Git'er Gone!!!!!!

Don't Know What... came over me, as 'J' and I were Moving Mountains, this Morn.

Have So Much, that's come in... over the last few years, from Old Sheds, and Barns.

With The Contractor's Coming....

GADS!!!

well...

decided to post an Old Pie Safe, on FB Marketplace... Cheap!!

It 'Needed' a New Home!!

Posted it on my Simply Iowa Page, as well.

: )

A Sweet 'Simply Iowa' Friend, spoke for it...

Right Away.

YAY!!!

<3

That's when I decided...

Get Some Treasures Listed... and Git'em Gone.

; )

I'm pricing things from a dollar, to fifty....

on this Sale.

It's Gotta Go.

Need The Space.

The Gnarliness... 'Soulfulness'...

Need hands that'll be able to Play with 'em.

Love... on 'em.

<3

'Create' with Them.

<3

; )

Have 'Fun'... with It All.

<3 <3 <3 

Much, Much... More, to Come.

; )

There are Buildings FULL.

; )

A little... at a time.

: )

I'm just gonna let Folks Dig, make Piles...

and Load It Up!!

; )

<3

Oh...

AI.

; )

Below is what AI posted about 'The Rabbit Hole' on my 'Simply Iowa' FB Page, today.

I... didn't ask it to.

; )

It's very Plain... it wasn't me, who wrote the below.

: )

 The Old... 

'Rabbit Hole'...

and, me...

 are 

a 

little more...

'Country'

 than

 'that'.

; )

Hahahahahahaha!!!

: )

Nice Job... tho.

; )

So, it seems, at the Drop of a Mad Hatter's Hat, I'll be enjoying the 

Sunny... Warm... 'Toasty' September Days, this afternoon, all day tomorrow, and Friday.

: )

What The Heck.

; )

It's TIME To Clean!! Git 'er GONE!!

; )

Haven't put The 'Clean Out'... on Marketplace, yet.

Just out to my

Simply Iowa... Friends.

<3

I'll do that tomorrow.

'J' will help me move More... Out, tomorrow.

: )

Trust me...

There's Plenty.

: )

If it goes well, I'll be doin' these Crazy... 'Git 'er Gone', Sales...

throughout The Fall.

Even if it doesn't.

; )

Stay Tuned!!

: )

Lord... Lord.

Hahahahahaha!!

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

<3

{so much for not liking to 'perspire'.}

Yeah...

Boy.

; )

'The Journey'. ; )

Welcome...

September.

<3

Captured the above 'web'... in 2019.

<3

Tried to capture another, yesterday... but, couldn't quite.

The Spider... wasn't happy with me when I had to carefully relocate her.

: (

Told 'J'... I know how she's feeling, after dealing with The Iowa Department of Transportation, all of these years.

Moved her... to a Better, Safer... Prettier Location.

: )

{that's more than IDOT would've done, for sure.}

bless their hearts

'J' brought me a couple dozen of his Beautiful Hen's Eggs.

So Lovely!!

Got the full story on 'J''s trip with Salah, to Des Moines, on Monday.

He was sharing the 'Journey' with me while I was doing dishes, yesterday morn.

As he was telling me how the trip unfolded....

all I could say, was...

'Oh no. Oh... no. Oh...... No!!!"

: (

I swear, if Salah didn't have bad luck, he wouldn't have any luck at all, these days.

: (

Justin told me... as they were passing a semi, on Highway 30, Salah's Toyota Truck's rear end blew.

Oh.... no.

: (

then...

 they had to walk 3 miles, in the heat... to a station.

Oh....

No!!

: (

then,

 Salah's Wife... blew up at him, on the phone.

Oh....

No!!!

: (

One of Salah's Friends, came and rescued them...

 took them on to Des Moines, so Salah could get his semi's paperwork done,

Salah didn't have everything he needed for the IDOT, so...

it was a wasted trip.

Oh....

No!!!

: (

'J'... said as they were headed to D.M., Salah was giving 'J'... all sort's of crap about his Ford 6.0, and how 'J' needs a Toyota, like his.

'J'... said, he didn't 'rib' Salah... when the Toyota's rear end blew, but...

he did tell Salah, he sure wished they would've been driving his Ford, to D.M., as they were walking.

{ : ) }

All Salah cold muster, said... 'J'... was,

"Screw You... Justin."

