Oh....My.... Whew...Great Balls of...Fire!

 

 

I Hit The Road....Runnin'....

This Afternoon...

It was an Awesome...day...

Met with some Darling...Girls...this Morn...

Then...sorted through 'stuff'...and got things packed...for the Anamosa Show...

{Have Lots...to Load...yet...: ) }

Then...hooked up...with my Southern Iowa....Pal...Lynn...

Thank God...for Good Friends....

He's Helping me out...this weekend...

Bless...His...Heart!

Then...Stopped at The Kalona Antique Company's...Warehouse.... in Kalona, Iowa...

I Love...Ken...and Brenda...

They...are The Salt...of the Earth... : )

I Spied...in their shop...The Amazing....Old...Old....1870's or '80's...sofa...

{EXACTLY....what I have been Hunting For!!!

 Do You Have...Any Idea... How Hard...I Have Looked...for These...Most...Perfect...'Bones'!!!??? {sigh....}

oh my...I am...Excited!!!

{I almost played...'Breathless'...by Jerry Lee...instead... but...no...

I was Tooo Excited...

It was...all about...

Great Balls of Fire!}

{Yeah...My Nerves...were 'Shook'... and...my Brain...was 'Rattled'!}

I also found The Most...Amazing ....'Server'....

That will be Perfect...for John to cover in Tin!!!

{For...Heart of Country!!!}

It is Soooo Hard...to find the perfect...'Bones'....for his Amazing Art Work....

and...there...sitting in Kalona... they were!

Then...Hurried on...to Sisters' Garden.... {just a few miles North...of Kalona...on Highway 1}

and...found...another...Perfect Piece...for John...

I Love...that Shop...as well... Those Girls...Work So Hard!!! and It's such a Soulful Place...to visit! {When you're Not...on a Dead Run!!! {like...today!}

Holy Smokes!!!!

See...

Folks...always ask me..."Where do I find...my 'Stuff' "...

I Have to Tell Ya...

Mostly....in Other's Shops!

I Get The Best Buys.......

Find...the Most...Unusual...Things...

In Antique Shops!!!

Nope...not just at Auctions...

Not...Privately....

and...not.... just... at 'Shows'...

{Tho...I Love...All of the Above...}

{certainly...not...online...I have to touch...and examine...things...it's...something about...the Human....Connection...}

Mostly...

I Buy...

In...Antique Shops...and Antique...Malls....

and...

These Folks...Look...for things...for their Customers....

They Call.... when they get 'Want'...Items in....

It's Soooo Important...to Visit Them...

OFTEN!

I am...Thrilled....with what came Home...tonight!

I can't wait...to see all of it...when John works his Magic!

Hope...you had a Most...Wonderful Day....

Filled...with...

Magic!

Love...to Ya!

Barb C.

 

This is 'The Settee'...... oh my... {gone...}

Even the Back...was...Amazing....

Can't Wait...to see This Old Darling....when it's....
 Done!
 oh....my... : )
Whew...
Great Balls of...Fire!!!
Yowza!!!!!