I got a package in the mail from my mom-in-law last Friday, which I was guessing was a birthday gift. And I thought to myself, I can't wait 5 days until it is ACTUALLY my birthday. I decided I was going home to open it right then and there.

When I got home, I announced my intentions, to which Jason promptly replied that I couldn't do that, since it's not my birthday yet. And I answered that, short of there being explicit instructions forbidden that course of action, it was my package, and I could open it whenever I wanted.

So, yeah. Still haven't opened my present yet ...

Mannnnnn ... was it ever slim pickins' this week ... apparently everyone in Squamish was taking a long weekend to celebrate USA day, and booted it out of town. We found about four garage sales total, and they were for the most part, uhhh, less than stellar (i.e. a lot of VHS tapes and several copies of Windows 98 manuals ... )

Regardless, I did make one absolutely fabulous find, and one perfectly adequate find, both at the same place ...

OK, I know at first glance that I am not looking all that patriotic in my Canada day attire ...

Every year there is a huge Sikh festival in Squamish that, as far as I understand, commemorates the martyrdom of the fifth guru. Despite my lack of Sikh religious knowledge, but given my keen power of observation, I can only assume it is a siginifcant holy day.

What I do know ... the Sikh community sets up all these tents and tables, and they give out a LOT of free orange food ...

Summary: Yeah, yeah, been out of touch for awhile, so I'm just skipping ahead to week 8 with full details. But if you are really that desperate to find out what I got during weeks 1-7 of the 2010 Squamish Garage Sailing Season, don't get your knickers in a knot, I remembered to take pictures of my weekly wares.

Okay, so today was a nice, sunny day, and the driveway stashes were ripe for the picking.