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Sometimes... Ya Just Gotta Laugh!!!

Lord!! Lord!!

Justin said...

"Grandma... I believe That's 'Karma'. "

Oh Dear!!!

Made me think of All of the times, I've been the one walking.

Thought of Pal, Bill... and So Many Others, who... at times, 

felt like if it weren't for 'bad luck', there wouldn't be Any.

: (

: )

oh my.

One Day... at a Time.

; )

<3

Picked up this Lovely late 1800's Transferware Coffee Server, in Amana, on Saturday, while Running with Allyson.

: )

Love... Love.... Love,

early

Romantic Transferware.

<3

Dreamy.

'J' and I are getting back to work this morning.

It's gonna get Toasty, again.

It'll be a short day, outside.

Better get Crackin'.

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

: )

<3

That... 'Discipline' Thing.

Grandson, Justin... and I started workin' on 'The Rabbit Hole', early...

this Morn.

: )

Knew it was gonna get 'Toasty', today.

'Early'... is Good, on Toasty Days.

; )

Especially... when workin' inside a Greenhouse.

; )

Oh... my.

: )

Didn't bother putting my 'Face' on, this morning.

Knew... I'd be melting it off, by Noon.

It crossed my mind, when walking out the door, with 'J', 

'this will be the day when someone shows up, while I'm working...

without my 'War Paint' on.'

Sure enough...

Salah, Dear Friend, of 'The Justin's'... came walking up.

Holy Smokes!!

Hahahahaha!!

Told Salah... "Today... is Not a 'People' Day!!"

: )

Asked him to 'Look Away!!! Save Yourself!!"

: )

Salah... laughed, and Assured me, {tried to} How Beautiful I Am.

: )

Hahahahahaha!!!

 Thought about assuring 'Salah', he needed to have his Eyes Checked!!!

but, I didn't.

: )

Salah... is from Africa. He's such a Kind, and Hard Working Man.

He's an over the road Truck Driver.

'The Justin's'... have done work for him, over the years.

Sadly, many months ago... when he was in North Carolina, after filling his Semi with fuel, Salah was hit in the parking lot... by a hit, and run driver.

Salah... was in the hospital, in North Carolina... in a coma, for over a month.

He's been trying to find his feet, since his return, to Iowa.

He's not right.

I... Pray, he will be, in time.

N.C. hasn't caught the driver of the car that hit him.

Salah... has a Wife, and three children.

It's been, beyond Tuff, for Salah.

Grandson, Justin... has been helping Salah, when he can... 

Driving him to appointments, and helping Salah... with 

things, he can't do... anymore.

: )

That's what Salah... stopped by for, this morning.

: )

He was hoping, Grandson, Justin... could drive him to Des Moines, to get some paperwork done on his Semi.

'J' told Salah... he was sorry, but his Granny... has him 'Tied Up'.

: )

Hahahahahaha!!!

Not so much.

<3

oh...  I Need 'J', right now... with The Contactors coming, but...

Salah, needed him much, much... more.

'J' Loves spending Time... with Salah.

: )

Salah... tells 'J' all about Africa, and 'Life' there.

: )

I Love hearing 'J's stories of Africa, he's learned... while spending time with Salah.

<3

Priceless.

and, I Knew...

we wouldn't be at The Rabbit Hole, past noon, anyway.

Too Toasty.

; )

Told Those Boys...

to

Hit The Road!!

<3

I... kept 'playin'... at The Rabbit Hole, until... 

I began to perspire.

{Taurus's despise... 'sweat'. ; ) }

Captured a few images, before I bugged out.

<3

Bittersweet.

Helper, Brandon... asked me if I wanted to pitch the above, Gnarly... Lampshade,

yesterday... as we were Moving Mountains.

"Noooooooooooo!!"

; )

Wait 'til Ya See It...

'Done'.

: )

Indeed.

Ran across the above, this morning.

{Women, Too!}

; )

So True.

had to chuckle, a little, as I thought about it.

; )

'Honor'... and... 'Sacrifice', are pretty easy, for me.

that...

'Discipline'

thing,

oh dear...

; )

It Trips me Up...

Every... Single... Time.

: )

after all...

I am...

Marion Conner's Daughter.

: )

<3

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

<3

One Day... at a Time.

