A Few More Patches... on the 'Coat'...

My Friend, Charlie, ran up to his house, and retrieved this little 'tea pot' Christmas ornament, he had saved for me... Charlie said, it was in a box of stuff, he had bought at an auction.... It had just been thrown in... It is paper thin, with the most fragile, hand blown spout, and and handle... it was perfect... amazing... a survivor... Charlie always saves me nests.... and all sorts of little trinkets, he knows I will love... He is an Angel...

Had a pretty good load, coming home... a 12 foot table, from the church, in West Point, a 6 foot harvest table... a small wind mill, a galvanized tub, on stand... lots of buckets ... and... all sorts of interesting things... More Patches....For my Little Shop....

This book is great... click on the images... You'll see what I mean....

Charlie, sent me on, to West Point, Iowa... To his friend, Cathy's new store... It was very sweet...and so was Cathy... I found some fun treasures... and... a wonderful book, about all of you... "The Angel Book"...

This is Iris City Antique Mall, in Mt.Pleasant, Iowa... Go see Linda... she's a real sweetheart...

I need to finish my post, from yesterday... Thanks... all of you, Angels.... for all of the lovely comments, and e-mail... I have given this situation, great thought... and realized, I must be pretty vulnerable, to let someones remarks, be so hurtful...When these things are said... I take it, very personally... The things I gather, well, are things that have spoken, to me...I see my Dad, and Charlie, Ed, Gary, Robin, Wanda, and so many others, that are in tune, to the aura... and so appreciate the worn and well love things... So, when off colored remarks are made... it's sad, for all of us....I have fought for these beloved treasures, my entire life...These comments, were like a spit in the face....

So many thoughts have went through my mind.... Quitting... Throwing myself into the shop, and work harder... I don't know... I know I love this gnarly, old stuff... and nobody will ever change that...No matter, how much they laugh...

When I went to see Charlie, yesterday, I stopped at Iris City Antique Mall, in Mt. Pleasant... Linda was working... She is a very lovely person... I gathered several treasures... as I was leaving, I recalled the time I was there, a few years ago... I was be-bopping through the Mall, chatting with Linda, gathering up all sorts of cool stuff, from every corner of the Mall...... After I had set several items on her counter, she got very quiet.... I asked her if the cat had her tongue.... She said, "no... it's just all of these things you have brought up here"... I said, "yeah, I know... pretty primitive, gnarly old stuff!".... "No", she said... " It's not that... every single piece, you have gathered, from throughout the Mall, just came in... from an auction, just a few miles away... all of the dealers were there... It was like a time capsule...Old, old family"...

I wasn't surprised... They all had a wonderful aura, about them...Tattered old textiles... quilts and rugs... They are all, long gone... They had a feeling, that others, like myself, connected with...

These treasures, are what makes a house, a home.... I have little space, to show things... so, the shop isn't the easiest, to get through... but... I had it built, the size of my pocketbook... and that's all I could afford... It's not fancy... Just a box... to hold all of the things I hold dear...That little 'box', has kept this family alive, the last few years... So... I'm sorry, if some people don't like it... It takes a creative, artistic, soulful person, to understand it... They must be lacking in those areas... Bless their hearts...

I'm not much into middle school drama... I didn't like it, when I was in middle school... I guess I never fit in there, either... I wasn't a preppy, or a jock, or a hood, or a nerd... I was the girl, who had long, tangled lochs of auburn hair, lived in a flannel shirt, and blue jeans, and was first to hit the door, when the last bell rang... to jump on the city bus, and go see the Horses...

I am a huge animal lover... I won't kill a spider... I even like snakes... but... when I see one... I don't befriend it... I walk the other way...So, think I'll stay clear of this gal...no hard feelings...

As far as my plans... I've put them in God's hands... I know everything happens, for a reason... Patience....an answer will come....

As always... this encounter has been put before me, for a reason...Maybe, just making me more aware, or, sending me, in a totally different direction...

I do, thank all of you...The Angels....

My Love to You...

Barb C.