• 7 Stops Not to Miss on the Route 127 Sale (Kentucky – Day 1)

    This is one of my favorite trips and I’m so excited to be sharing it with you! I’ve done the Route 127 Yard Sale off and on for more than ten years. You can pick up some tips about the sale here. I’ve gone alone a couple of times which is fun, but not as much fun as going with friends. I even managed to get Chris to go along once (just once) so at least he has some perspective about the trip. This year, my friend Terri joined me again. I was kind of surprised that Chris was OK with me teaming up again with Terri. When we went…

  • Road Trip Junkin’ — 6 Tips for a Successful Route 127 Sale

    We are three weeks away from one of my FAVORITE weekends of the year! What is it? It’s the Route 127 sale!!! A collection of yard sales, antique vendors, junk sellers that runs all the way from Gadsen, Alabama up to Michigan, for the most part on Route 127. Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” this nearly 700-mile long event is held annually the first weekend in August. This will be my sixth trip on the sale. I’ve done it by myself a couple of times and I even got my husband, Chris, to go along one year (I don’t know why, but once was enough for him).  The…