<3 <3 <3 

We're Movin' Mountains... 

around The Rabbit Hole, today.

: )

Gizmo was a Great Helper!!

<3

Grandson, Justin... and Helper Brandon, were God Sends!!

<3

Chandeliers...

Big Ones, had to be moved, for The Contractors.

; )

In The Old... Volunteer, Wild Cherry Tree, They Went.

<3

<3

{more coming}

; )

Movin' 'The Fountain'... was difficult, on so many levels, today.

<3

<3

When I read the Georgia O'Keefe quote, this morning...

it hit 

'Home'.

; )

The Truth... is, I'm pretty certain, 

the old...

'myself', is long... gone.

Reminds me of 'The Alice in Wonderland' quote...

below.

Indeed.

Life is a Journey.

Constantly changing.

I've met, some Incredible People, on my 'Journey'.

<3

Throughout my life, I've met some of The Very Best, in the darkest of times.

Some, I already knew, but didn't really 'Know' how Good they were, until the struggles were so incredibly real.

<3

I've never been good at 'change'.

; )

Don't like it.

I... say that, but...

when I was 19, moving from my first Home, to another...

 remember saying,

"When I move, this time... it'll be my LAST!!"

"All of this Packing... Lugging, and Hauling... is CRAZY!!"

: (

so....

years later, what do I 'do'.... for a living??

Pack, Tote... Lug, and Haul.

MOUNTAINS.

; )

Over, and over... and over, and over, again.

Hahahahahaha.

I've probably 'Moved' more times in the last 30 years, than a Hundred People have 'Moved' in their lifetimes.

; )

I'm Certainly Not The Person I was, at 19.

; )

I'm not the person I was 'before' The Iowa Department of Transportation, and The City of Fairfax...

betrayed me, and my 'trust'.

'Trust'...

is

Everything, to an Old Taurus, like me.

Over the last 10 years, dealing with them...

I've learned a lot.

{continue to}

Yes, they've contributed to 'Change' in my life, over the years.

I'll never be the same person I was, 'before' them.

They've been a Huge part of my 'Journey'.

They make me sick, yet... grateful...

at the same time.

{the book... is coming.}

Maybe, that's why... O'Keefe's quote, got me to thinkin' so hard...

this morning, before 'The Boys' arrived this afternoon.

: )

Where... do I go, from 'here'.

???

; )

One Day...

at a time.

perhaps....

I'll ask 'Alice'...

maybe she knows.

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

{So Grateful... for 'The Boys'... today.

<3

We'll get that Old... Rabbit Hole, Pulled Together.

; )

One Day... at a Time.}

<3

: )

Crazy... Days. Good Ones.

It's been a Crazy... Couple of Days.

; )

oh... my.

; )

Friday.

Josey Wales... {May God Bless That Man} 

Corridor MPO, Fairfax, 'Email'... 

Grandson, Justin's 2 hour Haircut...

{'J' wouldn't let me get an image of his New... Do. He looked Great!! I... believe, he was very Happy with his New Look!! 

Handsome Lad.}

: )

Work... Late Lunch with 'J' at the New 'Vos Que Quereis' restaurant, in Fairfax, 

{very good... Venezuelan food!}

Met with Pal, Allyson, at CSPS Hall, in New Bo, in Cedar Rapids for an Amazing Concert, at 7...

Home, around 11:30, Friday Night.

; )

The Concert was GREAT!!

Blues/Southern Rock!!

: )

Brandon Santini, and his Incredible Band, were Awesome!!

LOVE The Harmonica!!

; )

LOVE The Guitar!!

They were All Amazing Artists!!

; )

Holy Smokes!!

: )

Those Southern Boys... Know How To 'Play'.

; )

: )

New Bo was Jumpin'... last night!!

Wow!!

Allyson, and I arrived about an hour before The Band started, at 8, to get Good Seats.

; )

I ordered a glass of Pino, then headed outside to smoke a stogie, about 15 minutes before The Band started.

As I was leaving the CSPS Hall, said 'Howdy' to The Doorman.

: )

He said...

"Are you Entertaining Tonight??!!"

: )

He caught me so off guard...

: )

All I could muster, was a 'Smile', and...

the reply...

