6 E96 62DJ A2CE[ :E’D 86EE:?8 C625J E92E E2<6D D@ >F49 E:>6 2?5 H@C<[” !2> %F>=:? D2:5] “*@F 92G6 E@ D9@A 2?5 7:?5 :E6>D[ @C82?:K6 E96> 2?5 EC24< E96> 7@C AC:4:?8 2?5 E96C6’D 2 =@E E92E 8@6D :?E@ E92E] %96? 27E6C E96 2F4E:@?D[ J@F 92G6 E@ 56=:G6C 2?5 H6 H@C< H:E9 D@>6 @E96C A6@A=6 E@ E2<6 E9:?8D 96C6 2?5 E96C6[ 3FE H6 92G6 DE@AD 7C@> @?6 D:56 @7 E96 DE2E6 E@ E96 @E96C]k^Am
kAm“xE C62==J :D 2 7F==\E:>6 ;@3[ 3FE :E’D 2 =@E @7 7F? 2?5 H6 >2<6 >@?6J 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 H6 =@G6 – D9@AA:?8]”k^Am
kAm|:=6D D2:5 E96J 86E E@ <?@H E96:C 4FDE@>6CD 2?5 E96J 2C6 =:E6C2==J 4@>:?8 :?E@ E96:C 9@>6D @?46 2 H66<]k^Am
kAm“(6 86E E@ 36 7C:6?5D H:E9 E96D6 7@=<D[” |:=6D D2:5] “(6 D66 E96> H96? H6 56=:G6C 2?5 H6 E2=< @?=:?6 2?5 @? 56=:G6CJ 52J] xE’D =:<6 2 3:8 @=’ 72>:=J] (6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 7F? H:E9 :E] (6 D2J D@>6E9:?8 D:==J @C 5@ D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 =6E 2 7:D9:?8 C@5 9:E E96 46:=:?8 72? H96? H6 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ D9@H :E 2?5 H6’== =2F89 F?E:= H6’C6 23@FE E@ 4CJ] %96 A6@A=6 @?=:?6 2C6 C:89E E96C6 =2F89:?8 H:E9 FD]”k^Am
kAm(92E 23@FE E96 4FDE@>6CDn $@>6 2C6 @=56C 7@=<D[ D@>6 5:D23=65 2?5 @E96CD H9@ 92G6 <:5D 2?5 42?’E 86E @FE 2?5 D9@A 2D >F49 2D E96J H2?E] ~E96CD 2C6 D:>A=J =@@<:?8 7@C 2 8@@5 562= H9:=6 D@>6 ;FDE 4@>6 7@C D9@H[ E96J D2J]k^Am
kAmzC:DEJ r@=6J :D 2 D:?8=6 >@> H:E9 EH@ <:5D H9@ H@C<D @55 9@FCD 2E E:>6D] %96 @?=:?6 2F4E:@?D 8:G6 96C 2 492?46 E@ D9@A H:E9@FE 8@:?8 2?JH96C6]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 92C5 E@ D9@A H:E9 EH@ <:5D[ 6DA64:2==J H96? D@>6E:>6D J@F >2J 36 D9@AA:?8 7@C 2 3:CE952J AC6D6?E @C r9C:DE>2D 7@C E96>[” r@=6J D2:5] “%9:D 92D 366? 8C62E 7@C >6] x 5@?’E <?@H H92E x H@F=5 5@ H:E9@FE E96>] !=FD[ :E’D C62==J 2 =@E @7 7F? 2?5 E96 562=D 2C6 AC6EEJ 8@@5 D@>6E:>6D] *@F ?6G6C <?@H H92E J@F 2C6 8@:?8 E@ D66 @? E96C6]”k^Am
kAm~?46 E96 2F4E:@?D 2C6 5@?6[ E96J D6?5 @FE E96 E@E2=D E@ E96 3FJ6CD 2?5 E96? >66E 2E G2C:@FD AF3=:4 DA@ED ?62C H96C6 E96 4FDE@>6CD] %@ 92?5=6 E96 A2J>6?E[ D@>6 6G6? FD6 42C5 C6256CD 2?5 2C6 D6E FA @? !2JA2=[ H9:=6 @E96CD A2J :? 42D9 @? 56=:G6CJ 52J] %9@D6 52JD @7E6? 42== 7@C C@FE6D E92E 8@ 7C@> s256G:==6[ E@ y24<D@?D v2A[ p=6I2?56C r:EJ 2?5 @? E@ $J=242F82 2?5 324<] ~? @E96C 52JD[ :E >2J 36 @77 E@ {:?6G:==6[ pD9=2?5[ v25D56?[ ~I7@C5[ p??:DE@? 2?5 $2<D @? @E96C 52JD]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 E96J 2== D2J :E’D 7F?[ 5@?’E 36 7@@=65] %96C6 :D 2 =@E @7 H@C< :?G@=G65] $E:== E96J D2J E96J 2C6 >2<:?8 2 AC@7:E 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 E96J =@G6]k^Am
kAm“!6@A=6 >2J =@@< 2E E96 >@?6J 2?5 D2J E96J 2C6 C2<:?8 :E :?[” %F>=:? D2:5] “qFE E96J 5@?’E D66 2== E92E 8@6D :?E@ :E] qFE H6 2C6 DE:== 5@:?8 AC6EEJ H6==] (6 2C6 >2<:?8 2D >F49 2D H6 H@F=5 2E 2 C68F=2C ;@3 2?5 H6 2C6 5@:?8 :E 7@C @FCD6=G6D 2?5 92G:?8 2 8@@5 E:>6 5@:?8 :E] (92E 4@F=5 36 36EE6Cn”k^Am
kAm%@ E2<6 A2CE 2?5 3:5[ J@F ;FDE 92G6 E@ 8@ E@ E96:C u2463@@< A286D 2?5 2D< E@ ;@:?] %96J H:== 255 J@F @? 2?5 =6E E96 D9@AA:?8[ 3:55:?8 2?5 7F? 368:?]k^Am
