Sunday, March 8, 2026

Estate Sale... Coming in April!!


Starting on an Estate Sale, in the morning.
This Sale... will be in Cedar Rapids.
We haven't set the dates, yet.

This Estate Sale... is the one we had planned on conducting, in January.
The Estate Holder's have been working on renovations of the Home...
their contractors fell behind, it's been a long process.

This is a Complete Household, with a Full Double Garage.
The Home, will be for sale as well.

 Guessing the Sale will be held mid April.
We'll know more, concerning the dates, in a day or two... as we begin sorting.
: )

Stay Tuned!!
; )

Barb C.

{It's going to be a Crazy... Busy 'Spring'. Much... is coming down the pipeline.
Many Changes.}
; )

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Priceless.


 

Stay Tuned.


<3
Sometimes...
 struggle with the 'forgive quickly'...
part.
; )
{It's a 'Taurus'... thing, I do believe.}
; )

I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow.

Today, thought of the tune,
'Wolf Creek Pass'.
; )




Dad, was a Trucker... as was Brother, Sonny.
<3
{The Stories... <3 <3 <3 }

The Stories... Dad shared, over the few years we 'shared' together, were, looking back,
 The Best Education...

'Preparedness for Life'.
; )
<3

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

{Sure wish, CDOT, and IDOT... engineers, would, and would've... asked Truckers, and Highway Patrol about 
'Safety'
concerning
State, and Federal Highways...}





Sure wish... Fairfax, Iowa... 'City Hall', would've given a thought, concerning 'bike trails', 'Safety'...
and building wrongful...
bloated 
Bridges...
{The West Cemetery Road Bridge}
 to 'accommodate' them.
{my humble opinion}
{time... will tell.}
{it always... does.}
<3

Sippin' Whiskey, a little early.
oh...
my.
; )

Stay Tuned.

Friday, March 6, 2026

Oh my.


 

One day... at a time.


The Windshield verses the Rearview mirror.

I... struggle, with that.
Always have.
; )

I'm an old Taurus... 'The Bull', who would much rather be grazing, eating 'Clover Tops', than... fighting a 'Bull Fight'.

 When a 'Red Flag'... is flashed in my face, well...
tend to sharpen my horns.

The Book... is coming.
There's so many moving parts, in this IDOT/Fairfax, Iowa...
'Mess'.

few... 
sadly, in my opinion, could follow it.
: (

It's gonna 'Take a Book', to explain.
'This Mess', in my humble opinion...
should 
Never, Ever...
Ever... Ever...
'Happen', to anyone, ever again.
Ever.

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

One Day... at a Time.
<3

Barb C.

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Indeed.


 

So much.



It sickens me, to think...

For the record...
I know who you are, and... who you think you are.

Bless your hearts.
; )

At the end, of 'this' day... well, those who have wrongfully......ridden this 'Crazy Train', sadly...
I wish you all.. 'to Rot in Hell'.
: (
Make no mistake... I Will... be calling each,  and every 'Loser'... 'Liar', to The Front Lines.

It might take me a minute, and miles...
but, 
 guarantee, 
'Hell', eventually....
is 
coming to 
'Breakfast'.

Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.

Barb C.

{so much for keeping things 'light'. ; ) oh my. 
visiting with neighbors, kinda stirs me up.
We all agree, 'Fairfax'... ain't 'Home, sweet home', anymore.
Hasn't been, for many, many... years.}

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

One Day... at a time.


; )

It's been a long... day,
but a good one.
; )

Grateful.

One Day... at a time.

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Indeed.


 

'Light'


Keep tryin'... to 
keep things 'light' here, on the blog.
Best... I can, anyway.

There's so much happening in the world, today...
minute by minute...
Do my best... to stay away from it, here.
 Struggled about writing this... post,
yesterday, and... all day, today.

Somehow... believe I should put it out there.
Believe... many, many... have been directly, and indirectly touched, by this subject.

If you're like me...  can't read, or think about another ounce of sadness, here's your sign, to skip this post.


Yesterday morning, Grandson, Justin... popped in, to visit.
He, often does.
<3
We... share the same Love... of Old Diesel Fords, Horses... and Funny Redneck Videos.
: )

We were having Fun conversations... for quite a while, then...
his phone started pinging.

Justin, ignored the 'pings' at first, then... he looked a little concerned.
He said...
"Hang on Grandma, I've got to see what this is about."

Justin, walked upstairs, to the dining room, I... started working on the lap top.

Justin returned, after a few minutes, sat down... on the Settee, across from me.
Justin had a look on his face, look... in his eyes, I'd... never seen him have, before.
 asked...
 Justin, if everything was ok.

He... looked at me, and said... "You know... my Friend, '....' "

Yes....
: )
{They've been Pal's for a long time.}

"That was his Son... on the phone. He said, he wanted to let me know first.
When his Dad... got to work, this morning, he started his job, 
then pulled out a gun, and killed himself."

Not what I'd expected to hear from my 16 year old Grandson, or see in his eyes.

My mind... scrambled, to find 'words'.

All... I could muster, was...
"I'm so... so... sorry."
: (

We just sat here, in silence, for what seemed like a long, long... time, 
tho...
probably wasn't.
: (

Tried to gently... gently, explain to Justin, that... we never truly know, what's going on in someone else's mind.
and...
sadly, it seems, too often, Men have a very difficult time talking about their feelings.
Many have been raised to be 'strong', never complain, or talk about 'hurt', because some...
see that as a sign of weakness.
Often, they, themselves... see things that way.
: (
So... not true.
<3
but...
convincing them, of that... 
: (

Shared some of my Pals, stories... with Justin, yesterday.
I've lost six Friends, over the decades to suicide.
Five... were Men.
One, Woman.
: (
that... sadly, seems to be the average.
: (

Each... were fighting their own, very... different, and difficult 'battles'.
Money... Heartbreak, Cancer... but, mostly, in my opinion...
the lack of
 'Hope'.
: (

'Hope'... is something we must find, and keep...
 within ourselves, in my opinion.
Nobody... can give it to you.

to, some... 
sadly, so... very sadly,
 they can't find it, reach it... in their grasps.
: (

I know... how very much, Grandson, Justin... meant to his Pal.
: )
Those two shared many phone conversations in my presence.
Hahahahaha!!!
; )
That's the only way I knew Justin's 'Pal'.
<3
Justin... brought 'Light', to his Pal's Life.
: )
{Priceless}

That's all... any of us can do, for each other.
<3
That's All.
<3

Love to Ya...
Prayers...
for
All.

Barb C.