"many... often find me 'entertaining'... I believe, at times, 

; )

{The Iowa Department of Transportation, their 'Engineers'... Fairfax, Iowa, 'City Hall'... The Corridor MPO, The Iowa Attorney General's office, 'Family', every now and then.... and several I've pissed off on FB, over the years, to name a 'few'. ; )}

but...

no..

I'm not 'entertaining' anyone... 

Tonight."

; )

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

Lord... Lord.

; )

Was Grateful... Allyson invited me to join her at CSPS last night.

: )

Great... Escape.

We had plans to 'Run'... today, but The Concert was a last minute 

'Plan'.

Great

 'Plan'.

; )

Allyson... has been Such a Gift, 'Blessing'... in my life, over the last 20, plus...

years.

<3

I'd like to say we're like 'Sisters'... but, I feel like I'm her

 Old...

Crazy...

'Auntie'.

: )

and, for some reason...

like Nephew, Billy...

Allyson likes to 'Take me Around'.

<3

I'm not as 'Open Minded' as Allyson, is.

: )

I... tend to dig my heels in.

{crazy... old auntie.}

; )

Gratefully... Allyson, and Billy...

put 

up

with

my

'Insanity',

and...

love me,

anyway.

<3

Today.

Saturday.

I... didn't capture any images on our Travels.

It was raining, and... I didn't feel like it.

; )

{crazy... old auntie. ; ) }

Allyson picked me up... at 9 a.m.

We bought Fuel.

{Allyson, nearly.... filled her RAV up with Diesel.

Uh Oh!!

; )

Allyson 'Caught It' before All Hell Broke Loose!!}

; )

{Wish I would've 'caught it' in Paducah, about 25 years ago, after leaving Nashville.}

; )

{It turned out Fine, but what a ride.}

Allyson, and I... travelled many miles today.

Headed to Amana, Iowa...

then...

Kalona...

then, 

visited Pal, Bill...

at his Store, in Cedar Rapids, then...

back to Allyson's Home, where we fixed a Lovely... 

late afternoon

'Supper'.

; )

Allyson's Sis, Bethany... joined us for a Great Meal, and...

Vigorous Conversation!!

<3

Priceless.

; )

<3

Allyson, holdin' up... Two of the Coolest 1960's, or early... 1970's...

Hanging Lamps, I've Ever Seen!!!

: )

Pal, Bill... had them.

Oh My.

So Cool!!

; )

The first image... is of a few... of the Great Finds, from Amana, and Sisters' Garden, between Iowa City, and Kalona... Iowa.

There's...

More.

: )

{stay tuned}

<3

Check Out...

Brandon Santini.

: )

Attend, if you can...

Local, and Traveling Musicians.

'Artists'.

; )

They'll Impress.

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

I... don't 'vent' on my blog, for the most part, like I do... on FB.

{try not to}

My 'blog'... is much like The Rabbit Hole.

<3

{off limits}

I'm venting... here, and now.

: )

uh... oh.

; )

<3

Pushin' Midnight.

Today... was Quite a Day.

; )

Just... pulled in at Home, a few minutes ago.

It's pushin' Midnight.

Have to be up early, in the Morn.

On The Road... again.

; )

I'll have to bundle today, and tomorrow all in one, 'tomorrow'.

: )

'This Day'... has went from one extreme to the other.

: )

All Good.

<3

Stay Tuned.

<3

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

{The Moon... is Beyond Beautiful, again... tonight, in Iowa.}

<3

<3

It Is... What It Is.

Last night The Moon was Amazing.

<3 <3 <3

; )

{notice the roll of TP in the lower left corner?? 

: ) 

something's got my allergies goin'.

TP is my 'go to'.

don't think I've ever... bought a box of tissues.

TP is Much gentler on my nose.

; )

remember Mom... gettin' All Over my Case for having a roll of TP on my Truck's dash, way back in

 'the day'.

hahahahahahahaha!!!

'Not... Lady Like.'

<3

{driving an old Truck, hauling scrap iron, and car bodies... 'is'??}

hahahahahahaha!!

: )

Mom didn't mind me 'having' it... 

{Mom never bought a box of 'tissue' either.}

: )

Mom, had a 'problem' with me 

'advertising' it.

hahahahahahahaha!!!}

<3

'It Is... What It Is'

; )

Spent the day workin' at The Rabbit Hole.

'J' was Huge Help.

He's a Worker Bee.

<3

Took a stroll through the shop, as well.

Oh my.

Much to get Done.

again...

It Is... What It Is.

; )

For now, have to concentrate on getting ready for the Contractors.

Outside.

After we'd had Enough... for today, we headed to the store.

Justin needed some new jeans.

: )

Being a 'Worker Bee'... he goes through 'em pretty quick!!

: )

My mind is always racing... when I get to The Rabbit Hole.

I can 'see'... it done, but... it's gonna take some time.

First things first.

'Outside'.

; )

Didn't get the e-mail sent to Fairfax, and The Corridor MPO, today.

Have to gather a little information... before I put on my 

'Hat'.

; )

{They Love Me... So. }

<3

bless their hearts

; )

It Is...

What It Is.

: )

oh.... dear.

Justin's coming tomorrow, to help... more.

I'm gonna be keepin' That Worker Bee Busy, for quite a while.

; )

We have a lot of Fun, too.

; )

We have a Die Hard Mutual Love Affair of Old Ford Trucks.

<3

A few years ago... Justin was diggin' Dodge Trucks.

That....

was scary.

: (

He's Seen The Light!!

Yippee!!

<3

Love hearing his stories about Romeo... 

{his beloved Horse}

That Romeo, is so Smart!!

Always Into Something!!

: ) : ) : )

Romeo got out the other morning.

He didn't go anywhere, but he snuck up behind Justin at about 4 a.m., while he was doing chores, and Scared The Daylight out of Justin!!

Hahahahahaha!!!

Then... Romeo wouldn't let Justin catch him.

: )

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Justin Sr. said he could see them running all around the yard...

Just when 'J' would get within arms reach, of Old Romeo....

Romeo would put his Head in The Air...

and Fly!!!

Hahahahahahaha!!!

: )

{Lord... I Remember Those Days!!

It's FUNNY... when It's not Happening to You!!!}

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Priceless.

; )

The Moon, is putting on a Beautiful Show, tonight...

as well.

<3

Before long...

about a month, from now...

it'll be a 

Harvest Moon.

<3

oh...

my.

<3

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

Late August... Eve.

Took a stroll this Evening.

Just a short one.

It's So Beautiful this Evening.

 was...

until the mosquitos 

won the battle.

; )

Haven't fired up the Grills... this year.

I'm not much of a Griller.

but...

I'd better get crackin'... with it, or... it's not going to happen.

Maybe... after some of the Repairs get done, this Fall, I'll invite a few Pals over, for a Cook Out.

Seems silly firing up the grill for just one.

As I was sitting under John's Old Oak, this Eve....

was listening to the Cicadas, and hearing the Old Oak's Acorns... 

hit the Tin Roof, now and then...

reminded me...

 'Fall'... is at hand.

Planted some Ground Clover... in an old pot, this Summer.

: )

It's Happy.

<3

I've been down for the count, today.

Had an asthma flare this early Morn.

Was out of steroids.

{ hate using any kind of steroid}

I rarely use them, but... when I need them, I need them.

Had to wait all day after I called my Doc, to get them.

My fault, should've been keeping better track.

I can get by... without a lot of things... in life.

'air'... 

ain't one of  'em.

: )

Back in Business... tonight.

: )

Have to get back to The Corridor MPO.

'Trail People'. 

Have many, many... questions about what they've been 'Up to', lately.

???

I'm watching them, and Fairfax... like a Hawk.

Have to, since we've been so wrongfully Butchered, for their Love.. of 'Bike Trails'.

They aren't transparent... they seem to like to get 'things done'...

before anyone knows what's 'happening'.

at least...

that's been my experience, with them all, for years.

: (

I'll shoot off an e-mail, to them... tomorrow, when I'm firing on all

cylinders.

; )

Yeah... 

Don't see bikes on IDOT's... and Fairfax's 'Bike Trail'..

{Suicide Trail}.

Multi Million Dollar...

Wrongful...

'Project',

Mainly see, side by sides... and snowmobiles.

; )

Our Tax Dollars... well spent.

; )

bless their hearts.

<3 <3 <3 

Was looking at FB Memories, a bit ago.

: )

The Waylon Jennings Tune, 

'Amanda'

popped up.

: )

Love that Tune.

Always have.

There's something so raw, and honest, about it.

<3

Perfect for a Lovely.... 

Late August...

Eve.

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.